Update journal

PATCH/journals/{journalId}

Link a journal to the ledger it clears into, and record when it last cleared.

2 actionsSjnlUpdateLinkLedgerSjnlUpdateRecordClearance

Permissions

Required permission

systemJournals:update

Requires the `update` action on `systemJournals` for the supplied runtime context

Path parameters

journalIdstring

required

Request body

This body is a typed union. Pick a variant to see its fields and a matching example.

Discriminated by type

type = "SjnlUpdateLinkLedger"

systemLedgerIdSldgIdrequired

Identifier of a system ledger.

Example sldg_9f2Kd8QpLzXw

curl -X PATCH https://api.tst.au.apgpay.dev/journals/{journalId} \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "type": "SjnlUpdateLinkLedger",
  "systemLedgerId": "sldg_9f2Kd8QpLzXw"
}'

Responses

The response is a tagged shape: type is always "SjnlUpdateRspAttributes". Switch on it; subtypes can be added, and a client that already reads it will not break.

Discriminated by type

type = "SjnlUpdateRspAttributes"

The resource as it stands after the change.

typeenumrequired

SjnlViewAttributes

journalIdSjnlIdrequired

Identifier of a system journal.

Example sjnl_9f2Kd8QpLzXw

What identifies this journal. Five fields that only mean anything together.

systemLedgerIdSldgId

The ledger this journal contributes to, set the first time it is cleared.

Example sldg_9f2Kd8QpLzXw

clearanceTimeZonestringrequired

IANA time zone the clearing date is measured in.

lastClearanceDatestring (date)

The most recent date entries were cleared from this journal.

Example 2026-08-19

lastClearanceAtstring (date-time)

For journals that clear more often than daily, when the last clearance happened.

Example 2026-08-19T04:21:07Z

ownerNamestring

The name of the business whose funds this journal records.

Example Ada Lovelace

createdAtstring (date-time)required

Example 2026-08-19T04:21:07Z

updatedAtstring (date-time)required

Example 2026-08-19T04:21:07Z

Example

{
  "type": "SjnlUpdateRspAttributes",
  "updated": {
    "type": "SjnlViewAttributes",
    "journalId": "sjnl_9f2Kd8QpLzXw",
    "businessKey": {
      "type": "SjnlBusinessKeyAttributes",
      "ownerType": "Merchant",
      "ownerIdentifier": "string",
      "category": "General",
      "clearanceSystem": "string",
      "currency": "AUD"
    },
    "systemLedgerId": "sldg_9f2Kd8QpLzXw",
    "clearanceTimeZone": "string",
    "lastClearanceDate": "2026-08-19",
    "lastClearanceAt": "2026-08-19T04:21:07Z",
    "ownerName": "Ada Lovelace",
    "createdAt": "2026-08-19T04:21:07Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-08-19T04:21:07Z"
  }
}

Error responses

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}

statusCodeinteger (int32)required

HTTP status code for this error

errorCodestringrequired

An APG Pay code providing a brief explanation of the underlying error. Use this if you wish to provide custom behaviour based on the error type.

messagestringrequired

Human readable description of the error

tracerstring

An unique identifier for the request. Provide this to the support team if you wish to query a particular error.

detailstring

Optional additional details for the error.

errorTypeDescriptionstring

A description of the category of errors for the given statusCode.

metadataobject

Optional key value list of metadata

Example response

{
  "statusCode": 100,
  "errorCode": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "tracer": "string",
  "detail": "string",
  "errorTypeDescription": "string"
}