Custom Fields

The CustomField Object

Custom Fields are platform-defined fields that can be added to existing entities and contain information unique to a business.

There are three key parts of Rutter's Custom Fields feature:

  1. GET /{entity_type}/custom_fields outputs a structured schema defining all of the custom fields associated with that entity and the metadata for each custom field. The entity_type can be any of the core endpoints for accounting automation workflows, including bills, invoices, and expenses.

  2. To fetch the values of the custom fields for a given entity, use the expand=platform_data query parameter on a GET request. This will output the platform response for a connection and if available, it will also include the custom fields for that entity.

  3. To make POST requests with custom fields, simply include the custom field names (key) and values in the POST body request in the custom_fields field, alongside any other fields from Rutter's universal data model. Rutter will correctly map all of the relevant to fields to the appropriate objects for write operations. See below for an example, where we will read from the response in the GET call and pass in values in the POST call.

Properties

descriptionstring

The description of this field.

keystring

The platform key of this field.

namestring

The name of this field.

requiredboolean

Whether this field is required for this entity type.

typeenum

The type of this field.

One ofbooleanselectstringnumber, or multiselect.
optionsarray
Show options attributes
defaultnullable

The default value for the field if any.

Endpoints
GET
/accounting/:entityType/custom_fields
POST
/accounting/:entityType

Custom Field Schema

GEThttps://production.rutterapi.com/versioned/accounting/:entityType/custom_fields

Request Parameters

    entityTypeenumpathRequired

    The supported entity types for which we can fetch the custom field schema.

    One ofbillsexpensesinvoicesinvoice_payments, or journal_entries.
    access_tokenstringqueryRequired

    The access token of the connection.

    platform_fieldsenumqueryOptional

    Include fields that are platform defined (or unlocked through a platform defined process) vs. only those that are user defined. Supported for NetSuite.

    One oftrue or false.
    force_fetchenumqueryOptional

    Used to force a response even if the underlying connection has not finished its initial sync.

    One oftrue or false.

Response Body

Support by integration
  • QuickBooks
    QuickBooks
  • QuickBooks Desktop
    QuickBooks Desktop
  • NetSuite
    NetSuite
  • Zoho Books
    Zoho Books
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Example Response Body
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{
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"custom_fields": {
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"entity": [
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{
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"description": "This is a mandatory field. Netsuite Type: text",
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"key": "custbodymandatoryfield",
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"name": "Rutter Mandatory Field",
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"required": false,
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"type": "string",
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"options": [],
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"default": "Default Value"
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},
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{
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"description": "This is an select field. Netsuite Type: select",
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"key": "custbodyemployees",
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"name": "Rutter Enum List Record",
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"required": false,
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"type": "select",
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"options": [
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{
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"text": "Bill",
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"value": "4"
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},
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{
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"text": "Rutter Engineering",
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"value": "3"
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},
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{
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"text": "Rutter User",
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"value": "6"
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}
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],
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"default": null
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}
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],
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"entity.line_items": [
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{
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"description": "Please check if this is an out going order. Netsuite Type: checkbox",
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"key": "custcoloutgoingboolean",
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"name": "Outgoing order field",
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"required": true,
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"type": "boolean",
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"options": [],
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"default": false
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},
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{
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"description": "Please describe the invoice more. Netsuite Type: text",
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"key": "custcoldescription",
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"name": "Custom Description",
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"required": false,
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"type": "string",
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"options": [],
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"default": null
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}
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]
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}
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}

Custom Fields

POSThttps://production.rutterapi.com/versioned/accounting/:entityType

Supported Custom Fields by Platform

➖ Not supported by Rutter at this time. ❌ Not supported by platform.

