The Journal Entry object
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From the Journal Entries endpoint, you can retrieve a list of all entries made in a company's general ledger or chart of accounts. The journal line items for each journal entry should balance.
Field | Type | Description |
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id sortable, filterable | string | Identifier for the journal entry, unique for the business in the accounting service. |
postedDate sortable, filterable | string See Date | Date on which the journal entry was posted to the accounting service, and had an impact on the general ledger. This may be different from the creation date. |
createdDate sortable, filterable | string See Date | Date on which the journal entry was created in the accounting service. |
currency | string | ISO-4217 currency code of the journal entry. |
currencyRate | decimal | Rate to convert the total amount of the transaction into the base currency for the business at the time of the transaction. |
lines | array | An array of journal entry line items. |
totalCredit sortable, filterable | decimal | Total amount of credit line items. |
totalDebit sortable, filterable | decimal | Total amount of debit line items. |
memo | string | Any additional information or business notes about the journal entry. |
journalRef | Reference Types | Reference to the type of journal the journal entry is linked to. Relevant journal in accounting integrations that use multi-book accounting (multiple journals). |
sourceModifiedDate sortable, filterable | string See Date | The date on which this record was last modified in the accounting service. |
Lines
Field | Type | Description |
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id sortable, filterable | string | The Id of the line item. |
description | string | Description of the line item. |
credit sortable, filterable | decimal | The credit amount associated with the journal entry line item. A line item can have a debit or credit amount. |
debit sortable, filterable | decimal | The debit amount associated with the journal entry line item. A line item can have a debit or credit amount. |
taxAmount sortable, filterable | decimal | Line item tax amount. |
accountRef | Reference Types | Reference to the account the line item is linked to. |
taxRateRef | Reference Types | Reference to the tax rate to which the line item is linked to. |
entityRef | Reference Types | Reference to the Vendor/Customer when the account referenced is an Account Receivable or Account Payable. |
taxRateRef | Reference Types | Reference to the tax rate the line item is linked to. |
trackingCategoryRef | Reference Types | Reference to the tracking categories associated with this line item, e.g. classes or departments. |
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