Mavenlink Estimates API

An Estimate represents a potential project. Estimates allow you to plan out a project's budget, resources, and allocations through associated estimate scenarios.

Operations 5

GET /estimates Fetching a list of Estimates #
POST /estimates Creating a new Estimate #
GET /estimates/{id} Fetching a single Estimate #
PUT /estimates/{id} Updating an existing Estimate #
DELETE /estimates/{id} Deleting an existing Estimate #

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OpenAPI Specification

mavenlink-estimates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Kantata OX API Documentation Estimates API
  description: Kantata OX's API provides access to the majority of Kantata OX's data model.
  termsOfService: https://www.kantata.com/terms-of-use
  contact:
    name: Kantata OX Support
    url: https://knowledge.kantata.com/hc/en-us
  license:
    name: COPYRIGHT © 2026 Kantata, Inc.
    url: https://www.kantata.com/terms-of-use
  x-logo:
    url: https://theme.zdassets.com/theme_assets/56104/04e93064d309f75d054b8cee885d1ea51e9be8f7.png
    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
    altText: Kantata OX API Documentation
    href: https://developer.kantata.com
servers:
- url: https://api.mavenlink.com/api/v1
tags:
- name: Estimates
  description: 'An Estimate represents a potential project. Estimates allow you to plan out a project''s budget, resources,

    and allocations through associated estimate scenarios.'
paths:
  /estimates:
    get:
      summary: Fetching a list of Estimates
      description: 'This endpoint returns structured Estimate objects.

        As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array

        and will be indexed by ID in the `estimates` top-level JSON key.

        Please see our Response Format section for more information.'
      operationId: Get Estimates
      tags:
      - Estimates
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: by_custom_choice_value
        description: 'Filter by a custom field choice value, represented as a string with the custom field ID, followed by a

          colon, and then comma-separated custom field choice value IDs. The custom field choice value can also be

          the word `blank`. Multiple custom fields can be delimited by semicolons or by parentheses and colons.


          The following formats are supported:


          - `custom_field_ID:choice_value_ID`

          - `custom_field_ID:choice_value_1_ID,choice_value_2_ID`

          - `custom_field_ID:blank`

          - `(custom_field_1_ID:choice_value_1_ID,choice_value_2_ID):(custom_field_2_ID:choice_value_3_ID)`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: by_custom_currency_value
        description: 'Filter by a custom field currency value, represented as a string with the custom field ID, followed by a

          colon, and then the currency value. Optionally, the currency [ISO code](https://mavenlink.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041576473) can be supplied as well, separated

          from the currency value by another colon. Multiple custom fields can be delimited by semicolons or by parentheses and colons.

          The following formats are supported:


          - `(1:200.2:USD):(2:100)`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: by_custom_date_value
        description: 'Filter by a custom field date value, represented as a string with the custom field ID, followed by a

          colon, the starting date, another colon, and then the ending date. You can provide both a starting date

          and ending date, or provide just one. Multiple custom fields can be delimited by semicolons or by parentheses and colons.

          The following formats are supported:


          - `(1:2014-12-05:2014-12-25):(2:2014-12-05)`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: by_custom_number_value
        description: 'Filter by a custom field number value, represented as a string with the custom field ID, followed by a

          colon, and then the number value. Multiple custom fields can be delimited by semicolons or by parentheses and colons.

          The following formats are supported:


          - `(1:200):(2:101)`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: by_custom_text_value
        description: 'Filter by a custom field text value, represented as a string with the custom field ID, followed by a

          colon, and then the text value. Multiple custom fields can be delimited by semicolons or by parentheses and colons.

          The following formats are supported:


          - `(1:something):(2:else)`

          - `(1:something):(1:else)` (multiple values for the same field, returns objects matching any value)

          - `1` (bare field ID with no value, returns all objects that have any value for that field).'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: created_after
        description: Filter for records created after a specified datetime. The datetime must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - in: query
        name: created_before
        description: Filter for records created before a specified datetime. The datetime must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - in: query
        name: creator
        description: Only includes estimates in which the specified set IDs belong to the creator of the estimates. For example, '10,20'.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_external_message
        description: Filter the objects based on the external message of their associated external references. This is an exact match.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_external_status
        description: Filter by the status of the external object in the external system.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_service_model
        description: Filter by the type of the external object this external reference belongs to.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_service_model_ref
        description: Filter by the id of the external object this external reference belongs to.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_service_model_refs
        description: Filter for objects that correlate to the specified external object IDs. Provide a comma-separated list of up to 200 external IDs.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_service_name
        description: Filter by the name of the provider for integration.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: external_reference_status
        description: Filter by the status of the integration, this can be successful or fail.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: has_external_references
        description: Filter by whether or not the object has external references.
        schema:
          type: boolean
      - in: query
        name: has_value_for_custom_field_ids
        description: Filter by the presence of a custom field value for the specified comma-separated custom field ID(s).
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: include
        description: 'Any of the below associations can be included in your request by providing the `include` param, e.g. `include=association1,association2`.

