create_expense
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Record one thing the user spent money on. Use for spend with no itinerary item of its own — meals, transport, visa fees, a booking that isn't on the trip. If the purchase IS already on the itinerary, set its price with update_flight/update_accommodation/update_activity instead; doing both counts it twice. Pass source_ref when importing so a re-run can't duplicate it.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| journey_id | string | yes | |
| title | string | yes | What it was, as the user would recognise it |
| amount | number | yes | The total actually paid. Never a deposit, a per-night rate or a single fee. |
| currency | string | yes | ISO 4217 code, e.g. USD, EUR, THB |
| spent_on | string | yes | ISO date, e.g. 2026-08-01 |
| category | string | yes | One of the app's expense categories. Food is 'restaurant'. |
| stay_id | string | no | The stop this belongs to. Omit unless certain — an expense with a date is attributed to the stop whose dates contain it automatically. |
| related_event_id | string | no | The flight/booking/activity this relates to, if any. |
| amount_usd | number | no | The same amount in USD, frozen at entry. Set it ONLY when the source states a USD (or already-converted home-currency) figure. Omit otherwise — the app converts at the live rate, which is honest, whereas a guessed historical rate is frozen forever. |
| source_ref | string | no | Where this came from, e.g. 'gmail:<messageId>'. Unique per user — a repeat import is refused. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"journey_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "What it was, as the user would recognise it"
},
"amount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The total actually paid. Never a deposit, a per-night rate or a single fee."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 4217 code, e.g. USD, EUR, THB"
},
"spent_on": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO date, e.g. 2026-08-01"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"restaurant",
"transport",
"lodging",
"sight",
"groceries",
"shopping",
"coworking",
"activity"
],
"description": "One of the app's expense categories. Food is 'restaurant'."
},
"stay_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The stop this belongs to. Omit unless certain — an expense with a date is attributed to the stop whose dates contain it automatically."
},
"related_event_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The flight/booking/activity this relates to, if any."
},
"amount_usd": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The same amount in USD, frozen at entry. Set it ONLY when the source states a USD (or already-converted home-currency) figure. Omit otherwise — the app converts at the live rate, which is honest, whereas a guessed historical rate is frozen forever."
},
"source_ref": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Where this came from, e.g. 'gmail:<messageId>'. Unique per user — a repeat import is refused."
}
},
"required": [
"journey_id",
"title",
"amount",
"currency",
"category",
"spent_on"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}