--- updatedAt: 2026-05-27T09:29:13.000Z agentTools: projectIndex: https://pennylane.readme.io/llms.txt --- # Create a transaction Create a banking transaction > ℹ️ > This endpoint requires the following scope: `transactions:all` # OpenAPI definition ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Company V2", "description": "Automate your accounting with the Pennylane API. [Documentation](https://pennylane.readme.io/)", "contact": { "email": "tech@pennylane.com" }, "version": "2.0" }, "x-readme": { "samples-languages": [ "curl", "node", "ruby", "php", "python", "java" ] }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://app.pennylane.com" } ], "paths": { "/api/external/v2/transactions": { "post": { "operationId": "createTransaction", "summary": "Create a transaction", "description": "Create a banking transaction\n\n> ℹ️\n> This endpoint requires the following scope: `transactions:all`", "tags": [ "Transactions" ], "security": [ { "oauth2": [ "transactions:all" ] } ], "parameters": [ { "name": "X-Company-Id", "description": "Numeric ID of the company to act on. Required when authenticating with a firm token. Ignored when the token is already bound to a company.", "in": "header", "schema": { "type": "string", "example": "12345" }, "required": false } ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "bank_account_id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "description": "The bank account where the transaction is registered", "example": 42 }, "label": { "description": "Transaction label", "type": "string", "example": "test label" }, "date": { "description": "Transaction date", "type": "string", "format": "date", "example": "2025-07-30" }, "amount": { "description": "Transaction amount", "type": "string", "example": "120.00" }, "fee": { "description": "Transaction fee", "type": "string", "example": "12.00" } }, "required": [ "bank_account_id", "label", "date", "amount" ] } } } }, "responses": { "201": { "description": "Transaction created", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "description": "Transaction identifier", "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 42 }, "label": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "VIR SEPA MY SUPPLIER SAS" }, "attachment_required": { "description": "When `true`, the transaction need to be justified and matched with an invoice", "type": "boolean", "example": true }, "date": { "type": "string", "format": "date", "example": "2023-08-30" }, "outstanding_balance": { "description": "This is the balance of the transaction after it has been\nprocessed.\n", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "49.3" }, "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2023-08-30T10:08:08.146343Z" }, "updated_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2023-08-30T10:08:08.146343Z" }, "archived_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "nullable": true, "example": "2023-08-30T10:08:08.146343Z" }, "currency": { "oneOf": [ { "type": "string", "default": "EUR", "enum": [ "EUR", "USD", "GBP", "AED", "AFN", "ALL", "AMD", "ANG", "AOA", "ARS", "AUD", "AWG", "AZN", "BAM", "BBD", "BDT", "BGN", "BHD", "BIF", "BMD", "BND", "BOB", "BRL", "BSD", "BTN", "BWP", "BYN", "BYR", "BZD", "CAD", "CDF", "CHE", "CHF", "CLF", "CLP", "CNY", "COP", "CRC", "CUC", "CUP", "CVE", "CZK", "DJF", "DKK", "DOP", "DZD", "EGP", "ERN", "ETB", "FJD", "FKP", "GEL", "GGP", "GHS", "GIP", "GMD", "GNF", "GTQ", "GYD", "HKD", "HNL", "HRK", "HTG", "HUF", "IDR", "ILS", "IMP", "INR", "IQD", "IRR", "ISK", "JEP", "JMD", "JOD", "JPY", "KES", "KGS", "KHR", "KMF", "KPW", "KRW", "KWD", "KYD", "KZT", "LAK", "LBP", "LKR", "LRD", "LSL", "LTL", "LVL", "LYD", "MAD", "MDL", "MGA", "MKD", "MMK", "MNT", "MOP", "MRO", "MRU", "MUR", "MVR", "MWK", "MXN", "MYR", "MZN", "NAD", "NGN", "NIO", "NOK", "NPR", "NZD", "OMR", "PAB", "PEN", "PGK", "PHP", "PKR", "PLN", "PYG", "QAR", "RON", "RSD", "RUB", "RWF", "SAR", "SBD", "SCR", "SDG", "SEK", "SGD", "SHP", "SLL", "SLE", "SOS", "SRD", "STD", "SVC", "SYP", "SZL", "THB", "TJS", "TMT", "TND", "TOP", "TRY", "TTD", "TWD", "TZS", "UAH", "UGX", "UYU", "UZS", "VEF", "VES", "VND", "VUV", "WST", "XAF", "XCD", "XDR", "XOF", "XPF", "YER", "ZAR", "ZMK", "ZMW", "ZWL" ] }, { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "enum": [ null ] } ] }, "currency_amount": { "description": "Amount in the currency of the transaction.", "type": "string", "example": "120.00" }, "amount": { "description": "Transaction amount in euros. If the currency is euro, `currency_amount` and `amount` are identical.", "type": "string", "example": "120.00" }, "currency_fee": { "description": "Fee in the currency of the transaction.", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "120.00" }, "fee": { "description": "Transaction fee in euros. If the currency is euro, `currency_fee` and `fee`\nare identical.