> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.layerfi.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create child ledger account > Creates a child account under the specified parent account. The child inherits account_type, account_subtype, and normality from the parent. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts/{accountId}/create-child-account openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: API version: latest servers: [] security: - BearerAuth: [] tags: [] externalDocs: url: / paths: /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts/{accountId}/create-child-account: post: tags: [] summary: Create child ledger account description: >- Creates a child account under the specified parent account. The child inherits account_type, account_subtype, and normality from the parent. operationId: business.ledger.accounts.accountId.create-child-account.post parameters: - name: businessId in: path description: The UUID of the business. required: true schema: type: string - name: accountId in: path description: The ID or stable_name of the parent ledger account. required: true schema: type: string - name: Content-Type in: header description: Content-Type must be set to application/json. schema: type: string requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateApiChildLedgerAccount' responses: '201': description: The created child ledger account. headers: {} content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SingleApiChartAccount' '400': description: Invalid request parameters. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' '404': description: Business or parent account not found. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError' deprecated: false components: schemas: CreateApiChildLedgerAccount: type: object required: - name properties: name: type: string description: Display name of the child ledger account. example: Software Consulting stable_name: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStableName' account_number: type: string nullable: true description: Optional account number for the ledger account. example: '4010' description: >- Parameters for creating a child ledger account. The child inherits account_type, account_subtype, and normality from its parent. SingleApiChartAccount: type: object properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountIdentifier' name: type: string description: Name of the account. example: Current Assets account_number: type: string nullable: true description: Account number if configured. example: '4000' stable_name: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStableName' normality: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankTransactionDirection' account_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountType' account_subtype: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountSubtype' description: A single ledger account without nested children. ApiError: type: object description: An error object returned in API error responses. properties: type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiErrorType' description: >- A fixed category for the error, helpful for categorizing and processing errors. description: type: string description: A human-readable error description. error_enum: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiEnumErrorType' description: >- A stable, machine-readable identifier for programmatically handling specific error conditions. Only present for 4xx client errors—not included for 5xx server errors. Use this instead of parsing the description field, as enum values remain stable across API versions. nullable: true meta: type: object description: Optional additional information about the error. nullable: true required: - type - description AccountStableName: type: object required: - type - stable_name properties: type: type: string enum: - StableName description: Resource type. Value will be `StableName`. example: StableName stable_name: type: string example: CURRENT_ASSETS description: Stable name of the account. AccountIdentifier: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountId' description: ID of the account. title: Account ID - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStableName' description: Stable name associated with the account. title: Account Stable Name BankTransactionDirection: type: string enum: - CREDIT - DEBIT ApiLedgerAccountType: type: object properties: value: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LedgerAccountType' description: Type of the account. display_name: type: string description: Display name of the account type. example: Asset