Get Opening Balance Overview
GET/api/ledger/opening-balance
The opening balance is an INTERNAL journal entry seeding each GL account's position as of the tenant's books-start date — it is NEVER synced to the accounting provider (non-bypassable internal_only eligibility), which already holds these balances. The inventory line is derived from the valuation at end of day prior to the Inventory Start Date and snapshotted at apply time. Spec: docs/plans/ledger-opening-balance-entry.md.
Any valid API token can call this endpoint — no specific scope required. Manage tokens.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token.
Returns the document (draft or applied) with its lines, the live derived inventory figure, drift vs the applied snapshot, the suggested equity account, the prior-history double-count warning count, and the effective generation switch.
Request
Responses
- 200
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- 403
- 429
OK
Response Headers
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.