Delete a journal entry

Permanently deletes a journal entry. The deletion will fail if the journal entry is currently in use or has any linked transactions that are in use.

delete/quickbooks-desktop/journal-entries/{id}

Path parameters

idstring required

The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the journal entry to delete.

Example:123ABC-1234567890

The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the journal entry to delete.

Conductor-End-User-Idstring required

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Example:end_usr_1234567abcdefg

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Returns a confirmation of the deletion with the ID of the deleted journal entry.

idstring required

The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the deleted journal entry.

objectType'qbd_journal_entry' required

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_journal_entry".

refNumberstring nullable required

The case-sensitive user-defined reference number of the deleted journal entry.

deletedboolean required

Indicates whether the journal entry was deleted.

{
  "id": "123ABC-1234567890",
  "objectType": "qbd_journal_entry",
  "refNumber": "JE-1234",
  "deleted": true
}

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