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# Get ledger account

> Returns a single ledger account by ID or stable_name.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts/{accountId}
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: API
  version: latest
servers: []
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags: []
externalDocs:
  url: /
paths:
  /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts/{accountId}:
    get:
      tags: []
      summary: Get ledger account
      description: Returns a single ledger account by ID or stable_name.
      operationId: business.ledger.accounts.accountId.get
      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 ledger account.
          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 ledger account.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SingleApiChartAccount'
        '404':
          description: Business or account not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    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
    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
    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

````