Fields API (1.0.0-alpha)

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The Fields API allows you to manage fields and field values information.

Fields

View and manage fields data.

List custom fields

List custom fields under the same account

SecurityOAuth2
Request
query Parameters
field_id[]
Array of strings or null

The Brex identifiers of the field to filter by

cursor
string or null

The cursor to use for pagination. This is the next_cursor value returned from the previous response.

limit
integer or null <int32>

Controls the maximum number of field values returned in the response. It can't be greater than 1000.

Responses
200

List custom fields response

400

Bad request

401

Unauthorized

403

Forbidden

500

Internal server error

get/v1/fields
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "next_cursor": "string",
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Create a custom field
Create a custom field


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
header Parameters
Idempotency-Key
required
string
Idempotency key for this request.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
name
required
string
The name of the field


 
group
required
string
The category of the field, indicating its purpose or context. For example, it could belong to accounting-related fields or user-related fields.


 Value: "ACCOUNTING"  
remote_id
string or null
Remote/external ID of custom field from external system (e.g. ERP or HRIS system)


 
is_disabled
boolean or null
Indicates if the field is disabled


 
Responses 
200
Create custom field response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


post/v1/fields
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "name": "string",
  • "group": "ACCOUNTING",
  • "remote_id": "string",
  • "is_disabled": true
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "brex_id": "string",
  • "name": "string",
  • "remote_id": "string",
  • "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  • "is_disabled": true,
  • "group": "ACCOUNTING"
}
Get custom field
Get a custom field by Brex ID


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string
The Brex identifier of the field to retrieve


 
Responses 
200
Get custom field response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


get/v1/fields/{id}
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "brex_id": "string",
  • "name": "string",
  • "remote_id": "string",
  • "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  • "is_disabled": true,
  • "group": "ACCOUNTING"
}
Update a custom field
Update a field by ID


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string
The Brex identifier of the field to update


 
Request Body schema: application/json
name
string or null
The name of the field


 
is_disabled
boolean or null
Indicates if the field is disabled


 
Responses 
200
Update custom field response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


put/v1/fields/{id}
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "name": "string",
  • "is_disabled": true
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "brex_id": "string",
  • "name": "string",
  • "remote_id": "string",
  • "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  • "is_disabled": true,
  • "group": "ACCOUNTING"
}
Delete a custom field
Delete a custom field by Brex ID


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
id
required
string
The Brex identifier of the field to delete


 
Responses 
200
Delete custom field response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


delete/v1/fields/{id}
Request samples 
Field Values
List custom field values
List values under the same custom field


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
field_id
required
string
The Field Brex identifier


 
query Parameters
brex_id[]
Array of strings or null
Field value Brex identifier(s) to filter by


 
value_id[]
Array of strings or null
Field value identifier(s) to filter by


 
remote_id[]
Array of strings or null
Field value remote identifier(s) to filter by


 
cursor
string or null
The cursor to use for pagination. This is the next_cursor value returned from the previous response.


 
limit
integer or null <int32> 
Controls the maximum number of field values returned in the response. It can't be greater than 1000.


 
Responses 
200
List custom field values response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


500
Internal server error


get/v1/fields/{field_id}/values
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "next_cursor": "string",
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Update custom field values
Update custom field values (up to 1000 values at once) for a specific field


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
field_id
required
string
The Field Brex identifier


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
Array of objects (Field value to update) 
The field values to update


 
Responses 
200
Update custom field value list response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


put/v1/fields/{field_id}/values
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Create custom field values
Create custom field values (up to 1000 values at once) for a specific field


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
field_id
required
string
The Field Brex identifier


 
header Parameters
Idempotency-Key
required
string
Idempotency key for this request.


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
Array of objects (Field value creation)   non-empty 
The list of field values to be created


 
Responses 
200
Create custom field values response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


post/v1/fields/{field_id}/values
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Delete custom field values
Delete custom field values (up to 1000 values at once) for a specific field


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
field_id
required
string
The Field Brex identifier


 
Request Body schema: application/json
required
Array of objects (Field value to delete) 
The field values to delete


 
Responses 
200
Delete custom field value list response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


delete/v1/fields/{field_id}/values
Request samples 
application/json
{
  • "items": [
    ]
}
Response samples 
application/json
{ }
Get a field value
Get a field value by field ID and field value ID


SecurityOAuth2 
Request 
path Parameters
field_id
required
string
The Field Brex identifier


 
brex_id
required
string
The field value ID (brex_id) to retrieve.


 
Responses 
200
Get a field value response


400
Bad request


401
Unauthorized


403
Forbidden


404
Not found


500
Internal server error


get/v1/fields/{field_id}/values/{brex_id}
Request samples 
Response samples 
application/json
{
  • "brex_id": "string",
  • "remote_id": "string",
  • "value_id": "string",
  • "value": "string",
  • "field_id": "string",
  • "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  • "is_disabled": true
}
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