---
title: "Create a project"
method: POST
path: "/accounting/{connection_id}/project"
tags: ["accounting", "project"]
---

# Create a project

`POST /accounting/{connection_id}/project`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://api.unified.to`
- URL: `http://api.unified.to/accounting/{connection_id}/project`
- Auth: API key in header `authorization`

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string[]
- `raw` string

## Request body

- AccountingProject
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `name` string
  - `code` string: provider-side project code/number (e.g. NetSuite entityId, Intacct PROJECTID, BC jobNumber)
  - `description` string
  - `status` 'NOT_STARTED' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'ON_HOLD' | 'COMPLETED' | 'CANCELLED' | 'CLOSED'
  - `is_active` boolean
  - `is_billable` boolean
  - `contact_id` string: the customer the project is for (reference to AccountingContact)
  - `parent_id` string: parent project / sub-project hierarchy
  - `manager_user_id` string: references a HRIS employee/user (reference to HrisEmployee)
  - `started_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `due_at` string, date-time: planned/target end date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `ended_at` string, date-time: actual completion (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `currency` string
  - `estimate_amount` number
  - `estimated_cost_amount` number
  - `actual_cost_amount` number
  - `invoiced_amount` number
  - `to_be_invoiced_amount` number
  - `expense_amount` number
  - `deposit_amount` number
  - `deposit_applied_amount` number
  - `credit_note_amount` number
  - `minutes_logged` number: integer minutes, not hours
  - `minutes_to_be_invoiced` number: integer minutes, not hours
  - `percent_complete` number: 0-100
  - `billing_type` 'FIXED_PRICE' | 'TIME_AND_MATERIALS' | 'MILESTONE' | 'NON_BILLABLE'
  - `category_ids` string[]
  - `location_id` string
  - `organization_id` string
  - `metadata` AccountingMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

## Response `200`

Successful

- AccountingProject
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `name` string
  - `code` string: provider-side project code/number (e.g. NetSuite entityId, Intacct PROJECTID, BC jobNumber)
  - `description` string
  - `status` 'NOT_STARTED' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'ON_HOLD' | 'COMPLETED' | 'CANCELLED' | 'CLOSED'
  - `is_active` boolean
  - `is_billable` boolean
  - `contact_id` string: the customer the project is for (reference to AccountingContact)
  - `parent_id` string: parent project / sub-project hierarchy
  - `manager_user_id` string: references a HRIS employee/user (reference to HrisEmployee)
  - `started_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `due_at` string, date-time: planned/target end date (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `ended_at` string, date-time: actual completion (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `currency` string
  - `estimate_amount` number
  - `estimated_cost_amount` number
  - `actual_cost_amount` number
  - `invoiced_amount` number
  - `to_be_invoiced_amount` number
  - `expense_amount` number
  - `deposit_amount` number
  - `deposit_applied_amount` number
  - `credit_note_amount` number
  - `minutes_logged` number: integer minutes, not hours
  - `minutes_to_be_invoiced` number: integer minutes, not hours
  - `percent_complete` number: 0-100
  - `billing_type` 'FIXED_PRICE' | 'TIME_AND_MATERIALS' | 'MILESTONE' | 'NON_BILLABLE'
  - `category_ids` string[]
  - `location_id` string
  - `organization_id` string
  - `metadata` AccountingMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

---

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