Create bill in received status

POST /api/v1/bills/received

Create a new bill directly in 'received' status, ready for payment. Creates both the bill AND journal entry when ledger_id is provided.

Operation ID: create_bill_received_api_v1_bills_received_post · View as markdown · OpenAPI slice

Authentication

Bearer token authentication. Pass your DayZero API token in the Authorization header and the target business UUID in x-business-id.

Request body

Schema: BillReceivedCreateRequest

vendor_id string required: UUID of the vendor this bill is from (required).
amount integer required: Bill amount in cents (required).
description string: Description of what the bill is for.
bill_number string: Bill/invoice number from the vendor. Auto-generated if not provided.
currency string: Currency for the bill (USD, CAD, AUD, EUR, or GBP). Defaults to business default.
type string: Bill type: 'recurring' or 'one_time'. Defaults to 'one_time'.
received_on string · date-time | string: Date the bill was received (ISO 8601). Defaults to now.
due_on string · date-time | string: Payment due date (ISO 8601).
s3_key string: S3 key of uploaded bill document (PDF/image).
ledger_id string: UUID of the expense ledger for journal entry creation. If provided, creates journal entry automatically. Ignored when line_items is provided.
line_items array · JournalEntryLineItem: Split journal entry lines. Each line specifies a debit account and amount. The credit side is always Accounts Payable. When provided, ledger_id is ignored.
journal_entry_date string · date-time | string · date | string: Date for the accounting journal entry (ISO 8601 or YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to received_on if not provided.

Responses

201 Successful Response

Schema: BillResponse

id string required: Bill UUID.
business_id string required: Business UUID.
currency string: Currency for the bill (USD, CAD, AUD, EUR, or GBP).
status integer | string required: Bill status (see schema description).
description string: Bill description.
bill_number string: Bill/invoice number from vendor.
vendor_id string required: Vendor UUID.
vendor_name string: Vendor name (resolved).
vendor_email string: Vendor email (resolved).
type integer | string required: Type: 'recurring' or 'one_time'.
expected_amount integer: Expected amount in cents.
expected_paid_on_date string · date-time: Expected payment date.
total_paid integer: Total amount paid so far in cents.
amount integer: Actual bill amount in cents.
s3_key string: S3 key of attached document.
received_on string · date-time: Date bill/goods received.
due_on string · date-time: Payment due date.
paid_on string · date-time: Date fully paid.
created_at string · date-time required: Creation timestamp.
updated_at string · date-time required: Last update timestamp.
signed_url string: Signed URL to view attached document.
payments array · object: List of payments made.
journal_entries array · object: Associated accounting entries.
recurring_template_id string: ID of recurring template if this bill was generated from one, or if one was created.
source_inventory_order_id string: Source PO that produced this bill via the PO lifecycle. Non-null means this bill is visible on the Inventory -> Accounts Payable tab.

400 Bad Request - Invalid input

401 Unauthorized - Authentication required

403 Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

404 Not Found - Resource does not exist

422 Validation Error

Schema: HTTPValidationError

detail array · ValidationError ValidationError

5 fields

loc array · string | integer required
msg string required
type string required
input object
ctx object

Code samples

POST /api/v1/bills/received

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/bills/received' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "vendor_id": "string",
  "amount": 0
}'

javascript

const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/bills/received', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "vendor_id": "string",
  "amount": 0
}),
});
const data = await response.json();

python

import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

payload = {
  "vendor_id": "string",
  "amount": 0
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/bills/received", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()