Create a fixed-asset category

Creates a new fixed-asset category. slug is the stable machine-readable identifier (unique per entity) and name is the human-readable label. Default depreciation fields and default GL account routings are optional but recommended: when supplied, assets created with this category_id inherit them automatically. Requires the assets:write scope.

POST /fixed_asset_categories

Create a fixed-asset category

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "slug": "machinery",
  "name": "Machinery and Equipment",
  "default_useful_life_months": 84,
  "default_depreciation_method": "macrs",
  "default_macrs_class": "seven_year",
  "default_gl_asset_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "default_gl_accum_depr_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "default_gl_depr_expense_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories"

payload = {
    "slug": "machinery",
    "name": "Machinery and Equipment",
    "default_useful_life_months": 84,
    "default_depreciation_method": "macrs",
    "default_macrs_class": "seven_year",
    "default_gl_asset_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "default_gl_accum_depr_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "default_gl_depr_expense_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    slug: 'machinery',
    name: 'Machinery and Equipment',
    default_useful_life_months: 84,
    default_depreciation_method: 'macrs',
    default_macrs_class: 'seven_year',
    default_gl_asset_account_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
    default_gl_accum_depr_account_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
    default_gl_depr_expense_account_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'slug' => 'machinery',
    'name' => 'Machinery and Equipment',
    'default_useful_life_months' => 84,
    'default_depreciation_method' => 'macrs',
    'default_macrs_class' => 'seven_year',
    'default_gl_asset_account_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
    'default_gl_accum_depr_account_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
    'default_gl_depr_expense_account_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"slug\": \"machinery\",\n  \"name\": \"Machinery and Equipment\",\n  \"default_useful_life_months\": 84,\n  \"default_depreciation_method\": \"macrs\",\n  \"default_macrs_class\": \"seven_year\",\n  \"default_gl_asset_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_accum_depr_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_depr_expense_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"slug\": \"machinery\",\n  \"name\": \"Machinery and Equipment\",\n  \"default_useful_life_months\": 84,\n  \"default_depreciation_method\": \"macrs\",\n  \"default_macrs_class\": \"seven_year\",\n  \"default_gl_asset_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_accum_depr_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_depr_expense_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/fixed_asset_categories")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"slug\": \"machinery\",\n  \"name\": \"Machinery and Equipment\",\n  \"default_useful_life_months\": 84,\n  \"default_depreciation_method\": \"macrs\",\n  \"default_macrs_class\": \"seven_year\",\n  \"default_gl_asset_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_accum_depr_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n  \"default_gl_depr_expense_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

201

{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "slug": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "default_useful_life_months": 123,
    "default_gl_asset_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "default_gl_accum_depr_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "default_gl_depr_expense_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "sort_order": 123,
    "is_system": true,
    "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  }
}

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys. Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write). Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_Test keys use ark_test_ent_. Both are issued per entity
via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

Headers

Idempotency-Key · string

Client-generated unique key for idempotent POST/PATCH/DELETE operations. Alias for the Idempotency parameter. Max 255 chars. On retry with the same key, the original response is returned without re-executing the operation. Keys expire after 24 hours.

Maximum string length: 255

Body

application/json

slug · string · required

Stable machine-readable identifier (unique per entity).

Example:

"machinery"

name · string · required

Human-readable category label.

Example:

"Machinery and Equipment"

default_useful_life_months · integer

Example:

84

default_depreciation_method · enum<string>

Available options: straight_line, declining_balance, double_declining, sum_of_years, units_of_production, macrs, bonus_macrs, section_179

Example:

"macrs"

default_macrs_class · enum<string>

Available options: three_year, five_year, seven_year, ten_year, fifteen_year, twenty_year, twenty_seven_five_year, thirty_nine_year

Example:

"seven_year"

default_gl_asset_account_id · string<uuid>

default_gl_accum_depr_account_id · string<uuid>

default_gl_depr_expense_account_id · string<uuid>

Response

201

application/json

Category created

data · object

A fixed-asset category (Buildings, Machinery, Vehicles, Computer Equipment, etc.). Categories may carry default depreciation method + useful-life + MACRS class + GL account routing; assets created with a category_id inherit those defaults automatically. System-seeded categories carry is_system: true and cannot be edited or deleted. Scope: assets:read / assets:write / assets:delete.

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