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# Get chart of accounts

> Returns the complete chart of accounts for the business as a nested tree structure.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/chart
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: API
  version: latest
servers: []
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags: []
externalDocs:
  url: /
paths:
  /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/chart:
    get:
      tags: []
      summary: Get chart of accounts
      description: >-
        Returns the complete chart of accounts for the business as a nested tree
        structure.
      operationId: business.ledger.chart.get
      parameters:
        - name: businessId
          in: path
          description: The UUID of the business.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Content-Type
          in: header
          description: Content-Type must be set to application/json.
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The chart of accounts.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiChartOfAccounts'
        '404':
          description: Business not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    ApiChartOfAccounts:
      type: object
      properties:
        accounts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NestedApiChartAccount'
    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
    NestedApiChartAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountIdentifier'
          description: ID of the account.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the account.
          example: Rent
        stable_name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStableName'
          description: Stable name associated with the account.
        normality:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankTransactionDirection'
          description: Normality of the account.
        account_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountType'
          description: Type of the account.
        account_subtype:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountSubtype'
          description: Subtype of the account.
        sub_accounts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NestedApiChartAccount'
    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
    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
    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.
    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
    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

````