---
title: "Create a new actual_cost"
method: POST
path: "/api/v3/projects/{project_id}/budget_actual_costs"
tags: ["actual costs"]
---

# Create a new actual_cost

`POST /api/v3/projects/{project_id}/budget_actual_costs`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://client-api.us.fieldwire.com`
- URL: `https://client-api.us.fieldwire.com/api/v3/projects/{project_id}/budget_actual_costs`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Fieldwire-Version` string, date, required

## Request body

- BudgetActualCostCreateInput: Entity that represents input to create actual cost.
  - `budget_line_item_id` string, uuid, required: ID of the budget line item this actual cost is associated with
  - `value` string, required: The monetary amount of the actual cost
  - `name` string, required: Name or title of the actual cost
  - `creator_user_id` integer, required: ID of the user who created this entity
  - `last_editor_user_id` integer, required: ID of the user who most recently edited this entity

## Response `201`

Successful response

- BudgetActualCost: Entity that represents a actual cost in the budget table.
  - `id` string, uuid, required: ID of the actual cost
  - `creator_user_id` integer, required: ID of the user who created this entity
  - `last_editor_user_id` integer, required: ID of the user who most recently edited this entity
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required: ID of the project this entity belongs to
  - `budget_line_item_id` string, uuid, required: ID of the budget line item this actual cost is associated with
  - `value` string, required: The monetary amount of the actual cost
  - `name` string, required: Name or title of the actual cost
  - `origin` 'fieldwire' | 'quickbooks' | 'excel' | 'sage_intacct' | 'api_key', required: Source or origin of the actual cost
  - `device_created_at` string, date-time, required: Time when the device created the entity
  - `device_updated_at` string, date-time, required: Time when the device last updated the entity
  - `created_at` string, date, required: Time when the entity was created
  - `updated_at` string, date, required: Time when the entity was last updated
  - `deleted_at` string, date, nullable, required: Time when the entity was deleted

## Other responses

- `403`: Unauthorized
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity

---

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