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POST
/
v2
/
cash_flow_categories
Create a cash flow category
curl --request POST \
  --url https://thirdparty.qonto.com/v2/cash_flow_categories \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Suppliers",
  "type": "CATEGORY_TYPE_OUTFLOW",
  "vat_rate": "20"
}
'
{
  "cash_flow_category": {
    "id": "3786f44c-a2e1-472e-870d-4cdb152b33fa",
    "name": "Suppliers",
    "type": "CATEGORY_TYPE_OUTFLOW",
    "vat_rate": "20",
    "subcategories": []
  }
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authorization header: Bearer <token>, where <token> is the access token received from the authorization server at the end of the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Headers

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X-Qonto-Staging-Token
string

Required only for Sandbox API requests; to get one, please sign up to the Developer Portal.

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Display name of the new category. Must be non-empty.

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type
enum<string>
required

Direction of the category:

  • CATEGORY_TYPE_INFLOW: money coming in
  • CATEGORY_TYPE_OUTFLOW: money going out
Available options:
CATEGORY_TYPE_INFLOW,
CATEGORY_TYPE_OUTFLOW
​
vat_rate
string

Optional VAT rate, as a decimal string (for example 20 or 5.5). Omit to create a category with no associated VAT rate.

Response

Returns the created cash flow category. Its subcategories array is always empty.

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cash_flow_category
object
required

A cash flow category. Categories carry a stable id that the cashflow_category.id field on transactions refers to, letting you reconcile categories against an external chart of accounts.