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# /cash-flow-statements/{id}

GET https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/{id}

Returns a `CashFlowStatement` object with the given `id`.

Reference: https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/accounting/common-models/cash-flow-statements/retrieve

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Token-based authentication with required prefix "Bearer"

## Servers

- `https://api.merge.dev/api` (Production, default)
- `https://api-eu.merge.dev/api` (ProductionEU)
- `https://api-ap.merge.dev/api` (ProductionAPSE1)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

### Query parameters

- `expand` (list of enum, optional) — Which relations should be returned in expanded form. Multiple relation names should be comma separated without spaces.
  - Allowed values: `company`
- `include_remote_data` (boolean, optional) — Whether to include the original data Merge fetched from the third-party to produce these models.
- `include_shell_data` (boolean, optional) — Whether to include shell records. Shell records are empty records (they may contain some metadata but all other fields are null).

### Headers

- `X-Account-Token` (string, required) — Token identifying the end user.

## Response

### 200

- `id` (string, optional)
- `remote_id` (string, optional, nullable) — The third-party API ID of the matching object.
- `created_at` (datetime, optional) — The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
- `modified_at` (datetime, optional) — The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The cash flow statement's name.
- `currency` (enum, optional, nullable) — The cash flow statement's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format.
  - Allowed values: `XUA`, `AFN`, `AFA`, `ALL`, `ALK`, `DZD`, `ADP`, `AOA`, `AOK`, `AON`, `AOR`, `ARA`, `ARS`, `ARM`, `ARP`, `ARL`, `AMD`, `AWG`, `AUD`, `ATS`, `AZN`, `AZM`, `BSD`, `BHD`, `BDT`, `BBD`, `BYN`, `BYB`, `BYR`, `BEF`, `BEC`, `BEL`, `BZD`, `BMD`, `BTN`, `BOB`, `BOL`, `BOV`, `BOP`, `BAM`, `BAD`, `BAN`, `BWP`, `BRC`, `BRZ`, `BRE`, `BRR`, `BRN`, `BRB`, `BRL`, `GBP`, `BND`, `BGL`, `BGN`, `BGO`, `BGM`, `BUK`, `BIF`, `XPF`, `KHR`, `CAD`, `CVE`, `KYD`, `XAF`, `CLE`, `CLP`, `CLF`, `CNX`, `CNY`, `CNH`, `COP`, `COU`, `KMF`, `CDF`, `CRC`, `HRD`, `HRK`, `CUC`, `CUP`, `CYP`, `CZK`, `CSK`, `DKK`, `DJF`, `DOP`, `NLG`, `XCD`, `DDM`, `ECS`, `ECV`, `EGP`, `GQE`, `ERN`, `EEK`, `ETB`, `EUR`, `XBA`, `XEU`, `XBB`, `XBC`, `XBD`, `FKP`, `FJD`, `FIM`, `FRF`, `XFO`, `XFU`, `GMD`, `GEK`, `GEL`, `DEM`, `GHS`, `GHC`, `GIP`, `XAU`, `GRD`, `GTQ`, `GWP`, `GNF`, `GNS`, `GYD`, `HTG`, `HNL`, `HKD`, `HUF`, `IMP`, `ISK`, `ISJ`, `INR`, `IDR`, `IRR`, `IQD`, `IEP`, `ILS`, `ILP`, `ILR`, `ITL`, `JMD`, `JPY`, `JOD`, `KZT`, `KES`, `KWD`, `KGS`, `LAK`, `LVL`, `LVR`, `LBP`, `LSL`, `LRD`, `LYD`, `LTL`, `LTT`, `LUL`, `LUC`, `LUF`, `MOP`, `MKD`, `MKN`, `MGA`, `MGF`, `MWK`, `MYR`, `MVR`, `MVP`, `MLF`, `MTL`, `MTP`, `MRU`, `MRO`, `MUR`, `MXV`, `MXN`, `MXP`, `MDC`, `MDL`, `MCF`, `MNT`, `MAD`, `MAF`, `MZE`, `MZN`, `MZM`, `MMK`, `NAD`, `NPR`, `ANG`, `TWD`, `NZD`, `NIO`, `NIC`, `NGN`, `KPW`, `NOK`, `OMR`, `PKR`, `XPD`, `PAB`, `PGK`, `PYG`, `PEI`, `PEN`, `PES`, `PHP`, `XPT`, `PLN`, `PLZ`, `PTE`, `GWE`, `QAR`, `XRE`, `RHD`, `RON`, `ROL`, `RUB`, `RUR`, `RWF`, `SVC`, `WST`, `SAR`, `RSD`, `CSD`, `SCR`, `SLL`, `XAG`, `SGD`, `SKK`, `SIT`, `SBD`, `SOS`, `ZAR`, `ZAL`, `KRH`, `KRW`, `KRO`, `SSP`, `SUR`, `ESP`, `ESA`, `ESB`, `XDR`, `LKR`, `SHP`, `XSU`, `SDD`, `SDG`, `SDP`, `SRD`, `SRG`, `SZL`, `SEK`, `CHF`, `SYP`, `STN`, `STD`, `TVD`, `TJR`, `TJS`, `TZS`, `XTS`, `THB`, `XXX`, `TPE`, `TOP`, `TTD`, `TND`, `TRY`, `TRL`, `TMT`, `TMM`, `USD`, `USN`, `USS`, `UGX`, `UGS`, `UAH`, `UAK`, `AED`, `UYW`, `UYU`, `UYP`, `UYI`, `UZS`, `VUV`, `VES`, `VEB`, `VEF`, `VND`, `VNN`, `CHE`, `CHW`, `XOF`, `YDD`, `YER`, `YUN`, `YUD`, `YUM`, `YUR`, `ZWN`, `ZRN`, `ZRZ`, `ZMW`, `ZMK`, `ZWD`, `ZWR`, `ZWL`
- `company` (string, optional, nullable) — The company the cash flow statement belongs to.
- `start_period` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The cash flow statement's start period.
- `end_period` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The cash flow statement's end period.
- `cash_at_beginning_of_period` (double, optional, nullable) — Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the cash flow statement's period.
- `cash_at_end_of_period` (double, optional, nullable) — Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the cash flow statement's period.
- `operating_activities` (list of ReportItem, optional)
- `investing_activities` (list of ReportItem, optional)
- `financing_activities` (list of ReportItem, optional)
- `remote_generated_at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The time that cash flow statement was generated by the accounting system.
- `remote_was_deleted` (boolean, optional) — 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](https://docs.merge.dev/integrations/hris/supported-features/).
- `field_mappings` (CashFlowStatementFieldMappings, optional, nullable)
- `remote_data` (list of RemoteData, optional, nullable)

