LeanLaw API

Expense

Endpoint:https://api.leanlaw.io

Get a list of expenses

GET

https://api.leanlaw.io

/v2/expenses

Get a list of expenses › query Parameters

startDatestring · date
Only return expenses that are dated after or including this date
endDatestring · date
Only return expenses that are dated before or including this date
userIdstring · uuid
Only return expenses that are associated with this user
matterIdstring · uuid
Only return expenses that are associated with this matter
clientIdstring · uuid
Only return expenses that are associated with this client
billedboolean
Return items based on whether they are billed or not
selectstring
Used to include additional detail in the response with a comma separated list of object identifiers.. Fields can be prefixed with a minus sign to exclude them. Supported fields: client, matter, user, meta
sortstring
Sorting parameters for expenses. Supported sort fields: date, amount, description Example: "-date,amount" sorts by date descending, then amount ascending
limitinteger · int32
Maximum number of items to return (default: 1000)
offsetinteger · int32
Number of items to offset (default: 0)
modifiedSincestring · date-time
Only return results that have the ModifiedDate property after this date and time (optional)

Get a list of expenses › Responses

dataarray | null
The list of items returned by the API
paginationobject
Pagination information

Create a new expense

POST

https://api.leanlaw.io

/v2/expenses

Create a new expense › Request Body

matterIdstring · uuid · required
The matter is required.
datestring · date · required
The date of the expense. Required
descriptionstring · minLength: 1 · required
The description of the expense. Required
amountnumber · double · required
The amount of the expense (Required)

userIdstring | null · uuid
The user associated with the expense. If ommitted, the expense with associated with the firm
expenseCodestring | null
LEDES activity code

Create a new expense › Responses

No data returned

Get an expense by id

GET

https://api.leanlaw.io

/v2/expenses/{id}

Get an expense by id › path Parameters

idstring · uuid · required
The id of the expense

Get an expense by id › Responses

dataobject

Update an expense

PUT

https://api.leanlaw.io

/v2/expenses/{id}

Updating an expense is only possible if it has not been billed (added to an invoice). The update is "sparse", where only the fields that are provided in the request will be updated.

Update an expense › path Parameters

idstring · uuid · required
The id of the expense to update

Update an expense › Request Body

matterIdstring | null · uuid
Update the matter of the expense.
userIdstring | null · uuid
Update the user of the expense.
datestring | null · date
Update the date of the expense
descriptionstring | null
Update the description of the expense, provide null to keep the current description
amountnumber | null · double
Update the amount of the expense, provide null to keep the current amount
expenseCodestring | null
LEDES expense code

Update an expense › Responses

No data returned

Delete an expense

DELETE

https://api.leanlaw.io

/v2/expenses/{id}

Deleting an expense will remove it from the system permanently. Expenses that have been billed (added to an invoice) cannot be deleted.

Delete an expense › path Parameters

idstring · uuid · required
The id of the expense to delete

Delete an expense › Responses

No data returned

Codes FixedFee