# How to create accounting account

You can create an [accounting account](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/createaccountingaccount) on the Pismo platform, so you can add it to your [accounting script](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/createaccountingscript). In the accounting script, you set an accounting account as a debit and another accounting account as a credit. When you run the accounting script, the Pismo platform creates an accounting entry using the accounting account’s information.

## Create an accounting account

To create an accounting account:

1. Go to [Create accounting account](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/createaccountingaccount).
2. Enter the description of this account in the **description** field.
3. Enter the account number in the account field.
4. Enter your [program ID](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/docs/setup-overview) in the **program\_id** field.
5. Run the endpoint.

The response shows when you created the accounting account in the `created_at` field.

## Example

This response shows a created accounting account.

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "description": "SAMPLE ACCOUNT",
  "account": "123123132-x",
  "program_id": 12,
  "created_at": "2021-10-10T10:10:00.000Z"
  }
```

## Search for an accounting account

There are two ways you can search for an accounting account on the Pismo platform. You can either search for an [account by its ID](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/getaccountingaccountbyid) or search for [all accounts](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/searchaccountingaccounts). To search by ID, copy the `id` number from a created accounting account and paste it into the **accountingAccountId** field.

## Example

This response shows when you search a list of accounting accounts:

```json
{
	"has_next": false,
	"items": [
		{
			"id": 1,
			"description": "ACCOUNTING ACCOUNT CREATION TEST",
			"account": "123123132-x",
			"program_id": 1,
			"created_at": "2021-07-22T00:37:20Z"
		},
		{
			"id": 2,
			"description": "ACCOUNTING ACCOUNT CREATION TEST",
			"account": "123123132-x",
			"program_id": 1,
			"created_at": "2021-07-22T00:37:20Z"
		}
	]
}
```

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> The `has_next` parameter means there are more pages to view.

You can still search for [deactivated accounting accounts](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/docs/create-an-accounting-account#deactivate-an-accounting-account). This response shows a deactivated accounting account. The `deactivated_at` field only returns when the account is deactivated.

```json
{
	"has_next": false,
	"items": [
		{
			"id": 1,
			"description": "ACCOUNTING ACCOUNT CREATION TEST",
			"account": "123123132-x",
			"program_id": 1,
			"created_at": "2021-07-22T00:37:20Z",
			"deactivated_at": "2021-07-23T00:37:20Z"
		}
	]
}
```

## Update an accounting account description

If you find an accounting account description that’s incorrect, you can update it. To update a description of an accounting account:

1. Use the account ID from either `credit_accounting` or `debit_accounting` fields in the response of the [accounting script](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/getaccountingscriptbyid).
2. Paste this number into the **accountingAccountId** field of the [Update an accounting account description by ID](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/updateaccountingaccount) endpoint.
3. Write the new description for the accounting account in the `description` body parameter.
4. Run the endpoint.

## Example

This response shows the accounting account description before an update.

```json
{
"id": 2,
"description": "THIS IS THE OLD DESCRIPTION",
"account": "123123132-x",
"program_id": 1,
"created_at": "2021-07-22T00:37:20Z"
}
```

This response shows the accounting account description after an update.

```json
{
"id": 2,
"description": "THIS IS THE NEW DESCRIPTION",
"account": "123123132-x",
"program_id": 1,
"created_at": "2021-07-22T00:37:20Z"
}
```

## Deactivate an accounting account

To deactivate an accounting account, paste the ID into the **accountingAccountId** field of the [Deactivated an accounting account by ID](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/deleteaccountingaccount) endpoint. To paste this ID, copy the number from the `id` field in an [accounting account](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/getaccountingaccountbyid). The response shows when you deactivated the accounting account in the `deactivated_at` field.

## Example

This response shows a deactivated accounting account.

```json
{
	"id": 10,
	"description": "ACCOUNTINGACCOUNT",
	"account": "123123132-T1",
	"program_id": 1,
	"created_at": "2022-06-27T18:01:42Z",
	"deactivated_at": "2022-06-28T14:30:58.350214-03:00"
}
```