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Duplicate budget

POST/partners/budgets/{uuid}/duplicate

Creates a copy of a budget, optionally carrying cell values forward.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token
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Path parameters

uuiduuidrequired

The source budget UUID.

Request body

newNamestringrequired

Name for the duplicated budget.

carryValuesboolean

Copy cell values into the new budget.

isOverallboolean

Mark the duplicate as the Overall Budget.

versionNumberinteger

Source version to copy from.

Responses

201Budget duplicated.
400Duplicate name or Overall Budget conflict.
404Source budget not found.
401Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. Troubleshoot
403The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. Troubleshoot
429Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. Troubleshoot
POSThttps://api.getcount.com/partners/budgets/{uuid}/duplicate
Request
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/budgets/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/duplicate';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "newName": "FY 2026 Operating Budget — Copy",
  "carryValues": true
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/budgets/3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6/duplicate`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
Response · 201
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Success on duplicating budget",
  "data": {
    "budget": {
      "id": "66778899-aabb-ccdd-eeff-001122334455",
      "name": "FY 2026 Operating Budget — Copy",
      "startPeriod": "2026-01-01",
      "cadence": "monthly",
      "actualPeriods": 3,
      "budgetPeriods": 12,
      "currencyCode": "USD",
      "status": "draft",
      "lockedAt": null,
      "isOverall": false,
      "versions": [
        {
          "versionNumber": 1,
          "label": "Initial",
          "isPublished": false,
          "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
        }
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
    },
    "version": {
      "versionNumber": 1,
      "label": "Initial",
      "isPublished": false,
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}