Update Cost Category
PUT/api/cost-categories/:cost_category
Update an existing cost category.
This endpoint currently requires session authentication; Personal Access Token scope support is in progress.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token.
Request body fields:
name(required, string, max:255) — unique category name (ignores this record for the uniqueness check)default_nominal_code_id(optional, integer, nullable) — default posting nominal code; must exist innominal_codes. Send null to clear it and fall back to the nominal code mapping settings.
Note: the name of a system cost category cannot be changed (returns 422).
Request
Responses
- 200
- 401
- 403
- 404
- 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.
Not found — no record with the given identifier (or the route does not exist). Verify the ID before retrying.
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.