Create a quick check (one-time payment without bill)
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"gl_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"memo": "<string>",
"payment_date": "2023-12-25"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check"
payload = {
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"gl_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"memo": "<string>",
"payment_date": "2023-12-25"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
vendor_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
amount: 123,
gl_account_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
memo: '<string>',
payment_date: '2023-12-25'
})
};
fetch('https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'vendor_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
'amount' => 123,
'gl_account_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
'memo' => '<string>',
'payment_date' => '2023-12-25'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"object": "printed_check",
"entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"check_number": 123,
"bank_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"memo": "<string>",
"printed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"voided_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"cleared_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}Purchasing
Create a quick check (one-time payment without bill)
Creates and immediately prints a one-off check outside of a batch, for urgent or ad-hoc
vendor payments. Specify the payee, amount, and the GL expense account to debit. The check
number is drawn from the entity’s check sequence and the GL journal entry is posted immediately.
Requires purchasing:write scope.
POST
/
quick-check
Create a quick check (one-time payment without bill)
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"gl_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"memo": "<string>",
"payment_date": "2023-12-25"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check"
payload = {
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"gl_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"memo": "<string>",
"payment_date": "2023-12-25"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
vendor_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
amount: 123,
gl_account_id: '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
memo: '<string>',
payment_date: '2023-12-25'
})
};
fetch('https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'vendor_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
'amount' => 123,
'gl_account_id' => '3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a',
'memo' => '<string>',
'payment_date' => '2023-12-25'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/quick-check")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"vendor_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"amount\": 123,\n \"gl_account_id\": \"3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a\",\n \"memo\": \"<string>\",\n \"payment_date\": \"2023-12-25\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"object": "printed_check",
"entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"check_number": 123,
"bank_account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"amount": 123,
"memo": "<string>",
"printed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"voided_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"cleared_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}Authorizations
API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys.
Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write).
Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_Test keys use ark_test_ent_. Both are issued per entity
via Settings > Developers > API Keys.
Body
application/json
Response
Created quick check
A check printed by Arcus (paper AP payment).
Available options:
printed_check Sequential per bank account.
Available options:
printed, reprinted, voided, cleared Was this page helpful?
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