Remote Expenses API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Remote Benefits Benefit Offers Expenses API
  description: 'List, select, and renew localized employee benefits across the countries

    Remote supports. Benefit offers and renewal requests use JSON Schema

    forms that vary per country and employment.

    '
  version: '2026-05-22'
  contact:
    name: Remote API Support
    url: https://support.remote.com/
  x-logo:
    url: https://remote.com/favicon.ico
servers:
- url: https://gateway.remote.com/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://gateway.remote-sandbox.com/v1
  description: Sandbox
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Expenses
  description: Employee expense reimbursements
paths:
  /expenses:
    get:
      summary: List Expenses
      operationId: listExpenses
      tags:
      - Expenses
      parameters:
      - name: employment_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseStatus'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Expenses.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseList'
    post:
      summary: Create An Expense
      operationId: createExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseEnvelope'
  /expenses/{expense_id}:
    parameters:
    - name: expense_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    get:
      summary: Show An Expense
      operationId: showExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Expense.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseEnvelope'
    patch:
      summary: Update An Expense
      operationId: updateExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseEnvelope'
    delete:
      summary: Delete An Expense
      operationId: deleteExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Deleted.
  /expenses/{expense_id}/approve:
    parameters:
    - name: expense_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    post:
      summary: Approve An Expense
      operationId: approveExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Approved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseEnvelope'
  /expenses/{expense_id}/decline:
    parameters:
    - name: expense_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    post:
      summary: Decline An Expense
      operationId: declineExpense
      tags:
      - Expenses
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - reason
              properties:
                reason:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Declined.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseEnvelope'
components:
  schemas:
    ExpenseEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            expense:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Expense'
    ExpenseCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - employment_id
      - category
      - amount
      - currency
      - expense_date
      properties:
        employment_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        category:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
        expense_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        description:
          type: string
        receipt_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
    ExpenseStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
      - submitted
      - approved
      - declined
      - reimbursed
      - deleted
    ExpenseList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            expenses:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Expense'
    Expense:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        employment_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        category:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpenseStatus'
        expense_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        description:
          type: string
        receipt_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT