---
title: "Retrieve an accounting code"
method: GET
path: "/accounting_codes/{accounting_code}"
tags: ["Accounting Codes"]
---

# Retrieve an accounting code

`GET /accounting_codes/{accounting_code}`

## Path parameters

- `accounting_code` string, required

## Query parameters

- `expand` string[]

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `id` string — The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.
  - `object` string — The type of the object in Nmbr (`"accounting_code"`).
  - `data` AccountingCode
    - `business_entity` object — The Business Entity this accounting code belongs to.
      - `id` string — The unique identifier of the object in Nmbr.
      - `object` string — The type of the object in Nmbr (`"business_entity"`).
    - `type` 'bank' | 'expense' | 'liability' — The type of accounting code.
    - `code` string, nullable — The accounting code identifier as it appears in the chart of accounts.
    - `title` string
    - `title_translations` Translations, nullable
      - `en` string
      - `fr` string
    - `title_translated` string — The translation of the `title` property for the request locale. Computed using the values in `title` and `title_translations` and the value of the request's `Accept-Language` header.
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `description_translations` Translations, nullable
      - `en` string
      - `fr` string
    - `description_translated` string — The translation of the `description` property for the request locale. Computed using the values in `description` and `description_translations` and the value of the request's `Accept-Language` header.
    - `mapping` object, nullable
      - `xero` boolean
      - `quickbooks` boolean
    - `fallback_mappings` object, nullable — Line Item type/subtype pairs that default to this accounting code when no specific mapping is configured. Each entry contains `type` and `subtype`.
    - `created_at` string, dateTime — The date and time the object was created in Nmbr.
    - `updated_at` string, dateTime — The date and time the object was last updated in Nmbr.

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