---
title: "Create Ledger"
method: POST
path: "/ledgers"
---

# Create Ledger

`POST /ledgers`

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required — The name of the ledger. Maximum of 1000 characters allowed.
  - `description` string — An optional free-form description for internal use. Maximum of 1000 characters allowed.
  - `metadata` string, json — Metadata to be added to the ledger.

## Response `201`

201

- object
  - `id` string
  - `object` string
  - `live_mode` boolean
  - `name` string
  - `description` unknown
  - `metadata` object
  - `discarded_at` unknown
  - `created_at` string
  - `updated_at` string

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/modern-treasury/apis/modern-treasury-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/modern-treasury/apis/modern-treasury-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/modern-treasury/modern-treasury-api/versions/ed0431a2dcd0/schema)