Entity Type NetSuite ZohoBooks QuickBooks Desktop QuickBooks Online Xero
ACCOUNTS
CLASSES
CURRENCIES
DEPARTMENTS
SUBSIDIARIES
ITEMS
BILLS
BILL_CREDIT_MEMOS
BILL_PAYMENTS
CUSTOMERS
EXPENSES
INVOICES
INVOICE_PAYMENTS
INVOICE_CREDIT_MEMOS
JOURNAL_ENTRIES
LOCATIONS
PURCHASE_ORDERS
SALES_ORDERS
VENDORS

Request Parameters

    entityTypeenumpathRequired

    The supported entity types for which we can fetch the custom field schema.

    One ofbillsexpensesinvoicesinvoice_payments, or journal_entries.
    access_tokenstringqueryRequired

    The access token of the connection.

Request Body

    other_entity_fieldsstring

    Other fields for this entity.

    custom_fieldsobjectOptional

    Custom fields on the entity. Note: for field type 'select', please use the values from options presented through 'GET /accounting/:entityType/custom_fields' endpoint. For field type 'boolean', please pass in a boolean value.

    Show custom_fields attributes
    line_itemsarray
    Show line_items attributes

Response Body

Support by integration
  • QuickBooks Desktop
    QuickBooks Desktop
  • NetSuite
    NetSuite
  • Zoho Books
    Zoho Books
Example Request Body
JSON
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{
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"other_entity_fields": "Other entity values",
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"custom_fields": {
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"custom_field_key": "Custom field value"
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},
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"line_items": [
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{
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"other_line_item_fields": "Other line item values",
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"custom_fields": {
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"line_item_custom_field_key": "Line item custom field value"
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}
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}
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]
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}
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Example Response Body
JSON
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{
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"other_entity_fields": "Other entity values",
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"line_items": [
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{
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"other_line_item_fields": "Other line item values"
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}
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],
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"platform_data": {
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"custom_field_key": "custom field value",
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"other_platform_fields": "Platform fields",
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"sublist_key": [
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{
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"line_item_custom_field_key": "Line item custom field value",
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"other_sublist_fields": "Sublist fields"
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}
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]
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}
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}

Examples

Here's an example with the entity type invoices. Note: you can replace invoices with any of the other supported entity types specified in the "GET Custom Fields Schema" section (Request Parameters > entityType).

1. To get the custom field schema, use GET /accounting/invoices/custom_fields

Here's an example response for the custom field schema endpoint:

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{
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"custom_fields": {
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"invoice": [
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{
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"key": "custbody_customname",
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"name": "Custom Order Name",
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"type": "string",
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"description": "This is a mandatory field. Netsuite Type: text",
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"required": true,
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"default": null,
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"options": []
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},
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{
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"key": "custbody_secondarycurrency",
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"name": "Second Currency",
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"type": "select",
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"description": "This is a select field. Netsuite Type: select",
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"required": false,
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"default": null,
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"options": [
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{
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"value": "2",
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"text": "British pound"
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},
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{
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"value": "3",
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"text": "Canadian Dollar"
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},
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{
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"value": "4",
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"text": "Euro"
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},
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{
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"value": "1",
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"text": "USA"
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}
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]
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}
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],
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"invoice.line_items": [
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{
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"key": "custcol_reminderformat",
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"name": "Custom Line Item Reminder Format",
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"type": "select",
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"description": "Please select the correct reminder format for the customer. Netsuite Type: select",
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"required": false,
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"default": null,
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"options": [
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{
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"value": "1",
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"text": "Mail"
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},
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{
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"value": "2",
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"text": "Email"
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},
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{
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"value": "3",
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"text": "SMS"
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},
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{
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"value": "4",
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"text": "Phone"
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}
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]
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},
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{
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"key": "custcol_reviewed",
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"name": "Custom Review",
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"type": "boolean",
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"description": "Please click if this order has been manually reviewed. Netsuite Type: checkbox",
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"required": false,
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"default": false,
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"options": []
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}
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]
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}
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}

2. To see the custom field values for a certain entity record you could call GET /accounting/invoices?expand=platform_data

