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# Retrieves the account types.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json get /api/accounts/types
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Bigcapital
  description: Financial accounting software
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers: []
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /api/accounts/types:
    get:
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: Retrieves the account types.
      operationId: AccountsController_getAccountTypes
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: >-
            Value must be 'Bearer <token>' where <token> is an API key prefixed
            with 'bc_' or a JWT token.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            example: Bearer bc_1234567890abcdef
        - name: organization-id
          in: header
          description: >-
            Required if Authorization is a JWT token. The organization ID to
            operate within.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The account types have been successfully retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountTypeResponseDto'
components:
  schemas:
    AccountTypeResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        label:
          type: string
          description: The display label for the account type
          example: Cash
        key:
          type: string
          description: The unique key for the account type
          example: cash
        normal:
          type: string
          description: The normal balance type for the account
          example: debit
        parentType:
          type: string
          description: The parent type of the account
          example: current-asset
        rootType:
          type: string
          description: The root type of the account
          example: asset
        multiCurrency:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the account type supports multiple currencies
          example: true
        balanceSheet:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the account type appears on the balance sheet
          example: true
        incomeSheet:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the account type appears on the income sheet
          example: false
      required:
        - label
        - key
        - normal
        - parentType
        - rootType
        - multiCurrency
        - balanceSheet
        - incomeSheet

````