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Xero Createassettype Example

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Xero Createassettype Example is an example object payload from Xero, with 6 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

operationIdmethodpathsummaryrequestExamplesresponseExamples

Example Payload

{
  "operationId": "createAssetType",
  "method": "POST",
  "path": "/AssetTypes",
  "summary": "Xero adds a fixed asset type",
  "requestExamples": [
    {
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "assetTypeName": "Machinery11004",
        "fixedAssetAccountId": "3d8d063a-c148-4bb8-8b3c-a5e2ad3b1e82",
        "depreciationExpenseAccountId": "d1602f69-f900-4616-8d34-90af393fa368",
        "accumulatedDepreciationAccountId": "9195cadd-8645-41e6-9f67-7bcd421defe8",
        "bookDepreciationSetting": {
          "depreciationMethod": "DiminishingValue100",
          "averagingMethod": "ActualDays",
          "depreciationRate": 0.05,
          "depreciationCalculationMethod": "None"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "responseExamples": [
    {
      "status": "200",
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "assetTypeId": "85509b5d-308e-420d-9532-b85105058916",
        "assetTypeName": "Machinery11004",
        "fixedAssetAccountId": "3d8d063a-c148-4bb8-8b3c-a5e2ad3b1e82",
        "depreciationExpenseAccountId": "d1602f69-f900-4616-8d34-90af393fa368",
        "accumulatedDepreciationAccountId": "9195cadd-8645-41e6-9f67-7bcd421defe8",
        "bookDepreciationSetting": {
          "depreciableObjectId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
          "depreciableObjectType": "None",
          "depreciationMethod": "DiminishingValue100",
          "averagingMethod": "ActualDays",
          "depreciationRate": 0.05,
          "depreciationCalculationMethod": "None"
        },
        "locks": 0,
        "lockPrivateUseAccount": false
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "400",
      "contentType": "application/json",
      "example": {
        "resourceValidationErrors": [],
        "fieldValidationErrors": [
          {
            "fieldName": "FixedAssetAccountId",
            "valueProvided": "",
            "localisedMessage": "Fixed Asset Account Id is invalid",
            "type": "http://common.service.xero.com/errors/validation/field",
            "title": "Validation Error",
            "detail": "Fixed Asset Account Id is invalid"
          },
          {
            "fieldName": "DepreciationExpenseAccountId",
            "valueProvided": "",
            "localisedMessage": "Depreciation Expense Account Id is invalid",
            "type": "http://common.service.xero.com/errors/validation/field",
            "title": "Validation Error",
            "detail": "Depreciation Expense Account Id is invalid"
          }
        ],
        "type": "http://common.service.xero.com/errors/validation",
        "title": "The resource update failed validation.",
        "detail": "Validation Errors"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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