Account types

The vocabulary an account is typed with. Every statement section and every totals row is built from these names, so a caller reads them before it maps an account.

The endpoint

Method	Path	Answers
GET	`/api/v1/account-types`	Every system account type

Needs a bearer token and the reference.read scope.

What it answers

{
  "data": [
    { "name": "BANK", "class": "ASSET", "normal_side": "debit", "statement": "balance_sheet" },
    { "name": "REVENUE", "class": "REVENUE", "normal_side": "credit", "statement": "profit_loss" },
    { "name": "OTHER EXPENSE", "class": "EXPENSE", "normal_side": "debit", "statement": "profit_loss" }
  ],
  "page": 1, "per_page": 50, "total": 22, "has_more": false
}

Field	What it says
`name`	The type, as an account states it. It is the list a write accepts.
`class`	The type's class: `ASSET`, `LIABILITY`, `EQUITY`, `REVENUE` or `EXPENSE`. The consolidation-only `NCI ALLOCATION` type carries its own class name, and is answered like the rest because a caller may map an account to it.
`normal_side`	`debit` or `credit`: the side a positive balance sits on. An expense account is `debit`; a revenue account is `credit`.
`statement`	`profit_loss` or `balance_sheet`: the statement the type is reported in.