Cost Centers

Attributes

name string
The name of the cost center.
id uuid
The unique ID of the cost center.
creationDate datetime
The date and time the cost center was created.
description string
The description of the cost center. This should indicate if it is recording where the picked orders are being used, or the accounting code being charged to.

Endpoints

List Cost Centers /api/cost_centers

get

Get a list of cost centers from the Power Pick database and return a JSON response. View the guide on adding filters to List API calls.

Body Parameters

type string
Cost center types are set in Power Pick's System Configuration. They can be optional or mandatory, and tracking info can be entered manually or selected from a drop-down list.
countOnly boolean
When "true", will only return a count of the amount of items in the query.

Default value:
false
limit integer
A limit on the number of objects to be returned.

Default value:
1000
page integer
Page numbering is zero-based and uses the value of the "limit" argument. (For example, if limit=20, then page=0 will display the hits from 1 to 20.)
orderBy string, array
Order the response by the selected field. Multiple values can be passed, separated by a comma.

Request with curl

curl "http://[subdomain.itempath.com or IP]/api/cost_centers" \ -X get \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer [Your JWT Access Token]" -d '{ }'

Example Response

{ "cost_centers": [{ "name": " string ", "id": " uuid ", "creationDate": " datetime ", "description": " string ", }] }] }

Create Cost Center /api/cost_centers/

post

Create a single cost center and receive a JSON response consisting of the newly created cost center.

Body Parameters

name String
REQUIRED

The name for the cost center.
description String
A description for the cost center.

Request with curl

curl "http://[subdomain.itempath.com or IP]/api/cost_centers/" \ -X post \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer [Your JWT Access Token]" \

						-d '{
    "name": "Example Cost Center",
    "description": "Description of cost center"
}'

Example Response

						{
    "cost_center": {
        "id": "706970FE-0A8B-4F4E-A3EA-91D2FDF0C8B0",
        "name": "Example Cost Center",
        "creationDate": "2025-04-11T19:15:16.433000",
        "description": "Description of cost center."
    }
}

Show Cost Center /api/cost_centers/[id]

get

Request a single cost center from the PPG database, returned as a JSON response.

Request with curl

curl "http://[subdomain.itempath.com or IP]/api/cost_centers/[id]" \ -X get \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer [Your JWT Access Token]"

Example Response

{ "cost_center": { "name":" string ", "id": uuid , "creationDate": datetime , "description":" string ", } }

Update Cost Center /api/cost_centers/[Cost+Center+ID]/

put

Update a single cost center and receive JSON as a response.

Body Parameters

name String
The name of the cost center. This value must be unique.
description String
A description of for the cost center.

Request with curl

curl "http://[subdomain.itempath.com or IP]/api/cost_centers/[Cost+Center+ID]/" \ -X put \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer [Your JWT Access Token]"

						-d '{"description" : "updated description"}'

Example Response

						{
    "cost_center": {
        "id": "62F1218C-1DD3-4DFB-85E1-2DA360B2F96A",
        "name": "Example Cost Center",
        "creationDate": "2025-04-11T19:14:34.667000",
        "description": "updated description"
    }

Delete Cost Center /api/cost_centers/[id]/delete

delete

Delete a single cost center from the PPG database and return a JSON response.

Body Parameters

Request with curl

curl "http://[subdomain.itempath.com or IP]/api/cost_centers/[id]/delete" \ -X delete \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer [Your JWT Access Token]"

Example Response

						{ "deleted": "true" }