---
title: "Reads a single Accounting setting"
method: GET
path: "/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/accounting_settings/{id}"
tags: ["Finance > AccountingSetting"]
---

# Reads a single Accounting setting

`GET /api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/accounting_settings/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com`
- URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/accounting_settings/{id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://id.factorialhr.com/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://id.factorialhr.com/api/oauth/token` scopes: `finance`
  - API key in header `x-api-key`

Reads a single Accounting setting

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- FinanceAccountingSetting
  - `id` string, required: Identifier for the AccountingSetting.
  - `external_id` string: External ID for the accounting setting.
  - `company_id` string, required: ID of the associated Company.
  - `legal_entity_id` string, required: ID of the associated Legal Entity.
  - `updated_at` string, required: Timestamp when the accounting setting was last updated.
  - `default_account_for_purchase_invoices_id` string: Default account for purchase invoices.
  - `default_account_for_vendors_id` string: Default account for vendors.
  - `default_account_for_banks_id` string: Default account for banks.
  - `default_account_for_suspense_id` string: Default suspense account.
  - `default_account_for_expenses_id` string: Default account for expenses.
  - `default_account_for_employees_id` string: Default account for employees.
  - `default_account_for_sale_invoices_id` string: Default account for sale invoices.
  - `default_account_for_clients_id` string: Default account for clients.
  - `default_account_for_benefits_id` string: Default account for benefits.

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `83ac9aa1de50`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/factorialhr/apis/factorial-api/changes/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/accounting_settings/:id/get.md)

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