---
title: "Create a Batch Journal Transaction (One-to-Many)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/journals/batch"
tags: ["Journals"]
---

# Create a Batch Journal Transaction (One-to-Many)

`POST /v1/journals/batch`

You can create a batch of journal requests by using this endpoint. This is enabled on JNLC type Journals for now only.

Every single request must be valid for the entire batch operation to succeed.

In the case of a successful request, the response will contain an array of journal objects with an extra attribute error_message in the case when a specific account fails to receive a journal.

**Idempotency**: When the `Idempotency-Key` header is supplied, this endpoint is
idempotent. Multiple requests with the same key and identical request body will
create only one batch. A subsequent request returns the previously created
batch with the same response (no duplicate is created). If the same key is used
with a different request body, the API returns `422 Unprocessable Entity`.

**Recommended for production**: Always supply `Idempotency-Key` when creating
journal batches. This allows safe retries on timeouts, network errors, or 5xx responses
without risking duplicate batches. Use a client-generated unique value (e.g. UUID).

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- BatchJournalRequest — Journals API allows you to move cash or securities from one account to another. This model represents the fields you can specify when creating a request of many Journals out of one account to many others at once.
  - `description` string — Journal description, gets returned in the response
  - `entries` object[], required — An array of objects describing which accounts you want to move funds into and how much to move into each account
    - `amount` string, required — Journal amount in USD
    - `currency` string — Currency
    - `description` string — Journal entry description, gets returned in the response
    - `to_account` string, uuid, required — The ID of the account that you want to journal funds into
    - `transmitter_account_number` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
    - `transmitter_address` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
    - `transmitter_financial_institution` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
    - `transmitter_name` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS. Max 255 characters.
    - `transmitter_timestamp` string, date-time
  - `entry_type` 'JNLC', required — Only supports `JNLC` for now
  - `from_account` string, uuid, required — The account id that is the originator of the funds being moved. Most likely is your Sweep Firm Account

## Response `200`

an array of journal objects with an extra attribute error_message in the case when a specific account fails to receive a journal.

- BatchJournalResponse[]
  - union
    - object — A Journal object with an extra attribute error_message in the case when a specific account fails to receive a journal.
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `entry_type` 'JNLC' | 'JNLS', required — JNLS
      - `from_account` string, uuid, required — The account ID that initiates the journal - account_status must equal to ACTIVE or CLOSE
      - `id` string, uuid, required — The journal ID
      - `settle_date` string, date, nullable — Date string in "%Y-%m-%d" format
      - `status` 'pending' | 'canceled' | 'executed' | 'activity_created' | 'queued' | 'rejected' | 'deleted' | 'refused' | 'sent_to_clearing' | 'correct' — Represents the status that a Journal instance can be in. **Current Values** queued Journal in queue to be processed. Journal is not processed yet. sent_to_clearing Journal sent to be processed by Alpaca's booking system. The journal is not processed yet. pending Journal pending to be processed as it requires manual approval from Alpaca operations (for example due to hitting JNLC daily limits). executed Journal executed and balances updated for both sides of the journal transaction. This is not a final status, journals can be reversed if there is an error. activity_created Non-trade activity has been created for journal (JNLC v2-only). rejected Journal rejected. Please try again. canceled Journal canceled. This is a **FINAL** status. refused Journal refused. Please try again. deleted Journal deleted. This is a **FINAL** status. correct Journal is corrected. Previously executed journal is cancelled and a new journal is corrected amount is created. This is a **FINAL** status.
      - `to_account` string, uuid, required — The account ID that received the journal - account_status must equal to ACTIVE
      - `transmitter_info` TransmitterInfo — Information about the transmitter to satisfy travel rule requirements. Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_bank_account_number` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_bank_name` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_city` string
        - `originator_country` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_full_name` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_postal_code` string
        - `originator_state` string
        - `originator_street_address` string
        - `other_identifying_information` string — Used to facilitate transfer lookup in the event it is required. Recommended to be the originating bank's reference number for the transfer
      - `currency` string — Currency denomination of the journal. USD by default.
      - `description` string
      - `price` string — The price of the security journaled
      - `qty` string — The quantity of the securities journaled
      - `symbol` string — The symbol of the security journaled
      - `system_date` string — Date string in "%Y-%m-%d" format
      - `error_message` string, required — Description of why this journal transaction failed
    - object — A Journal object with an extra attribute error_message in the case when a specific account fails to receive a journal.
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `entry_type` 'JNLC' | 'JNLS', required — JNLC
      - `from_account` string, uuid, required — account ID the shares go from
      - `id` string, uuid, required — journal ID
      - `settle_date` string, date, nullable — Settlement date for the journal. Absent or `null` until the journal settles (for example, while `status` is `queued` or `pending`).
      - `status` 'pending' | 'canceled' | 'executed' | 'activity_created' | 'queued' | 'rejected' | 'deleted' | 'refused' | 'sent_to_clearing' | 'correct' — Represents the status that a Journal instance can be in. **Current Values** queued Journal in queue to be processed. Journal is not processed yet. sent_to_clearing Journal sent to be processed by Alpaca's booking system. The journal is not processed yet. pending Journal pending to be processed as it requires manual approval from Alpaca operations (for example due to hitting JNLC daily limits). executed Journal executed and balances updated for both sides of the journal transaction. This is not a final status, journals can be reversed if there is an error. activity_created Non-trade activity has been created for journal (JNLC v2-only). rejected Journal rejected. Please try again. canceled Journal canceled. This is a **FINAL** status. refused Journal refused. Please try again. deleted Journal deleted. This is a **FINAL** status. correct Journal is corrected. Previously executed journal is cancelled and a new journal is corrected amount is created. This is a **FINAL** status.
      - `to_account` string, uuid, required — account ID the shares go to
      - `transmitter_info` TransmitterInfo — Information about the transmitter to satisfy travel rule requirements. Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_bank_account_number` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_bank_name` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_city` string
        - `originator_country` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_full_name` string — Required if the requesting correspondent qualifies as a financial institution
        - `originator_postal_code` string
        - `originator_state` string
        - `originator_street_address` string
        - `other_identifying_information` string — Used to facilitate transfer lookup in the event it is required. Recommended to be the originating bank's reference number for the transfer
      - `currency` string — Currency denomination of the journal. USD by default.
      - `description` string — ID the amount goes to. Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.
      - `net_amount` string, decimal, required — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.
      - `transmitter_account_number` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
      - `transmitter_address` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
      - `transmitter_financial_institution` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.max 255 characters
      - `transmitter_name` string — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS. Max 255 characters.
      - `transmitter_timestamp` string, date-time — Only valid for JNLC journals. Null for JNLS.
      - `error_message` string, required — Description of why this journal transaction failed

## Other responses

- `422` — Unprocessable Entity. Returned when an idempotency key is reused with a different request body.

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