\n", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "120.00" }, "journal": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 234 }, "url": { "type": "string", "example": "https://app.pennylane.com/api/external/v2/journals/67" } }, "required": [ "id", "url" ] }, "bank_account": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 53 }, "url": { "type": "string", "example": "https://app.pennylane.com/api/external/v2/bank_accounts/53" } }, "required": [ "id", "url" ] }, "pro_account_expense": { "type": "object", "nullable": true, "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "employee": { "type": "object", "nullable": true, "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 42 }, "first_name": { "type": "string", "example": "John" }, "last_name": { "type": "string", "example": "Doe" } }, "required": [ "id", "first_name", "last_name" ] }, "card_masked_number": { "type": "string", "example": "123456XXXXXX7890" } }, "required": [ "employee", "card_masked_number" ] }, "customer": { "type": "object", "nullable": true, "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 42 }, "url": { "type": "string", "example": "https://app.pennylane.com/api/external/v2/customers/42" } }, "required": [ "id", "url" ] }, "supplier": { "type": "object", "nullable": true, "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 42 }, "url": { "type": "string", "example": "https://app.pennylane.com/api/external/v2/supplier/42" } }, "required": [ "id", "url" ] }, "categories": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 421 }, "label": { "type": "string", "example": "HR - Salaries" }, "weight": { "type": "string", "example": "0.25" }, "category_group": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "format": "int64", "example": 229 } }, "required": [ "id" ] }, "analytical_code": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "CODE123" }, "created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2023-08-30T10:08:08.146343Z" }, "updated_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2023-08-30T10:08:08.146343Z" } }, "required": [ "id", "label", "weight", "category_group", "analytical_code", "created_at", "updated_at" ] } }, "matched_invoices": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "example": "https://app.pennylane.com/api/external/v2/transactions/42/matched_invoices" } }, "required": [ "url" ] }, "interbank_code": { "type": "string", "nullable": true, "example": "B1D" } }, "required": [ "id", "label", "attachment_required", "date", "outstanding_balance", "created_at", "updated_at", "archived_at", "currency", "currency_amount", "amount", "currency_fee", "fee", "journal", "bank_account", "pro_account_expense", "customer", "supplier", "categories", "matched_invoices", "interbank_code" ] } } } }, "400": { "description": "Bad request", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "error": { "type": "string" }, "status": { "type": "integer" } }, "required": [ "error", "status" ] }, { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "message": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "message" ] }, { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "message": { "type": "string" }, "code": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "InvalidDateFormat", "InvalidDateTimeFormat", "InvalidEmailFormat", "InvalidPattern", "InvalidUUIDFormat", "LessThanExclusiveMinimum", "LessThanMinimum", "LessThanMinItems", "LessThanMinLength", "MoreThanExclusiveMaximum", "MoreThanMaximum", "MoreThanMaxItems", "MoreThanMaxLength", "NotAMultipartFile", "NotAnyOf", "NotEnumInclude", "NotExistContentTypeDefinition", "NotExistDiscriminatorMappedSchema", "NotExistDiscriminatorPropertyName", "NotExistPropertyDefinition", "NotExistRequiredKey", "NotExistStatusCodeDefinition", "NotNullError", "NotOneOf", "ValidateError" ] } }, "required": [ "message", "code" ] }, { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "message": { "type": "string" }, "field": { "type": "string" }, "code": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "InvalidDateFormat", "InvalidDateTimeFormat", "InvalidEmailFormat", "InvalidPattern", "InvalidUUIDFormat", "LessThanExclusiveMinimum", "LessThanMinimum", "LessThanMinItems", "LessThanMinLength", "MoreThanExclusiveMaximum", "MoreThanMaximum", "MoreThanMaxItems", "MoreThanMaxLength", "NotAMultipartFile", "NotAnyOf", "NotEnumInclude", "NotExistContentTypeDefinition", "NotExistDiscriminatorMappedSchema", "NotExistDiscriminatorPropertyName", "NotExistPropertyDefinition", "NotExistRequiredKey", "NotExistStatusCodeDefinition", "NotNullError", "NotOneOf", "ValidateError" ] } }, "required": [ "message", "field", "code" ] }, { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "message": { "type": "string" }, "payload": { "type": "string" }, "code": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "InvalidDateFormat", "InvalidDateTimeFormat", "InvalidEmailFormat", "InvalidPattern", "InvalidUUIDFormat", "LessThanExclusiveMinimum", "LessThanMinimum", "LessThanMinItems", "LessThanMinLength", "MoreThanExclusiveMaximum", "MoreThanMaximum", "MoreThanMaxItems", "MoreThanMaxLength", "NotAMultipartFile", "NotAnyOf", "NotEnumInclude", "NotExistContentTypeDefinition", "NotExistDiscriminatorMappedSchema", "NotExistDiscriminatorPropertyName", "NotExistPropertyDefinition", "NotExistRequiredKey", "NotExistStatusCodeDefinition", "NotNullError", "NotOneOf", "ValidateError" ] } }, "required": [ "message", "payload", "code" ] }, { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "message": { "type": "string" }, "field": { "type": "string" }, "payload": { "type": "string" }, "code": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "InvalidDateFormat", "InvalidDateTimeFormat", "InvalidEmailFormat", "InvalidPattern", "InvalidUUIDFormat", "LessThanExclusiveMinimum", "LessThanMinimum", "LessThanMinItems", "LessThanMinLength", "MoreThanExclusiveMaximum", "MoreThanMaximum", "MoreThanMaxItems", "MoreThanMaxLength", "NotAMultipartFile", "NotAnyOf", "NotEnumInclude", "NotExistContentTypeDefinition", "NotExistDiscriminatorMappedSchema", "NotExistDiscriminatorPropertyName", "NotExistPropertyDefinition", "NotExistRequiredKey", "NotExistStatusCodeDefinition", "NotNullError", "NotOneOf", "ValidateError" ] } }, "required": [ "message", "field", "payload", "code" ] } ] } } } }, "401": { "description": "Access token is missing or invalid", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "error": { "type": "string", "example": "The access token is invalid" }, "status": { "type": "integer", "example": 401 } }, "required": [ "error", "status" ] } } } }, "403": { "description": "Access to this resource forbidden", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "error": { "type": "string", "example": "Access to this resource requires scope \"ledger\"." }, "status": { "type": "integer", "example": 403 } }, "required": [ "error", "status" ] } } } }, "404": { "description": "The resource was not found", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "error": { "type": "string", "example": "Not Found" }, "status": { "type": "integer", "example": 404 } }, "required": [ "error", "status" ] } } } }, "422": { "description": "Unprocessable content", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "error": { "type": "string", "example": "Entry lines are not balanced" }, "status": { "type": "integer", "example": 422 } }, "required": [ "error", "status" ] } } } } } } } }, "components": { "securitySchemes": { "oauth2": { "type": "oauth2", "flows": { "authorizationCode": { "authorizationUrl": "https://app.pennylane.com/oauth/authorize", "tokenUrl": "https://app.pennylane.com/oauth/oauth/token", "refreshUrl": "https://app.pennylane.com/oauth/oauth/token", "scopes": { "ledger": "Grant create, update and read access to Ledger Entries and its related resources" } } } } } } } ```