Journal Entries

The basic records of a company's financial transactions used to record the debits and credits of each transaction.

The Journal Entries Data Model simplifies the management and retrieval of journal entry information across various accounting platforms.

  • Unified journal entry properties: The model unifies essential journal entry details, such as account ID, amount, currency, description, and posted date, making it easier to work with journal entry data from different platforms.
  • Journal entry lines: The journal_lines property includes an array of related journal lines, providing a comprehensive view of the journal entry's constituent transactions.

Properties Supported

PropertyTypeDescription
platform_idstringThe accounting Platform's ID for this journal entry
account_idstringThe accounting platform's unique ID for the account associated with the journal entry
amountfloatThe total amount of the journal entry
currencystringThe ISO-4217 currency code
currency_ratefloatRate between the currency of the payment and the base currency
document_numberstringReference number for the journal entry
journal_entry_typestringType of the journal entry
descriptionstringDescription of the journal entry
posted_datedateDate of the journal entry
journal_linesJournal LinesAn array of Journal Lines
accountAccountThe account associated with the journal entry
updated_atdateThe date at which the information was updated on the accounting platform

Journal Lines

The Journal Lines Data Model complements the Journal Entries Data Model, focusing on individual transactions within a journal entry.

  • Unified journal line properties: The model unifies essential journal line details, such as type, description, net amount, and tax amount, making it easier to work with journal line data from different platforms.
  • Hierarchical relationship with journal entries: Journal lines are associated with specific journal entries through the journal_entry_id property, enabling a clear understanding of their context within the broader financial record.
  • Relationship with other data models: Journal lines are connected to accounts, customers, and taxes using their respective platform_id properties, ensuring data consistency and accuracy across different accounting platforms.

Properties Supported

PropertyTypeDescription
platform_idstringThe accounting Platform's ID for this journal entry
journal_entry_idstringThe platform ID for the journal entry associated with this journal line
account_idstringThe platform ID for the account associated with this journal line
customer_idstringThe platform ID for the customer associated with this journal line
tax_idstringThe platform ID for the tax associated with this journal line
typeenumType of the journal line item. Values are: DEBIT, CREDIT
descriptionstringDescription of the journal line
net_amountfloatThe total amount of this journal line
tax_amountfloatThe total tax amount of this journal line