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POST
/
journal-entries
/
{id}
/
reverse
Reverse a posted journal entry
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "reason": "<string>"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse"

payload = { "reason": "<string>" }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({reason: '<string>'})
};

fetch('https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'reason' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/journal-entries/{id}/reverse")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"reason\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "entry_number": "<string>",
  "entry_date": "2023-12-25",
  "period_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "entry_type": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "source_id": "<string>",
  "source_module": "<string>",
  "is_reversing": true,
  "reversed_by_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "reversal_of_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "reverse_in_period_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "batch_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "total_debit": 123,
  "total_credit": 123,
  "posted_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "approved_by": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "approved_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "rejected_by": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "rejected_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "rejection_reason": "<string>",
  "idempotency_key": "<string>",
  "created_by": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "created_by_name": "<string>",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "lines": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "journal_entry_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "line_number": 123,
      "account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "debit_amount": 1,
      "credit_amount": 1,
      "description": "<string>",
      "location_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "department_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "class_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "project_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "reconciled": true,
      "reconciled_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  ]
}
{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
"error": "not_found",
"code": "not_found",
"type": "not_found",
"hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
"param": "expand[0]",
"required": "accounts:read",
"request_id": "req_abc123"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys. Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write). Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_Test keys use ark_test_ent_. Both are issued per entity
via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

Path Parameters

id
string<uuid>
required

Body

application/json
reason
string

Response

New reversing journal entry

A double-entry journal entry. DR sum = CR sum across all lines (Rule A1 / assertGLBalance). entry_date must fall in an open accounting period (Rule A3). Once posted, entries are immutable -- use reverse to undo. Verified against live dev RDS accounting.journal_entries.

id
string<uuid>
read-only
entity_id
string<uuid>
read-only
entry_number
string
read-only

Human-readable number (e.g. SB-JE-0000001)

entry_date
string<date>
period_id
string<uuid> | null
read-only
entry_type
string | null
status
enum<string>
read-only
Available options:
draft,
pending_approval,
posted,
reversed,
voided,
rejected
approval_status
enum<string> | null
read-only
Available options:
auto_approved,
pending_approval,
approved,
rejected
description
string
source_type
enum<string>

Event source. Postgres ENUM-locked per P0-JE-SOURCE-TYPE-ENUM (2026-05-18, FIX REQUIRED #18 closed). Invalid values rejected with HTTP 400 at the API boundary and Postgres 22P02 at the database layer. Values mirror JE_SOURCE_TYPE in arcus-api-core/utils/constants.mjs.

Available options:
INVOICE,
FULFILLMENT,
TAX,
SHIPPING,
SHIPPING_COST,
DISCOUNT,
PRICING_DISCOUNT,
COUPON_DISCOUNT,
PROCESSING_FEE,
ORDER_CANCELLATION,
LATE_FEE,
PAYMENT,
REFUND,
CREDIT_APPLIED,
WRITE_OFF,
CREDIT_MEMO,
CUSTOMER_DEPOSIT,
CUSTOMER_DEPOSIT_APPLICATION,
CUSTOMER_DEPOSIT_REFUND,
RETURN,
RETURN_FEE,
COGS_REVERSAL,
VENDOR_RETURN,
AP_BILL,
AP_PAYMENT,
VENDOR_BILL,
VENDOR_INVOICE,
VENDOR_PAYMENT,
VENDOR_CREDIT,
BILL_REVALUATION,
VENDOR_PREPAYMENT,
VENDOR_PREPAYMENT_APPLICATION,
VENDOR_PREPAYMENT_REFUND,
INVENTORY_ADJUSTMENT,
INVENTORY_ADJ,
INVENTORY_RECEIVED,
INVENTORY_TRANSFER,
INTERCOMPANY_TRANSFER,
CYCLE_COUNT,
PO_RECEIPT,
PO_DAMAGED_WRITEOFF,
COST_REVALUATION,
BANK_RECON,
BANK_DEPOSIT,
CASH_MOVEMENT,
CHECK_CLEARED,
PAYOUT,
REGISTER,
REGISTER_SALE,
SHOPIFY_IMPORT,
SHOPIFY_PAYOUT,
AMAZON_IMPORT,
AMAZON_SETTLEMENT,
EBAY_IMPORT,
EBAY_PAYOUT,
MARKETPLACE_PAYOUT,
AMAZON_FEES,
FBA_INBOUND,
FBA_SYNC,
TAX_REMITTANCE,
DISPUTE_HOLD,
DISPUTE_WON,
DISPUTE_LOST,
MANUAL,
MANUAL_REVERSAL,
PERIOD_CLOSE,
FISCAL_YEAR_CLOSE,
ADJUSTMENT,
RECURRING_JE,
MANUFACTURING,
WO_COMPLETION,
WO_VARIANCE,
WO_LABOR,
WO_OVERHEAD,
DEPRECIATION,
ASSET_ACQUISITION,
ASSET_DISPOSAL,
IMPAIRMENT,
LEASE_COMMENCEMENT,
LEASE_PAYMENT,
LEASE_MODIFICATION,
LEASE_TERMINATION,
LEASE_BUYOUT,
LABEL_REFUND_DENIED
source_id
string | null
source_module
string | null
is_reversing
boolean
read-only
reversed_by_id
string<uuid> | null
read-only
reversal_of_id
string<uuid> | null
read-only
reverse_in_period_id
string<uuid> | null
read-only
batch_id
string<uuid> | null

Groups JEs from one business event (e.g. fulfillment posts revenue + COGS + tax + shipping in one batch). Use GET /v1/journal-entries?batch_id= to retrieve all JEs in a batch.

total_debit
number
read-only
total_credit
number
read-only
posted_at
string<date-time> | null
read-only
approved_by
string<uuid> | null
read-only
approved_at
string<date-time> | null
read-only
rejected_by
string<uuid> | null
read-only
rejected_at
string<date-time> | null
read-only
rejection_reason
string | null
read-only
idempotency_key
string | null
created_by
string<uuid> | null
read-only

User who created the entry. Stamped from the authenticated user on manual JEs; from the posting helper's created_by on system JEs.

created_by_name
string | null
read-only

Display name of the creating user (JOIN on users). Null for system-generated entries with no user attribution.

created_at
string<date-time>
read-only
updated_at
string<date-time>
read-only
lines
object[]
read-only

JE lines (included on GET single; omitted on list responses)