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# List ledger accounts

> Returns all ledger accounts for the business with their current balances in a nested tree structure.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: API
  version: latest
servers: []
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags: []
externalDocs:
  url: /
paths:
  /v1/businesses/{businessId}/ledger/accounts:
    get:
      tags: []
      summary: List ledger accounts
      description: >-
        Returns all ledger accounts for the business with their current balances
        in a nested tree structure.
      operationId: business.ledger.accounts.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: List of ledger accounts with balances.
          headers: {}
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerBalances'
        '404':
          description: Business not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    ApiLedgerBalances:
      type: object
      properties:
        accounts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NestedApiLedgerAccount'
    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
    NestedApiLedgerAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountId'
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the ledger account.
          example: Current Assets
        stable_name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountStableName'
        normality:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankTransactionDirection'
        account_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountType'
          description: Type of the ledger account.
        account_subtype:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLedgerAccountSubtype'
          description: Subtype of the ledger account.
        balance:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        entries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiLineItem'
        sub_accounts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NestedApiLedgerAccount'
    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.
    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
    ApiLineItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier of the ledger account line item.
        entry_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: ID of the Journal entry the ledger account line item was part of.
        account:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SingleApiChartAccount'
          description: Simplified Ledger Account object containing this line item.
        amount:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Amount of the financial transaction associated with the line item.
        direction:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankTransactionDirection'
          description: Direction of line item.
        entry_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            Timestamp of the financial transaction associated with the line
            item.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when ledger entry was added to the ledger 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
    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.
    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
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````