> This page is for Unified. > For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.merge.dev/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.merge.dev/_mcp/server. 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. ### The JournalEntry Object ```json { "id": "string", "remote_id": "string", "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "transaction_date": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "payments": [ "string" ], "applied_payments": [ "string" ], "memo": "string", "currency": "XUA", "exchange_rate": "string", "company": "string", "inclusive_of_tax": true, "lines": [ { "id": "string", "remote_id": "string", "created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "modified_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "account": "string", "net_amount": 1, "tracking_category": "string", "tracking_categories": [ "string" ], "currency": "XUA", "company": "string", "employee": "string", "project": "string", "contact": "string", "tax_rate": "string", "description": "string", "exchange_rate": "string", "remote_was_deleted": true, "remote_fields": [ { "remote_field_class": { "id": "string", "display_name": "string", "remote_key_name": "string", "description": "string", "is_custom": true, "is_common_model_field": true, "is_required": true, "field_type": "string", "field_format": "string", "field_choices": [ "string" ], "item_schema": { "item_type": "string", "item_format": "string", "item_choices": [ "string" ] } }, "value": { "string": {} } } ] } ], "journal_number": "string", "tracking_categories": [ "string" ], "remote_was_deleted": true, "posting_status": "UNPOSTED", "accounting_period": "string", "remote_created_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "remote_updated_at": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z", "journal_entry_url": "string", "field_mappings": { "organization_defined_targets": { "string": {} }, "linked_account_defined_targets": { "string": {} } }, "remote_data": [ { "path": "string", "data": {} } ], "remote_fields": [ { "remote_field_class": { "id": "string", "display_name": "string", "remote_key_name": "string", "description": "string", "is_custom": true, "is_common_model_field": true, "is_required": true, "field_type": "string", "field_format": "string", "field_choices": [ "string" ], "item_schema": { "item_type": "string", "item_format": "string", "item_choices": [ "string" ] } }, "value": { "string": {} } } ] } ``` ### Schema (`JournalEntry`) ```yaml components: schemas: TransactionCurrencyEnum: type: string enum: - 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 description: The currency code in ISO 4217 format. title: TransactionCurrencyEnum FieldTypeEnum: type: string enum: - string - number - date - datetime - bool - list title: FieldTypeEnum FieldFormatEnum: type: string enum: - string - number - date - datetime - bool - list title: FieldFormatEnum ItemTypeEnum: type: string enum: - string - number - date - datetime - bool - list title: ItemTypeEnum ItemFormatEnum: type: string enum: - string - number - date - datetime - bool - list title: ItemFormatEnum ItemSchema: type: object properties: item_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemTypeEnum' item_format: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemFormatEnum' item_choices: type: array items: type: string title: ItemSchema RemoteFieldClass: type: object properties: id: type: string display_name: type: string remote_key_name: type: string description: type: string is_custom: type: boolean is_common_model_field: type: boolean is_required: type: boolean field_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldTypeEnum' field_format: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldFormatEnum' field_choices: type: array items: type: string item_schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemSchema' title: RemoteFieldClass RemoteField: type: object properties: remote_field_class: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteFieldClass' value: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type required: - remote_field_class title: RemoteField JournalLine: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid remote_id: type: - string - 'null' description: The third-party API ID of the matching object. created_at: type: string format: date-time description: The datetime that this object was created by Merge. modified_at: type: string format: date-time description: The datetime that this object was modified by Merge. account: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid net_amount: type: - number - 'null' format: double description: The value of the line item including taxes and other fees. tracking_category: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid deprecated: true tracking_categories: type: array items: type: string format: uuid description: The journal line item's associated tracking categories. currency: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionCurrencyEnum' - type: 'null' description: >- The journal line item's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format. company: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid description: The company the journal entry belongs to. employee: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid project: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid contact: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid tax_rate: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid description: The tax rate that applies to this line item. description: type: - string - 'null' description: The line's description. exchange_rate: type: - string - 'null' format: decimal pattern: ^-?\d{0,32}(?:\.\d{0,16})?$ description: The journal line item's exchange rate. remote_was_deleted: type: boolean description: >- 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/). remote_fields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteField' description: >- # The JournalLine Object ### Description The `JournalLine` object is used to represent a journal entry's line items. ### Usage Example Fetch from the `GET JournalEntry` endpoint and view the journal entry's line items. title: JournalLine PostingStatusEnum: type: string enum: - UNPOSTED - POSTED title: PostingStatusEnum JournalEntryFieldMappings: type: object properties: organization_defined_targets: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type linked_account_defined_targets: type: object additionalProperties: description: Any type title: JournalEntryFieldMappings RemoteData: type: object properties: path: type: string description: The third-party API path that is being called. data: description: >- The data returned from the third-party for this object in its original, unnormalized format. required: - path description: >- # 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 title: RemoteData JournalEntry: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid remote_id: type: - string - 'null' description: The third-party API ID of the matching object. created_at: type: string format: date-time description: The datetime that this object was created by Merge. modified_at: type: string format: date-time description: The datetime that this object was modified by Merge. transaction_date: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: The journal entry's transaction date. payments: type: array items: type: string format: uuid description: Array of `Payment` object IDs. applied_payments: type: array items: type: string format: uuid description: >- A list of the Payment Applied to Lines common models related to a given Invoice, Credit Note, or Journal Entry. memo: type: - string - 'null' description: The journal entry's private note. currency: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionCurrencyEnum' - type: 'null' description: The journal's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format. exchange_rate: type: - string - 'null' format: decimal pattern: ^-?\d{0,32}(?:\.\d{0,16})?$ description: The journal entry's exchange rate. company: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid description: The company the journal entry belongs to. inclusive_of_tax: type: - boolean - 'null' description: >- If the transaction is inclusive or exclusive of tax. `True` if inclusive, `False` if exclusive. lines: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalLine' journal_number: type: - string - 'null' maxLength: 70 description: Reference number for identifying journal entries. tracking_categories: type: array items: type: string format: uuid remote_was_deleted: type: boolean description: >- 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/). posting_status: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PostingStatusEnum' - type: 'null' description: The journal's posting status. accounting_period: type: - string - 'null' format: uuid description: The accounting period that the JournalEntry was generated in. remote_created_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: When the third party's journal entry was created. remote_updated_at: type: - string - 'null' format: date-time description: When the third party's journal entry was updated. journal_entry_url: type: - string - 'null' format: uri maxLength: 2000 description: The 3rd party URL of the journal entry. field_mappings: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntryFieldMappings' - type: 'null' remote_data: type: - array - 'null' items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteData' remote_fields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteField' title: JournalEntry ```