## Types

### ReportItem

# The ReportItem Object ### Description The `ReportItem` object is used to represent a report item for a Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement or Profit and Loss Report. ### Usage Example Fetch from the `GET BalanceSheet` endpoint and view the balance sheet's report items.

- `remote_id` (string, optional, nullable) — The third-party API ID of the matching object.
- `created_at` (datetime, optional) — The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
- `modified_at` (datetime, optional) — The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — The report item's name.
- `value` (double, optional, nullable) — The report item's value.
- `sub_items` (map from string to any, optional)
- `company` (string, optional, nullable) — The company the report item belongs to.
- `remote_was_deleted` (boolean, optional) — 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](https://docs.merge.dev/integrations/hris/supported-features/).

### CashFlowStatementFieldMappings

- `organization_defined_targets` (map from string to any, optional)
- `linked_account_defined_targets` (map from string to any, optional)

### RemoteData

# The RemoteData Object ### Description The `RemoteData` object is used to represent the full data pulled from the third-party API for an object. ### Usage Example TODO

- `path` (string, required) — The third-party API path that is being called.
- `data` (any, optional) — The data returned from the third-party for this object in its original, unnormalized format.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "5b3c1341-a20f-4e51-b72c-f3830a16c97b",
  "remote_id": "8211088",
  "created_at": "2021-09-15T00:00:00Z",
  "modified_at": "2021-10-16T00:00:00Z",
  "name": "CashFlow",
  "currency": "USD",
  "company": "595c8f97-2ac4-45b7-b000-41bdf43240b5",
  "start_period": "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "end_period": "2020-03-31T00:00:00Z",
  "cash_at_beginning_of_period": 5000,
  "cash_at_end_of_period": 4063.52,
  "operating_activities": [
    {
      "remote_id": "19202938",
      "created_at": "2021-09-15T00:00:00Z",
      "modified_at": "2021-09-18T00:00:00Z",
      "name": "Operating Activities",
      "value": 1000,
      "sub_items": [
        {
          "company": null,
          "created_at": "2021-09-15T00:00:00Z",
          "modified_at": "2021-09-18T00:00:00Z",
          "name": "Net Income",
          "remote_id": "23042938",
          "sub_items": [],
          "value": 1097.13
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "investing_activities": [
    {
      "remote_id": "192406939",
      "created_at": "2021-11-15T00:00:00Z",
      "modified_at": "2021-11-18T00:00:00Z",
      "name": "Equipment",
      "value": 1000,
      "sub_items": [
        {
          "company": null,
          "created_at": "2021-11-15T00:00:00Z",
          "modified_at": "2021-09-18T00:00:00Z",
          "name": "Equipment",
          "remote_id": null,
          "sub_items": [],
          "value": 1000
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "financing_activities": [
    {
      "remote_id": "192406939",
      "created_at": "2021-11-15T00:00:00Z",
      "modified_at": "2021-11-15T00:00:00Z",
      "sub_items": []
    }
  ],
  "remote_generated_at": "2020-04-01T00:00:00Z",
  "remote_was_deleted": true,
  "field_mappings": {
    "organization_defined_targets": {
      "custom_key": "custom_value"
    },
    "linked_account_defined_targets": {
      "custom_key": "custom_value"
    }
  },
  "remote_data": [
    {
      "path": "/actions",
      "data": null
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id"

querystring = {"include_remote_data":"true"}

headers = {
    "X-Account-Token": "X-Account-Token",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {'X-Account-Token': 'X-Account-Token', Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["X-Account-Token"] = 'X-Account-Token'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true")
  .header("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'X-Account-Token' => 'X-Account-Token',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("X-Account-Token", "X-Account-Token");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "X-Account-Token": "X-Account-Token",
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1/cash-flow-statements/id?include_remote_data=true")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```