How to create or edit an expense via API

These instructions explain how to create or edit an expense using the Clockify API, which requires a specific formatting technique. Expenses are handled differently compared to other API requests in Clockify.

Steps to create/edit an expense via API #

1. Log in to Postman: Ensure you are logged into your Postman account
2. Create a POST (create expense) or PUT (edit expense) request:
   • Set the request path to POST /v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/expenses
3. Set headers:
   • Añade X-Api-Key for authentication
   • Establece Content-Type a multipart/form-data
4. Body format:
   • Selecciona form-data instead of raw for the body type
   • Enter the following keys and corresponding values (without quotes):
     • KEY: user_id, date, project_id, category_id, notes, cantidad, facturabilidad
     • VALUE: Enter the data values directly (no quotations around the values)
5. Send the request: After sending, check the status of the request
   • If successful, you should see a 201 Created response
   • The response will be displayed in JSON format