# Create Job Material — ServiceM8

> Create a job material line. See the documentation

- Key: `servicem8-create-job-material`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: ServiceM8 (`servicem8`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/servicem8.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/servicem8/actions/create-job-material
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/servicem8/actions/create-job-material/create-job-material.mjs

## Description

Create a job material line. [See the documentation](https://developer.servicem8.com/reference/createjobmaterials)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `jobUuid` | `string` | Yes | The UUID of the job this material is associated with. Required; links the line to its parent job. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `materialUuid` | `string` | No | The UUID of the material catalog item this job material is based on. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `name` | `string` | No | Name shown on invoices (max 500 characters). Often from the catalog material; can be customized per job. |
| `quantity` | `string` | Yes | Quantity for this line (required; cannot be empty; max 100 characters). |
| `price` | `string` | No | Unit price excluding tax. The system may adjust for tax-inclusive pricing consistency. |
| `displayedAmount` | `string` | Yes | Unit price as shown on invoices/quotes (required; tax-inclusive or exclusive per “Displayed amount is tax inclusive”). |
| `displayedAmountIsTaxInclusive` | `boolean` | Yes | Whether the displayed amount includes tax (displayed_amount_is_tax_inclusive). |
| `taxRateUuid` | `string` | No | The UUID of the tax rate for this line item. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `sortOrder` | `string` | No | Display order on the job (lower values first). |
| `cost` | `string` | No | Material cost for this job (ex-tax amount). |
| `displayedCost` | `string` | Yes | Cost as displayed (required; inc-tax or ex-tax depending on displayed_amount_is_tax_inclusive). |
| `uuid` | `string` | No | Optional unique identifier for this record if the API allows you to supply one; otherwise leave blank. |
| `jobMaterialBundleUuid` | `string` | No | JobMaterialBundle UUID if this line belongs to a bundle. Leave blank if not part of a bundle. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "servicem8",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "servicem8-create-job-material",
  arguments: {
    jobUuid: "Job",
    materialUuid: "Material (catalog)",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "servicem8-create-job-material",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    servicem8: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    jobUuid: "Job",
    materialUuid: "Material (catalog)",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "servicem8-create-job-material",
    "configured_props": {
      "servicem8": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "jobUuid": "Job",
      "materialUuid": "Material (catalog)"
    }
  }'
```

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