# POST /api/v1/bills/upcoming

> Create an upcoming bill (optionally recurring)

- **Tag:** bills
- **Operation ID:** `create_upcoming_bill`

## Description

Create one expected bill, or a recurring series. A recurring request materialises every projected occurrence up front (capped by `recurrence.occurrences`), so each one can be edited, deleted or matched independently. Returns every occurrence created.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Request body

Schema: `UpcomingBillCreateRequest`

- `vendor_id` (string) — Vendor this is expected from, when one exists.
- `vendor_name` (string) — Payee name when there is no vendor record yet.
- `description` (string) — What the bill is for.
- `estimated_amount` (integer · required) — Estimated amount in cents. An estimate, not a payable.
- `expected_date` (string · date · required) — When the bill is expected (first occurrence for a series).
- `notes` (string) — Free-form notes.
- `recurrence` (UpcomingBillRecurrence) — Omit for a single expected bill.

## Example request

```json
{
  "description": "Quarterly liability insurance premium",
  "estimated_amount": 180000,
  "expected_date": "2026-04-01",
  "vendor_id": "0192a4f0-1b2c-7d3e-8f4a-5b6c7d8e9f02"
}
```

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `SuccessEnvelope_UpcomingBillListResponse_`

- `success` (boolean)
- `message` (string)
- `code` (string)
- `data` (UpcomingBillListResponse)

### 400 — Bad Request - Invalid input

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 401 — Unauthorized - Missing/invalid token or no access to this business

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 404 — Not Found - Resource does not exist

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `ErrorResponse`

- `error` (string · required) — Error category: `validation_error`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`, `rate_limited`, `server_error`, or `service_unavailable`.
- `message` (string · required) — Human-readable explanation, safe to show to end users.
- `code` (string · required) — Stable machine-readable code in `CATEGORY_NNN` form (e.g. `NOT_FOUND_006`, `AUTH_010`, `GEN_002`).
- `request_id` (string) — Correlation id for support requests. Echoes the `x-request-id` request header when one was supplied.
- `errors` (object) — Field-level validation messages keyed by field name. Present on 400/422 validation failures only.

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/bills/upcoming' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "description": "Quarterly liability insurance premium",
  "estimated_amount": 180000,
  "expected_date": "2026-04-01",
  "vendor_id": "0192a4f0-1b2c-7d3e-8f4a-5b6c7d8e9f02"
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/bills/upcoming', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "description": "Quarterly liability insurance premium",
  "estimated_amount": 180000,
  "expected_date": "2026-04-01",
  "vendor_id": "0192a4f0-1b2c-7d3e-8f4a-5b6c7d8e9f02"
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

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

payload = {'description': 'Quarterly liability insurance premium',
 'estimated_amount': 180000,
 'expected_date': '2026-04-01',
 'vendor_id': '0192a4f0-1b2c-7d3e-8f4a-5b6c7d8e9f02'}

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

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/bills/create-upcoming-bill
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/bills/create-upcoming-bill/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **bills**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/bills (markdown bundle: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/bills.md, OpenAPI: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/bills/openapi.json)
- Endpoint catalog: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/index.md