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Balance Sheet Report

The Balance Sheet Report

Available Filters

Filter TypeNameFieldDescription
Betweendate1dateDate to use for Report
Betweendate2date2nd Date for comparison
Equalscurrency_codestringCurrency for report
Equalscash_basedbooleanCash-based vs Accrual
EqualslocalestringLanguage to show on report

Get Balance Sheet Report

#Request

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/businesses/{business_uuid}/reports/balance_sheet?date1=2023-04-20' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer  <SET BEARER TOKEN>'

#Response

{
  "response": {
    "result": {
      "balance_sheet": {
        "company_name": "",
        "download_token": "",
        "dates": [
          "2023-08-01"
        ],
        "currency_code": "USD",
        "cash_based": false,
        "assets_total": [
          {
            "date": "2023-08-01",
            "balance": {
              "amount": "1115.00",
              "code": "USD"
            }
          }
        ],
        "liabilities_and_equity_total": [
          {
            "date": "2023-08-01",
            "balance": {
              "amount": "1115.00",
              "code": "USD"
            }
          }
        ],
        "data": [
          {
            "account_type": "asset",
            "balances": [
              {
                "date": "2023-08-01",
                "balance": {
                  "amount": "1115.00",
                  "code": "USD"
                }
              }
            ],
            "sub_types": [
              {
                "account_sub_type": "Cash & Bank",
                "balances": [
                  {
                    "date": "2023-08-01",
                    "balance": {
                      "amount": "1025.00",
                      "code": "USD"
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "accounts": [
                  {
                    "account_name": "Cash",
                    "account_number": "1000",
                    "balances": [
                      {
                        "date": "2023-08-01",
                        "balance": {
                          "amount": "1025.00",
                          "code": "USD"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "sub_accounts": [
                      {
                        "sub_account_name": "Cash (general)",
                        "sub_account_number": "1000",
                        "balances": [
                          {
                            "date": "2023-08-01",
                            "balance": {
                              "amount": "-25.00",
                              "code": "USD"
                            }
                          }
                        ]
                      },
                      {
                        "sub_account_name": "Petty Cash",
                        "sub_account_number": "1000-1",
                        "balances": [
                          {
                            "date": "2023-08-01",
                            "balance": {
                              "amount": "1050.00",
                              "code": "USD"
                            }
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "account_sub_type": "Current Asset",
                "balances": [
                  {
                    "date": "2023-08-01",
                    "balance": {
                      "amount": "-10.00",
                      "code": "USD"
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "accounts": [
                  {
                    "account_name": "Customer Deposits",
                    "account_number": "1201",
                    "balances": [
                      {
                        "date": "2023-08-01",
                        "balance": {
                          "amount": "-110.00",
                          "code": "USD"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "sub_accounts": [
                      {
                        "sub_account_name": "Customer Deposits (general)",
                        "sub_account_number": "1201",
                        "balances": [
                          {
                            "date": "2023-08-01",
                            "balance": {
                              "amount": "-110.00",
                              "code": "USD"
                            }
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  },
                  {
                    "account_name": "NFTs Baby!",
                    "account_number": "1205",
                    "balances": [
                      {
                        "date": "2023-08-01",
                        "balance": {
                          "amount": "100.00",
                          "code": "USD"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "sub_accounts": [
                      {
                        "sub_account_name": "NFTs Baby! (general)",
                        "sub_account_number": "1205",
                        "balances": [
                          {
                            "date": "2023-08-01",
                            "balance": {
                              "amount": "100.00",
                              "code": "USD"
                            }
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "account_sub_type": "Property, Plant, and Equipment",
                "balances": [
                  {
                    "date": "2023-08-01",
                    "balance": {
                      "amount": "100.00",
                      "code": "USD"
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "accounts": [
                  {
                    "account_name": "Property, Plant, and Equipment",
                    "account_number": "1500",
                    "balances": [
                      {
                        "date": "2023-08-01",
                        "balance": {
                          "amount": "100.00",
                          "code": "USD"
                        }
                      }
                    ],
                    "sub_accounts": [
                      {
                        "sub_account_name": "Office Equipment",
                        "sub_account_number": "1500-3",
                        "balances": [
                          {
                            "date": "2023-08-01",
                            "balance": {
                              "amount": "100.00",
                              "code": "USD"
                            }
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          < ... more accounts and sub-accounts data ... >
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Balance Sheet with filters

#Request

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/businesses/{business_uuid}/reports/balance_sheet?date1=2023-02-24&currency_code=CAD&locale=en' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer  <SET BEARER TOKEN>'