Skills Development Ramp API for Expense Management

Ramp API for Expense Management

v20260423
ramp-local-dev-loop
Provides patterns and instructions for integrating with the Ramp Developer API. This skill allows developers to manage corporate cards, process expenses, and synchronize accounting data within a local development loop, utilizing OAuth2 authentication for secure access.
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Overview

Ramp Local Dev Loop

Overview

Implementation patterns for Ramp local dev loop using the Developer API with OAuth2 authentication.

Prerequisites

  • Completed ramp-install-auth setup

Instructions

Step 1: API Call Pattern

import os, requests

# Obtain token
token_resp = requests.post(f"{os.environ['RAMP_BASE_URL'].replace('/v1','')}/v1/token", data={
    "grant_type": "client_credentials",
    "client_id": os.environ["RAMP_CLIENT_ID"],
    "client_secret": os.environ["RAMP_CLIENT_SECRET"],
})
access_token = token_resp.json()["access_token"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"}

cards = requests.get(f"{os.environ['RAMP_BASE_URL']}/cards", headers=headers)
print(f"Cards: {len(cards.json()['data'])}")

Output

  • Ramp API integration for local dev loop

Error Handling

Error Cause Solution
401 Unauthorized Expired token Re-authenticate
429 Rate Limited Too many requests Implement backoff
403 Forbidden Insufficient permissions Check API app permissions

Resources

Next Steps

See related Ramp skills for more workflows.

Info
Category Development
Name ramp-local-dev-loop
Version v20260423
Size 1.78KB
Updated At 2026-04-28
Language