---
title: "Upload expense receipt · Expense Receipts · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Creates an expense receipt, optionally with a receipt image. POST /partners/expense-receipts"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/expense-receipts/create-expense-receipt"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/expense-receipts/create-expense-receipt"
---
[Expense Receipts](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/expense-receipts) / Upload expense receipt

# Upload expense receipt

POST `/partners/expense-receipts`

Creates an expense receipt, optionally with a receipt image.

Send multipart/form-data with optional `receipt` file field plus text fields for metadata. UUID fields: accountUuid, categoryAccountUuid, expenseReportTypeUuid, vendorUuid, projectUuid, tagUuids (comma-separated), taxUuids (comma-separated).

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fexpense-receipts&body=%7B%0A++%22amount%22%3A+45.99%2C%0A++%22date%22%3A+%222026-03-01%22%2C%0A++%22description%22%3A+%22Team+lunch%22%2C%0A++%22accountUuid%22%3A+%22c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678%22%2C%0A++%22categoryAccountUuid%22%3A+%22c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012%22%2C%0A++%22projectUuid%22%3A+%2211223344-5566-7788-99aa-bbccddeeff00%22%0A%7D)

[Transactions API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions) [Chart of Accounts API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/chart-of-accounts) [Projects API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/projects)

#### Request body

`receipt` string

Receipt image file (multipart field, max 10 MB).

`amount` number

Receipt amount.

`date` date

Receipt date (YYYY-MM-DD).

`description` string

Notes or memo.

`accountUuid` uuid

Reimbursement account UUID.

`categoryAccountUuid` uuid

Expense category account UUID.

`expenseReportTypeUuid` uuid

Expense report type UUID.

`vendorUuid` uuid

Vendor UUID.

`projectUuid` uuid

Project UUID.

`tagUuids` string

Comma-separated tag UUIDs.

`taxUuids` string

Comma-separated tax UUIDs.

`receiptSplited` boolean

Whether to split across categories.

`splits` array

Split rows when receiptSplited is true.

#### Responses

`201` Expense receipt created.

`400` Validation failed or split amounts do not balance.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

[Previous GET List unmatched expense receipts](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/expense-receipts/list-unmatched-expense-receipts) [Next PATCH Update expense receipt](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/expense-receipts/update-expense-receipt)

POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/expense-receipts`

Request

```javascript
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 = '/expense-receipts';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "amount": 45.99,
  "date": "2026-03-01",
  "description": "Team lunch",
  "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
  "categoryAccountUuid": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012",
  "projectUuid": "11223344-5566-7788-99aa-bbccddeeff00"
};
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/expense-receipts`, {
  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

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Success on creating pending receipt",
  "data": {
    "pendingReceipt": {
      "id": "44556677-8899-aabb-ccdd-eeff00112233",
      "amount": 45.99,
      "currency": "USD",
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "description": "Team lunch",
      "matched": false,
      "receiptSplited": false,
      "account": {
        "uuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
        "name": "Business Checking"
      },
      "categoryAccount": {
        "uuid": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012",
        "name": "Meals & Entertainment"
      },
      "vendor": null,
      "project": {
        "uuid": "11223344-5566-7788-99aa-bbccddeeff00",
        "name": "Website Redesign"
      },
      "customer": {
        "uuid": "dfa3219e-6af8-4c53-997a-037534f63a35",
        "customer": "Acme Corporation"
      },
      "tags": [],
      "taxes": [],
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}
```