Expense managementLedger accounts

Create a new ledger account

Create a new ledger account

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 (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