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GET
/
v0
/
platform
/
instances
/
{instance_id}
Retrieve an Instance
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.sandbox.teal.dev/v0/platform/instances/{instance_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "entries_start": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "name": "<string>",
  "subscription": "tier0",
  "accounting_package": "platformgl",
  "latest_journal_entry_datetime": "2024-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "latest_close_datetime": "2025-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "parent_id": "Kv7sp6Y1gAH2vfNxAWemRy",
  "child_ids": "['A5SswbYm7eZM2ec5q7Hm2t']",
  "parent": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "entries_start": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "name": "<string>",
    "subscription": "tier0",
    "accounting_package": "platformgl",
    "parent_id": "Kv7sp6Y1gAH2vfNxAWemRy",
    "child_ids": "['A5SswbYm7eZM2ec5q7Hm2t']",
    "parent": "<unknown>",
    "children": [
      "<unknown>"
    ]
  },
  "children": [
    "<unknown>"
  ]
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Path Parameters

​
instance_id
string
required

The instance ID The instance ID

Query Parameters

​
expand
enum<string>[] | null

Comma-separated list of Instance expand paths. Comma-separated list of Instance expand paths.

Available options:
parent,
children

Response

Successful Response

​
id
string
required

The unique ID of the object.

​
entries_start
string<date-time>
required

The datetime in UTC time from which the API will sync an Instance's accounting data. Transactions or journal entries cannot be entered before this date.

​
name
string
required

The name of the business.

​
subscription
enum<string>
required

The Instance's subscription tier.

Available options:
tier0,
tier1,
tier2,
tier3,
tier4,
tier5
​
accounting_package
enum<string>
required

The type of accounting package the Instance uses as the source of truth for their books.

Available options:
platformgl,
quickbooks
​
latest_journal_entry_datetime
string<date-time> | null
required

The datetime of the latest journal entry if one exists, otherwise null

Example:

"2024-10-01T00:00:00Z"

​
latest_close_datetime
string<date-time> | null
required

The datetime when the books for the instance were last closed by a bookkeeper

Example:

"2025-10-01T00:00:00Z"

​
parent_id
string | null

The ID of the Instance's parent.

Example:

"Kv7sp6Y1gAH2vfNxAWemRy"

​
child_ids
string[] | null

The IDs of the Instance's children.

Example:

"['A5SswbYm7eZM2ec5q7Hm2t']"

​
parent
Instance · object

The Instance's parent. Included in expanded responses.

​
children
any[] | null

The Instance's children. Included in expanded responses.