ApiLedgerAccountSubtype: type: object properties: value: $ref: '#/components/schemas/LedgerAccountSubtype' display_name: type: string description: Display name of the account subtype. example: Current Assets ApiErrorType: type: string enum: - ResourceArchived - AuthFailure - Plaid - Stripe - InvalidState - ResourceNotFound - InvalidParameters - JsonSerialization - Unknown - BadRequest - PaginationCursor - Conflict - LedgerOperationFailed ApiEnumErrorType: type: string description: >- Stable enum values for programmatic error handling. Only present in 4xx error responses. enum: - AccessCodeInvalid - BalanceSheetDoesNotBalance - BalanceSheetMissingAccount - BankStatementParserError - BillStateError - BulkCategorizeFailure - BulkMatchFailure - BusinessTaskAlreadyCompleted - BusinessTaskDeleted - CalendlyOAuthError - CallBookingError - CantUpdateTransactionInCustomerPayout - CantUpdateTransactionInVendorPayout - CheckPayrollConfigNotFound - CheckPayrollServiceNotFound - ClerkUserAlreadyExists - ConflictingQueryParams - CustomAccountAlreadyExists - CustomTransactionCsvParsingError - CustomTransactionUploadFailure - CustomerPayoutInputFormatError - DoesNotMatchExistingEntity - EmptyBatchRequest - ExpenseParserError - ExternalAccountBalanceReconciliationError - ExternalIdConflict - InvalidCategory - InvalidEffectiveDate - InvalidLedgerOperation - InvalidMonthlyAverageRange - InvalidMultiPartRequest - InvalidPaginationCursor - InvalidPayload - InvoiceDeleted - InvoiceNotFound - InvoiceReferenceMismatch - InvoiceStateError - ManualRateLimit - MultipleTagKeyFiltersUnsupported - NoCognitoUserFound - NoOpeningBalanceFound - NotYetReconciled - OnePasswordApiError - OnePasswordItemNotFound - OnePasswordVaultNotFound - OpenAICategorizationError - PaymentLinkInvalid - PayrollStateError - PeriodIsClosed - PeriodNotClosed - PhoneNumberAlreadyRegistered - PlaidApiError - PlaidConnectionBroken - PlaidCreateLinkTokenError - PlaidCredentialsNotConfigured - PlaidExchangePublicTokenError - PlaidGetInstitutionByIdError - PlaidGetItemError - PlaidInvalidEnvironment - PlaidItemAlreadyExists - PlaidItemNotFound - PlaidProcessorApiError - PlaidUnlinkItemError - QueryParamFormat - QueryParamMissing - QuickbooksBrokenConnection - QuickbooksConnectionAlreadyExists - QuickbooksConnectionAlreadySyncing - QuickbooksConnectionMissing - QuickbooksConnectionNotActivated - QuickbooksInvalidRequest - QuickbooksInvalidState - QuickbooksNoMatchingAccount - QuickbooksNonPostingAccountType - QuickbooksNotConfigured - QuickbooksOAuthCallbackInvalid - QuickbooksOAuthError - QuickbooksTokenExpired - ResourceArchived - ScheduleCNotConfigured - SmsNotEnabled - SpecifiedBadRequest - SpecifiedIdNotFound - SplitTransactionError - StepEvaluationBadRequest - StripeConnectAccountIdNotFound - StripeCredentialsNotConfigured - StripeGetBalanceForConnectAccountFailure - StripeRedirectOrRefreshUrlNotConfigured - TagFilterNotFound - UnexpectedQueryParam - UnitAccountsInUse - WrongAnswerType AccountId: type: object required: - type - id properties: type: type: string enum: - AccountId description: Resource type. Value will be `AccountId`. example: AccountId id: type: string format: uuid description: ID of the account. LedgerAccountType: type: string enum: - ASSET - LIABILITY - EQUITY - REVENUE - COGS - EXPENSE LedgerAccountSubtype: type: string enum: - BANK_ACCOUNTS - ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE - INVENTORY - PAYMENT_PROCESSOR_CLEARING_ACCOUNT - FIXED_ASSET - ACCUMULATED_DEPRECIATION - CASH - UNDEPOSITED_FUNDS - CURRENT_ASSET - NON_CURRENT_ASSET - PREPAID_EXPENSES - DEVELOPMENT_COSTS - LOANS_RECEIVABLE - INTANGIBLE_ASSET - ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE - CREDIT_CARD - TAXES_PAYABLE - INCOME_TAXES_PAYABLE - SALES_TAXES_PAYABLE - OTHER_TAXES_PAYABLE - PAYROLL_TAXES_PAYABLE - UNEARNED_REVENUE - PAYROLL_LIABILITY - PAYROLL_CLEARING - LINE_OF_CREDIT - TIPS - REFUND_LIABILITIES - UNDEPOSITED_OUTFLOWS - OUTGOING_PAYMENT_CLEARING_ACCOUNT - OTHER_CURRENT_LIABILITY - LOANS_PAYABLE - NOTES_PAYABLE - SHAREHOLDER_LOAN - NON_CURRENT_LIABILITY - CONTRIBUTIONS - DISTRIBUTIONS - COMMON_STOCK - PREFERRED_STOCK - ADDITIONAL_PAID_IN_CAPITAL - RETAINED_EARNINGS - ACCUMULATED_ADJUSTMENTS - OPENING_BALANCE_EQUITY - OTHER_EQUITY - SALES - UNCATEGORIZED_REVENUE - RETURNS_ALLOWANCES - DIVIDEND_INCOME - INTEREST_INCOME - OTHER_INCOME - COGS - OPERATING_EXPENSES - PAYROLL - TAXES_LICENSES - UNCATEGORIZED_EXPENSE - CHARITABLE_CONTRIBUTIONS - LOAN_EXPENSES - FINANCE_COSTS - INTEREST_EXPENSES - DEPRECIATION - AMORTIZATION - BAD_DEBT - OTHER_EXPENSES securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT ````