Sage Accounting

Sage Accounting (formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Sage One) is Sage's cloud-based accounting software for UK and international small and medium businesses, covering invoicing, expenses, banking, VAT, payroll integration, and financial reporting. Its REST API at https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1 provides programmatic access to contacts, sales and purchase invoices, ledger accounts, journals, tax rates, bank accounts, and attachments. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with the authorization endpoint at https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central and the token endpoint at https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token; access tokens expire after five minutes and refresh tokens after 31 days, and the X-Business header selects the target business.

Sage Accounting publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Accounting, Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Small Business, and VAT.

Sage Accounting’s developer surface includes engineering blog, documentation, pricing, signup flow, support, and 9 more developer resources.

28.5/100 thin ▲ 9.6 Agent 16/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
1 APIs
AccountingBookkeepingInvoicingSmall BusinessVATSageUKOAuth 2.0

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 28.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 2.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 16/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Sage Accounting v3.1 REST API

REST API for Sage Business Cloud Accounting providing access to contacts, sales invoices, sales credit notes, purchase invoices, purchase credit notes, ledger accounts, journals...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Sage Accounting GraphQL Schema

This GraphQL schema represents the Sage Accounting (formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting / Sage One) REST API surface as a typed GraphQL interface. Sage Accounting is Sage's ...

GRAPHQL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Sage Accounting Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Sage Accounting Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: sage-accounting
name: Sage Accounting
description: Sage Accounting (formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Sage One) is Sage's cloud-based accounting software
  for UK and international small and medium businesses, covering invoicing, expenses, banking, VAT, payroll integration, and
  financial reporting. Its REST API at https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1 provides programmatic access to contacts, sales
  and purchase invoices, ledger accounts, journals, tax rates, bank accounts, and attachments. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0
  with the authorization endpoint at https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central and the token endpoint at https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token;
  access tokens expire after five minutes and refresh tokens after 31 days, and the X-Business header selects the target business.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/sage-accounting.png
tags:
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Invoicing
- Small Business
- VAT
- Sage
- UK
- OAuth 2.0
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sage-accounting/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: sage-accounting:accounting-api
  name: Sage Accounting v3.1 REST API
  description: REST API for Sage Business Cloud Accounting providing access to contacts, sales invoices, sales credit notes,
    purchase invoices, purchase credit notes, ledger accounts, journals, products, services, tax rates, bank accounts, bank
    transactions, and attachments. Multi-business apps target a business via the X-Business header.
  humanURL: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
  baseURL: https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1
  tags:
  - Accounting
  - REST API
  - OAuth 2.0
  - Small Business
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/authenticating/authentication
  - type: Guides
    url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/
  - type: Authorization Endpoint
    url: https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central?filter=apiv3.1
  - type: Token Endpoint
    url: https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/changelog/
  - url: graphql/sage-accounting-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/sage-accounting-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/sage-accounting-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/blog/feed/
  type: Blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Sage
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sage-software
- type: Website
  url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-accounting/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
- type: Guides
  url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-accounting/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/getting-started/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/support/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.sage.com
- type: Community
  url: https://www.sagecity.com
features:
- name: Sales and Purchase Invoicing
  description: Create and manage sales invoices, sales credit notes, quotes, estimates, purchase invoices, and purchase credit
    notes with line items, VAT rates, and attachments.
- name: Contacts
  description: Manage customer and supplier records with addresses, default tax treatment, payment terms, and credit limits.
- name: Ledger and Journals
  description: Read the chart of ledger accounts and post journal entries directly for bookkeeping automation and GL integration.
- name: Banking
  description: Bank accounts, bank transactions, transfers, and reconciliation flows with attachment support.
- name: VAT and Tax
  description: Tax rates, VAT schemes (Standard, Cash, Flat Rate), and HMRC Making Tax Digital (MTD) VAT submission support.
- name: Attachments
  description: Upload and attach files (receipts, invoices) to transactions and contacts via the Attachments API.
solutions:
- name: SMB Accounting Integration
  description: Sync invoices, contacts, and payments between Sage Accounting and CRM, e-commerce, or billing platforms used
    by UK small businesses.
- name: Practice and Bookkeeper Tools
  description: Power tools used by accountants and bookkeepers to manage many client Sage Accounting businesses from one interface.
- name: Making Tax Digital
  description: Submit VAT returns to HMRC directly from integrated apps using the MTD-compliant Sage Accounting API.
useCases:
- name: E-commerce Order Sync
  description: Push Shopify, WooCommerce, or Amazon orders into Sage Accounting as sales invoices with VAT, customers, and
    bank receipts.
- name: Expense Management
  description: Create purchase invoices and attach receipts from expense tools like Dext or AutoEntry for AP automation.
- name: Multi-Business Reporting
  description: Aggregate financial data across many Sage Accounting businesses for group-level reporting and dashboards.
integrations:
- name: Stripe
  description: Reconcile Stripe payouts and charges against Sage Accounting invoices
- name: GoCardless
  description: Direct Debit collection with reconciliation back to Sage
- name: Shopify
  description: Push Shopify orders into Sage Accounting as sales invoices
- name: Dext
  description: Receipt and invoice capture pushed into Sage Accounting
- name: HMRC MTD
  description: Submit Making Tax Digital VAT returns directly to HMRC
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com