POST
Post opening balances (organization)
Organization space Accounting module For: Accountant · Permission: journal_entries.create Conditions
  • The accounting module must be included in the plan of the organization.
  • In the organization space the caller needs an accounting access grant on the book named in the URL.
  • The book must be set up for accounting (it must have at least one journal).
  • fiscal_year_id must be a fiscal year of the selected book.
  • There must be at least two lines with distinct accounts, positive whole amounts, equal total debits and credits, and postable accounts of the book.
  • Only balance sheet accounts (classes 1 to 5) are accepted; an account of class 6, 7 or 8 is refused.
  • The fiscal period containing the first day of the year must not be closed.
  • The opening entry of a year is identified by the year: sending the same content again returns the entry already posted, while a different content for the same year is refused as a conflict.
What else happens
  • Posts one entry with status posted, dated the first day of the fiscal year, in the miscellaneous operations journal, with source type opening_balances and the year as source.
  • The entry takes the currency of the fiscal year. No transaction fee is computed.
  • Applies the book’s active analytic allocation rules to the lines, when rules match.
  • When a business rule refuses the post on an organization or company book, a posting incident is recorded.
Part of Record and correct entries.

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

book
string
required

Identifier of the accounting book (a 27-character KSUID): the organization itself or one of its companies. The caller must hold an accounting access grant on it.

Query Parameters

response
enum<string>
default:none

Response mode. Default none; none answers 204 No Content.

Available options:
none,
resource
fields
string

Comma-separated JSON keys of the root resource (id is always rendered). Available: id, owner_type, journal_id, fiscal_period_id, accounting_date, reference, description, source_type, source_id, source_event, metadata, currency_code, currency_exponent, status, reversal_of_entry_id, refund_of_entry_id, posted_at, created_at, updated_at, attachments_count.

include
string

Comma-separated include paths, each optionally followed by its fields in parentheses: units(id,sku),units.uomUnit(id,name). Max depth 6, max 40 paths. Available: lines, lines.account, attachments.

Body

application/json
fiscal_year_id
string
required

Identifier of the fiscal year (27-character KSUID) whose opening balances are recorded; it must belong to the selected book. The entry is dated the first day of that year.

lines
object[]
required

Lines of the entry. At least two are required; the total of debit amounts must equal the total of credit amounts. Only balance sheet accounts (classes 1 to 5) are accepted.

Minimum array length: 2
reference
string | null

Optional free-text reference of the entry.

description
string | null

Optional free-text description of the entry.

Response

Resource (only with response=resource).

id

Identifier of the journal entry (27-character KSUID).

owner_type

Kind of book the entry belongs to: organization, company or client.

journal_id

Identifier of the journal the entry is posted in (27-character KSUID).

fiscal_period_id

Identifier of the fiscal period covering the accounting date, set by the server (27-character KSUID).

accounting_date

Date the entry counts for in the books (YYYY-MM-DD).

reference

Free-text reference given at posting, or copied from the original entry on a reversal; null when none.

description

Free-text description given at posting; on a reversal, a text naming the original entry; null when none.

source_type

Kind of record that generated the entry (for example reversal, opening_balances or recurring_entry, or a business flow); null for a manual entry.

source_id

Identifier of the record that generated the entry; null for a manual entry.

source_event

Event of the source record that generated the entry (for example reversed, opening or run: for a recurring occurrence); null for a manual entry.

metadata
object | null

Extra data stored by automatic postings, such as fee snapshots or the company identifier; null for most manual entries.

currency_code

ISO 4217 currency code of the entry, taken from the fiscal year (for example XOF).

currency_exponent
integer

Number of decimal places of the currency (0 for XOF). An amount in minor units divided by 10 to this power gives the amount in the currency.

status

State of the entry: posted (in force), reversed (cancelled by a reversal entry) or refunded (refunded by a refund entry).

reversal_of_entry_id

When the entry is a reversal, the identifier of the entry it cancels; otherwise null.

refund_of_entry_id

When the entry is a refund, the identifier of the entry it refunds; otherwise null.

posted_at

Moment the entry was posted, ISO 8601, set by the server.

lines
array

Debit and credit lines of the entry. Present only when requested with include=lines; amounts are integers in minor units (divide by 10 to the power currency_exponent).

attachments_count
integer

Number of supporting documents attached to the entry.

attachments
array

Supporting documents of the entry. Present only when requested with include=attachments and the caller holds the entry_attachments.list permission.

created_at

Date and time the record was created (ISO 8601, UTC).

updated_at

Date and time the record was last changed (ISO 8601, UTC).