TrackingCategory
# The TrackingCategory Object ### Description A `TrackingCategory` object represents a categorization method used to classify transactions within an accounting platform. They are often used to group records for reporting and analysis purposes. The most common types of `TrackingCategories` are Classes and Departments. ### Usage Example Fetch from the `GET TrackingCategory` endpoint and view a company's tracking category.
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 tracking category's name. |
| status | object | The tracking category's status. |
| category_type | object | The tracking category’s type. |
| parent_category | stringnull | |
| company | stringnull | The company the GeneralLedgerTransaction 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 |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/TrackingCategory",
"title": "TrackingCategory",
"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 tracking category's name."
},
"status": {
"oneOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Status7d1Enum"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "The tracking category's status."
},
"category_type": {
"oneOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/CategoryTypeEnum"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"description": "The tracking category\u2019s type."
},
"parent_category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"format": "uuid"
},
"company": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"format": "uuid",
"description": "The company the GeneralLedgerTransaction 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/TrackingCategoryFieldMappings"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
}
},
"description": "# The TrackingCategory Object\n### Description\nA `TrackingCategory` object represents a categorization method used to classify transactions within an accounting platform. They are often used to group records for reporting and analysis purposes. The most common types of `TrackingCategories` are Classes and Departments.\n\n### Usage Example\nFetch from the `GET TrackingCategory` endpoint and view a company's tracking category."
}
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