---
title: "Reads a single Journal entry"
method: GET
path: "/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/journal_entries/{id}"
tags: ["Finance > JournalEntry"]
---

# Reads a single Journal entry

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

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com`
- URL: `https://api.factorialhr.com/api/2026-10-01/resources/finance/journal_entries/{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 Journal entry

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- FinanceJournalEntry
  - `id` string, required: Journal entry ID
  - `number` integer, required: Incremental number assigned to the journal entry
  - `published_at` string, required: Timestamp when the journal entry was published.
  - `type` 'bank' | 'bill' | 'invoice' | 'credit_note' | 'merged_ledger_account' | 'reconciliation' | 'tax' | 'receipt' | 'payroll_result' | 'external', required: Journal entry type (e.g. bank, invoice, tax)
  - `source_id` string: Source id related with this journal entry
  - `source_type` 'bank_transaction' | 'invoice' | 'reconciliation' | 'finance_reconciliation' | 'account' | 'expense' | 'payroll_result' | 'journal_entry': Source type related with this journal entry
  - `reference_date` string, required: Date of the associate source
  - `description` string: Description of the journal entry
  - `legal_entity_id` string, required: The associated Legal Entity ID
  - `external_id` string: External identifier for the journal entry
  - `status` 'published' | 'reversed', required: The status of the journal entry (draft, published, etc.)
  - `updated_at` string, required: Timestamp when the journal entry was last updated.

## 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/journal_entries/:id/get.md)

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