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QuickBooks: Read a journalentry — response body — Journal Entry Line item Amount, Custom Extensions, Description, Detail Type, Id, Journal Entry Line Detail, Line Num, Project Ref

Read a journalentry: response body, field JournalEntry / Line / item / Amount, CustomExtensions, Description, DetailType, Id, JournalEntryLineDetail, LineNum, ProjectRef. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-20.

API reference · Contract 2026-10-20

SDK schema: Read a journalentry — response body — Journal Entry Line item Amount, Custom Extensions, Description, Detail Type, Id, Journal Entry Line Detail, Line Num, Project Ref

FieldTypePresenceDescription and constraints
$objectRootAdditional keys: allowed
AmountJSONOptionalThe amount of the line item.
Decimal string
Amount (anyOf 1)JSONAlternative
Amount (anyOf 1) (anyOf 1)numberAlternative
Amount (anyOf 1) (anyOf 2)stringAlternativePattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
Amount (anyOf 2)stringAlternative
CustomExtensionsModelOptionalExpand Read an item — response body — Item Custom Extensions
Array of custom extension objects that associate additional attributes with the line. The ExtensionType field specifies the type of extension. The currently supported value is DIMENSION . The AssociatedValues array contains key/value pairs referencing Dimensions DefinitionID/Dimension ValueID. Multiple key/value pairs per extension type are supported. This field is designed to support additional extension types in the future. Dimensions is available for Intuit Enterprise Suite.
DescriptionstringOptionalFree form text description of the line item that appears in the printed record.
DetailTypestringOptionalSet to JournalEntryLineDetail for this type of line.
IdstringOptionalThe Id of the line item. In requests, if Id matches that for an existing line in the transaction the line is updated. Otherwise, a new line is created. Integer as string.
Read only: true
JournalEntryLineDetailModelOptionalExpand Read a journalentry — response body — Journal Entry Line item Amount, Custom Extensions, Description, Detail Type, Id, Journal Entry Line Detail, Line Num, Project Ref Journal Entry Line Detail
LineNumJSONOptionalSpecifies the position of the line in the collection of transaction lines. Positive integer
Decimal string
LineNum (anyOf 1)JSONAlternative
LineNum (anyOf 1) (anyOf 1)numberAlternative
LineNum (anyOf 1) (anyOf 2)stringAlternativePattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?(?:[eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$
LineNum (anyOf 2)stringAlternative
ProjectRefModelOptionalExpand Read an item — response body — Item Class Ref
Reference to the Project ID associated with this transaction.
Conditionally required

Referenced models: Read an item — response body — Item Custom Extensions, Read a journalentry — response body — Journal Entry Line item Amount, Custom Extensions, Description, Detail Type, Id, Journal Entry Line Detail, Line Num, Project Ref Journal Entry Line Detail, Read an item — response body — Item Class Ref

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