Get a cost type

GET

/public/v1/cost-types/{id}

Get a single cost type by ID. Returns 404 if no cost type with that ID exists in your company or if it has been soft-deleted. Inactive (but not deleted) cost types are still returned.

Required permission: costs_permissions_manage_cost_types.

Authorization

Bearer

headerAuthorizationBearer <token>

API token generated in Distru (Settings → Distru API). Send it on every request as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN.

Path Parameters

id*string

ID of the cost type to fetch.

Response Body

A single cost type

*/*

response

A single cost type

data?

A cost type

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://app.distru.com/public/v1/cost-types/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010'

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://app.distru.com/public/v1/cost-types/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010'

Example ResponseSchema

{
  "data": {
    "active": true,
    "allow_inline_edits": true,
    "cost_per_unit": "25.5",
    "deleted_at": null,
    "description": null,
    "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010",
    "inserted_datetime": "2026-08-24T16:01:03.662817Z",
    "name": "Freight",
    "unit_type": {
      "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000ab5",
      "name": "Unit Type 16"
    },
    "updated_datetime": "2026-08-24T16:01:03.662817Z"
  }
}

{  "data": {    "active": true,    "allow_inline_edits": true,    "cost_per_unit": "25.5",    "deleted_at": null,    "description": null,    "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010",    "inserted_datetime": "2026-08-24T16:01:03.662817Z",    "name": "Freight",    "unit_type": {      "id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000ab5",      "name": "Unit Type 16"    },    "updated_datetime": "2026-08-24T16:01:03.662817Z"  }}

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