Add gift
Saves one gift on a donor record with its codes.
POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/donorperfect/donors/{donor_id}/gifts
write Confirm
Saves one gift on the donor record, like Add Gift in the app. Codes are DonorPerfect codes from list_codes, not descriptions. If your organization has a SmartAction on new gifts, DonorPerfect runs it when the gift is saved. If the donor has an open pledge, DonorPerfect asks whether to apply the gift as a pledge payment; this tool answers no, so use apply_pledge_payment for pledge payments. It returns the gift_id. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| donor_id integer required | integer | Donor ID from search_donors. |
| date date required | date | Gift date. |
| amount number required | number | Gift amount. |
| gift_type string required | string | Gift type code from list_codes. |
| gl_code string | string | General ledger code from list_codes. |
| solicitation string | string | Solicitation code from list_codes. |
| sub_solicitation string | string | Sub solicitation code. |
| campaign string | string | Campaign code. |
| thank_you_letter string | string | Thank you letter code from list_codes. |
| reference string | string | Reference, such as a check number. |
| memo string | string | Comments saved with the gift. |
Request
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/donorperfect/donors/48213/gifts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"date":"2026-10-21","amount":250,"gift_type":"Check","gl_code":"GEN","solicitation":"FALLAPPEAL","thank_you_letter":"STANDARD","reference":"4471"}'result = client.call("donorperfect", "add_gift", {"donor_id":48213,"date":"2026-10-21","amount":250,"gift_type":"Check","gl_code":"GEN","solicitation":"FALLAPPEAL","thank_you_letter":"STANDARD","reference":"4471"})const result = await cotlet.call('donorperfect', 'add_gift', {"donor_id":48213,"date":"2026-10-21","amount":250,"gift_type":"Check","gl_code":"GEN","solicitation":"FALLAPPEAL","thank_you_letter":"STANDARD","reference":"4471"});cotlet call donorperfect add_gift --data '{"donor_id":48213,"date":"2026-10-21","amount":250,"gift_type":"Check","gl_code":"GEN","solicitation":"FALLAPPEAL","thank_you_letter":"STANDARD","reference":"4471"}'Example response
{
"gift_id": 90417,
"donor_id": 48213,
"date": "2026-10-21",
"amount": 250,
"gift_type": "Check",
"solicitation": "FALLAPPEAL",
"thank_you_letter": "STANDARD",
"status": "saved"
}