Get a ledger transaction · Ownrecord docs

Returns one transaction of the legal entity's ledger by its ID (txn_…): its kind and status, the debit and credit entries with their account codes (integer micros), the totals per currency, the business date (effectiveAt), the objects it is about (links), the memo, and the actor who posted it (actor.approvalId names the approval request when a second person approved it). A transaction of another entity or mode is resource_not_found.

At a glance

REST: GET /api/v1/ledger/transactions/{id}
MCP tool: ledger_transactions_get
Operation ID: ledger.transactions.get
Scope: Legal entity
Permission: ledger:read
Risk tier: read
Dry run: Not supported
Idempotency: Not needed (read only)
Modes: Test and live
Authentication: API key with the ledger:read scope
Since: M2

Request

Path parameters

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`txn_…` ID

Query parameters

This operation takes no query parameters.

Response

200 OK with a JSON object:

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`txn_…` ID
`object`	`"ledger_transaction"`
`entityId`	`ent_…` ID
`livemode`	boolean
`brandId`	`brd_…` ID or null
`kind`	one of 19 values, e.g. `topup`, `sale`, `grant` (all in the OpenAPI document)
`status`	one of `pending`, `posted`, `voided`
`entries`	array of object
`entries[].accountId`	`acct_…` ID
`entries[].accountCode`	string	The account's code from the chart of accounts.
`entries[].side`	one of `debit`, `credit`
`entries[].amount`	string	Integer micros, more than zero.
`entries[].currency`	string
`totals`	array of object	Debit and credit totals per currency, always equal.
`totals[].currency`	string
`totals[].debits`	string
`totals[].credits`	string
`effectiveAt`	date-time	The business date of the movement.
`postedAt`	date-time or null
`voidedAt`	date-time or null
`reversalOf`	`txn_…` ID or null	The posted transaction this one reverses.
`links`	object	Objects the transaction is about, by ID.
`memo`	string	The description; for a manual adjustment, its reason.
`actor`	object	Who posted it. `approvalId` names the approval request when a second person approved it.
`actor.type`	one of `user`, `api_key`, `agent`, `app`, `system`, `public`, `customer`
`actor.id`	string
`actor.via`	one of `console`, `api`, `mcp`, `assistant`, `portal`, `job` or null
`actor.approvalId`	string or null
`actor.onBehalfOfUserId`	string or null
`actor.clientId`	string or null
`actor.supportGrantId`	string or null
`createdAt`	date-time

Examples

An approved manual adjustment

HTTP

GET /api/v1/ledger/transactions/txn_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xg
Authorization: Bearer or_test_…

Response (200):

JSON

{
  "id": "txn_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xg",
  "object": "ledger_transaction",
  "entityId": "ent_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x2",
  "livemode": true,
  "brandId": null,
  "kind": "adjustment",
  "status": "posted",
  "entries": [
    {
      "accountId": "acct_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xc",
      "accountCode": "bank:ent_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47x2:EUR",
      "side": "debit",
      "amount": "1500000000",
      "currency": "EUR"
    },
    {
      "accountId": "acct_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xd",
      "accountCode": "opening_balances:EUR",
      "side": "credit",
      "amount": "1500000000",
      "currency": "EUR"
    }
  ],
  "totals": [
    {
      "currency": "EUR",
      "debits": "1500000000",
      "credits": "1500000000"
    }
  ],
  "effectiveAt": "2026-10-14T09:30:00.000Z",
  "postedAt": "2026-10-14T09:30:00.000Z",
  "voidedAt": null,
  "reversalOf": null,
  "links": {},
  "memo": "Opening bank balance from the 2026-09-30 statement",
  "actor": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "usr_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xa",
    "via": "console",
    "approvalId": "apr_01m4tx5nj8emwbyf7y9vcf47xj",
    "onBehalfOfUserId": null,
    "clientId": null,
    "supportGrantId": null
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-10-14T09:30:00.000Z"
}

Errors

Code	HTTP status	When	What to do
`resource_not_found`	404	No transaction with this ID is in this entity's ledger in this mode.	Check the ID and that your credentials are scoped to the right organization, entity, brand and mode.
`scope_required`	400	The request names no legal entity (an org key without `Ownrecord-Entity`).	Call the operation with credentials or a target at its level: an organization, a legal entity, a brand or the platform (`details.required_scope`).
`permission_denied`	403	You can't see this entity's ledger (brand-scoped members never can).	Ask an organization owner or admin for a role or scope that allows this action.

It can also return these common errors: validation_failed, api_version_unsupported, authentication_required, api_key_invalid, dry_run_not_supported, rate_limited, internal_error.

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An approved manual adjustment#

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