The expand=platform_data query parameter would allow you to see the raw platform response from Netsuite. Here's an example response (note: the custom field key/values):

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{
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"invoice": {
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"id": "11423fb5-e84c-44ec-964f-ab0ffd60e647",
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"platform_id": "21156",
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"document_number": "50",
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"customer_id": "77507585-aeb0-46a2-8667-e56ac1e9126e",
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"subsidiary_id": "00b4187f-80d6-4e6e-bca0-4674b5b1bab0",
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"issue_date": "2023-01-02T08:00:00.000Z",
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"due_date": "2023-01-02T08:00:00.000Z",
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"currency_code": "USD",
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"account_id": "2267d1db-958f-404e-805a-2751a1199ec2",
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"line_items": [
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{
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"id": null,
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"platform_id": "11",
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"description": "A Rutter Shirt",
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"unit_amount": "2",
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"quantity": 1,
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"discount_amount": null,
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"sub_total": "2",
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"tax_amount": null,
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"amount": "2",
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"discount_percentage": null,
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"tax_rate_id": null,
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"item_id": "60d96f07-d474-4978-8422-6d5ec479e2c1",
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"account_id": "15f844d2-0b04-4b8b-a253-261cf9bbd1fd"
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},
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{
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"id": null,
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"platform_id": "5",
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"description": "A Second Rutter Shirt",
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"unit_amount": "2",
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"quantity": 2,
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"discount_amount": null,
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"sub_total": "4",
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"tax_amount": null,
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"amount": "4",
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"discount_percentage": null,
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"tax_rate_id": null,
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"item_id": "c012dc49-3d06-4fc3-9ac3-7a883233d01a",
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"account_id": "15f844d2-0b04-4b8b-a253-261cf9bbd1fd"
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}
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],
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"status": "open",
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"total_discount": null,
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"sub_total": "6",
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"tax_amount": null,
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"total_amount": "6",
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"amount_due": "6",
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"linked_payments": [],
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"memo": null,
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"created_at": "2023-06-01T13:56:00.000Z",
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"updated_at": "2023-06-01T13:56:00.000Z",
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"platform_data": {
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"id": "21156",
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// omitting other data
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"custbody_customname": "Awesome Test Demo Product",
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"custbody_secondarycurrency": "3",
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"item": [
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{
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"id": "21156_1",
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// omitting other data
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"custcol_reminderformat": "2",
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"custcol_reviewed": true,
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},
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{
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"id": "21156_4",
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// omitting other data
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"custcol_reminderformat": "4",
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"custcol_reviewed": false,
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}
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],
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}
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}
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}

3. To post with custom fields, you would call POST /accounting/invoices with the custom fields information

Here's an example:

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{
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"invoice": {
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"account_id": "6d58a5ba-a8c0-42c5-890d-efd2e659b4d4",
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"customer_id": "77507585-aeb0-46a2-8667-e56ac1e9126e",
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"due_date": "2023-01-02T02:34:56.000Z",
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"issue_date": "2023-01-02T02:34:56.000Z",
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"currency_code": "USD",
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"memo": "Rutter Demo Invoice with Custom Fields",
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"custom_fields": {
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"custbody_customname": "Awesome Test Demo Product",
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"custbody_secondarycurrency": "3"
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},
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"line_items": [
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{
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"total_amount": 2,
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"description": "A Rutter Shirt",
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"item": {
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"id": "60d96f07-d474-4978-8422-6d5ec479e2c1",
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"quantity": 1,
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"unit_amount": 2
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},
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"custom_fields": {
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"custcol_reminderformat": "2"
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}
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},
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{
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"total_amount": 4,
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"description": "A Second Rutter Shirt",
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"item": {
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"id": "c012dc49-3d06-4fc3-9ac3-7a883233d01a",
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"quantity": 2,
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"unit_amount": 2
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},
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"custom_fields": {
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"custcol_reminderformat": "4",
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"custcol_reviewed": true
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}
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}
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]
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}
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}

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