---
title: "Create Expense Entry Type"
method: POST
path: "/expense_entry_types"
tags: ["Expense Entry Types"]
---

# Create Expense Entry Type

`POST /expense_entry_types`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://secure.fleetio.com/api`
- URL: `https://secure.fleetio.com/api/expense_entry_types`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization` and API key in header `Account-Token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api/docs/expense_entry_types/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates a new Expense Entry Type

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: The name of this Expense Entry Type.

## Response `201`

OK

- ExpenseEntryTypeCreated, nullable: An Expense Entry Type
  - `id` integer, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time: The date and time at which this record was created.
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: The date and time at which this record was most recently updated.
  - `account_id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Request could not be authenticated
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `500`: Something unexpected happened

---

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