---
title: "Get profit and loss"
method: GET
path: "/companies/{companyId}/data/financials/profitAndLoss"
tags: ["Reports"]
---

# Get profit and loss

`GET /companies/{companyId}/data/financials/profitAndLoss`

Gets the latest profit and loss for a company.

## Query parameters

- `periodLength` integer, required
- `periodsToCompare` integer, required
- `startMonth` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.

## Response `200`

Success

- ProfitAndLossReport — > **Language tip:** Profit and loss statement is also referred to as **income statement** under US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). ## Overview The purpose of a profit and loss report is to present the financial performance of a company over a specified time period. A profit and loss report shows a company's total income and expenses for a specified period of time and whether a profit or loss has been made. > **Profit and loss or balance sheet?** > Profit and loss reports summarise the total revenue, expenses, and profit or loss over a specified time period. A balance sheet report presents all assets, liability, and equity for a given date. **Structure of this report** This report will reflect the structure and line descriptions that the business has set in their own accounting software. **History** By default, Codat pulls (up to) 24 months of profit and loss history for a company. You can adjust this to fetch more history, where available, by updating the `monthsToSync` value for `profitAndLoss` on the [data type settings endpoint](https://docs.codat.io/codat-api#/operations/post-profile-syncSettings). **Want to pull this in a standardised structure?** Our [Enhanced Financials](https://docs.codat.io/lending/features/financial-statements-overview) endpoints provide the same report under standardized headings, allowing you to pull it in the same format for all of your business customers.
  - `reports` ProfitAndLossReport[], required — An array of profit and loss reports.
  - `reportBasis` ReportBasis, required — unresolved $ref
  - `currency` string — Base currency of the company in which the profit and loss report is presented.
  - `mostRecentAvailableMonth` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.
  - `earliestAvailableMonth` string — In Codat's data model, dates and times are represented using the <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601" target="_blank">ISO 8601 standard</a>. Date and time fields are formatted as strings; for example: ``` 2020-10-08T22:40:50Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00 ``` When syncing data that contains `DateTime` fields from Codat, make sure you support the following cases when reading time information: - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): `2021-11-15T06:00:00Z` - Unqualified local time: `2021-11-15T01:00:00` - UTC time offsets: `2021-11-15T01:00:00-05:00` > Time zones > > Not all dates from Codat will contain information about time zones. > Where it is not available from the underlying platform, Codat will return these as times local to the business whose data has been synced.

## Other responses

- `401` — Your API request was not properly authorized.
- `402` — An account limit has been exceeded. The type of limit is described in the error property: - You have exceeded the 50-company limit that applies to a Free plan. Delete any companies you no longer need and retry the request. - The requested sync schedule is not allowed. You requested an hourly sync schedule but this functionality is not included in the Free plan. - Your Free account is older than 365 days and has expired. Contact support@codat.io.
- `403` — You are using an outdated API key or a key not associated with that resource.
- `404` — One or more of the resources you referenced could not be found. This might be because your company or data connection id is wrong, or was already deleted.
- `409` — The data type's dataset has not been requested or is still syncing.
- `429` — Too many requests were made in a given amount of time. Wait a short period and then try again.
- `500` — There is a problem with our server. Please try again later.
- `503` — The Codat API is temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.

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