# Outlet bills

## Add outlet bills

Adds new outlet bills with their items.

### Request

`[PlatformAddress]/api/connector/v1/outletBills/add`

```javascript
{
  "ClientToken": "E0D439EE522F44368DC78E1BFB03710C-D24FB11DBE31D4621C4817E028D9E1D",
  "AccessToken": "C66EF7B239D24632943D115EDE9CB810-EA00F8FD8294692C940F6B5A8F9453D",
  "Client": "Sample Client 1.0.0",
  "Bills": [
    {
      "OutletId": "7700469f-7667-4ebd-a1c0-10380afc9bd0",
      "Number": "1257",
      "ClosedUtc": "2017-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "Items": [
        {
          "Type": "Payment",
          "Name": "Cash payment",
          "UnitCount": 1,
          "UnitAmount": {
            "Currency": "GBP",
            "GrossValue": -25,
            "TaxCodes": [
              "UK-S"
            ]
          },
          "ConsumedUtc": "2017-01-01T00:00:00Z",
          "ExternalIdentifier": "PaymentReference123"
        },
        {
          "Type": "Revenue",
          "Name": "Beer",
          "UnitCount": 10,
          "UnitAmount": {
            "Currency": "GBP",
            "GrossValue": 2.5,
            "TaxCodes": [
              "UK-S"
            ]
          },
          "ConsumedUtc": "2017-01-01T00:00:00Z",
          "AccountingCategoryId": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

| Property      | Type                                                       | Contract                 | Description                                 |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| `ClientToken` | string                                                     | required                 | Token identifying the client application.   |
| `AccessToken` | string                                                     | required                 | Access token of the client application.     |
| `Client`      | string                                                     | required                 | Name and version of the client application. |
| `Bills`       | array of [Outlet bill parameters](#outlet-bill-parameters) | required, max 1000 items | The new outlet bills.                       |

#### Outlet bill parameters

| Property    | Type                                                       | Contract | Description                                                           |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `OutletId`  | string                                                     | required | Unique identifier of the `Outlet` where the bill was issued.          |
| `Number`    | string                                                     | required | Number of the bill.                                                   |
| `ClosedUtc` | string                                                     | required | Date and time of the bill closure in UTC timezone in ISO 8601 format. |
| `Items`     | array of [Outlet item parameters](#outlet-item-parameters) | required | The items on the bill.                                                |
| `AccountId` | string                                                     | optional | Unique identifier of the `Account` to be assigned to the bill.        |
| `Notes`     | string                                                     | optional | Additional notes on the bill.                                         |

#### Outlet item parameters

| Property               | Type                                                                          | Contract                            | Description                                                               |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Name`                 | string                                                                        | required                            | Name of the item.                                                         |
| `UnitCount`            | integer                                                                       | required                            | Unit count of the item.                                                   |
| `UnitAmount`           | [Amount parameters](/connector-api/operations/_objects.md#amount-parameters)  | required                            | Unit amount of the item.                                                  |
| `ConsumedUtc`          | string                                                                        | required                            | Date and time of the item consumption in UTC timezone in ISO 8601 format. |
| `Type`                 | [Outlet item type](/connector-api/operations/outletitems.md#outlet-item-type) | required                            | Type of the outlet item.                                                  |
| `ExternalIdentifier`   | string                                                                        | optional, max length 255 characters | An identifier of this item from another system.                           |
| `Notes`                | string                                                                        | optional                            | Additional notes of the item.                                             |
| `AccountingCategoryId` | string                                                                        | optional                            | Unique identifier of an `AccountingCategory` to be assigned to the item.  |

### Response

```javascript
{
  "OutletBillIds": [
    "f2ee1bd2-dd55-4cd3-bab1-ab6800bf0301"
  ]
}
```

| Property        | Type            | Contract | Description                                            |
| --------------- | --------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `OutletBillIds` | array of string | required | Array of unique identifiers of the added Outlet bills. |


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