---
title: "Initiate journal run (journaliseren)"
method: POST
path: "/v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/{payrollAdministrationId}/journalruns/initiate"
tags: ["Journal run"]
---

# Initiate journal run (journaliseren)

`POST /v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/{payrollAdministrationId}/journalruns/initiate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.loket.nl`
- URL: `https://api.loket.nl/v2/providers/employers/payrolladministrations/{payrollAdministrationId}/journalruns/initiate`
- Auth: none required

__Activity name :__ <a href="https://developer.loket.nl/Activities/PostInitiateJournalRunByPayrollAdministrationId" target="_blank">PostInitiateJournalRunByPayrollAdministrationId</a> This is a controller endpoint to perform an action.<br><br>In the older Loket GUI this specific action is referred to as 'journaliseren' If this action is performed successfully the journal run will be created with status 0 and will be queud for processing. After the initiated run has been picked up and processed by the background process, then the status of the run will be changed accordingly.<br><br>This action may be performed for all payroll periods that are *available for the payroll administration* AND that meet one of the following requirements;<br>* The payroll period is less then 7 years in the past<br>* There is a journal profile configured for the given payroll period<br>* There is an approved payroll run for the given payroll period that has no other journalruns except for failed or removed journalruns<br>* All the payroll runs are processed in order so in order to start a journalrun the previous payrollrun (that should have a journalrun) has to have a successful journal run in order to start the next one<br><br>__Metadata :__  No metadata endpoint available for this controller endpoint.<br><br>__Defaults :__ Defaults endpoint is available for this controller endpoint by adding /defaults. Also, an endpoint is available to retrieve initiation values for a specific period.

## Path parameters

- `payrollAdministrationId` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Response `202`

Accepted

- object: a warning indacateds that the given payload is valide, however take notice of the warning this might ifluence behavour.
  - `version` Version
    - `obsoleteDate` string, date, nullable: The date (can be null) on which the `resourceVersion` is no longer supported/available
    - `resourceVersion` string, date: The resource version of the object in the response
  - `messages` object[]
    - `type` string: Indication of the type of message. See [the general documentation for more information](./#section/Response/Messages)
    - `description` string: Describes the message
    - `id` string, uuid, nullable: In some cases when the message may relate to a specific entity, or specific group of entities, this field provides the identifier of that entity
    - `code` integer: Identifying code for the message
    - `properties` string[]: An array that can contain additional information
  - `content` JournalRun
    - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
    - `sequenceNumber` integer: Ascending sequence number over ALL journal runs for the payroll administration.
    - `payrollRun` object
      - `payrollRunId` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
      - `payrollPeriod` PayrollPeriod2
        - `year` integer: The year of the payroll period the record relates to
        - `periodNumber` integer, nullable: The period number of the payroll period the record relates to
        - `periodStartDate` string, date: The first day of the period for which the tax return message was created
        - `periodEndDate` string, date: The last day of the period for which the tax return message was created
        - `testYear` boolean: Indicates whether the payroll periode is part of a test year. In Loket it is possible to run a year of a payrollAdministration as a so-called test year. This is typically done to test the configuration of a new payroll administration, by running payrollruns within the context of a test year. Please note: if the payroll run belongs to a test year the results of the run should not be regarded as actual data but as test data.
      - `sequenceNumberApproved` integer: Ascending sequence number related to an approved payrol run. A payroll run may have more than one journal run. With this number the journal run may be linked to the specific payroll run.
    - `journalRunStatus` object
      - `key` integer: Possible values for the payroll run status are; * 0 Staat klaar voor journaliseren * 1 Geen journaal resultaten * 2 Fout bij aanmaken * 3 Verwijderd door gebruiker * 4 Journaal gereed * 5 Wordt geëxporteerd * 6 Exporteren mislukt * 7 Journaal geëxporteerd
      - `value` string: The value describing the current status of the payroll run.
    - `requestTime` string, date-time: The time at which the payroll run was requested by the user
    - `processingFinishedTime` string, date-time, nullable: The time at which at which the journal run was finished processing
    - `requestedBy` UserBasicNotNullable
      - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
      - `initials` string: The initials of the user
      - `prefix` string, nullable: The prefix of the user
      - `lastName` string: The last name of the user
      - `formattedName` string: preformated user name for displaying. \<lastname\>\", \"\<initials\>\" \"\<prefix\>
    - `removeTime` string, date-time, nullable: The time at which the journal run was removed.
    - `removedBy` UserBasic, nullable
      - `id` string, uuid: The unique identifier of an object (GUID/UUID)
      - `initials` string: The initials of the user
      - `prefix` string, nullable: The prefix of the user
      - `lastName` string: The last name of the user
      - `formattedName` string: preformatted user name for displaying. \<lastname\>\", \"\<initials\>\" \"\<prefix\>
    - `methodOfCreation` object: Method by which the creation of the journal run was triggered.
      - `key` integer
      - `value` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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