Accounting Ledger API · ledger
What the books hold of one sales order
GET /orders/{orderId}/costings
What the books hold of one sales order, in the home currency, per line (lineId): units shipped less returned, actual cost of sales at the cost layers drawn (receipt, PO, lot, serials), revenue booked net of tax and what refunds took back; for the order, shipping charged against carriers' charges, refunds, and its postings' count (GET /postings?orderId=).
Only what reached the ledger; expected cost is fulfillment's GET /orders/:orderId/margins. Read-only.
Access
Requires financials:read.
How scopes come from roles: Scopes and roles. Getting a token: Authentication and app tokens.
AI agent tool
Agents call this as accounting_get_order_costings (Accounting: Get order costings), in the accounting toolset. It only reads.
Connecting an agent: AI agents.
Example
curl -X GET 'https://accounting.getmanifold.io/orders/ord_01a156d4-8704-7a21-8b32-4c5d6e7f8091/costings' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN"const response = await fetch("https://accounting.getmanifold.io/orders/ord_01a156d4-8704-7a21-8b32-4c5d6e7f8091/costings", {
method: "GET",
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();{
"orderId": "ord_01a156d4-8704-7a21-8b32-4c5d6e7f8091",
"homeCurrency": "AUD",
"booksOpen": true,
"lines": [
{
"lineId": "lin_01a156d4-8704-7a21-8b32-5d6e7f809102",
"sku": "MUG-SPECKLE",
"shippedUnits": 4,
"cogsCents": 3400,
"uncostedUnits": 0,
"revenueCents": 9600,
"refundedCents": 0,
"draws": [
{
"receiptId": "rcpt_01a0f6b1-3a00-7d51-9e62-910213243546",
"poId": "po_01a0f6b1-2680-7c41-8d52-809102132435",
"quantity": 4,
"unitCostCents": 850
}
]
}
],
"shippingChargedCents": 1200,
"shippingCostCents": 940,
"refundedCents": 0,
"postings": 3
}The panel writes this call in other languages. It does not send it: Manifold's APIs do not take calls from a web
page on another site, so run the call from your own code or terminal. The whole API as OpenAPI: accounting-manager.openapi.json. Base URL https://accounting.getmanifold.io.
Errors
Every refusal is a status and a JSON body whose _tag names it. A refused call changes nothing.
401
| Refusal | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
Unauthorized reason | The token is missing, expired or not one Manifold issued. | Get a fresh token and send the call again. |
TokenAlreadyUsed tokenId | A single-use app token was already spent. | Mint a new token for this call. |
402
| Refusal | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
SubscriptionRequired status | The organization's subscription has lapsed, so writes are refused. | An owner settles billing. Reads still work meanwhile. |
403
| Refusal | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
TenantRequired userId | The token names no organization. | Choose the organization, then get a new token. |
ScopeRequired required | The token's roles do not grant the scope this call needs. | Ask an owner or admin for a role that grants it. |
409
| Refusal | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
MirroredFromSource source | This area is fed by your source system until the organization goes live. | Make the change in the source system, or go live first. |
503
| Refusal | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
RequestLogUnavailable tokenId, reason | The service could not record the request, so it did nothing. | Try again shortly. |
How refusals work everywhere: Errors.
Used in
- Journal an additional cost on an order, step 11: What the books hold of the order