> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kombo.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Write raw DATEV ASCII file > This action allows to send an arbitrary ASCII file directly to DATEV LODAS or Lohn und Gehalt. Kombo adds validation for the file format but not on the content. This action allows you to implement any use case that you might have with DATEV payroll ASCII imports. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /custom/datev/passthrough openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Kombo API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.kombo.dev/v1 description: Kombo EU API - url: https://api.us.kombo.dev/v1 description: Kombo US API security: - ApiKey: [] tags: - name: General - name: Kombo Connect description: >- Endpoints for Kombo Connect, our end-user-facing flow for setting up new integrations. - name: Unified HRIS API description: Unified endpoints to access all the HR concepts you might need. - name: Unified ATS API description: Unified endpoints to access all the ATS concepts you might need. - name: Unified ATS (Assessment & Background Check) API description: >- Unified endpoints to operate Assessments and Background Checks for many applicant tracking systems. - name: Unified LMS API description: Unified endpoints to access all the LMS concepts you might need. - name: AI Apply description: Endpoints for AI-powered job application features. - name: Custom Endpoints description: Custom integration-specific endpoints. paths: /custom/datev/passthrough: post: tags: - Custom Endpoints summary: Write raw DATEV ASCII file description: >- This action allows to send an arbitrary ASCII file directly to DATEV LODAS or Lohn und Gehalt. Kombo adds validation for the file format but not on the content. This action allows you to implement any use case that you might have with DATEV payroll ASCII imports. operationId: PostCustomDatevPassthrough parameters: - in: header name: X-Integration-Id schema: type: string description: ID of the integration you want to interact with. example: datev:HWUTwvyx2wLoSUHphiWVrp28 required: true requestBody: description: POST /custom/datev/passthrough Request body content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostCustomDatevPassthroughRequestBody' responses: '200': description: POST /custom/datev/passthrough Positive response content: application/json: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/PostCustomDatevPassthroughPositiveResponse examples: example1: value: status: success data: {} warnings: - message: This is an example warning! default: $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponseGeneral' components: schemas: PostCustomDatevPassthroughRequestBody: type: object properties: file_content: type: string minLength: 1 accounting_month: description: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ type: string format: date-time pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d+)?)?Z?$ externalDocs: url: >- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toISOString target_system: type: string enum: - LODAS - LuG file_type: type: string enum: - STAMMDATEN - BEWEGUNGSDATEN file_name: type: string examples: - Stammdaten.txt required: - file_content - accounting_month - target_system - file_type - file_name PostCustomDatevPassthroughPositiveResponse: type: object properties: status: type: string const: success data: type: object examples: - {} warnings: type: array items: type: object properties: message: type: string required: - message description: >- These are the interaction warnings that are shown in the dashboard. They are meant to provide debug information to you. We recommend logging them to the console. required: - status - data - warnings responses: ErrorResponseGeneral: description: The standard error response with just the platform error codes. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: type: string enum: - error error: type: object properties: code: type: - string - 'null' enum: - PLATFORM.RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED - PLATFORM.CONCURRENCY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED - PLATFORM.INTEGRATION_NOT_FOUND - PLATFORM.INPUT_INVALID - PLATFORM.UNKNOWN_ERROR - PLATFORM.IP_NOT_WHITELISTED - PLATFORM.AUTHENTICATION_INVALID - PLATFORM.TASK_TIMED_OUT example: PLATFORM.RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED description: >- Some errors include an error code that can be used to identify their cause. See the [Error Handling Docs](https://docs.kombo.dev/guides/errors) for more information. For your error handling logic please use the error `code` instead of other properties (e.g. message, http status code, ...). title: type: - string - 'null' description: A static, human-readable label. message: type: string description: >- A dynamic, detailed description of what went wrong in this specific instance. log_url: type: - string - 'null' format: uri description: >- The log page in the Kombo UI lists every interaction with full details. If you need assistance, share that link with our support team. required: - code - title - message - log_url description: Error details with structured code for programmatic handling. required: - status - error examples: Error Response: description: >- When building error handling logic, always use the `code` field to identify specific error types programmatically. See the complete list of error codes in the [docs](https://docs.kombo.dev/guides/errors). value: status: error error: code: INTEGRATION.MODEL_NOT_AVAILABLE title: >- This data model isn't supported for the selected integration. message: >- The "employees" model is not yet available for Greenhouse. Please reach out to Kombo if you need this functionality. log_url: https://app.kombo.dev/my-prod/logs?interactionId=123456 Minimal Error Response: description: >- The "message" is always required while other fields can also be `null`. See the [docs](https://docs.kombo.dev/guides/errors) for more information. value: status: error error: code: null title: null message: The message is always in the response. log_url: null securitySchemes: ApiKey: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Create an API key on the [Secrets](https://app.kombo.dev/secrets) page in the Kombo dashboard. ````