Create Cost Entry Type
POST/api/cost-entry-types
Creates a new cost entry type.
purchase-orders:writeGrant this scope to your token under Settings → Developer → Personal Access Tokens.
Fields:
- name (required, string, max 100 characters): display name of the category, e.g. "Freight", "Duty" or "Warehousing".
Returns the created cost entry type. Note that this endpoint returns HTTP 200 (not 201) on success.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token. Scope: purchase-orders (read/write).
Request
Responses
- 200
- 401
- 403
- 422
- 429
OK
Response Headers
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Unprocessable Entity
Response Headers
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.