Ledger Transactions

A ledger_transaction is a transaction between two or more ledger accounts. To create a ledger transaction, there must be at least one credit ledger entry and one debit ledger entry. Additionally, the sum of all credit entry amounts must equal the sum of all debit entry amounts. The ledger transaction is immutable once it has posted.

AttributeDescription
id
string
Unique identifier for the ledger transaction.
description
string
An optional free-form description for internal use.
status
string
One of pending, posted, or archived.
metadata
object
Additional data represented as key-value pairs. Both the key and value must be strings. See Metadata.
ledger_entries
array object
An array of ledger entry objects.
posted_at
time
The time on which the ledger transaction posted. This is null if the ledger transaction is pending.
effective_at
datetime
The time at which the ledger transaction happened for reporting purposes.
ledger_id
string
The ID of the ledger this ledger transaction belongs to.
ledgerable_type
string
If the ledger transaction can be reconciled to another object in Modern Treasury, the type will be populated here, otherwise null.
This can be one of payment_order, incoming_payment_detail, expected_payment, return, or reversal.
See Linking to other Modern Treasury objects.
ledgerable_id
string
If the ledger transaction can be reconciled to another object in Modern Treasury, the id will be populated here, otherwise null.
reversed_by_ledger_transaction_id
string
If the ledger transaction is reversed by another ledger transaction, the reversed_by_ledger_transaction_id will be populated here, and it is the ID of the reversal ledger transactions.
reverses_ledger_transaction_id
string
If the ledger transaction reverses another ledger transaction, the reverses_ledger_transaction_id will be populated here, and it is the ID of the original ledger transaction.
live_mode
boolean
This field will be true if this object was created with a production API key or false if created with a test API key.
{
    "id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
    "object": "ledger_transaction",
    "ledgerable_type": null,
    "ledgerable_id": null,
    "ledger_id": "a9d970da-207e-43da-b4d6-6e9ae01ba2cc",
    "description": "Louisiana Purchase",
    "status": "pending",
    "ledger_entries": [
        {
            "id": "45067a63-6e4d-48f6-8aed-872cb3ee9c72",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1500000000,
            "direction": "credit",
            "ledger_account_id": "f1c7e474-e6d5-4741-9f76-04510c8b6d7a",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "resulting_ledger_account_balances": null,
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": {},
            "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "2a9b522e-5be3-49bc-b607-a09f9786dc3c",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1500000000,
            "direction": "debit",
            "ledger_account_id": "063da2e3-4a37-4abf-8626-57d25bd6d441",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "resulting_ledger_account_balances": null,
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": {},
            "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z"
        }
    ],
    "posted_at": null,
    "effective_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "effective_date": "2021-01-01",
    "metadata": {},
    "live_mode": true,
    "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z"
}

Ledger Transaction Versions

A ledger_transaction_version is a historical record of a ledger_transaction. A new ledger_transaction_version is created when a ledger_transaction is created or updated.

AttributeDescription
id
string
Unique identifier for the ledger transaction_version.
ledger_transaction_id
string
The ID of the ledger transaction
version
integer
The version number of the ledger transaction
description
string
An optional free-form description for internal use.
status
string
One of pending, posted, or archived.
metadata
object
Additional data represented as key-value pairs. Both the key and value must be strings. See Metadata.
ledger_entries
array object
An array of ledger entry objects.
posted_at
time
The time on which the ledger transaction posted. This is null if the ledger transaction is pending.
effective_at
datetime
The time at which the ledger transaction happened for reporting purposes.
ledger_id
string
The ID of the ledger this ledger transaction belongs to.
ledgerable_type
string
If the ledger transaction can be reconciled to another object in Modern Treasury, the type will be populated here, otherwise null.
This can be one of payment_order, incoming_payment_detail, expected_payment, return, or reversal.
See Linking to other Modern Treasury objects.
ledgerable_id
string
If the ledger transaction can be reconciled to another object in Modern Treasury, the id will be populated here, otherwise null.
live_mode
boolean
This field will be true if this object was created with a production API key or false if created with a test API key.
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    "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
    "object": "ledger_transaction_version",
    "ledgerable_type": null,
    "ledgerable_id": null,
    "ledger_id": "a9d970da-207e-43da-b4d6-6e9ae01ba2cc",
    "description": "Louisiana Purchase",
    "status": "posted",
    "ledger_entries": [
        {
            "id": "5f6a2fe9-502c-439a-a475-2af09b8836ef",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1600000000,
            "direction": "credit",
            "ledger_account_id": "f1c7e474-e6d5-4741-9f76-04510c8b6d7a",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": {},
            "created_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "0bbdf6db-2378-449f-b731-0409c14f270c",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1600000000,
            "direction": "debit",
            "ledger_account_id": "063da2e3-4a37-4abf-8626-57d25bd6d441",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": true,
            "created_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z"
        }
    ],
    "posted_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z",
    "effective_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000",
    "effective_date": "2021-01-01",
    "metadata": {},
    "live_mode": true,
    "created_at": "2020-08-05T16:58:51Z",
    "version": 1
  },
  {
    "id": "3a3105c1-9a82-4134-8880-9ec68b5ccdfb",
    "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
    "object": "ledger_transaction_version",
    "ledgerable_type": null,
    "ledgerable_id": null,
    "ledger_id": "a9d970da-207e-43da-b4d6-6e9ae01ba2cc",
    "description": "Louisiana Purchase",
    "status": "pending",
    "ledger_entries": [
        {
            "id": "45067a63-6e4d-48f6-8aed-872cb3ee9c72",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1500000000,
            "direction": "credit",
            "ledger_account_id": "f1c7e474-e6d5-4741-9f76-04510c8b6d7a",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": {}.
            "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "2a9b522e-5be3-49bc-b607-a09f9786dc3c",
            "object": "ledger_entry",
            "amount": 1500000000,
            "direction": "debit",
            "ledger_account_id": "063da2e3-4a37-4abf-8626-57d25bd6d441",
            "ledger_account_currency": "USD",
            "ledger_account_currency_exponent": 2,
            "ledger_transaction_id": "d376dd4e-1c4f-4ba2-9b13-db63c04471e0",
            "live_mode": true,
          	"metadata": {},
            "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
            "updated_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z"
        }
    ],
    "posted_at": null,
    "effective_at": "2021-01-01T00:00:00.000",
    "effective_date": "2021-01-01",
    "metadata": {},
    "live_mode": true,
    "created_at": "2020-08-04T16:58:51Z",
    "version": 0
}]