---
name: track-a-purchase-order
description: "PO status, amounts, and what's still open — for buyers, not approvers."
title: "Track a purchase order"
url: https://agents.ramp.com/playbooks/track-a-purchase-order
runtimes: [Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity]
---

# Track a purchase order

Buyers need PO status without digging through procurement screens. Give your agent a PO number or vendor and it returns status, amounts, and what's still outstanding.

## How to run

Identify which runtime you're operating in (Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity). Use the matching section below; ignore the others.

## Claude Desktop

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in Claude Desktop ([connector directory](https://claude.ai/directory/61bac03c-3f98-4b3c-affb-1b99533fa82c))

Track a purchase order in Ramp.

PO: [REPLACE — PO number, vendor, or description]

Find the matching PO and report:
- Current status (issued, partially received, closed, etc.)
- Amount, vendor, and key dates
- Anything still open or overdue

If multiple POs match, list them and ask which to detail. Read-only.
```

## ChatGPT

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in ChatGPT ([app](https://chatgpt.com/apps/ramp/asdk_app_69250fb6281c819195b52a1556b0060c))

Track a purchase order in Ramp.

PO: [REPLACE — PO number, vendor, or description]

Find the matching PO and report:
- Current status (issued, partially received, closed, etc.)
- Amount, vendor, and key dates
- Anything still open or overdue

If multiple POs match, list them and ask which to detail. Read-only.
```

## Claude Code

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp CLI installed: `curl -fsSL https://agents.ramp.com/install.sh | bash`
- Logged in: `ramp auth login`

Track a purchase order in Ramp.

PO: [REPLACE — PO number, vendor, or description]

Find the matching PO and report:
- Current status (issued, partially received, closed, etc.)
- Amount, vendor, and key dates
- Anything still open or overdue

If multiple POs match, list them and ask which to detail. Read-only.
```

## Codex

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp CLI installed: `curl -fsSL https://agents.ramp.com/install.sh | bash`
- Logged in: `ramp auth login`

Track a purchase order in Ramp.

PO: [REPLACE — PO number, vendor, or description]

Find the matching PO and report:
- Current status (issued, partially received, closed, etc.)
- Amount, vendor, and key dates
- Anything still open or overdue

If multiple POs match, list them and ask which to detail. Read-only.
```

## Perplexity

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in Perplexity ([connector](https://www.perplexity.ai/computer/connectors?connector=ramp))

Track a purchase order in Ramp.

PO: [REPLACE — PO number, vendor, or description]

Find the matching PO and report:
- Current status (issued, partially received, closed, etc.)
- Amount, vendor, and key dates
- Anything still open or overdue

If multiple POs match, list them and ask which to detail. Read-only.
```