Ledgers

Get ledger

Get a ledger by ID with the Python SDK.

GET/ledgers/{ledger_id}

Use blnk.ledgers.get to retrieve a ledger by its ledger ID.

Call the method

response = blnk.ledgers.get(
  "ldg_049495c6-356e-4ebc-a45e-60d1e1e16afb",
)

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`str`	Ledger ID to retrieve.

Use the ledger details

Read response.data for the ledger name, metadata, and creation time. Use these values to confirm you have the correct ledger before creating balances or transactions.

Response

{
  "ledger_id": "ldg_049495c6-356e-4ebc-a45e-60d1e1e16afb",
  "name": "Customer Checking Ledger",
  "created_at": "2024-11-26T08:23:57.509804Z",
  "meta_data": {
    "project_owner": "Blnk Tech"
  }
}

Field	Type	Description
`ledger_id`	`str`	Unique ID for the ledger.
`name`	`str`	Current display name.
`created_at`	`str`	Date and time the ledger was created.
`meta_data`	`dict`	Metadata object, if one was set at creation.