---
title: "Creates a reimbursement payment"
method: POST
path: "/reimbursements/{reimbursement_id}/payments"
tags: ["Reimbursement Payments"]
---

# Creates a reimbursement payment

`POST /reimbursements/{reimbursement_id}/payments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.rillet.com`
- URL: `https://api.rillet.com/reimbursements/{reimbursement_id}/payments`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/rillet/apis/rillet-accounting-api/docs/reimbursements/:reimbursement_id/payments/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Records a cash payment that settles all or part of a reimbursement.

## Path parameters

- `reimbursement_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- ReimbursementPaymentRequest
  - `amount` RoundedMonetaryAmount, required: A monetary amount that must be rounded to the currency's default decimal places (e.g., 2 decimal places for USD).
    - `amount` string, required: Monetary amount in decimal format, using a period (.) as the decimal separator. Must be rounded to the currency's default decimal places (e.g. '1.01' in USD represents 1 dollar and 1 cent).
    - `currency` string, required: Currency code following ISO-4217
  - `date` string, date, required
  - `account_code` string, required: The account code found in the Chart of Accounts

## Response `200`

OK

- ReimbursementPayment
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `status` 'CLEARED' | 'UNCLEARED', required
  - `reimbursement_id` string, uuid, required
  - `amount` RoundedMonetaryAmount, required: A monetary amount that must be rounded to the currency's default decimal places (e.g., 2 decimal places for USD).
    - `amount` string, required: Monetary amount in decimal format, using a period (.) as the decimal separator. Must be rounded to the currency's default decimal places (e.g. '1.01' in USD represents 1 dollar and 1 cent).
    - `currency` string, required: Currency code following ISO-4217
  - `date` string, date
  - `account_code` string: The account code found in the Chart of Accounts

## Other responses

- `default`: Error

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `c393d0102005`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/rillet/apis/rillet-accounting-api/changes/reimbursements/:reimbursement_id/payments/post.md)

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