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Account

# The Account Object ### Description An `Account` represents a category in a company’s ledger in which a financial transaction is recorded against. The aggregation of each `Account` object is often referred to as the **Chart of Accounts**. An `Account` can be classified into one of the following categories, determined through the `classification` field: * __Asset:__ Accounts Receivable and Bank Accounts * __Liability:__ Accounts Payable and Credit Card Accounts * __Equity:__ Treasury Accounts and Retained Earnings * __Revenue:__ Income and Other Income * __Expense:__ Cost of Goods Sold and Office Expenses ### Usage Example Fetch from the `LIST Accounts` endpoint and view a company's accounts.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string
remote_id stringnull The third-party API ID of the matching object.
created_at string The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
modified_at string The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
name stringnull The account's name.
description stringnull The account's description.
classification object The account's broadest grouping.
type stringnull The account's type is a narrower and more specific grouping within the account's classification.
account_type object Normalized account type- which is a narrower and more specific grouping within the account's classification.
status object The account's status.
current_balance numbernull The account's current balance.
currency object The account's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format.
account_number stringnull The account's number.
parent_account stringnull ID of the parent account.
company stringnull The company the account belongs to.
remote_was_deleted boolean 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 cove
field_mappings object
remote_data arraynull
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JSON Schema

merge-account-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Account",
  "title": "Account",
  "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."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The account's name."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The account's description."
    },
    "classification": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ClassificationEnum"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The account's broadest grouping."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The account's type is a narrower and more specific grouping within the account's classification."
    },
    "account_type": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountAccountTypeEnum"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Normalized account type- which is a narrower and more specific grouping within the account's classification."
    },
    "status": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountStatusEnum"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The account's status."
    },
    "current_balance": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "double",
      "description": "The account's current balance."
    },
    "currency": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TransactionCurrencyEnum"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The account's currency. The currency code in ISO 4217 format."
    },
    "account_number": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The account's number."
    },
    "parent_account": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "ID of the parent account."
    },
    "company": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The company the account belongs to."
    },
    "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/)."
    },
    "field_mappings": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AccountFieldMappings"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "remote_data": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RemoteData"
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "# The Account Object\n### Description\nAn `Account` represents a category in a company\u2019s ledger in which a financial transaction is recorded against. The aggregation of each `Account` object is often referred to as the **Chart of Accounts**.\n\nAn `Account` can be classified into one of the following categories, determined through the `classification` field:\n* __Asset:__ Accounts Receivable and Bank Accounts\n* __Liability:__ Accounts Payable and Credit Card Accounts\n* __Equity:__ Treasury Accounts and Retained Earnings\n* __Revenue:__ Income and Other Income\n* __Expense:__ Cost of Goods Sold and Office Expenses\n\n### Usage Example\nFetch from the `LIST Accounts` endpoint and view a company's accounts."
}

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