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https://api.getknit.dev/v1.0/accounting.account.create

Creates a new chart-of-accounts entry in your accounting platform.

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Xeroxero

accountCode, accountSubType (

Xero Supported Types

) are mandatory fields and accountNumber is required for Bank account types.

ZohobookszohobookaccountSubType can be one of following values - [other_asset, other_current_asset, cash, bank, fixed_asset, other_current_liability, credit_card, long_term_liability, other_liability, equity, income, other_income, expense, cost_of_goods_sold, other_expense, accounts_receivable and accounts_payable]
Microsoft Dynamics 365microsoft-dynamics-365creation of account is supported for "Bank Account" category only.
Sage IntacctsageIntacct
Quickbooksquickbookstype, subtype and accountNumber are mandatory fields.
NetsuitenetsuitePass "currency" key in metaData. For example - USD, INR etc.
Freshbooksfreshbookscreation of account is supported for "Ledger Account" category only. "Type" is not honored by app rather it is decided based on "subType". Possible values for subType are- ["Cash & Bank","Current Asset","Property, Plant, and Equipment","Long-Term Asset","Current Liability","Long-Term Liability","Equity","Income","Cost of Goods Sold","Operating Expense"]
Sage 200 Standardsage200

For BANK_ACCOUNT category : accountCode and metaData.sortCode are required fields of type string (less than 9 chars). name, description, accountNumber, subType are honored fields. subType should be one of : BankAccountTypeCurrent, BankAccountTypeDeposit, BankAccountTypeSagePayments, BankAccountTypeSageCloudPayments

For LEDGER_ACCOUNT category: accountCode and metaData.reportCategoryId are required fields. The value for metaData.reportCategoryId can be obtained using the passthrough request . name is a honored field.

Wave Financialwave
Oracle Financialsoracle-financials
  • Supported fields: category, accountNumber, name, subType, description, metaData.currencyId, metaData.bankBranchName, and metaData.companyName.
  • Required fields: category, accountNumber, name, metaData.currencyId, metaData.bankBranchName, and metaData.companyName.
  • Use passthrough request to get the list of bank branches for metaData.bankBranchName.
  • subType possible values: Checking, Savings, and Other.
Odoo Accounting OnlineodooBANK_ACCOUNT: accountNumber, metadata.contactId are required fields. LEDGER_ACCOUNT: accountCode, subType are required fields. subType should be one of"asset_receivable", "asset_cash", "asset_current", "asset_non_current", "asset_prepayments", "asset_fixed", "liability_payable", "liability_credit_card", "liability_current", "liability_non_current", "equity", "equity_unaffected", "income", "income_other", "expense", "expense_depreciation", "expense_direct_cost" name, description are honored fields in both account categories.
Body Params
string
required
string
enum
required
Allowed:
string

Type can be either ASSET, EQUITY, EXPENSE, LIABILITY,REVENUE,NOT_SPECIFIED.

string

subType is the narrower and specific grouping of type like - fixed_asset, cash etc

string
string

Required in case of bank accounts

string

Optional description to create bank account

string

JSON-formatted string containing set of key-value attributes to provide additional data

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