Submit a payable for approval

POST
/payables/:payable_id/submit_for_approval

Starts the approval process once the uploaded payable is validated.

Path parameters

payable_idstringRequired

Headers

Auth
AuthorizationstringRequired
Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.
x-monite-versionstringRequired
x-monite-entity-idstringRequired

The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

Response

This endpoint returns an object.
idstring

A unique ID assigned to this payable.

created_atdatetime

UTC date and time when this payable was created. Timestamps follow the ISO 8601 format.

updated_atdatetime

UTC date and time when this payable was last updated. Timestamps follow the ISO 8601 format.

entity_idstring

The ID of the entity to which the payable was issued.

payable_origin"upload" or "email"
Allowed values: uploademail

Specifies how this payable was created in Monite: upload - created via an API call, email - sent via email to the entity’s mailbox.

source_of_payable_data"ocr" or "user_specified"
Allowed values: ocruser_specified

Specifies how the property values of this payable were provided: ocr - Monite OCR service extracted the values from the provided PDF or image file, user_specified - values were added or updated via an API call.

statusenum

The status of the payable.

amount_dueintegerOptional

How much is left to be paid on the invoice (in minor units).

amount_paidintegerOptional

How much was paid on the invoice (in minor units).

amount_to_payintegerOptional

How much is left to be paid on the invoice (in minor units) with discounts from payment terms.

approval_policy_idstringOptional

Id of existing approval policy that applies to this payable, if any. A policy is applied if the payable matches the policy trigger conditions.

counterpartobjectOptional

Object representing de-normalized counterpart data. Filled at the moment of invoice submitting for approval or payment.

counterpart_address_idstringOptional

The ID of counterpart address object stored in counterparts service

counterpart_bank_account_idstringOptional

The ID of counterpart bank account object stored in counterparts service

counterpart_idstringOptional

The ID of the counterpart object that represents the vendor or supplier.

counterpart_raw_dataobjectOptional

Object representing counterpart data which was extracted by OCR. Used for informational purposes.

counterpart_vat_id_idstringOptional

The ID of counterpart VAT ID object stored in counterparts service

created_by_role_idstringOptional

The ID of the role that the entity user who created this payable had at that time. If the payable was created using a partner access token, the value is null.

currencyenumOptional

The currency code of the currency used in the payable.

currency_exchangeobjectOptional
descriptionstringOptional

An arbitrary description of this payable.

document_idstringOptional

A unique invoice number assigned by the invoice issuer for payment tracking purposes. This is different from id which is an internal ID created automatically by Monite.

due_datestringOptional

The date by which the payable must be paid, in the YYYY-MM-DD format. If the payable specifies payment terms with early payment discounts, this is the final payment date.

fileobjectOptional

The original file from which this payable was created.

file_idstringOptional

File id to retrieve file info from file saver.

issued_atstringOptional

The date when the payable was issued, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

marked_as_paid_by_entity_user_idstringOptional

The ID of the entity user who marked this document as paid.

marked_as_paid_with_commentstringOptional

An arbitrary comment that describes how and when this payable was paid.

ocr_request_idstringOptional

Id of OCR request to match asynchronous result of processing payable.

ocr_statusenumOptional
Allowed values: processingerrorsuccess

The status of the data recognition process using OCR. The ‘processing’ status means that the data recognition is in progress and the user needs to wait for the data enrichment. The ‘error’ status indicates that some error occurred on the OCR side and the user can fill in the data manually. The ‘success’ status means the data recognition has been successfully completed, after which the user can check the data if desired and enrich or correct it.

other_extracted_dataobjectOptional

Data extracted from the uploaded payable by OCR.

paid_atdatetimeOptional

The date by which the payable was paid

partner_metadatamap from strings to anyOptional

Metadata for partner needs

payment_termsobjectOptional

The number of days to pay with potential discount for options shorter than due_date

project_idstringOptional

Project ID of a payable.

purchase_order_idstringOptional

The identifier of the purchase order to which this payable belongs.

senderstringOptional

The email address from which the invoice was sent to the entity.

subtotalintegerOptional

The subtotal amount to be paid, in minor units. For example, $12.50 is represented as 1250.

suggested_payment_termobjectOptional

The suggested date and corresponding discount in which payable could be paid. The date is in the YYYY-MM-DD format. The discount is calculated as X * (10^-4) - for example, 100 is 1%, 25 is 0,25%, 10000 is 100 %. Date varies depending on the payment terms and may even be equal to the due date with discount 0.

tagslist of objectsOptional

A list of user-defined tags (labels) assigned to this payable. Tags can be used to trigger a specific approval policy for this payable.

taxintegerOptional

Registered tax percentage applied for a service price in minor units, e.g. 200 means 2%, 1050 means 10.5%.

tax_amountintegerOptional

Tax amount in minor units. For example, $12.50 is represented as 1250.

total_amountintegerOptional

The total amount to be paid, in minor units. For example, $12.50 is represented as 1250.

was_created_by_user_idstringOptional

Errors