GL categories

Categories used to group GL activity for reporting.

The object#

Field	Type	Description
idread-only	integer	NolaPro id.
code	string(20)	The code.
description	string(255)	Label.
glcategorytypeid	integer	Category type. See `glcategorytypes`.
glcategorytype	string(255)	Category type description instead of the id.
cancel	boolean	True once cancelled.
externalid	string(100)	Your own key for this gl categories. Scoped to your company.

Endpoints#

POST/glcategories/batch 207

Create many.

Requires scope glaccounts:write.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes

Body array

Field	Type	Description
idread-only	integer	NolaPro id.
code	string(20)	The code.
description	string(255)	Label.
glcategorytypeid	integer	Category type. See `glcategorytypes`.
glcategorytype	string(255)	Category type description instead of the id.
cancel	boolean	True once cancelled.
externalid	string(100)	Your own key for this gl categories. Scoped to your company.

curl -X POST \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/batch' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: your-unique-key' \
  -d '[
    {
        "id": 2,
        "code": "OVH",
        "description": "Overhead",
        "glcategorytypeid": 1,
        "glcategorytype": "Operating",
        "cancel": false
    }
]'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/batch');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => json_encode([
    [
      'id' => 2,
      'code' => 'OVH',
      'description' => 'Overhead',
      'glcategorytypeid' => 1,
      'glcategorytype' => 'Operating',
      'cancel' => false,
    ],
  ]),
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/batch",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
    json=[
        {
            "id": 2,
            "code": "OVH",
            "description": "Overhead",
            "glcategorytypeid": 1,
            "glcategorytype": "Operating",
            "cancel": False,
        },
    ],
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/batch',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
    body: JSON.stringify([
      {
        id: 2,
        code: "OVH",
        description: "Overhead",
        glcategorytypeid: 1,
        glcategorytype: "Operating",
        cancel: false,
      },
    ]),
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var body = new[] {
    new {
        id = 2,
        code = "OVH",
        description = "Overhead",
        glcategorytypeid = 1,
        glcategorytype = "Operating",
        cancel = false,
    },
};

var req = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post,
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/batch") {
    Content = JsonContent.Create(body),
};
req.Headers.Add("Idempotency-Key", "your-unique-key");

var res = await http.SendAsync(req);
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

GET/glcategories 200403

List gl categories.

Requires scope glaccounts:read.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes
description	query	string	description. Partial match, case-insensitive.
code	query	string	code. Partial match, case-insensitive.
cancel	query	string	Defaults to `false`. Pass `true` or `any`.
externalid	query	string	Exact match on your own key. Scoped to your company.
include	query	string	Comma-separated extras to embed. Only `custom_fields` is available: the extra fields this install has defined on the record. Off by default, and an unrecognised value is refused rather than ignored. See Conventions.

When it fails

Status	Code	Meaning
403	insufficient_scope	Token lacks `glcategories:read`.

curl \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories',
  {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var res = await http.GetAsync(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories");
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

POST/glcategories 201400409

Create.

Requires scope glaccounts:write.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes

Body

Field	Type	Description
idread-only	integer	NolaPro id.
code	string(20)	The code.
description	string(255)	Label.
glcategorytypeid	integer	Category type. See `glcategorytypes`.
glcategorytype	string(255)	Category type description instead of the id.
cancel	boolean	True once cancelled.
externalid	string(100)	Your own key for this gl categories. Scoped to your company.

