AccountRequest
# 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.
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| integration_params | objectnull | |
| linked_account_params | objectnull |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/AccountRequest",
"title": "AccountRequest",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"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."
},
"integration_params": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": {
"description": "Any type"
}
},
"linked_account_params": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
],
"additionalProperties": {
"description": "Any type"
}
}
},
"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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