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# Create AP bill

> Create an AP bill for a vendor with one or more lines. On Hold by default. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/acumatica/create_ap_bill

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Create an AP bill for a vendor with one or more lines. On Hold by default.

Acumatica API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/acumatica.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/acumatica/vendors/{vendor_id}/ap-bills`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Creates a bill in Bills and Adjustments for one vendor. With hold set to true, the default, the bill is saved On Hold and cannot be released until someone removes the hold. The total is the sum of the lines. Taxes and approvals follow your Acumatica setup, so a bill can come back Pending Approval. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `vendor_id` | string | yes | Vendor ID as shown in Acumatica, from list_vendors. |
| `vendor_ref` | string | yes | The vendor's own invoice number. |
| `date` | date | yes | Document date. |
| `due_date` | date | no | Due date. Default: set by the vendor terms in Acumatica. |
| `hold` | boolean | no | true saves the document On Hold so you can review it. false saves it as Balanced, ready to release. Default: true. |
| `lines` | array | yes | Objects with description (string), amount (number) and account (string, an account number from your chart of accounts). |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/acumatica/vendors/V000123/ap-bills \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"vendor_ref":"INV-20418","date":"2026-10-12","due_date":"2026-11-11","hold":true,"lines":[{"description":"Printer paper, 40 boxes","amount":960,"account":"60100"},{"description":"Toner cartridges","amount":280,"account":"60100"}]}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("acumatica", "create_ap_bill", {"vendor_id":"V000123","vendor_ref":"INV-20418","date":"2026-10-12","due_date":"2026-11-11","hold":True,"lines":[{"description":"Printer paper, 40 boxes","amount":960,"account":"60100"},{"description":"Toner cartridges","amount":280,"account":"60100"}]})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('acumatica', 'create_ap_bill', {"vendor_id":"V000123","vendor_ref":"INV-20418","date":"2026-10-12","due_date":"2026-11-11","hold":true,"lines":[{"description":"Printer paper, 40 boxes","amount":960,"account":"60100"},{"description":"Toner cartridges","amount":280,"account":"60100"}]});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call acumatica create_ap_bill --data '{"vendor_id":"V000123","vendor_ref":"INV-20418","date":"2026-10-12","due_date":"2026-11-11","hold":true,"lines":[{"description":"Printer paper, 40 boxes","amount":960,"account":"60100"},{"description":"Toner cartridges","amount":280,"account":"60100"}]}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "reference_nbr": "004812",
  "vendor_id": "V000123",
  "vendor_ref": "INV-20418",
  "status": "On Hold",
  "total": 1240
}
```

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