expense_add
Add an expense
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Record one expense and return its id, its net/VAT split and its billable flag. The response states every default that was applied, so the caller can see what was assumed rather than having to guess.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| amount | number | yes | Gross amount on the receipt, in major units, e.g. 12.34. It is stored as integer minor units in the expense's own currency, so nothing is lost to floating point. |
| currency | string | no | ISO code. Defaults to your expense_settings default_currency, else the shared business profile's default_currency, else EUR |
| category | string | no | Category, e.g. software, travel, office. Omit and the stored category rules are matched against the merchant to fill it in |
| merchant | string | no | Who was paid, e.g. Adobe |
| date | string | no | ISO date YYYY-MM-DD, default today |
| project | string | no | Project or client this belongs to |
| note | string | no | |
| receipt_path | string | no | Absolute path to the receipt file; it is checked and hashed |
| billable | boolean | no | Rebillable to the client. Default: true when project is given (a receipt booked to a client project is normally rebilled), false otherwise. Pass it explicitly to override. |
| vat_rate | number | no | VAT percent already included in amount; it splits the gross into net and VAT. Omit to use the expense_settings default, or get no split at all when none is set |
| tax_rate | number | no | Alias for vat_rate |
| vat | number | no | Alias for vat_rate |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"amount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Gross amount on the receipt, in major units, e.g. 12.34. It is stored as integer minor units in the expense's own currency, so nothing is lost to floating point."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{3}$",
"description": "ISO code. Defaults to your expense_settings default_currency, else the shared business profile's default_currency, else EUR"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Category, e.g. software, travel, office. Omit and the stored category rules are matched against the merchant to fill it in"
},
"merchant": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Who was paid, e.g. Adobe"
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "ISO date YYYY-MM-DD, default today"
},
"project": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500,
"description": "Project or client this belongs to"
},
"note": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2000
},
"receipt_path": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 4096,
"description": "Absolute path to the receipt file; it is checked and hashed"
},
"billable": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Rebillable to the client. Default: true when project is given (a receipt booked to a client project is normally rebilled), false otherwise. Pass it explicitly to override."
},
"vat_rate": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "VAT percent already included in amount; it splits the gross into net and VAT. Omit to use the expense_settings default, or get no split at all when none is set"
},
"tax_rate": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Alias for vat_rate"
},
"vat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "Alias for vat_rate"
}
},
"required": [
"amount"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}