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# Retrieves the manual journals paginated list.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json get /api/manual-journals
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Bigcapital
  description: Financial accounting software
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers: []
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /api/manual-journals:
    get:
      tags:
        - Manual Journals
      summary: Retrieves the manual journals paginated list.
      operationId: ManualJournalsController_getManualJournals
      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 manual journal details have been successfully retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManualJournalResponseDto'
        '404':
          description: The manual journal not found.
components:
  schemas:
    ManualJournalResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: number
          description: Manual Journal ID
          example: 1
        date:
          format: date-time
          type: string
          description: Journal date
          example: '2024-03-20'
        journalNumber:
          type: string
          description: Journal number
          example: MJ-2024-001
        journalType:
          type: string
          description: Journal type
          example: General
        reference:
          type: string
          description: Reference number
          example: REF-001
        amount:
          type: number
          description: Total amount
          example: 1000
        currencyCode:
          type: string
          description: Currency code
          example: USD
        exchangeRate:
          type: number
          description: Exchange rate
          example: 1
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description
          example: Monthly journal entry
        isPublished:
          type: boolean
          description: Published status
          example: false
        publishedAt:
          format: date-time
          type: string
          description: Published date
          example: '2024-03-20T10:00:00Z'
        createdAt:
          format: date-time
          type: string
          description: Created date
          example: '2024-03-20T09:00:00Z'
        updatedAt:
          format: date-time
          type: string
          description: Updated date
          example: '2024-03-20T09:30:00Z'
        branchId:
          type: number
          description: Branch ID
          example: 1
        formattedAmount:
          type: string
          description: Formatted amount
          example: $1,000.00
        formattedDate:
          type: string
          description: Formatted date
          example: Mar 20, 2024
        formattedPublishedAt:
          type: string
          description: Formatted published date
          example: Mar 20, 2024
        formattedCreatedAt:
          type: string
          description: Formatted created date
          example: Mar 20, 2024
        entries:
          description: Journal entries
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ManualJournalEntryResponseDto'
        attachments:
          description: Attachments
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      required:
        - id
        - date
        - journalNumber
        - amount
        - isPublished
        - createdAt
        - formattedAmount
        - formattedDate
        - formattedCreatedAt
        - entries
    ManualJournalEntryResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        index:
          type: number
          description: Entry index
          example: 1
        credit:
          type: number
          description: Credit amount
          example: 1000
        debit:
          type: number
          description: Debit amount
          example: 0
        accountId:
          type: number
          description: Account ID
          example: 1
        note:
          type: string
          description: Entry note
          example: Payment for services
        contactId:
          type: number
          description: Contact ID
          example: 1
        branchId:
          type: number
          description: Branch ID
          example: 1
        projectId:
          type: number
          description: Project ID
          example: 1
        account:
          type: object
          description: Account details
        contact:
          type: object
          description: Contact details
        branch:
          type: object
          description: Branch details
      required:
        - index
        - accountId

````