When it fails

Status	Code	Meaning
400	invalid_request	A required field was missing.
409	duplicate	That code is already in use.

curl -X POST \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: your-unique-key' \
  -d '{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => json_encode([
    'id' => 2,
    'code' => 'OVH',
    'description' => 'Overhead',
    'glcategorytypeid' => 1,
    'glcategorytype' => 'Operating',
    'cancel' => false,
  ]),
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
    json={
        "id": 2,
        "code": "OVH",
        "description": "Overhead",
        "glcategorytypeid": 1,
        "glcategorytype": "Operating",
        "cancel": False,
    },
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      id: 2,
      code: "OVH",
      description: "Overhead",
      glcategorytypeid: 1,
      glcategorytype: "Operating",
      cancel: false,
    }),
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var body = new {
    id = 2,
    code = "OVH",
    description = "Overhead",
    glcategorytypeid = 1,
    glcategorytype = "Operating",
    cancel = false,
};

var req = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post,
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories") {
    Content = JsonContent.Create(body),
};
req.Headers.Add("Idempotency-Key", "your-unique-key");

var res = await http.SendAsync(req);
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

Response 201

{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}

GET/glcategories/{id} 200404

Retrieve one record.

Requires scope glaccounts:read.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes
idrequired	path	integer	The record id.
include	query	string	Comma-separated extras to embed. Only `custom_fields` is available: the extra fields this install has defined on the record. Off by default, and an unrecognised value is refused rather than ignored. See Conventions.

When it fails

Status	Code	Meaning
404	not_found	No record with that id.

curl \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104',
  {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var res = await http.GetAsync(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104");
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

Response 200

{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}

PATCH/glcategories/{id} 200404409

Update.

Requires scope glaccounts:write.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes
idrequired	path	integer	The record id.

Body

Field	Type	Description
idread-only	integer	NolaPro id.
code	string(20)	The code.
description	string(255)	Label.
glcategorytypeid	integer	Category type. See `glcategorytypes`.
glcategorytype	string(255)	Category type description instead of the id.
cancel	boolean	True once cancelled.
externalid	string(100)	Your own key for this gl categories. Scoped to your company.

When it fails

Status	Code	Meaning
404	not_found	No record with that id.
409	stale_record	`If-Match` did not match.

curl -X PATCH \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: your-unique-key' \
  -d '{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'PATCH',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => json_encode([
    'id' => 2,
    'code' => 'OVH',
    'description' => 'Overhead',
    'glcategorytypeid' => 1,
    'glcategorytype' => 'Operating',
    'cancel' => false,
  ]),
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.patch(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
    json={
        "id": 2,
        "code": "OVH",
        "description": "Overhead",
        "glcategorytypeid": 1,
        "glcategorytype": "Operating",
        "cancel": False,
    },
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104',
  {
    method: 'PATCH',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      id: 2,
      code: "OVH",
      description: "Overhead",
      glcategorytypeid: 1,
      glcategorytype: "Operating",
      cancel: false,
    }),
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var body = new {
    id = 2,
    code = "OVH",
    description = "Overhead",
    glcategorytypeid = 1,
    glcategorytype = "Operating",
    cancel = false,
};

var req = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Patch,
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104") {
    Content = JsonContent.Create(body),
};
req.Headers.Add("Idempotency-Key", "your-unique-key");

var res = await http.SendAsync(req);
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

Response 200

{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}

DELETE/glcategories/{id} 200403404

Cancel.

Requires scope glaccounts:cancel.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Notes
idrequired	path	integer	The record id.

When it fails

Status	Code	Meaning
403	insufficient_scope	Needs `glcategories:cancel`.
404	not_found	No record with that id.

curl -X DELETE \
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $NP_TOKEN'

$ch = curl_init('https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NP_TOKEN')],
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'DELETE',
]);
$res = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import os, requests

r = requests.delete(
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()

const res = await fetch(
  'https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104',
  {
    method: 'DELETE',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NP_TOKEN}` },
  }
);
const data = await res.json();

using System.Net.Http.Json;

var token = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NP_TOKEN");

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer " + token);

var req = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Delete,
    "https://acme.nolapro.com/!/api/v2/glcategories/104");

var res = await http.SendAsync(req);
res.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

Response 200

{
    "id": 2,
    "code": "OVH",
    "description": "Overhead",
    "glcategorytypeid": 1,
    "glcategorytype": "Operating",
    "cancel": false
}

GL category types →

Types used to classify GL categories. Referenced by glcategories.glcategorytypeid.

Cost centers →

GL cost centers. Note the table has only a description, no separate code.