# Fetch Journal Entry

```
GET https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities/:entity_id/journal_entries/:journal_entry_id
```

Retrieves the details of a journal entry that has previously been created. Supply the unique entity ID and journal entry ID that was returned from your previous request, and Bookkeep will return the corresponding journal entry information.

## Request

### Path Parameters

**entity_id** string required

Unique identifier for the entity.

**journal_entry_id** string required

Unique identifier for the journal entry.

## Responses

- **200**

Returns a journal entry if a valid identifier was provided.

- **401**

Returns an error if an invalid identifier was provided.

- **404**

Returns an error if the journal entry is not found.

- application/json

### Schema for Success Response

**Schema**

**id** string

Unique identifier for the journal entry.

**Example:** `je_1234567890`

**entity_id** string

Unique identifier for the entity.

**Example:** `ent_1234567890`

**date** string<date>

The date of the journal entry.

**Example:** `2025-01-15`

**status** string

Status of the journal entry.

**Example:** `posted`

**memo** string

Memo for the journal entry.

**Example:** `Sales summary for Location Name on 2025-01-15`

**docnumber** string

Document number for the journal entry.

**Example:** `JE-2025-001`

**created_at** string<date-time>

When the journal entry was created.

**Example:** `2025-01-15T10:30:00Z`

**updated_at** string<date-time>

When the journal entry was last updated.

**Example:** `2025-01-15T10:30:00Z`

```json
{
  "id": "je_1234567890",
  "entity_id": "ent_1234567890",
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "status": "posted",
  "memo": "Sales summary for Location Name on 2025-01-15",
  "docnumber": "JE-2025-001",
  "created_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}
```

### Schema for Error Response

**Schema**

**error** object

**message** string

**Example:** `Journal entry not found`

**type** string

**Example:** `invalid_request_error`

```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Journal entry not found",
    "type": "invalid_request_error"
  }
}
```

### Authorization: http

**name:** basic  
**type:** http  
**description:** The Bookkeep API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API keys in the Bookkeep Developer Dashboard. 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 Example

```bash
curl -L 'https://api.bookkeep.com/v1/entities/:entity_id/journal_entries/:journal_entry_id' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic PHVzZXJuYW1lPjo8cGFzc3dvcmQ+'
```

### Additional Code Examples

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