Ledger balances
Transactions
Reconciliation
Identities
Metadata
Hooks
System
Reconciliation
Create matching rule
Create a matching rule for reconciliation.
POST
/
reconciliation
/
matching-rules
{
"name": "Default matcher",
"description": "Amount with 1% drift matcher",
"criteria": [
{
"field": "amount",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 0.01
},
{
"field": "currency",
"operator": "equals"
},
{
"field": "date",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 1800
},
{
"field": "reference",
"operator": "contains"
}
]
}
Authorization
If set, the API uses an API key for authentication. Include the following header in your requests:X-blnk-key: <api-key>.
Replace <api-key> with your secret API key. Ensure the key is kept secure and not exposed in public repositories or client-side code.
See also: Secure your Blnk server
Body
Name of the matching rule.
A brief description of what the matching rule does.
An array of criteria that defines the rule. Each criteria is defined by 3 attributes —
field, operator, allowable_drift.Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Fields to match. It can be
"amount", "currency", "reference", "description", or "date".Defines how the selected field should be compared with internal records. Depending on the field, this can be
"equals" or "contains".equals: The field in the external record must exactly match the corresponding field in your Blnk Ledger.contains: Parts of the external field’s value must be found in your Blnk Ledger.
Helps to accomodate small variations in transaction amounts between both records. Only applicable to amount and date fields.
- Amount drift: Measured in percentages, e.g., 1% is
"allowable_drift": 0.01 - Date drift: Measured in seconds, e.g., 1 hour is
"allowable_drift": 3600
{
"name": "Default matcher",
"description": "Amount with 1% drift matcher",
"criteria": [
{
"field": "amount",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 0.01
},
{
"field": "currency",
"operator": "equals"
},
{
"field": "date",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 1800
},
{
"field": "reference",
"operator": "contains"
}
]
}
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{
"name": "Default matcher",
"description": "Amount with 1% drift matcher",
"criteria": [
{
"field": "amount",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 0.01
},
{
"field": "currency",
"operator": "equals"
},
{
"field": "date",
"operator": "equals",
"allowable_drift": 1800
},
{
"field": "reference",
"operator": "contains"
}
]
}