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# Expenses

[**@smokeballdev/smokeball-client-sdk**](./../../../../README)

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# Interface: Api

Entry point for expenses in Smokeball.

## Methods

### create()

> **create**(`request`): `Promise`\<[`Expense`](./Expense)>

Creates a new expense and returns the newly created expense.

#### Parameters

##### request

[`CreateExpenseRequest`](./CreateExpenseRequest)

the create request.

#### Returns

`Promise`\<[`Expense`](./Expense)>

#### Example

```
const request = {
  staffId: '47efff74-3e4b-45b3-bddf-affc6649db0b',
  invoiceId: 'fdb766bc-eb20-4bc1-9417-08b51a7b2286',
  expenseDate: '2025-04-23T00:00:00+10:00',
  activityCode: 'PRT',
  subject: 'Review contract',
  description: 'Print documents',
  quantity: 3,
  price: 350.32,
  tax: 90,
  outputTax: 35,
  taxInclusive: false,
  taxZeroRated: false,
  taxOutOfScope: false,
  taxExempt: false,
  finalized: false,
  isWrittenOff: false,
  isBillable: true,
  isInvoicedExternally: false
};
const response = await sdk.expenses.create(request);
```

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### get()

> **get**(`request`): `Promise`\<[`Expense`](./Expense)>

Gets the expense associated with the specified id.

#### Parameters

##### request

[`GetExpenseRequest`](./GetExpenseRequest)

#### Returns

`Promise`\<[`Expense`](./Expense)>

the expense associated with the specified id.

#### Example

```
const expense = await sdk.expenses.get({
  id: 'e9b9084b-c9b4-4f3c-9f5a-4c83ed3ac265'
});
```