---
updatedAt: 2026-05-14T14:32:15.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.oysterhr.com/v0.1/llms.txt
---

# Retrieve an individual expense

Returns details for an expense with a given expense ID.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "title": "Endpoints",
    "version": "v0.1"
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearer_auth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "amount": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "decimal": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^\\d+([.]\\d+)?$"
          },
          "currencyCode": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 3,
            "maxLength": 3
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "decimal",
          "currencyCode"
        ]
      },
      "expense": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "expenseId": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true
          },
          "amount": {
            "type": "object",
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/amount"
          },
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "pattern": "^[A-Z_]+$"
          },
          "incurredOn": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date"
          },
          "submittedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time"
          },
          "reviewState": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "UNREVIEWED",
              "APPROVED",
              "DECLINED"
            ]
          },
          "reviewedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "format": "date-time"
          },
          "receiptAmount": {
            "type": "object",
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/amount"
          },
          "receiptUrl": {
            "type": "string",
            "nullable": true,
            "format": "uri"
          },
          "engagement": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "engagementId": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true
              },
              "engagementType": {
                "type": "string",
                "pattern": "^[A-Z_]+$"
              }
            }
          },
          "source": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "expenseId",
          "name",
          "amount",
          "category",
          "receiptAmount"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/v0.1/expenses/{id}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Retrieve an individual expense",
        "tags": [
          "Expenses",
          "expenses",
          "@oysterhr/prepay"
        ],
        "description": "Returns details for an expense with a given expense ID.",
        "security": [
          {
            "bearer_auth": [
              "read"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "id",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Expense ID",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successful",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Successful": {
                    "value": {
                      "data": {
                        "expenseId": "A48674e0",
                        "name": "Winter Breaker coffee",
                        "description": "Odit aut voluptatem. Earum quia sit. Iusto fugiat qui.",
                        "amount": {
                          "decimal": "723.89",
                          "currencyCode": "EUR"
                        },
                        "category": "CAR",
                        "incurredOn": "2022-10-15",
                        "submittedAt": "2022-10-15T12:34:56Z",
                        "reviewState": "UNREVIEWED",
                        "reviewedAt": null,
                        "declineReason": null,
                        "revertReason": null,
                        "receiptAmount": {
                          "decimal": "723.89",
                          "currencyCode": "USD"
                        },
                        "receiptUrl": null,
                        "engagement": {
                          "engagementId": "A5540727",
                          "name": null,
                          "engagementType": "EMPLOYMENT"
                        },
                        "source": "OYSTER"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/expense"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "data"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.oysterhr.com",
      "description": "Production server"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api-sandbox.oysterhr.com",
      "description": "Sandbox server"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Expenses",
      "description": "Expenses API allows you to remotely manage expenses of your team. \nApprove or decline a specific expense, get info about a specific expense or receive real-time information about all expenses."
    }
  ]
}
```