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PATCH
/
v0
/
business
/
{business_id}
/
ledger
/
{ledger_id}
Update a Ledger
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.sandbox.getasset.com/v0/business/{business_id}/ledger/{ledger_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "<string>",
  "type": "asset",
  "subtype": "current_asset",
  "financial_account_type": "bank_account",
  "debit_credit": "debit",
  "sort_code": "<string>",
  "editable": true,
  "report_cash_flow": true,
  "parent_id": "<string>"
}'
{
  "data": {
    "name": "<string>",
    "type": "asset",
    "subtype": "current_asset",
    "financial_account_type": "bank_account",
    "debit_credit": "debit",
    "sort_code": "<string>",
    "editable": true,
    "report_cash_flow": true,
    "parent_id": "<string>",
    "id": "<string>",
    "business_id": "<string>"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

​
business_id
string<biz_string>
required
​
ledger_id
string<ldg_string>
required

Body

application/json
​
name
string | null

The name of the ledger

​
type
enum<string> | null

The ledger type

Available options:
asset,
liability,
equity,
revenue,
expense
​
subtype
enum<string> | null

The ledger subtype

Available options:
current_asset,
fixed_asset,
other_asset,
uncategorized_asset,
current_liability,
long_term_liability,
operating_revenue,
other_inflow,
cost_of_goods_sold,
operating_expense,
other_outflow,
contribution,
distribution,
common_stock,
preferred_stock,
additional_capital,
opening_balance,
retained_earnings
​
financial_account_type
enum<string> | null

Used for ledgers that are connected to real-world financial accounts. Set to null if you want to clear the existing value.

Available options:
bank_account,
credit_card,
prepaid_card,
payments,
payroll,
loan,
accounts_receivable,
accounts_payable
​
debit_credit
enum<string> | null

Indicates if the ledger is a debit or credit ledger

Available options:
debit,
credit
​
sort_code
string | null

Used for grouping and sorting ledgers in reports. Set to null if you want to clear the existing value.

​
editable
boolean | null

Whether lines can be manually added or removed from the Ledger

​
report_cash_flow
boolean | null

Whether the ledger is included in the cash flow report

​
parent_id
string<ldg_string> | null

It indicates if this is a child ledger of another ledger in the chart of accounts. Set to null if you want to clear the existing value.

Response

Successful Response

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data
object
required
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