---
title: "Create accounting category"
method: POST
path: "/accounting/accounting-categories"
tags: ["Accounting Categories"]
---

# Create accounting category

`POST /accounting/accounting-categories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://partner-api.getpliant.com/api`
- URL: `https://partner-api.getpliant.com/api/accounting/accounting-categories`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/getpliant/apis/pliant-customer-api/docs/accounting/accounting-categories/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Creates an accounting category on the Pliant platform

## Query parameters

- `organizationId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `accountNumber` string, nullable
  - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE', required
  - `category` 'ADVERTISING_AND_MARKETING' | 'COMPUTING_AND_SOFTWARE' | 'EDUCATION_AND_TRAINING' | 'ELECTRONICS_AND_IT_EQUIPMENT' | 'ENTERTAINMENT_AND_WELLNESS' | 'FOOD_AND_DRINKS' | 'GIFTS_AND_VOUCHERS' | 'MATERIALS_AND_PACKAGING' | 'OFFICE_SUPPLIES_AND_EQUIPMENT' | 'SERVICES' | 'TRAVEL_AND_ACCOMMODATION' | 'HEALTHCARE' | 'OTHER', required

## Response `200`

Ok

- Items (unresolved $ref)

## Other responses

- `400` (unresolved $ref)
- `401` (unresolved $ref)
- `403` (unresolved $ref)
- `404` (unresolved $ref)
- `500` (unresolved $ref)

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `a4fbf7d068b4`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/getpliant/apis/pliant-customer-api/changes/accounting/accounting-categories/post.md)

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