# Journal support in API 2.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [23 October 2013 15:20 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184 "2013-10-23T15:20:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luke\_Redpath](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3e96dc/32.png) [@Luke\_Redpath](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Luke_Redpath)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2013 15:20 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184/1 "2013-10-23T15:20:33Z")
With API 1.0 being turned off soon, I’d like to formally request the ability to post journals with the new API. My current use case is a small personal app I’ve written for better handling of dividend paperwork generation for multiple shareholders (single unified minutes, individual vouchers) and I intend to have this integrate with FreeAgent by creating the necessary bank transactions when the dividend is declared as “paid”. A nice feature I had in mind was being able to declare a dividend paid by way of a loan to the participator’s loan account, which can only be achieved using journals. I’m sure other people would have uses for a journals API too. ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_Glass](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@Jon\_Glass](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Jon_Glass)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2014 07:04 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184/2 "2014-05-20T07:04:45Z")
I’d also be very interested in this feature. Manually entering payroll journals through the web API is certainly the single thing that causes us the most friction using FreeAgent at present. If we coudl automate this via a script then we would be very happy customers indeed!On Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:54:32 PM UTC+1, Olly H wrote: > Hi Luke > > This is on our API roadmap which we’re hoping to make progress against > soon. I can’t be more specific at this time I’m afraid but we can certainly > get in touch when we have something to beta. > > Olly > > On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:20:33 PM UTC+1, Luke Redpath wrote: > > > With API 1.0 being turned off soon, I’d like to formally request the > > ability to post journals with the new API. > > > > My current use case is a small personal app I’ve written for better > > handling of dividend paperwork generation for multiple shareholders (single > > unified minutes, individual vouchers) and I intend to have this integrate > > with FreeAgent by creating the necessary bank transactions when the > > dividend is declared as “paid”. A nice feature I had in mind was being able > > to declare a dividend paid by way of a loan to the participator’s loan > > account, which can only be achieved using journals. > > > > I’m sure other people would have uses for a journals API too. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Smith](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/user_avatar/api-discuss.freeagent.com/paul_smith/32/54_2.png) [@Paul\_Smith](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Paul_Smith)\ **Post date:** [5 September 2014 14:09 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184/3 "2014-09-05T14:09:46Z")
Just in case anyone missed the announcement, support for journal entries has now been released. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/freeagent\_api/qxzvue\_uMFY](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/freeagent_api/qxzvue_uMFY) Paul.On Wednesday, 21 May 2014 11:02:13 UTC+1, Olly H wrote: > Hi Jon > > Thanks for your feedback, which I assure you has been noted. We have to > balance our development time across a wide range of areas at FreeAgent and > the API has not been a main focus for a while, largely because it’s already > comprehensive enough for the large majority. That said we do plan to > improve some existing resources in the short term and journal support is > also on our medium-term radar, although it’s unlikely support for this will > be added in the next 3-6 months because of existing priorities in the > development team. Sorry to disappoint but I’d rather be upfront. > > Olly > > On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:04:45 AM UTC+1, Jon Glass wrote: > > > I’d also be very interested in this feature. Manually entering payroll > > journals through the web API is certainly the single thing that causes us > > the most friction using FreeAgent at present. If we coudl automate this via > > a script then we would be very happy customers indeed! > > > > On Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:54:32 PM UTC+1, Olly H wrote: > > > > > Hi Luke > > > > > > This is on our API roadmap which we’re hoping to make progress against > > > soon. I can’t be more specific at this time I’m afraid but we can certainly > > > get in touch when we have something to beta. > > > > > > Olly > > > > > > On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:20:33 PM UTC+1, Luke Redpath wrote: > > > > > > > With API 1.0 being turned off soon, I’d like to formally request the > > > > ability to post journals with the new API. > > > > > > > > My current use case is a small personal app I’ve written for better > > > > handling of dividend paperwork generation for multiple shareholders (single > > > > unified minutes, individual vouchers) and I intend to have this integrate > > > > with FreeAgent by creating the necessary bank transactions when the > > > > dividend is declared as “paid”. A nice feature I had in mind was being able > > > > to declare a dividend paid by way of a loan to the participator’s loan > > > > account, which can only be achieved using journals. > > > > > > > > I’m sure other people would have uses for a journals API too. ---
**Author:** ![Olly](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/user_avatar/api-discuss.freeagent.com/olly/32/38_2.png) [@Olly](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Olly)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2013 16:54 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184/4 "2013-10-24T16:54:32Z")
Hi Luke This is on our API roadmap which we’re hoping to make progress against soon. I can’t be more specific at this time I’m afraid but we can certainly get in touch when we have something to beta. OllyOn Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:20:33 PM UTC+1, Luke Redpath wrote: > With API 1.0 being turned off soon, I’d like to formally request the > ability to post journals with the new API. > > My current use case is a small personal app I’ve written for better > handling of dividend paperwork generation for multiple shareholders (single > unified minutes, individual vouchers) and I intend to have this integrate > with FreeAgent by creating the necessary bank transactions when the > dividend is declared as “paid”. A nice feature I had in mind was being able > to declare a dividend paid by way of a loan to the participator’s loan > account, which can only be achieved using journals. > > I’m sure other people would have uses for a journals API too. ---
**Author:** ![Olly](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/user_avatar/api-discuss.freeagent.com/olly/32/38_2.png) [@Olly](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/u/Olly)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2014 10:02 UTC](https://api-discuss.freeagent.com/t/journal-support-in-api-2-0/184/5 "2014-05-21T10:02:13Z")
Hi Jon Thanks for your feedback, which I assure you has been noted. We have to balance our development time across a wide range of areas at FreeAgent and the API has not been a main focus for a while, largely because it’s already comprehensive enough for the large majority. That said we do plan to improve some existing resources in the short term and journal support is also on our medium-term radar, although it’s unlikely support for this will be added in the next 3-6 months because of existing priorities in the development team. Sorry to disappoint but I’d rather be upfront. OllyOn Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:04:45 AM UTC+1, Jon Glass wrote: > I’d also be very interested in this feature. Manually entering payroll > journals through the web API is certainly the single thing that causes us > the most friction using FreeAgent at present. If we coudl automate this via > a script then we would be very happy customers indeed! > > On Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:54:32 PM UTC+1, Olly H wrote: > > > Hi Luke > > > > This is on our API roadmap which we’re hoping to make progress against > > soon. I can’t be more specific at this time I’m afraid but we can certainly > > get in touch when we have something to beta. > > > > Olly > > > > On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:20:33 PM UTC+1, Luke Redpath wrote: > > > > > With API 1.0 being turned off soon, I’d like to formally request the > > > ability to post journals with the new API. > > > > > > My current use case is a small personal app I’ve written for better > > > handling of dividend paperwork generation for multiple shareholders (single > > > unified minutes, individual vouchers) and I intend to have this integrate > > > with FreeAgent by creating the necessary bank transactions when the > > > dividend is declared as “paid”. A nice feature I had in mind was being able > > > to declare a dividend paid by way of a loan to the participator’s loan > > > account, which can only be achieved using journals. > > > > > > I’m sure other people would have uses for a journals API too.