---
title: "Get an ExpenseClaimItem by id"
method: GET
path: "/api/v3/expenseClaimItems/{expenseClaimItemId}"
tags: ["ExpenseClaimItems"]
---

# Get an ExpenseClaimItem by id

`GET /api/v3/expenseClaimItems/{expenseClaimItemId}`

Retrieve an expense claim item by its identifier.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `data` ExpenseClaimItem — The `ExpenseClaimItem`, is an expense that has been declared (within an expense report) by its owner (the user who made the expense).
    - `id` integer
    - `expenseClaimId` integer — Id of the expense claim in which the item is contained.
    - `lineNumber` integer — Incremental number used to order expense claim items in an expense claim
    - `isControlled` boolean — <true> if the item has been controlled
    - `purchasedOn` string, date-time, required — Day the expense was made.
    - `createdOn` string, date-time — Date-time the item was created. Corresponds to the submition date of the expense claim.
    - `modifiedOn` string, date-time — Date-time the item was last modified.
    - `originalTransaction` object — Expense amount in original currency.
      - `grossAmount` number
      - `currencyId` 'EUR' | 'USD' | 'CAD' | '...'
      - `isExpenseAbroad` boolean — Whether the expense was made in a different country than the owner establishment's.
      - `currency` Currency
        - `id` 'EUR' | 'USD' | 'CAD' | '...'
        - `name` string — Label of the currency (eg: Pound sterling).
        - `url` string, uri
    - `processedAmounts` object — Various amounts in the establishment's currency.
      - `grossAmount` number — Original transaction amount converted into the establishment's currency.
      - `currencyId` 'EUR' | 'USD' | 'CAD' | '...'
      - `currency` Currency
        - `id` 'EUR' | 'USD' | 'CAD' | '...'
        - `name` string — Label of the currency (eg: Pound sterling).
        - `url` string, uri
      - `netAmount` number — The converted amount after the expense policy has been applied.
      - `vatBases` object[]
        - `countryVatRateId` integer
        - `countryVatRate` object — Applicable VAT rate for this amount.
          - `id` integer
          - `name` string
          - `url` string, uri
        - `vatAmount` number
        - `amountExcludingVat` number
    - `expenseNatureId` integer, required — Nature of the expense: Meals, Train, Taxi, Hotels, Taxi, Mileage... List depends on the app configuration.
    - `mileage` object, nullable — Additional information when the expense type is mileage.
      - `distance` number — Distance where the unit depends on the establishment.
      - `power` number — Tax horsepower of the vehicle.
      - `waypoints` unknown[] — The collection of waypoints including intermediate waypoints.
        - unknown
    - `quantity` integer — The quantity when the expense type is 'Quantity'.
    - `effectiveQuantity` integer — Calculated quantity when the expense type is 'Quantity' or 'Invitations' (number of attendees).
    - `attendees` object, nullable — Additional information when the expense type is 'Invitation'.
      - `internal` SimpleUser[] — Attendees who work for the company (ie: Users in the system).
        - `id` integer
        - `name` string
        - `url` string, uri
      - `external` object[] — External attendees (eg: clients, candidates).
        - `id` integer
        - `displayName` string
    - `axisSections` AxisSection[], nullable — Axis sections values.
      - `id` integer
      - `code` string
      - `name` string
      - `multilingualName` string
      - `description` string
      - `ownerId` integer
      - `startOn` string, date-time
      - `endOn` string, date-time
      - `active` boolean
      - `axisId` integer
      - `parentAxisSections` object[]
      - `childrenAxisSections` object[]
    - `customFields` object, nullable — Values for custom fields.
    - `merchant` string, nullable — Merchant of the expense.
    - `comment` string, nullable
    - `expenseReceipts` ExpenseReceipt[], nullable — The expense receipts (PDF file, image, ...) attached to this expense. Technically, there could be more than one, but in reality, there’s usually just one. **Important**: to attach a receipt when creating or updating an expense, you must first upload the file via `POST /lucca-files/api/uploads`, then create an `ExpenseReceipt` via `POST /api/v3/expenseReceipts` (providing the `uploadId`), and finally reference the receipt by its `id` here. Passing the file upload ID directly will result in a `403 Forbidden` error. See the [Attaching receipts guide](/api-reference/legacy/cleemy-expenses/guides/attaching-receipts).
      - `id` string, uuid — The ID of this expense receipt.
      - `originalReceipt` object — The original file.
        - `id` string, uuid — The ID of the expense receipt file.
        - `name` string
        - `href` string, uri — Follow this link to download this expense receipt original file.
        - `extension` string — Suffix to the name of a file (e.g., .txt, .pdf, .jppg) that indicates its content type or its intended use.
      - `receiptPreview` object — Lower resolution (i.e. thumbnail) file of the original expense receipt.
        - `id` string, uuid — The ID of the expense receipt file (same as original).
        - `name` string
        - `href` string, uri — Follow this link to download this expense receipt preview image (i.e. thumbnail), even if the original file is not an image (e.g. PDF). Image size can be negotiated via the `?imageSize` query parameter. Available sizes are: `Small | Medium | Large | Full` (e.g.: `?imageSize=Small`). If the original file is a PDF, then you may request any given page (default is the first) by adding the `?pageNumber` query parameter (takes an integer that starts at 1).
        - `extension` string — Suffix to the name of a file (e.g., .txt, .pdf, .jppg) that indicates its content type or its intended use.
    - `authorizedActions` object — Authorized actions on the expense for the current user.
      - `isCancellable` boolean — Expense can be deleted by the current authenticated user.
      - `isEditable` boolean — Expense can be edited by the current authenticated user.
    - `sourceId` SourceId — The source describes how the expense was created: - 0: Legacy - 1: OldImport - 2: ImportByCb - 3: ImportByNature - 4: Anytime - 5: BudgetInsight - 6: Api - 7: Ocr - 8: Reconciliation - 9: InvoiceAggregator - 10: EmailAttachments - 11: FtpStatementImport - 12: CleemyPayment
      - `id` string
    - `source` Enum
      - `id` number
      - `name` string
      - `code` string
    - `ownerId` integer — Unique identifier of the user that made this expense.
    - `paymentMethodId` 0 | 1 | 3 — How this expense was made: the owner used his money, an enterprise debit card, or a Cleemy card: - 0: User - 1: CorporateCard - 3: Cleemy Card

## Other responses

- `400` — Problem
- `401` — Problem
- `404` — Problem
- `500` — Problem

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[API](https://skmtc.net/luccasoftware/apis/lucca-expenses.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/luccasoftware/apis/lucca-expenses/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/luccasoftware/lucca-expenses/revisions/110f9897756c/schema)