          - `creator` (User) - The user who created the estimate.

          - `custom_field_values` (CustomFieldValue) - The value set on estimate custom fields.

          - `estimate_scenarios` (EstimateScenario) - The EstimateScenarios of the estimate.

          - `external_references` (ExternalReference) - Includes references to external integrations for this object.

          - `workspace` (Workspace) - The Workspace that was created from the Project.

          - `workspace_group` (WorkspaceGroup) - The WorkspaceGroup (client) of the estimate.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: matching
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: only
        description: 'Allows you to request one or more resources directly by ID. Multiple IDs can be supplied

          in a comma separated list, like `GET /api/v1/workspaces.json?only=5,6,7`.'
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: order
        description: 'Supply `order` with the name of a valid sort field for the endpoint and a direction.


          Valid values: `created_at:asc`, `created_at:desc`, `name:asc`, and `name:desc`.'
        schema:
          type: string
          default: name
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 1
      - in: query
        name: per_page
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 20
          maximum: 200
      - in: query
        name: updated_after
        description: Filter for records updated after a specified datetime. The datetime must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - in: query
        name: updated_before
        description: Filter for records updated before a specified datetime. The datetime must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - in: query
        name: with_workspace_group_ids
        description: Only includes estimates for the specified workspace group IDs. For example, '1,2,3'.
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: without_external_reference_service_name
        description: Exclude by the existence of an external reference with the specified service name.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of Estimates have been retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    format: int32
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_number:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_size:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        key:
                          type: string
                        id:
                          type: string
                  estimates:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Estimate'
                  external_references:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalReference'
                  users:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  workspace_groups:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceGroup'
                  estimate_scenarios:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EstimateScenario'
                  workspaces:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workspace'
                  custom_field_values:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomFieldValue'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Page Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '503':
          description: Service is unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    post:
      summary: Creating a new Estimate
      description: 'This endpoint returns structured Estimate objects.

        As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array

        and will be indexed by ID in the `estimates` top-level JSON key.

        Please see our Response Format section for more information.'
      operationId: Create Estimate
      tags:
      - Estimates
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: include
        description: 'Any of the below associations can be included in your request by providing the `include` param, e.g. `include=association1,association2`.

          - `creator` (User) - The user who created the estimate.

          - `custom_field_values` (CustomFieldValue) - The value set on estimate custom fields.

          - `estimate_scenarios` (EstimateScenario) - The EstimateScenarios of the estimate.

          - `external_references` (ExternalReference) - Includes references to external integrations for this object.

          - `workspace` (Workspace) - The Workspace that was created from the Project.

          - `workspace_group` (WorkspaceGroup) - The WorkspaceGroup (client) of the estimate.'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Estimate has been created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    format: int32
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_number:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_size:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        key:
                          type: string
                        id:
                          type: string
                  estimates:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Estimate'
                  external_references:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalReference'
                  users:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  workspace_groups:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceGroup'
                  estimate_scenarios:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EstimateScenario'
                  workspaces:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workspace'
                  custom_field_values:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomFieldValue'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Page Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '503':
          description: Service is unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                estimate:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      description: The name of the estimate.
                    currency:
                      type: string
                      description: The currency of the estimate, by code (for example, 'AUD' or 'USD').
                    workspace_group_id:
                      type: integer
                      format: int32
                      description: The ID of the workspace group (client) of the estimate.
                    estimate_scenario:
                      type: object
                      description: The estimated budget, start date, and rate card associated with the estimate.
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                          description: The name of the scenario (must be unique within it's estimate).
                        start_date:
                          type: string
                          format: date
                          description: The planned start date of the project. The date must be in [ISO 8601](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime) format.
                        budget_in_cents:
                          type: integer
                          format: int32
                          description: The planned budget for this scenario.
                        rate_card_id:
                          type: integer
                          format: int32
                          description: The rate card being used to calculate the resources' rates.
                      required:
                      - name
                      - start_date
                    external_reference:
                      type: object
                      description: 'Typically populated programmatically by a third party system via an integration, this is an optional

