Classifications

Update classification (partial)

Update specific fields on a classification. Send only the fields you want to change — anything you don’t send stays as it is. Use null on parent_id to remove a parent.

Example — rename and deactivate a classification:

{"name": "Department (legacy)", "is_active": false}

Selections (classification lines)

Omitting selections preserves the existing lines. Sending the field applies it as-is: lines whose id you include are kept (and updated with whatever values you send), and lines whose id you omit are deleted. Sending [] removes every line. Adding a new line means sending it without an id:

{"selections": [
  {"id": 42, "name": "Engineering", "is_active": true, "parent_id": null},
  {"name": "Operations", "is_active": true, "parent_id": null}
]}

Required-for-records

Omitting required_for_records preserves existing associations. Sending the field replaces the full set; sending [] removes them all:

{"required_for_records": ["invoice", "bill"]}

Lines that are in use elsewhere can’t be deleted; you’ll get a 422 back listing which ones.

PATCH

public

classifications

{classification_id}

Update classification (partial)

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.dualentry.com/public/v1/classifications/{classification_id}/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "is_active": true,
  "selections": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "is_active": true,
      "parent_id": 123,
      "id": 123
    }
  ],
  "required_for_records": [],
  "parent_id": 123
}
'

{
  "id": 123,
  "selections": [
    {
      "id": 123,
      "name": "<string>",
      "is_active": true,
      "parent_id": 123,
      "parent_name": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "required_for_records": [],
  "parent_id": 123,
  "parent_name": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "created_by": {
    "actor_type": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  },
  "updated_by": {
    "actor_type": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  },
  "is_active": true
}

Authorizations

X-API-KEY

string

header

required

Path Parameters

classification_id

integer

required

Body

application/json

Partial update payload for PATCH /public/classifications/{id}/.

Every field is optional: send only the fields you want to change. Unset fields are left untouched on the existing record.

Note on list fields:

selections absent → existing classification lines are preserved. Sending [] deletes all existing lines.
required_for_records absent → existing record-type associations are preserved. Sending [] removes them all.

name

string | null

Required string length: 2 - 128

is_active

boolean | null

selections

PublicSelectionItemIn · object[] | null

Show child attributes

required_for_records

enum<string>[] | null

Available options:

purchase_order,

sales_order,

cash_sale,

invoice,

bill,

direct_expense,

vendor_credit,

journal_entry,

intercompany_journal_entry,

customer_credit,

customer_deposit

parent_id

integer | null

Response

integer

required

selections

PublicSelectionItemOut · object[]

required

Show child attributes

required_for_records

enum<string>[]

required

Available options:

purchase_order,

sales_order,

cash_sale,

invoice,

bill,

direct_expense,

vendor_credit,

journal_entry,

intercompany_journal_entry,

customer_credit,

customer_deposit

parent_id

integer | null

required

parent_name

string | null

required

name

string

required

Maximum string length: 128

created_by

AuditActorSchemaOut · object

Schema for audit actor information.

Show child attributes

updated_by

AuditActorSchemaOut · object

Schema for audit actor information.

Show child attributes

is_active

boolean

default:true

Last modified on May 28, 2026

Delete Classification

List Classification Lines

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Update classification (partial)

curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.dualentry.com/public/v1/classifications/{classification_id}/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "is_active": true,
  "selections": [
    {
      "name": "<string>",
      "is_active": true,
      "parent_id": 123,
      "id": 123
    }
  ],
  "required_for_records": [],
  "parent_id": 123
}
'

{
  "id": 123,
  "selections": [
    {
      "id": 123,
      "name": "<string>",
      "is_active": true,
      "parent_id": 123,
      "parent_name": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "required_for_records": [],
  "parent_id": 123,
  "parent_name": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "created_by": {
    "actor_type": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  },
  "updated_by": {
    "actor_type": "<string>",
    "email": "<string>",
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
  },
  "is_active": true
}

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