Use with caution

Because journal entries underpin every transaction in an accounting software, deleting a journal entry can affect every transaction for a given company.

Before you proceed, make sure you understand the implications of deleting journal entries from an accounting perspective.

The Delete journal entry endpoint allows you to delete a specified journal entry from an accounting software.

Journal entries are made in a company's general ledger, or accounts, when transactions are approved.

Process

1. Pass the {journalEntryId} to the Delete journal entry endpoint and store the pushOperationKey returned.

2. Check the status of the delete by checking the status of push operation either via

   1. Push operation webhook (advised),
   2. Push operation status endpoint.

   A Success status indicates that the journal entry object was deleted from the accounting software.

3. (Optional) Check that the journal entry was deleted from the accounting software.

Effect on related objects

Be aware that deleting a journal entry from an accounting software might cause related objects to be modified. For example, if you delete the journal entry for a paid invoice in QuickBooks Online, the invoice is deleted but the payment against that invoice is not. The payment is converted to a payment on account.

Integration specifics

Integrations that support soft delete do not permanently delete the object in the accounting software.