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POST
/
v0
/
quickbooks
/
account
Link an Account to a Ledger
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sandbox.teal.dev/v0/quickbooks/account \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'teal-instance-id: <teal-instance-id>' \
  --data '
{
  "account_id": "<string>",
  "sort_code": "<string>",
  "financial_account_type": "bank_account",
  "special_type": "uncat_inflow"
}
'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "debit_credit": "debit",
  "editable": true,
  "is_required": true,
  "parent_id": null,
  "report_cash_flow": true,
  "sort_code": "<string>",
  "sub_type": "current_assets",
  "type": "asset",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "financial_account_type": "bank_account",
  "required_ledger_purpose": "account_transfers",
  "parent": "<unknown>"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Headers

​
teal-instance-id
string
required

The Teal instance ID

Body

application/json
​
account_id
string
required

The ID of the QuickBooks Account (ledger.id)

​
sort_code
string
required

Determines the display order in reports, ordered digit by digit, starting from the leftmost position. For example, 20010 will come before 3050.

Maximum string length: 20
​
financial_account_type
enum<string> | null

Indicates that the ledger represents a real-world financial account.

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

Indicates how uncategorized transactions in this ledger will be handled.

Available options:
uncat_inflow,
uncat_outflow

Response

Successful Response

The Ledger object of the financial account associated with the Transaction.

​
id
string
required

The unique ID of the object.

Example:

"7JRNsKwy2Lw66caxVU7WGC"

​
name
string
required

The name of the ledger.

Example:

"Pluto Checking 4242"

​
debit_credit
enum<string>
required

Indicates if the ledger is a credit or debit ledger.

Available options:
debit,
credit
Example:

"debit"

​
editable
boolean
required

Whether line entries can be manually added or removed from the ledger.

Example:

false

​
is_required
boolean
required

Indicates that the ledger is one of the four system ledgers required for Teal to work. In the default chart of accounts, these are named one of: Transfers Between Accounts, Opening Balance Retained Earnings, Uncategorized Cash Inflow, Uncategorized Cash Outflow. You can update the names of these to fit your needs.

Example:

false

​
parent_id
string | null
required

If the ledger is a child Ledger, the ID of the parent ledger object.

Example:

null

​
report_cash_flow
boolean
required

Whether Teal includes this ledger in the cash flow report.

Example:

false

​
sort_code
string
required

Determines the display order in reports, ordered digit by digit, starting from the leftmost position. For example, 20010 will come before 3050.

Example:

"1400"

​
sub_type
enum<string>
required

Indicates similar characteristics and accounting treatment for a group of ledgers within a type.

Available options:
current_assets,
non-current_assets,
transfers_between_accounts,
uncategorized_assets,
current_liabilities,
non-current_liabilities,
equity,
operating_revenues,
other_income,
cost_of_goods_sold,
operating_expenses,
other_expenses,
retained_earnings
Example:

"current_assets"

​
type
enum<string>
required

Indicates the purpose and location of the funds and value recorded in the ledger and which report it is included in: asset, liability and equity ledgers are displayed on the balance sheet; revenue and expenses are displayed on the income statement.

Available options:
asset,
liability,
equity,
revenue,
expense
Example:

"asset"

​
created_at
string<date-time>
required

The datetime when the ledger was created.

Example:

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

​
financial_account_type
enum<string> | null

Indicates that the ledger represents a real-world financial account.

Available options:
bank_account,
credit_card,
payments,
payroll,
loan,
prepaid_card,
accounts_receivable,
accounts_payable,
treasury,
investment
Example:

"bank_account"

​
required_ledger_purpose
enum<string> | null

Required ledgers fulfill specific system functions and are necessary for the accounting system to operate.

Available options:
uncat_inflow,
uncat_outflow,
account_transfers,
opening_balances
Example:

"account_transfers"

​
parent
any | null

Expandable. If the ledger is a child ledger, the parent ledger object.