---
title: "Create journal entry · Journal Entries · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Creates a manual journal entry posting. POST /partners/journal-entries"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/journal-entries/create-journal-entry"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/journal-entries/create-journal-entry"
---
[Journal Entries](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/journal-entries) / Create journal entry

# Create journal entry

POST `/partners/journal-entries`

Creates a manual journal entry posting.

Required body fields: `descriptionEntry`, `date`, and `lines`. Each line needs `accountUuid` and exactly one of `amountDebit` or `amountCredit`.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fjournal-entries&body=%7B%0A++%22descriptionEntry%22%3A+%22Accrue+March+rent%22%2C%0A++%22date%22%3A+%222026-03-01%22%2C%0A++%22refNumber%22%3A+%22JE-2026-003%22%2C%0A++%22lines%22%3A+%5B%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%22accountUuid%22%3A+%22c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678%22%2C%0A++++++%22amountDebit%22%3A+%222500.00%22%2C%0A++++++%22descriptionLine%22%3A+%22Rent+expense%22%0A++++%7D%2C%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%22accountUuid%22%3A+%22c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012%22%2C%0A++++++%22amountCredit%22%3A+%222500.00%22%2C%0A++++++%22descriptionLine%22%3A+%22Accrued+rent+payable%22%0A++++%7D%0A++%5D%0A%7D)

[Chart of Accounts API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/chart-of-accounts) [Transactions API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions)

#### Request body

`descriptionEntry` string required

Posting memo.

`date` date required

Posting date (YYYY-MM-DD).

`refNumber` string

Optional reference number.

`withCaution` boolean

Skip book-closeness checks when true (use sparingly).

`lines` array required

Debit and credit lines. Must balance.

`accountUuid` uuid required

Chart-of-accounts UUID for this line.

`amountDebit` string

Debit amount. Provide this or amountCredit, not both.

`amountCredit` string

Credit amount. Provide this or amountDebit, not both.

`descriptionLine` string

Optional per-line description.

#### Responses

`201` Journal entry created successfully.

`400` Unbalanced lines, unknown account UUID, locked period, or validation error.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

[Previous GET List journal entries](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/journal-entries/list-journal-entries) [Next POST Bulk create journal entries](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/journal-entries/bulk-create-journal-entries)

POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/journal-entries`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/journal-entries';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "descriptionEntry": "Accrue March rent",
  "date": "2026-03-01",
  "refNumber": "JE-2026-003",
  "lines": [
    {
      "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
      "amountDebit": "2500.00",
      "descriptionLine": "Rent expense"
    },
    {
      "accountUuid": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012",
      "amountCredit": "2500.00",
      "descriptionLine": "Accrued rent payable"
    }
  ]
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/journal-entries`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 201

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "Successfully created journal entry",
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "id": "f1a2b3c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
        "descriptionEntry": "Accrue March rent",
        "descriptionLine": "Rent expense",
        "date": "2026-03-01",
        "refNumber": "JE-2026-003",
        "amountDebit": "2500.00",
        "amountCredit": null,
        "accountUuid": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
        "account": {
          "id": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
          "name": "Rent Expense",
          "type": "Expenses"
        },
        "journalLinkUuid": "a9b8c7d6-e5f4-3210-abcd-ef9876543210",
        "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```