---
title: "Create a transaction · Transactions · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Records a new transaction on an account. POST /partners/transactions"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions/create-transaction"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions/create-transaction"
---
[Transactions](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions) / Create a transaction

# Create a transaction

POST `/partners/transactions`

Records a new transaction on an account.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Ftransactions&body=%7B%0A++%22accUuid%22%3A+%22b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901%22%2C%0A++%22description%22%3A+%22Office+supplies+from+Amazon%22%2C%0A++%22amount%22%3A+150%2C%0A++%22type%22%3A+%22Expense%22%2C%0A++%22postedDate%22%3A+%222026-03-13%22%2C%0A++%22categoryAccountUuid%22%3A+%22c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012%22%2C%0A++%22vendorUuid%22%3A+%22d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-defa-234567890123%22%2C%0A++%22notes%22%3A+%22Q1+office+supplies%22%0A%7D)

[Chart of Accounts API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/chart-of-accounts) [Bills API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/bills) [Invoices API](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/invoices)

#### Request body

`accUuid` uuid required

Bank/cash account UUID from list accounts.

`amount` number required

Positive decimal — server applies sign by transaction type.

`postedDate` date required

Date the transaction posted (YYYY-MM-DD). Alias: date.

`description` string

Short description of the transaction.

`type` enum

Transaction type.

One of: `Expense`, `Income`, `Transfer`, `Journal Entry`

`categoryAccountUuid` uuid

Category account UUID — set at creation.

`vendorUuid` uuid

Vendor UUID for expenses.

`customerUuid` uuid

Customer UUID when applicable.

`tagUuids` array

Array of tag UUIDs to attach.

`notes` string

Free-text notes.

#### Responses

`201` Transaction created successfully.

`400` Bad request — validation failed.

`404` Referenced account, category, or vendor not found.

[Previous GET Get a transaction](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions/get-transaction) [Next POST Bulk create transactions](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/transactions/bulk-create-transactions)

POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/transactions`

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 = '/transactions';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "accUuid": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
  "description": "Office supplies from Amazon",
  "amount": 150,
  "type": "Expense",
  "postedDate": "2026-03-13",
  "categoryAccountUuid": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012",
  "vendorUuid": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-defa-234567890123",
  "notes": "Q1 office supplies"
};
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/transactions`, {
  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",
  "data": {
    "transaction": {
      "id": "b7c8d9e0-f1a2-3456-bcde-678901234567",
      "type": "EXPENSE",
      "description": "Office supplies from Amazon",
      "amount": -150,
      "currency": "USD",
      "postedDate": "2026-03-01",
      "authorizedDate": "2026-03-01",
      "notes": "Q1 office supplies",
      "paymentChannel": "online",
      "reviewed": false,
      "excluded": false,
      "pending": false,
      "split": false,
      "accountId": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
      "categoryAccountId": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-9012-cdef-123456789012",
      "vendorId": "d4e5f6a7-b8c9-0123-defa-234567890123",
      "customerId": null,
      "billId": null,
      "invoiceId": null,
      "tags": [
        {
          "id": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-1234-efab-345678901234",
          "name": "Office"
        }
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-03-13T08:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-03-13T08:30:00.000Z"
    }
  }
}
```