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 ### 4.3 Expense Lists
 
-_TODO_
+Base path: `/api/expenselist`
+
+All endpoints in this group require authentication. The authenticated caller is resolved from the JWT and used for ownership checks.
+
+---
+
+#### `GET /api/expenselist/mine` — Get caller's expense lists
+
+Returns all expense lists where the caller is the owner **or** has been shared the list.
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Request body:** None
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — array of [ExpenseList](#expenselist).
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "Holiday Trip",
+    "inviteCode": null,
+    "owner": { "id": 1, "username": "alice" },
+    "sharedWith": null,
+    "expenses": [],
+    "customCategories": []
+  }
+]
+```
+
+---
+
+#### `GET /api/expenselist/byId` — Get expense list by ID
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Query params:**
+| Param | Type | Required | Description |
+|-------|------|----------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Yes | Expense list database ID |
+
+The caller must be the owner or the shared user of the list.
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns [ExpenseList](#expenselist).
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 403 | Caller is neither owner nor shared user |
+| 404 | No list found for `id` |
+
+---
+
+#### `POST /api/expenselist/create` — Create an expense list
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Request body:**
+```json
+{
+  "name": "Road Trip 2026"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Constraints |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `name` | String | Required. Max 100 chars. |
+
+The authenticated caller becomes the `owner` of the new list. The list is initialised with the default Xpensely standard categories.
+
+**Success response:** `201 Created` — returns the created [ExpenseList](#expenselist).
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 400 | Validation failure |
+
+---
+
+#### `DELETE /api/expenselist/{id}` — Delete an expense list
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Path params:**
+| Param | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Expense list database ID |
+
+Only the **owner** may delete a list. Deleting a list cascades to all its expenses and custom categories.
+
+**Success response:** `204 No Content`
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 403 | Caller is not the owner |
+| 404 | No list found for `id` |
+
+---
+
+#### `POST /api/expenselist/{id}/add` — Add an expense to a list
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Path params:**
+| Param | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Expense list database ID |
+
+**Request body:**
+```json
+{
+  "title": "Dinner",
+  "owner": "alice",
+  "amount": 42.50,
+  "personalUseAmount": 21.25,
+  "otherPersonAmount": 21.25,
+  "date": "2026-05-09",
+  "category": "Food"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Constraints |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `title` | String | Required. Max 100 chars. |
+| `owner` | String | Required. Username of the person who paid. |
+| `amount` | Double | Required. Min 0.01. |
+| `personalUseAmount` | Double | Optional. Caller's share. |
+| `otherPersonAmount` | Double | Optional. Other person's share. |
+| `date` | String (ISO-8601) | Required. Format: `YYYY-MM-DD`. |
+| `category` | String | Required. Non-blank category name. |
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns the created [Expense](#expense).
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 400 | Validation failure |
+| 403 | Caller is not a member (owner or sharedWith) of the list |
+| 404 | List not found |
+
+---
+
+#### `PUT /api/expenselist/{id}/update` — Update an expense
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Path params:**
+| Param | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Expense list database ID |
+
+**Request body:**
+```json
+{
+  "id": 7,
+  "title": "Dinner (updated)",
+  "ownerName": "alice",
+  "amount": 50.00,
+  "personalUseAmount": 25.00,
+  "otherPersonAmount": 25.00,
+  "date": "2026-05-09",
+  "category": "Food"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Constraints |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Required. ID of the expense to update. |
+| `title` | String | Required. Max 100 chars. |
+| `ownerName` | String | Required. Username of the payer. |
+| `amount` | Double | Required. Min 0.01. |
+| `personalUseAmount` | Double | Optional. |
+| `otherPersonAmount` | Double | Optional. |
+| `date` | String (ISO-8601) | Required. `YYYY-MM-DD`. |
+| `category` | String | Required. |
+
+Caller must be a member of the list. Expense must belong to the specified list.
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns the updated [Expense](#expense).
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 400 | Validation failure or expense does not belong to this list |
+| 403 | Caller is not a member of the list |
+| 404 | List or expense not found |
+
+---
+
+#### `DELETE /api/expenselist/{id}/delete` — Remove an expense from a list
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Path params:**
+| Param | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `id` | Long | Expense list database ID |
+
+**Query params:**
+| Param | Type | Required | Description |
+|-------|------|----------|-------------|
+| `expenseId` | Long | Yes | ID of the expense to remove |
+
+Caller must be a member of the list.
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns the deleted [Expense](#expense).
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 403 | Caller is not a member of the list |
+| 404 | List or expense not found |
+
+---
+
+#### `POST /api/expenselist/{listId}/invite` — Generate an invite code
+
+Generates (or refreshes) a 6-character uppercase invite code for the list, valid for **1 week**.
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Path params:**
+| Param | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `listId` | Long | Expense list database ID |
+
+Caller must be the **owner** of the list.
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns the invite code as a plain string.
+
+```
+AB3X7Q
+```
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 403 | Caller is not the owner |
+| 404 | List not found |
+
+---
+
+#### `POST /api/expenselist/accept-invite` — Accept an invite
+
+Joins the caller to a shared expense list using an invite code.
+
+**Auth required:** Yes
+
+**Request body:**
+```json
+{
+  "inviteCode": "AB3X7Q"
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Constraints |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `inviteCode` | String | Required. Exactly 6 characters. |
+
+**Success response:** `200 OK` — returns the [ExpenseList](#expenselist) the caller joined.
+
+**Error responses:**
+| Status | Condition |
+|--------|-----------|
+| 400 | Validation failure or invite code not found / expired |
+| 403 | Caller is already the owner of this list |
+
+---
 
 ## 5. Data Models