# Vendors

`GET /accounting/vendors`

Group: Accounting › Vendors · Operation ID: `vendors`

Returns a list of vendors. To match by name or contact email, use POST accounting/vendors/search.

[Open in the interactive reference](https://docs.api.lensing.ai/?op=vendors)

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Api-Version` | header | `"v1"` | yes | The API version this request targets, named by its public identifier. Required on every request; omitting it, or naming a version this company does not have, is answered with 400. This document describes version `v1`. |

## Query surface

- `id` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `vendorNumber` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `vendorType` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `vendorSubType` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `status` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `paymentTerms` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `preferredCurrency` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `independentContractor` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `externalVendorId` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `origin` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- `lastModifiedDate` — filter by eq, ne, gt, gte, lt, lte, in, notIn, between, like
- Orderable: id, vendorNumber, vendorType, vendorSubType, status, paymentTerms, preferredCurrency, lastModifiedDate
- Selectable: id, vendorName, vendorNumber, vendorType, vendorSubType, status, paymentTerms, preferredCurrency, independentContractor, externalVendorId, origin, mainContactEmail, mainContactName, lastModifiedDate

## Response

`200` Success

Under `data`, an array of vendorsRow:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | no | The unique identifier for the vendor. |
| `vendorName` | string or null | no | The legal or trading name of the vendor. |
| `vendorNumber` | string or null | no | The vendor number, for example 'V-2041'. Absent until one has been assigned. |
| `vendorType` | string or null | no | The kind of vendor. Possible values: 'supplier', 'contractor', 'tax', 'benefits', 'payrollProvider', 'healthInsurance'. |
| `vendorSubType` | string or null | no | A finer classification within the vendor type. Possible values: 'direct', 'indirect'. |
| `status` | string or null | no | The lifecycle status of the vendor. Possible values: 'active', 'inactive'. An inactive vendor stays readable so historical documents still resolve, and is not offered for new ones. |
| `paymentTerms` | string or null | no | The default payment-terms key applied to this vendor's bills, for example 'net30' or 'dueOnReceipt'. Stored as supplied. |
| `preferredCurrency` | string or null | no | The currency the vendor prefers to be paid in. Format ISO 4217, for example 'USD'. |
| `independentContractor` | string or null | no | Whether the vendor is an independent contractor. Possible values: 'yes', 'no', 'unsure'. |
| `externalVendorId` | string or null | no | The identifier this vendor has in an external system. It is not unique. |
| `origin` | string or null | no | The source system that created the vendor, for example 'app'. |
| `mainContactEmail` | string or null | no | The email address of the vendor's main contact. |
| `mainContactName` | string or null | no | The name of the vendor's main contact. |
| `lastModifiedDate` | string (date-time) or null | no | The date and time the vendor last changed, in UTC. Format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ. |

## Statuses

- `400` — Invalid request or business failure
- `401` — Missing or invalid access token
- `403` — Not authorized
- `404` — Not found
- `429` — Too many requests
- `500` — Internal server error