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# Upload receipt

> Upload a receipt file as a draft in Belege and return what the recognition found. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/sevdesk/upload_receipt

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Upload a receipt file as a draft in Belege and return what the recognition found.

sevdesk MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/sevdesk.md

MCP tool: `sevdesk_write → upload_receipt`

Access: write.

Uploads a PDF, PNG or JPG from a URL to Belege as a draft, the same as dragging the file into the overview. sevdesk then tries to fill date, amount, receipt number, supplier and category, and the response shows what it found. The upload stays a draft: nothing is booked and nobody is notified, so it runs without asking first. Check the category and tax rule in sevdesk before you finish it.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `file_url` | string | yes | Public or signed URL of a PDF, PNG or JPG file. |
| `kind` | enum | yes | expense (Ausgabe) or income (Einnahme). |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "sevdesk_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "upload_receipt",
      "arguments": {
        "file_url": "https://files.example.com/receipts/cloud-hosting-2026-10.pdf",
        "kind": "expense"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "voucher_id": "77120418",
    "kind": "expense",
    "status": "draft",
    "recognized": {
      "supplier": "Nordhost Cloud GmbH",
      "receipt_number": "NH-2026-1012",
      "receipt_date": "2026-10-12",
      "total_gross": 39,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "category": null
    }
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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