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# Publish items

> Publish Ready items to the connected accounting software. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/dext/publish_items

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Publish Ready items to the connected accounting software.

Dext API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/dext.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/dext/items/publish`

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

Sends the extracted data and the document image of each item to its destination, where it appears within a few seconds. Only Ready items publish; others come back with the missing field. Needs the Admin role or publishing permission. Dext archives published items by default. Failed items return the publishing error. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `item_ids` | string[] | yes | Item IDs from list_items. |
| `publish_to` | string | no | Destination. Default: the item's Publish to. |
| `publish_as` | string | no | Xero only: the status to publish as, one of those Dext offers. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/dext/items/publish \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"item_ids":["it_7f3a11","it_7f3a12"],"publish_to":"Xero","publish_as":"draft"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("dext", "publish_items", {"item_ids":["it_7f3a11","it_7f3a12"],"publish_to":"Xero","publish_as":"draft"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('dext', 'publish_items', {"item_ids":["it_7f3a11","it_7f3a12"],"publish_to":"Xero","publish_as":"draft"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call dext publish_items --data '{"item_ids":["it_7f3a11","it_7f3a12"],"publish_to":"Xero","publish_as":"draft"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "published": [
    {
      "item_id": "it_7f3a11",
      "publish_to": "Xero",
      "publish_as": "draft"
    }
  ],
  "failed": [],
  "skipped": [
    {
      "item_id": "it_7f3a10",
      "reason": "missing category"
    }
  ]
}
```

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