---
title: "Close a fiscal period (Soft or Hard). Hard close is IRREVERSIBLE and prevents all journal entries in that period. HIGH RISK."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/fiscal-period-close"
---

# Close a fiscal period (Soft or Hard). Hard close is IRREVERSIBLE and prevents all journal entries in that period. HIGH RISK.

`POST /api/v1/fiscal-period-close`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.ledgerbeaver.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://app.ledgerbeaver.com/api/v1/fiscal-period-close`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Request body

- object
  - `companyId` string, required
  - `periodKey` string, required
  - `closeType` string, required
  - `confirm` boolean, required

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `content` object[]
    - `type` string
    - `text` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded

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