# Get a specific chart_of_account by ID

```
GET https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/chart_of_accounts/:id
```

Get a specific chart_of_account by ID

## Request

### Path Parameters

**id** string required  
The ID of the ChartOfAccount to retrieve

## Responses

- 200  
- 404

A chart_of_account object

- application/json

- Schema  
- Example (auto)

**Schema**

**data** object

**id** string  
Unique Bookkeep identifier for the ChartOfAccount object in string format.  
**Example:** `1`

**type** string  
Type of object.  
**Default value:** `qb_account`  
**Example:** `qb_account`

**attributes** object

**id** integer  
Unique identifier for the ChartOfAccount object.  
**Example:** `1`

**app_name** string  
Name of accounting Platform.  
**Example:** `net_suite`

**app_identifier** string  
Unique identifier specific to accounting platform.  
**Example:** `4873XXXX_SB2`

**account_identifier** string  
ChartOfAccount identifier in accounting platform.  
**Example:** `1960`

**account_name** string  
Name of the ChartOfAccount in accounting platform.  
**Example:** `Stripe Sales`

**account_currency** string  
Currency of ChartOfAccount in accounting platform or base currency of the accounting platform.  
**Example:** `USD`

**account_type** string  
ChartOfAccount type in accounting platform.

**account_code** string  
ChartOfAccount code in accounting platform.  
**Example:** `BKSTR123`

**account_status** string  
ChartOfAccount status in accounting platform.  
**Example:** `BKSTR123`

**description** string  
Bookkeep Generated ChartOfAccount description.  
**Example:** `Stripe Sales (USD)`

**account_class_type** string  
ChartOfAccount class type in accounting platform.

**account_sub_type** string  
ChartOfAccount sub_type in accounting platform.

**organization_id** integer  
Unique identifier for the Organization object.  
**Example:** `1`

**links** object

**self** string  
URL to the object or collection of objects.  
**Example:** `https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/notifications`

**current** string null  
URL to the current page of objects. This property is only returned when fetching a collection of objects.
**Example:** `https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/notifications?page[number]=1&page[size]=10`

**next** string null  
URL to the next page of notifications. This property is only returned when fetching a collection of objects a next page is available.

**last** string null  
URL to the last page of notifications. This property is only returned when fetching a collection of objects a next page is available.

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "1",
    "type": "qb_account",
    "attributes": {
      "id": 1,
      "app_name": "net_suite",
      "app_identifier": "4873XXXX_SB2",
      "account_identifier": "1960",
      "account_name": "Stripe Sales",
      "account_currency": "USD",
      "account_type": "string",
      "account_code": "BKSTR123",
      "account_status": "BKSTR123",
      "description": "Stripe Sales (USD)",
      "account_class_type": "string",
      "account_sub_type": "string",
      "organization_id": 1
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "self": "https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/notifications",
    "current": "https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/notifications?page[number]=1&page[size]=10",
    "next": "string",
    "last": "string"
  }
}
```

ChartOfAccount not found or inaccessible

- application/json

- Schema  
- Example (auto)

**Schema**

**errors** object[]

Array [
  {  
    **status** string  
    **Example:** `404`  
    **source** object  
    **pointer** string  
    **Example:**`/chart_of_accounts/0`  
    **title** string  
    **Example:** `invalid_or_inaccessible_chart_of_account_id`  
    **detail** string  
    **Example:** `ChartOfAccount not found or you do not have access to it. Please try again with a valid chart_of_account id or contact support. See '/chart_of_accounts' for a list of all chart_of_accounts accessible to you.`  
  }  
]

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "status": "404",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "/chart_of_accounts/0"
      },
      "title": "invalid_or_inaccessible_chart_of_account_id",
      "detail": "ChartOfAccount not found or you do not have access to it. Please try again with a valid chart_of_account id or contact support. See '/chart_of_accounts' for a list of all chart_of_accounts accessible to you."
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Authorization: http

```  
name: basic_authtype: http
description: The Bookkeep API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API keys in the [Bookkeep Developer Dashboard](https://app.bookkeep.com/developers/api_keys).
Your API keys carry many privileges, so be sure to keep them secure! Do not share your secret API keys in publicly accessible areas such as GitHub, client-side code, and so forth.
Authentication to the API is performed via HTTP Basic Auth. Provide your Publishable key as the basic auth username value and your Secret key as the basic auth password value.
All API requests must be made over HTTPS. Calls made over plain HTTP will fail. API requests without authentication will also fail.
```
**curl**

```bash
curl -L -X GET 'https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic ZGlsaXAuYmFpcmFnaUBib29ra2VlcC5jbzpXLlM4NVZGbkJyeEY2QmI='
```

- curl  
- nodejs  
- python  
- ruby  
- csharp  
- php

- CURL

```bash
curl -L 'https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/chart_of_accounts/:id' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic PHVzZXJuYW1lPjo8cGFzc3dvcmQ+'
```  
  
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