Expenses

Update expense

PUT/api/v1/expenses/:id

Updates an expense. Only allowed before it's been paid out.

Requires Authorization

ACCOUNTANT only

Authenticated action

Path parameters

idstringrequired

Expense ID.

Form fields

`title`string
`description`string
`category`string
`amount`number
`currency`string
`incurredAt`string
`vendorName`string
`vendorPhone`string
`countryCode`string
`providerName`string
`customerMessage`string
`receipt`file	Replaces the existing receipt.

Request

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.swiftgoma.com/api/v1/expenses/:id \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <access_token>' \
  --form 'title=<title>' \
  --form 'description=<description>' \
  --form 'category=<category>' \
  --form 'amount=<amount>' \
  --form 'currency=<currency>' \
  --form 'incurredAt=<incurredAt>' \
  --form 'vendorName=<vendorName>' \
  --form 'vendorPhone=<vendorPhone>' \
  --form 'countryCode=<countryCode>' \
  --form 'providerName=<providerName>' \
  --form 'customerMessage=<customerMessage>' \
  --form 'receipt=@/path/to/file.jpg'

200Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "exp_1a2b3c",
    "reference": "SWG-EXP-2026-0014",
    "title": "Renouvellement hébergement serveur",
    "description": "Facture mensuelle du fournisseur d'hébergement.",
    "category": "UTILITIES",
    "amount": "150.00",
    "currency": "USD",
    "status": "PENDING",
    "incurredAt": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
    "vendorName": "CloudHost SARL",
    "vendorPhone": "243812345678",
    "countryCode": "CD",
    "providerName": "MTN_MOMO_COD",
    "createdBy": {
      "id": "9f8e7d6c",
      "name": "Marie Kanku"
    },
    "approvedBy": null,
    "createdAt": "2026-02-10T08:00:00.000Z"
  }
}