POST

Expenses.Add

Create an expense the same way as the Biz1 dashboard New Expense modal (Expences::add_expenses → expenses_new). Required: category_id, amount, document_type, month. Optional expense_name and customer_id match EXPENSE NAME / CHOOSE CUSTOMER. month is sent as YYYY-MM and stored as mmyy (2026-07 → 0726), same as the dashboard.

Permissions

User must be logged in with a valid bearer token.
Returned or changed records are limited by the user permissions, team access, folder access, and account settings.

Action

Creates a Expenses record or sends the requested data after validation.

Push Service

Pushes event expenses.created to users who should see this change.

Automation

No automation is run for this function.

Special Instructions

Matches dashboard form fields: expense_name, customer_id, category_id, sub_category_id, project_id, month, amount, vat_includes, payment_date, check_number, document_type, invoice_number, supplier_id, document_date, notes, image/file_path.
EXPENSE NAME → expense_name (aliases: name, expenses_name). Stored as expenses_name.
CHOOSE CUSTOMER → customer_id (aliases: cust_id, contactus_id). Default 0.
SELECT CATEGORY → category_id from ExpensesCategories.List. SELECT SUB CATEGORY → sub_category_id.
month: send YYYY-MM like the dashboard month picker; server stores mmyy (e.g. 0726). Already-stored mmyy is also accepted.
document_type values: delivery_invoice, invoice, receipt_tax_invoice, receipt. receipt / receipt_tax_invoice set paid_status=1 (dashboard rule).
If payment_date / document_date are omitted, both default to today (Y-m-d), same as dashboard.
vat_includes alias: expences_text_includes (dashboard checkbox name).

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	Explanation
`category_id` post	int	`224`	SELECT CATEGORY id from ExpensesCategories.List. Alias: category.
`amount` post	number	`224.00`	Expense amount.
`document_type` post	string	`delivery_invoice`	delivery_invoice \| invoice \| receipt_tax_invoice \| receipt.
`month` post	string	`2026-07`	SELECT MONTH as YYYY-MM (dashboard type=month). Stored as mmyy. Alias: create_date.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	What it gives
`expense_name` post	string	`Office rent`	EXPENSE NAME. Aliases: name, expenses_name.
`customer_id` post	int	`123`	CHOOSE CUSTOMER contactus id. Aliases: cust_id, contactus_id. Default 0.
`sub_category_id` post	int	`45`	SELECT SUB CATEGORY. Alias: sub_category. Default 0.
`project_id` post	int	`700`	PROJECT id. Default 0.
`vat_includes` post	int	`1`	VAT included checkbox. Alias: expences_text_includes. Default 0.
`payment_date` post	date	`2026-07-17`	PAYMENT DATE Y-m-d. Defaults to today when omitted. Send date filters and date values as UTC Y-m-d H:i:s when the route accepts date/time; date-only table columns store the Y-m-d date part.
`check_number` post	string	`CHK-100`	CHECK NUMBER.
`invoice_number` post	string	`INV-25`	INVOICE NUMBER.
`document_date` post	date	`2026-07-17`	DOCUMENT DATE Y-m-d. Defaults to today when omitted. Send date filters and date values as UTC Y-m-d H:i:s when the route accepts date/time; date-only table columns store the Y-m-d date part.
`supplier_id` post	int	`80`	SUPPLIERS id from Suppliers.List. Default 0.
`notes` post	string	`Office supplies`	NOTE. Alias: note.
`file_path` post	url	`https://example.com/receipt.jpg`	IMAGE URL stored in image. Alias maps file_path → image.

Authentication

Send the bearer token returned by Login in the request header.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN

Sample Request

{
    "url": "\/app\/Expenses.Add",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR TOKEN"
    },
    "body": {
        "category_id": "224",
        "amount": "224.00",
        "document_type": "delivery_invoice",
        "month": "2026-07",
        "expense_name": "Office rent",
        "customer_id": "123",
        "sub_category_id": "0",
        "vat_includes": "1",
        "notes": "July office rent"
    },
    "url_user": "https:\/\/{user}.bull36.com\/app\/Expenses.Add",
    "url_domain": "https:\/\/{domain}\/app\/Expenses.Add"
}

Endpoint

POST /app/Expenses.Add
POST https://{user}.bull36.com/app/Expenses.Add
POST https://{domain}/app/Expenses.Add

Sample Output

{
    "success": 1,
    "message": "Record added successfully.",
    "id": "900",
    "automation_event": null,
    "socket_event": "expenses.created"
}

JavaScript Example

const token = 'YOUR TOKEN';
const body = new URLSearchParams({
  category_id: '224',
  amount: '224.00',
  document_type: 'delivery_invoice',
  month: '2026-07',
  expense_name: 'Office rent',
  customer_id: '123',
  vat_includes: '1'
});
const res = await fetch('/app/Expenses.Add', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token },
  body
});
console.log(await res.json());

Error Example

{
    "success": 0,
    "message": "Missing required parameter: category_id, amount, document_type, month"
}