Remote Expenses API

Employee expense reimbursements

Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /expenses List expenses · List Expenses #
Ask an LLM
“Which expense claims are waiting for approval?”
“Can I see all expenses one employee has submitted?”
Tell an agent
List expenses with status {status}.
Show the expenses of employment {employment_id}.
POST /expenses Submit an expense for an employee · Create An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“How do I record a reimbursable expense on behalf of an employee?”
“Can I attach a receipt link when creating an expense?”
Tell an agent
Add a {category} expense of {amount} {currency} on {expense_date} for employment {employment_id}.
Log {amount} {currency} spent on {expense_date} ({category}) by {employment_id} with receipt {receipt_url}.
GET /expenses/{expense_id} View an expense · Show An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“What is the status of a specific expense claim?”
“How do I look up one expense by id?”
Tell an agent
Show expense {expense_id}.
Get the details of expense {expense_id}.
PATCH /expenses/{expense_id} Edit an existing expense · Update An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“Can I fix the amount or category on an expense already submitted?”
“How do I correct the date on an existing expense claim?”
Tell an agent
Change expense {expense_id} to {amount} {currency}.
Edit expense {expense_id}: category {category}, date {expense_date}.
DELETE /expenses/{expense_id} Delete an expense · Delete An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove an expense that was submitted by mistake?”
“Can an expense claim be deleted?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete expense {expense_id}.
Remove the duplicate expense {expense_id}.
POST /expenses/{expense_id}/approve Approve an expense · Approve An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“How do I approve an employee's expense so it gets reimbursed?”
“Can I sign off on an expense claim through the API?”
Tell an agent
Approve expense {expense_id}.
Sign off on expense claim {expense_id}.
POST /expenses/{expense_id}/decline Decline an expense with a reason · Decline An Expense #
Ask an LLM
“How do I reject an expense claim and explain why?”
“Is a reason required when declining an expense?”
Tell an agent
Decline expense {expense_id} because {reason}.
Reject expense claim {expense_id} with the note {reason}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/reference/welcome-to-remote-api
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/creating-a-company
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/create-new-employment
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/employment-lifecycle-stages
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/employment-statuses
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/quick-start-guide-2
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-expenses
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-incentives
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-time-off
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/leave-policies-summary
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-timesheets
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/benefits-renewal
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-files
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/custom-fields
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/working-with-countries
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/employment-cost-estimation
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/authentication
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/authorization-for-customers
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/client-credentials-flow-for-partners
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/authorization-method-oauth-assertion
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Documentation
https://developer.remote.com/docs/refresh-token-flow

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OpenAPI Specification

remote-com-expenses-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Remote Payroll and Billing Expenses API
  description: 'Inspect payroll calendars, billing documents, incentives, expenses,

    payslips, and timesheets across Remote''s EOR, Global Payroll, PEO,

    and Contractor offerings. All financial events are exposed both

    via REST and via webhooks.'
  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:
    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
    ExpenseEnvelope:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            expense:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Expense'
    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'
    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
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT