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# Create an export job

POST https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports
Content-Type: application/json

Request the export of payable and receivable documents with the specified statuses.

Reference: https://docs.monite.com/api/data-export/post-data-exports

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Servers

- `https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1` (sandbox, default)
- `https://api.monite.com/v1` (eu_production)
- `https://us.api.monite.com/v1` (na_production)

## Request

### Headers

- `x-monite-version` (string, required)
- `x-monite-entity-id` (string, required) — The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `date_from` (string, required)
- `date_to` (string, required)
- `format` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `csv`, `pdf`, `csv_xero`
- `objects` (list of ExportObjectSchema, required)

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required)

## Errors

### 400 Post Data Exports Request Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 401 Post Data Exports Request Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 403 Post Data Exports Request Forbidden Error

Forbidden

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 404 Post Data Exports Request Not Found Error

Not Found

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 409 Post Data Exports Request Conflict Error

Possible responses: `Not all statuses are available: {missed_statuses}. Available ones: {object_statuses},`\{missed\_objects} are not allowed. Available only \{objects}\`

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

### 422 Post Data Exports Request Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

### 500 Post Data Exports Request Internal Server Error

Internal Server Error

- `error` (ErrorSchema, required)

## Types

### ExportObjectSchema

- `name`: `payable`
  - `statuses` (list of enum, required)
    - Allowed values: `draft`, `new`, `approve_in_progress`, `waiting_to_be_paid`, `partially_paid`, `paid`, `canceled`, `rejected`
- `name`: `receivable`
  - `statuses` (list of enum, required)
    - Allowed values: `draft`, `issuing`, `issued`, `failed`, `accepted`, `expired`, `declined`, `recurring`, `partially_paid`, `paid`, `overdue`, `uncollectible`, `canceled`

### ErrorSchema

- `message` (string, required)

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItem, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItem

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "date_from": "date_from",
  "date_to": "date_to",
  "format": "csv",
  "objects": [
    {
      "name": "payable",
      "statuses": [
        "draft"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "id"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports"

payload = {
    "date_from": "date_from",
    "date_to": "date_to",
    "format": "csv",
    "objects": [
        {
            "name": "payable",
            "statuses": ["draft"]
        }
    ]
}
headers = {
    "x-monite-version": "2024-01-31",
    "x-monite-entity-id": "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-monite-version': '2024-01-31',
    'x-monite-entity-id': '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"date_from":"date_from","date_to":"date_to","format":"csv","objects":[{"name":"payable","statuses":["draft"]}]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"date_from\": \"date_from\",\n  \"date_to\": \"date_to\",\n  \"format\": \"csv\",\n  \"objects\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"payable\",\n      \"statuses\": [\n        \"draft\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31")
	req.Header.Add("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-monite-version"] = '2024-01-31'
request["x-monite-entity-id"] = '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"date_from\": \"date_from\",\n  \"date_to\": \"date_to\",\n  \"format\": \"csv\",\n  \"objects\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"payable\",\n      \"statuses\": [\n        \"draft\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports")
  .header("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31")
  .header("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"date_from\": \"date_from\",\n  \"date_to\": \"date_to\",\n  \"format\": \"csv\",\n  \"objects\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"payable\",\n      \"statuses\": [\n        \"draft\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports', [
  'body' => '{
  "date_from": "date_from",
  "date_to": "date_to",
  "format": "csv",
  "objects": [
    {
      "name": "payable",
      "statuses": [
        "draft"
      ]
    }
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-monite-entity-id' => '9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4',
    'x-monite-version' => '2024-01-31',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("x-monite-version", "2024-01-31");
request.AddHeader("x-monite-entity-id", "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"date_from\": \"date_from\",\n  \"date_to\": \"date_to\",\n  \"format\": \"csv\",\n  \"objects\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"payable\",\n      \"statuses\": [\n        \"draft\"\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-monite-version": "2024-01-31",
  "x-monite-entity-id": "9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "date_from": "date_from",
  "date_to": "date_to",
  "format": "csv",
  "objects": [
    [
      "name": "payable",
      "statuses": ["draft"]
    ]
  ]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/data_exports")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```