---
title: "Retrieve a Journal Entry"
method: GET
path: "/journal-entry/{booksId}/{tealJournalEntryId}"
tags: ["Books"]
---

# Retrieve a Journal Entry

`GET /journal-entry/{booksId}/{tealJournalEntryId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mercury.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mercury.com/api/v1/journal-entry/{booksId}/{tealJournalEntryId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic

## Path parameters

- `booksId` string, uuid, required
- `tealJournalEntryId` string, base58 (max length 22), required: The unique identifier for a Journal Entry

## Query parameters

- `expand` 'line_entries' | 'line_entries.transaction' | 'line_entries.ledger' | 'line_entries.opposing_ledger_ids' | 'line_entries.payment_applications': An optional field to include when retrieving a Journal Entry

## Response `200`

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid `expand`
- `404`: `booksId` or `tealJournalEntryId` not found

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `ab652aa5aa8e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/mercurytechnologies/apis/mercury-api/changes/journal-entry/:booksId/:tealJournalEntryId/get.md)

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