Journal Entries

Create JournalEntry record

Changed on Oct 19, 2026

Create a new JournalEntry record with the provided data. Validates all required fields and business rules.

Side effects

If an approval workflow matches this request, DualEntry can set record_status back to draft.
If a line sets eliminated to true, DualEntry writes an elimination transaction in the elimination company, with the date, memo, and status of the entry. If the entry has a reversal, DualEntry writes a second elimination transaction for that reversal, with the date, memo, and status of the reversal.

apply_default_classificationsboolean

When false, store submitted line classifications, including an empty list. When omitted, organization defaults apply to new lines with omitted or empty classifications only when the organization setting is enabled.

Idempotency-Keystring

Optional. A unique value (a UUID works well) identifying this operation. If the request is repeated with the same key, the original response is replayed instead of the operation running again, so a retry cannot create a duplicate record. Results are replayable for 48 hours. Reusing a key with a different request body returns 422.

Request body

datestring date required

transaction_datestring date nullable

custom_fieldsobject[] nullable

company_idinteger required

memostring nullable

reference_numberstring nullable

currency_iso_4217_code'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRU' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'STN' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWL'

reversal_datestring date nullable

related_journal_entry_numberinteger nullable

Number of the journal entry this entry reverses or relates to.

accrual_template_idinteger nullable

book_idsinteger[] nullable

Accounting book ids. Omit to assign every active book.

record_status'draft' | 'posted' | 'archived'

is_adjusting_entryboolean

Marks the journal entry as an adjusting entry. Omit on update to keep the stored value.

Response

OK

book_idsinteger[] required

bank_match_statusstring nullable

reconciliation_statusstring nullable

approval_statusstring nullable

internal_idinteger required

numberinteger required

codestring nullable

transaction_idinteger required

company_idinteger required

company_namestring required

company_currencystring required

memostring required

reference_numberstring nullable

datestring date required

Posting date (GL date) - the date when the transaction is recorded in the general ledger

transaction_datestring date required

Transaction date (inception date) - the date when the transaction actually occurred

currency_iso_4217_code'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRU' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'STN' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWL' required

amountstring required

exchange_ratestring required

record_status'draft' | 'posted' | 'archived' required

enable_eliminationboolean

is_adjusting_entryboolean required

created_by_idinteger nullable

created_by_namestring nullable

reversal_datestring date nullable

Posting date of the reversal, or null when the journal entry is not reversed. Mirrors the reversal_date accepted on create/update.

related_journal_entry_numberinteger nullable

accrual_template_idinteger nullable

recurring_record_numberinteger nullable

created_atstring date-time required

Date and time the record was created

updated_atstring date-time required

Date and time the record was last updated

Create JournalEntry record

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