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The JournalEntry object

The JournalEntry Object
1{
2  "id": "string",
3  "remote_id": "string",
4  "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
5  "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
6  "transaction_date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
7  "payments": [
8    "string"
9  ],
10  "applied_payments": [
11    "string"
12  ],
13  "memo": "string",
14  "currency": "XUA",
15  "exchange_rate": "string",
16  "company": "string",
17  "inclusive_of_tax": true,
18  "lines": [
19    {
20      "id": "string",
21      "remote_id": "string",
22      "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
23      "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
24      "account": "string",
25      "net_amount": 1,
26      "tracking_category": "string",
27      "tracking_categories": [
28        "string"
29      ],
30      "currency": "XUA",
31      "company": "string",
32      "employee": "string",
33      "project": "string",
34      "contact": "string",
35      "tax_rate": "string",
36      "description": "string",
37      "exchange_rate": "string",
38      "remote_was_deleted": true,
39      "remote_fields": [
40        {
41          "remote_field_class": {
42            "id": "string",
43            "display_name": "string",
44            "remote_key_name": "string",
45            "description": "string",
46            "is_custom": true,
47            "is_common_model_field": true,
48            "is_required": true,
49            "field_type": "string",
50            "field_format": "string",
51            "field_choices": [
52              "string"
53            ],
54            "item_schema": {
55              "item_type": "string",
56              "item_format": "string",
57              "item_choices": [
58                "string"
59              ]
60            }
61          },
62          "value": {
63            "string": {}
64          }
65        }
66      ]
67    }
68  ],
69  "journal_number": "string",
70  "tracking_categories": [
71    "string"
72  ],
73  "remote_was_deleted": true,
74  "posting_status": "UNPOSTED",
75  "accounting_period": "string",
76  "remote_created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
77  "remote_updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
78  "field_mappings": {
79    "organization_defined_targets": {
80      "string": {}
81    },
82    "linked_account_defined_targets": {
83      "string": {}
84    }
85  },
86  "remote_data": [
87    {
88      "path": "string",
89      "data": {}
90    }
91  ],
92  "remote_fields": [
93    {
94      "remote_field_class": {
95        "id": "string",
96        "display_name": "string",
97        "remote_key_name": "string",
98        "description": "string",
99        "is_custom": true,
100        "is_common_model_field": true,
101        "is_required": true,
102        "field_type": "string",
103        "field_format": "string",
104        "field_choices": [
105          "string"
106        ],
107        "item_schema": {
108          "item_type": "string",
109          "item_format": "string",
110          "item_choices": [
111            "string"
112          ]
113        }
114      },
115      "value": {
116        "string": {}
117      }
118    }
119  ]
120}
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A JournalEntry is a record of a transaction or event that is entered into a company’s accounting system.

The JournalEntry common model contains records that are automatically created as a result of a certain type of transaction, like an Invoice, and records that are manually created against a company’s ledger.

The lines of a given JournalEntry object should always sum to 0. A positive net_amount means the line represents a debit and a negative net_amount represents a credit.

idstringOptionalRead-onlyformat: "uuid"
remote_idstring or nullOptional

The third-party API ID of the matching object.

created_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
modified_atdatetimeOptionalRead-only
The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
transaction_datedatetime or nullOptional
The journal entry's transaction date.
paymentslist of stringsOptional

Array of Payment object IDs.

applied_paymentslist of stringsOptional
A list of the Payment Applied to Lines common models related to a given Invoice, Credit Note, or Journal Entry.
memostring or nullOptional
The journal entry's private note.
currencyenum or nullOptional
The journal's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format.
exchange_ratestring or nullOptionalformat: "decimal"
The journal entry's exchange rate.
companystring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"
The company the journal entry belongs to.
inclusive_of_taxboolean or nullOptional

If the transaction is inclusive or exclusive of tax. True if inclusive, False if exclusive.

lineslist of objectsOptionalRead-only
journal_numberstring or nullOptional<=70 characters
Reference number for identifying journal entries.
tracking_categorieslist of stringsOptional
remote_was_deletedbooleanOptionalRead-only

Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited coverage. Learn more.

posting_statusenum or nullOptional
The journal's posting status.
Allowed values:
accounting_periodstring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"
The accounting period that the JournalEntry was generated in.
remote_created_atdatetime or nullOptional
When the third party's journal entry was created.
remote_updated_atdatetime or nullOptional
When the third party's journal entry was updated.
field_mappingsobject or nullOptionalRead-only
remote_datalist of objects or nullOptionalRead-only
remote_fieldslist of objectsOptionalRead-only