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POST
/
v1
/
businesses
/
{businessId}
/
assets
Create an asset
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.layerfi.com/v1/businesses/{businessId}/assets \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Forklift",
  "asset_type": "EQUIPMENT",
  "original_value": 100000,
  "useful_life_months": 60,
  "accumulated_depreciation_account": "ACCUMULATED_DEPRECIATION"
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "business_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "name": "<string>",
    "ledger_account": {
      "type": "Single_Chart_Account",
      "id": {
        "type": "AccountId",
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
      },
      "name": "Current Assets",
      "account_number": "4000",
      "stable_name": {
        "type": "StableName",
        "stable_name": "CURRENT_ASSETS"
      },
      "account_type": {
        "display_name": "Asset"
      },
      "account_subtype": {
        "display_name": "Current Assets"
      }
    },
    "transaction_tags": [
      {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "key": "ExampleTagKey",
        "value": "ExampleTagValue",
        "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
        "value_display_name": "<string>",
        "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
      }
    ],
    "external_id": "<string>",
    "accumulated_depreciation_account": {
      "type": "Single_Chart_Account",
      "id": {
        "type": "AccountId",
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
      },
      "name": "Current Assets",
      "account_number": "4000",
      "stable_name": {
        "type": "StableName",
        "stable_name": "CURRENT_ASSETS"
      },
      "account_type": {
        "display_name": "Asset"
      },
      "account_subtype": {
        "display_name": "Current Assets"
      }
    },
    "original_value": 123,
    "salvage_value": 123,
    "useful_life_months": 123,
    "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "memo": "<string>",
    "metadata": {},
    "reference_number": "<string>"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
businessId
string<uuid>
required

The UUID of the business.

Body

application/json

The asset to create.

Parameters for creating a fixed asset. Creates a dedicated ledger account for the asset under the parent account (defaults to Fixed Assets).

​
name
string
required

Name of the asset.

​
asset_type
enum<string>
required

The type of fixed asset.

Available options:
RIGHT_OF_USE_ASSET,
VEHICLE,
EQUIPMENT,
GOODWILL
​
external_id
string | null

Unique ID of the asset in your system for linking purposes. Creating an asset with an external_id that already exists upserts the existing asset.

​
parent_ledger_account_identifier
Account ID · object

Parent ledger account under which the asset's dedicated account is created. Defaults to Fixed Assets.

​
accumulated_depreciation_account
Account ID · object

Accumulated depreciation account for the asset. Required before recording DEPRECIATION_AMORTIZATION value updates.

​
original_value
integer<int64> | null

Original purchase value, in cents.

​
salvage_value
integer<int64> | null

Estimated salvage (residual) value, in cents.

​
useful_life_months
integer<int32> | null

Useful life of the asset, in months.

​
memo
string | null

Internal note about the asset.

​
metadata
object

Arbitrary JSON object you can attach for your own use. Layer stores and returns it unchanged.

​
reference_number
string | null

Reference number for the asset.

Response

201 - application/json

Asset created successfully.

​
data
object
required

A fixed asset held by a business. Each asset has a dedicated ledger account.