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POST
/
accounting
/
accounts
Create Accounts
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.rootfi.dev/accounting/accounts \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'api_key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "company_id": 1,
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Rootfi Test Account",
      "description": "Rootfi Test Account",
      "nominal_code": "123456",
      "sub_category": "Test",
      "currency_id": "123456",
      "parent_account_id": "1234567",
      "raw_data": {}
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "upload_job_id": "xQm2K441VosP8W4",
    "data": [
      {
        "job_id": "aXI9pUDA5T7E2LS",
        "status": "success",
        "response": {
          "platform_id": "1234567890123456789",
          "currency_id": null,
          "parent_account_id": null,
          "nominal_code": "Test Account",
          "name": "Test Account",
          "description": "Test Description",
          "sub_category": "long_term_liability",
          "category": "LIABILITY",
          "status": "ACTIVE",
          "updated_at": "2021-09-28T15:00:00.000Z",
          "raw_data": {
            "platform_id": "1234567890123456789",
            "nominal_code": "Test Account",
            "name": "Test Account",
            "description": "Test Description",
            "category": "LIABILITY",
            "sub_category": "long_term_liability",
            "status": "ACTIVE"
          }
        },
        "error": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "request_timestamp": "2021-09-28T15:00:00.000Z",
  "response_timestamp": "2021-09-28T15:00:00.000Z",
  "request_id": "7a1c0e42-9f85-4d6e-bb5d-358a72913c0b"
}
The Accounts Data Model is designed to streamline the management and retrieval of account-related information across various accounting platforms.

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Additional Required Fields

To successfully create an account, certain fields must be included in the raw_data object of the request body. The required fields are as follows:
IntegrationFieldDescription
MS_DYNAMICS_365_FOChartOfAccountsThe chart of accounts to which the account belongs.
MYOB_BUSINESStax_idThe tax ID associated to the account.
SAGE_ZA_CLOUD_ACCOUNTINGsub_category_idThe sub-category ID associated to the account.

Authorizations

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api_key
string
header
required

Body

application/json
​
company_id
integer
required

The company ID

Example:

1

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data
accountingtypesAccountsWriteRequestFields · object[]
required

Response

200 - application/json
​
data
accountingtypesCreateAccountsResponseHelper · object
required
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request_timestamp
string<date-time>
required

The time at which the request was received by the server

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response_timestamp
string<date-time>
required

The time at which the response was sent by the server

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request_id
string
required

The unique ID of the request