Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Journals API

Manage general journals and journal lines

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/microsoft-dynamics-nav-web-services-overview
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/web-services-authentication
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/walkthrough--creating-and-interacting-with-a-page-web-service--odata-
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/odata-web-services
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/api-reference/v2.0/
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APIReference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/api-reference/v2.0/endpoints-apis-for-dynamics
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/webservices/authenticate-web-services-using-oauth
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-develop-connect-apps
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/administration-center-api
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/automation-apis-using-s2s-authentication
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/itpro-introduction-to-automation-apis

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/navision/refs/heads/main/openapi/navision-journals-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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ChangeLog
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/whatsnew/overview

OpenAPI Specification

navision-journals-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Business Central Administration Center Accounts Journals API
  description: REST API for programmatic administration of Dynamics 365 Business Central environments. Enables querying and managing production and sandbox environments, setting up administrative notifications, viewing tenant telemetry, managing apps, scheduling updates, and performing environment operations such as copy, rename, restore, and delete.
  version: '2.28'
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Dynamics Support
    email: bcsupport@microsoft.com
    url: https://dynamics.microsoft.com/support/
  license:
    name: Microsoft APIs Terms of Use
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
  termsOfService: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/microsoft-apis/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin/v2.28
  description: Business Central Administration Center
security:
- oauth2: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Journals
  description: Manage general journals and journal lines
paths:
  /companies({company_id})/journals:
    get:
      summary: List Journals
      description: Returns a list of journal objects.
      operationId: listJournals
      tags:
      - Journals
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/company_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/select'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved journals
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Journal'
              examples:
                Listjournals200Example:
                  summary: Default listJournals 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    value:
                    - id: abc123
                      code: example_value
                      displayName: example_value
                      templateDisplayName: example_value
                      lastModifiedDateTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                      balancingAccountId: '500123'
                      balancingAccountNumber: example_value
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      summary: Create a Journal
      description: Creates a new journal in the specified company.
      operationId: createJournal
      tags:
      - Journals
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/company_id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalCreate'
            examples:
              CreatejournalRequestExample:
                summary: Default createJournal request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  code: example_value
                  displayName: example_value
                  templateDisplayName: example_value
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Journal created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Journal'
              examples:
                Createjournal201Example:
                  summary: Default createJournal 201 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: abc123
                    code: example_value
                    displayName: example_value
                    templateDisplayName: example_value
                    lastModifiedDateTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                    balancingAccountId: '500123'
                    balancingAccountNumber: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /companies({company_id})/journals({journal_id})/journalLines:
    get:
      summary: List Journal Lines
      description: Returns a list of journal line objects for a specific journal.
      operationId: listJournalLines
      tags:
      - Journals
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/company_id'
      - name: journal_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        example: '500123'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/top'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/filter'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/select'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved journal lines
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalLine'
              examples:
                Listjournallines200Example:
                  summary: Default listJournalLines 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    value:
                    - id: abc123
                      journalId: '500123'
                      journalDisplayName: example_value
                      lineNumber: 10
                      accountType: G/L Account
                      accountId: '500123'
                      accountNumber: example_value
                      postingDate: '2026-01-15'
                      documentNumber: example_value
                      externalDocumentNumber: example_value
                      amount: 42.5
                      description: A sample description.
                      comment: example_value
                      taxCode: example_value
                      balanceAccountType: example_value
                      balanceAccountNumber: example_value
                      lastModifiedDateTime: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    filter:
      name: $filter
      in: query
      description: OData filter expression
      schema:
        type: string
    skip:
      name: $skip
      in: query
      description: Number of items to skip
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    company_id:
      name: company_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the company
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    select:
      name: $select
      in: query
      description: Comma-separated list of properties to include in the response
      schema:
        type: string
    top:
      name: $top
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of items to return
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: A stable error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: A human-readable error message
          example: example_value
    JournalLine:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: abc123
        journalId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: '500123'
        journalDisplayName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: example_value
        lineNumber:
          type: integer
          example: 10
        accountType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - G/L Account
          - Customer
          - Vendor
          - Bank Account
          - Fixed Asset
          - Employee
          example: G/L Account
        accountId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: '500123'
        accountNumber:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          example: example_value
        postingDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2026-01-15'
        documentNumber:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          example: example_value
        externalDocumentNumber:
          type: string
          maxLength: 35
          example: example_value
        amount:
          type: number
          format: decimal
          example: 42.5
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: A sample description.
        comment:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        taxCode:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          example: example_value
        balanceAccountType:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        balanceAccountNumber:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          example: example_value
        lastModifiedDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
    Journal:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: abc123
        code:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10
          example: example_value
        displayName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: example_value
        templateDisplayName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: example_value
        lastModifiedDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        balancingAccountId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: '500123'
        balancingAccountNumber:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          example: example_value
    JournalCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - displayName
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10
          example: example_value
        displayName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: example_value
        templateDisplayName:
          type: string
          maxLength: 100
          example: example_value
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authentication via Microsoft Entra ID
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.default: Access Business Central Admin APIs
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.default: Access Business Central Admin APIs
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Administration Center API Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/administration-center-api