                        object that holds data from an external system. It connects objects in an external system with objects in

                        Kantata OX (for example, to connect a Jira issue to a Kantata OX Project).'
                      properties:
                        service_name:
                          type: string
                          description: The provider name of the integration. If you are adding multiple external references to the same object, the `service_name` must be unique.
                        service_model:
                          type: string
                          description: The object type of the external object this external reference belongs to.
                        service_model_ref:
                          type: string
                          description: The object ID of the external object this external reference belongs to.
                        status:
                          type: string
                          description: The status of the integration. Options are `successful`, `pending`,  or `failed`.
                        external_message:
                          type: string
                          description: The message on the external object.
                        external_link:
                          type: string
                          description: The link to the external object.
                        external_status:
                          type: string
                          description: The status of the external object in the external system.
                        locked:
                          type: boolean
                          description: Whether the subject is locked.
                      required:
                      - service_name
                      - service_model
                      - service_model_ref
                  required:
                  - name
                  - currency
        required: true
  /estimates/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Fetching a single Estimate
      description: 'This endpoint returns structured Estimate objects.

        As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array

        and will be indexed by ID in the `estimates` top-level JSON key.

        Please see our Response Format section for more information.'
      operationId: Get Estimate
      tags:
      - Estimates
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        description: The ID of the Model.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: include
        description: 'Any of the below associations can be included in your request by providing the `include` param, e.g. `include=association1,association2`.

          - `creator` (User) - The user who created the estimate.

          - `custom_field_values` (CustomFieldValue) - The value set on estimate custom fields.

          - `estimate_scenarios` (EstimateScenario) - The EstimateScenarios of the estimate.

          - `external_references` (ExternalReference) - Includes references to external integrations for this object.

          - `workspace` (Workspace) - The Workspace that was created from the Project.

          - `workspace_group` (WorkspaceGroup) - The WorkspaceGroup (client) of the estimate.'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The Estimate has been retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    format: int32
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_number:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_size:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        key:
                          type: string
                        id:
                          type: string
                  estimates:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Estimate'
                  external_references:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalReference'
                  users:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  workspace_groups:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceGroup'
                  estimate_scenarios:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EstimateScenario'
                  workspaces:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workspace'
                  custom_field_values:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomFieldValue'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Page Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '503':
          description: Service is unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    put:
      summary: Updating an existing Estimate
      description: 'This endpoint returns structured Estimate objects.

        As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array

        and will be indexed by ID in the `estimates` top-level JSON key.

        Please see our Response Format section for more information.'
      operationId: Update Estimate
      tags:
      - Estimates
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        description: The ID of the Model.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: include
        description: 'Any of the below associations can be included in your request by providing the `include` param, e.g. `include=association1,association2`.

          - `creator` (User) - The user who created the estimate.

          - `custom_field_values` (CustomFieldValue) - The value set on estimate custom fields.

          - `estimate_scenarios` (EstimateScenario) - The EstimateScenarios of the estimate.

          - `external_references` (ExternalReference) - Includes references to external integrations for this object.

          - `workspace` (Workspace) - The Workspace that was created from the Project.

          - `workspace_group` (WorkspaceGroup) - The WorkspaceGroup (client) of the estimate.'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Estimate has been updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  count:
                    type: integer
                    format: int32
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_count:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_number:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                      page_size:
                        type: integer
                        format: int32
                  results:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        key:
                          type: string
                        id:
                          type: string
                  estimates:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Estimate'
                  external_references:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalReference'
                  users:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  workspace_groups:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkspaceGroup'
                  estimate_scenarios:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EstimateScenario'
                  workspaces:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Workspace'
                  custom_field_values:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomFieldValue'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Page Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '503':
          description: Service is unavailable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                estimate:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      description: The name of the Estimate.
                    workspace_group_id:
                      type: integer
                      format: int32
                      description: The Client the Estimate is created for.
                    description:
                      type: string
                      description: The description of the estimate.
                    external_reference:
                      type: object
                      description: 'Typically populated programmatically by a third party system via an integration, this is an optional

                        object that holds data from an external system. It connects objects in an external system with objects in

                        Kantata OX (for example, to connect a Jira issue to a Kantata OX Project).'
                      properties:
                        ser

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