Expense managementLedger accounts

Update a ledger account

Update an existing ledger account

Path parameters

ledger_account_idstringRequired

Headers

AuthorizationstringRequired
Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.
x-monite-versionstringRequired
x-monite-entity-idstringRequired
The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
descriptionstringOptional<=2048 characters
Description of the ledger account
namestringOptional<=500 characters
Name of the ledger account
nominal_codestringOptional<=500 characters
Account code in the accounting system

Response

Successful Response
idstringformat: "uuid"
A unique identifier of the ledger account.
created_atdatetime
The timestamp when the ledger account was created.
updated_atdatetime
The timestamp when the ledger account was last updated.
is_bank_accountboolean
Indicates whether this ledger account represents a bank account.
statusstring
The status of the ledger account. Possible values: Active, Archived, Pending, Unknown.
typestring
The type of the ledger account. It determines whether the account is a credit account or a debit account and where it appears in financial reports within the accounting system. Possible values: Asset, Equity, Expense, Income, Liability, Unknown.
currencyenum or null
The currency of the ledger account, specified as a three-letter [currency code](https://docs.monite.com/references/currencies) (ISO 4217).
current_balanceinteger or null
The current balance in the account.
descriptionstring or null
User-defined description of the ledger account.
is_externalboolean or nullDefaults to false
Whether the ledger account is from an external system
namestring or null
A user-defined name of the ledger account. Examples: Accounts Receivable, Office Equipment, Advertising, Salaries.
nominal_codestring or null
The account code in the accounting system.
subtypestring or null
The subtype or category of the ledger account. Possible values vary based on the accounting system used. Examples: Current, Fixed, Expense, Inventory, Equity.

Errors