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Scout RFP (Workday Strategic Sourcing) spend_categories API

Use the Spend Categories API to create, update, and query the Spend Categories in Workday Strategic Sourcing.Spend Categories are used in both the project and contract resources. On POST and PATCH related endpoints for those resources a spend_category_id can be added to attach a spend category. The spend_category_id is a foreign key for the spend_categories resource's id.## Spend Category Object

Scout RFP (Workday Strategic Sourcing) spend_categories API is one of 46 APIs that Scout RFP (Workday Strategic Sourcing) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Spend Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 operations across 3 paths, and defines 18 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.2, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.us.workdayspend.com/services/attachments/v1, https://api.sandbox.us.workdayspend.com/services/attachments/v1.

8 operations 3 paths 18 schemas 2 DELETE3 GET2 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.2
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.us.workdayspend.com/services/suppliers/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Scout RFP (Workday Strategic Sourcing) spend_categories API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (api_key). An API key is passed in the header as X-User-Token (user_token). An API key is passed in the header as X-User-Email (user_email). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • api_key — Company API key.
  • user_token — User token.
  • user_email — User email.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 2 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

spend_categories 8

Use the Spend Categories API to create, update, and query the Spend Categories in Workday Strategic Sourcing. Spend Categories are used in both the project and contract resources.…

GET
/spend_categories
List Spend Categories
List Spend Categories → 200401
POST
/spend_categories
Create a Spend Category
Create a Spend Category body → 201401
GET
/spend_categories/{id}
Get a Spend Category
Get a Spend Category 1 param → 200401404
PATCH
/spend_categories/{id}
Update a Spend Category
Update a Spend Category 1 param body → 200401404409
DELETE
/spend_categories/{id}
Delete a Spend Category
Delete a Spend Category 1 param → 204401404
GET
/spend_categories/{external_id}/external_id
Get a Spend Category by External ID
Get a Spend Category by External ID 1 param → 200401404
PATCH
/spend_categories/{external_id}/external_id
Update a Spend Category by External ID
Update a Spend Category by External ID 1 param body → 200401404
DELETE
/spend_categories/{external_id}/external_id
Delete a Spend Category by External ID
Delete a Spend Category by External ID 1 param → 204401404

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SpendCategoryUpdateAttributes (3 properties), SpendCategoryUpdate (3 properties), SpendCategoryAttributes (3 properties), SpendCategoryCreate (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SpendCategoryBase
object
2 properties 2 required
SpendCategoryId
integer
Spend category identifier string.
PaginationLinks
object
List of related links.
PrevPageLink
object
1 property
SpendCategoryUpdateAttributes
object
Spend category update attributes.
3 properties
SpendCategoryUsages
array
Spend category usages. Only spend categories with procurement usage can be used for requisitions.
SpendCategoryExternalId
string
Spend category external identifier string.
SpendCategoryName
string
Spend category name.
SpendCategoryAttributes
object
Spend category attributes.
3 properties 1 required
Pagination
object
2 properties
SpendCategoryType
string
Object type, should always be spendcategories.
Error
object
1 property
SpendCategoryCreate
object
2 properties 1 required
NextPageLink
object
1 property
SelfLink
object
1 property
SpendCategory
SpendCategoryUpdate
object
3 properties 2 required
Errors
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

scoutrfp-spend-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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