Workday Financials Journal Entries API
Create and manage journal entries
Create and manage journal entries
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Workday Financials Journal Entries API
version: v38.2
contact:
name: Workday Support
url: https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/latest/support.html
termsOfService: https://www.workday.com/en-us/legal.html
description: 'Operations tagged Journal Entries across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: workday-financials-financial-accounting-openapi.yml, workday-financials-financial-management-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialAccounting/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Accounting Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialManagement/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Management Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Journal Entries
description: Create and manage journal entries
paths:
/journalEntries:
get:
operationId: listJournalEntries
summary: Workday Financials List journal entries
description: Retrieve a collection of journal entries.
tags:
- Journal Entries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
- name: status
in: query
description: Filter by journal entry status
schema:
type: string
enum:
- Draft
- Submitted
- Approved
- Posted
- Reversed
- name: fromDate
in: query
description: Filter entries from this date
schema:
type: string
format: date
- name: toDate
in: query
description: Filter entries to this date
schema:
type: string
format: date
responses:
'200':
description: Journal entries retrieved successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
total:
type: integer
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntry'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
post:
operationId: createJournalEntry
summary: Workday Financials Create a journal entry
description: Create a new journal entry for financial accounting.
tags:
- Journal Entries
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntryCreate'
responses:
'201':
description: Journal entry created successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntry'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialAccounting/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Accounting Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
/journalEntries/{id}:
get:
operationId: getJournalEntry
summary: Workday Financials Get a journal entry
description: Retrieve details of a specific journal entry.
tags:
- Journal Entries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
responses:
'200':
description: Journal entry details
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntry'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialAccounting/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Accounting Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
/journalEntries/{id}/post:
post:
operationId: postJournalEntry
summary: Workday Financials Post a journal entry
description: Post an approved journal entry to the general ledger.
tags:
- Journal Entries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
responses:
'200':
description: Journal entry posted successfully
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
'409':
description: Journal entry is not in a valid state for posting
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialAccounting/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Accounting Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
/journalEntries/{id}/reverse:
post:
operationId: reverseJournalEntry
summary: Workday Financials Reverse a journal entry
description: Create a reversal of a posted journal entry.
tags:
- Journal Entries
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
reversalDate:
type: string
format: date
description: Date for the reversal entry
responses:
'201':
description: Journal entry reversed successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalEntry'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
servers:
- url: https://{tenant}.workday.com/api/financialAccounting/v38.2
description: Workday Financial Accounting Production
variables:
tenant:
description: Workday tenant identifier
default: your-tenant
components:
schemas:
CompanyRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the company
descriptor:
type: string
description: Display name of the company
LedgerAccountRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the ledger account
descriptor:
type: string
description: Display name of the ledger account
JournalEntry:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID (WID) for the journal entry
journalNumber:
type: string
description: System-generated journal entry number
journalDate:
type: string
format: date
description: Date of the journal entry
description:
type: string
description: Description of the journal entry
status:
type: string
enum:
- Draft
- Submitted
- Approved
- Posted
- Reversed
description: Current status of the journal entry
journalSource:
type: string
description: Source of the journal entry
company:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyRef'
currency:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyRef'
totalDebit:
type: number
format: double
description: Total debit amount
totalCredit:
type: number
format: double
description: Total credit amount
lines:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalLine'
accountingPeriod:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PeriodRef'
createdBy:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkerRef'
createdOn:
type: string
format: date-time
description: When the journal entry was created
JournalLine:
type: object
properties:
ledgerAccount:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LedgerAccountRef'
debitAmount:
type: number
format: double
description: Debit amount for this line
creditAmount:
type: number
format: double
description: Credit amount for this line
memo:
type: string
description: Line-level memo
costCenter:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CostCenterRef'
WorkerRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the worker
descriptor:
type: string
description: Display name of the worker
PeriodRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the accounting period
descriptor:
type: string
description: Display name of the period
CostCenterRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the cost center
descriptor:
type: string
description: Display name of the cost center
CurrencyRef:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID of the currency
descriptor:
type: string
description: Currency code (e.g., USD, EUR)
JournalEntryCreate:
type: object
required:
- journalDate
- company
- lines
properties:
journalDate:
type: string
format: date
description: Date of the journal entry
description:
type: string
description: Description of the journal entry
company:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyRef'
currency:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyRef'
lines:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalLine'
minItems: 2
description: Journal entry lines (minimum two for debit/credit)
JournalEntry_2:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Workday ID (WID) for the journal entry
journalNumber:
type: string
description: System-generated journal entry number
journalDate:
type: string
format: date
description: Date of the journal entry
description:
type: string
description: Description of the journal entry
status:
type: string
enum:
- Draft
- Submitted
- Approved
- Posted
- Reversed
description: Current status of the journal entry
company:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyRef'
currency:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyRef'
totalDebit:
type: number
format: double
description: Total debit amount
totalCredit:
type: number
format: double
description: Total credit amount
lines:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/JournalLine'
description: Individual journal entry lines
createdOn:
type: string
format: date-time
description: When the journal entry was created
parameters:
limit:
name: limit
in: query
description: Maximum number of results to return
schema:
type: integer
default: 20
maximum: 100
offset:
name: offset
in: query
description: Number of results to skip for pagination
schema:
type: integer
default: 0
resourceId:
name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Unique identifier of the resource (WID)
schema:
type: string
responses:
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid
NotFound:
description: The requested resource was not found
BadRequest:
description: The request was malformed or contained invalid data
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
description: OAuth 2.0 bearer token obtained from Workday authentication
x-refined-from:
- workday-financials-financial-accounting-openapi.yml
- workday-financials-financial-management-openapi.yml