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ark_upsert_load_vendor_expense
ark.upsert_load_vendor_expense
Create or update one Vendor Expense on a visible ARK load, optionally adding or changing the linked customer rebill charge.
- Availability
- Expanded preview
- Scopes
loads:readloads:writebilling:write- ARK permissions
canViewLoadscanViewBillingcanEditLoadcanMakeAdjustments- Team visibility
- Required and enforced
- Approval policy
ask_before_write- ARK approval request
- Required before execution
- Idempotency
- Required for external execution
- Read-only
- No
- Destructive
- No
- External side effect
- No
- Rate limit
- OAuth MCP credential and organization budgets
Input
loadIdstringrequiredVisible ARK load ID.
format: uuid
idstring | nullExisting Vendor Expense ID when updating.
format: uuid
dispatchIdstring | nullOptional dispatch ID when the expense is tied to a specific carrier leg.
format: uuid
categorystringrequiredone of: Lumper, Insurance, Customs / Duties, Customs Broker, Transload / Crossdock, Toll, Permit, Storage, Scale Ticket, Washout, Other
amountnumberrequiredvendorNamestringrequiredmin length: 1; max length: 200
paymentMethodstringrequiredone of: Credit Card, Check, ACH, Cash, EFS / Comcheck, Wire, E-Transfer, Other
paidAtstring | nullOptional paid date or timestamp captured for the Vendor Expense.
referenceNumberstring | nullmax length: 200
descriptionstring | nullmax length: 5000
notesstring | nullmax length: 5000
billCustomerbooleanWhen true, create or update the linked customer rebill charge.
default: false
customerChargeNamestring | nullmax length: 200
customerChargeAmountnumber | nullResult
The tool returns the canonical ark.upsert_load_vendor_expense operation result in structuredContent and mirrors the same JSON as text. Errors set isError: true and return a stable error code, message, and optional details.