---
title: "Retrieve a Single Journal Entry"
method: GET
path: "/v1/journals/{journal_id}"
tags: ["Journals"]
---

# Retrieve a Single Journal Entry

`GET /v1/journals/{journal_id}`

You can query a specific journal entry that you submitted to Alpaca by passing into the query the journal_id.

Will return a journal entry if a journal entry with journal_id exists, otherwise will throw an error.

## Response `200`

OK

- union
  - object — Represents a cash or security transfer between accounts, as specified by the `entry_type` parameter.
    - `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
  - object — Represents a cash or security transfer between accounts, as specified by the `entry_type` parameter.
    - `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.

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