> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://entendre.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create manual asset

> Creates a manual opening asset and adjusts its opening balance. Opening-period and reference checks apply.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi-public-preview.json POST /v1/assets
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Entendre API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Programmatic access to crypto-native accounting and treasury operations.
servers:
  - url: https://api.entendre.finance
    description: Production API.
security:
  - ApiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Organization
    description: Read your organization profile and find members for agent assignments.
  - name: Transactions
    description: Find transactions, inspect their details and create manual records.
  - name: Sources
    description: >-
      Manage wallets, exchange accounts, bank accounts and other transaction
      sources.
  - name: Assets
    description: Inspect asset acquisitions, remaining quantities and cost basis.
  - name: Journals
    description: >-
      Create and post journal entries, correct eligible entries and sync posted
      journals to a connected general ledger.
  - name: Documents
    description: >-
      Upload documents, check processing status and link supporting evidence to
      transactions.
  - name: Legal Entities
    description: Manage the legal entities used in your accounting records.
  - name: Ledger Accounts
    description: Manage your chart of accounts and find accounts for journal entries.
  - name: Tags
    description: Create and manage tags to classify your records.
  - name: Accruals
    description: >-
      Create and post accruals, inspect their status and reverse eligible
      entries.
  - name: Cash Application
    description: Match deposits to invoices and manage the resulting cash applications.
  - name: Classification
    description: >-
      Classify transactions in a batch, post eligible entries and inspect the
      results.
  - name: Revaluation
    description: Run asset revaluations for an accounting period and check their results.
  - name: Accounting Periods
    description: Check whether a period is ready to close, then close or reopen it.
  - name: Income Statement
    description: View revenue, expenses and net income for a reporting period.
  - name: Balance Sheet
    description: View assets, liabilities and equity as of a reporting date.
  - name: Trial Balance
    description: Review ledger account balances and debit and credit totals.
  - name: Closing Positions
    description: View asset positions at the end of a reporting period.
  - name: Treasury Balances
    description: Review treasury balances by asset and source.
  - name: Realized Gains & Losses
    description: Review realized gains and losses from asset dispositions.
  - name: Asset Tax Lots
    description: Inspect asset tax lots, remaining quantities and cost basis.
  - name: Schedule of Dispositions
    description: >-
      Review asset dispositions and their proceeds, cost basis and gains or
      losses.
  - name: Financial Insights
    description: Review financial insights for your selected reporting context.
  - name: Agents
    description: Create agents, schedule their work and inspect their runs.
  - name: Memory
    description: Read, search and maintain the memory files your agents use.
  - name: Connections
    description: Connect providers, manage authorization and disconnect.
  - name: GL Mapping
    description: >-
      Map ledger accounts and legal entities to your ERP. Import legal entities,
      tags and chart of accounts.
  - name: Request
    description: Request information, documents or connections from a client.
  - name: Client
    description: Manage your firm’s client relationships.
  - name: Team
    description: Invite team members and manage their access to your firm.
  - name: Settings
    description: Read and update your firm settings.
paths:
  /v1/assets:
    post:
      tags:
        - Assets
      summary: Create manual asset
      description: >-
        Creates a manual opening asset and adjusts its opening balance.
        Opening-period and reference checks apply.
      operationId: create_manual_asset
      parameters:
        - name: Idempotency-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          description: >-
            Unique key for this operation. Retry with the same key and request
            body after a timeout. Keys are retained for at least 24 hours.
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            maxLength: 255
          example: example-operation-2026-08-31-001
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - asset_type
                - quantity
                - cost_basis
                - legal_entity_id
                - ledger_account_id
                - source_id
              properties:
                asset_type:
                  type: string
                  examples:
                    - ETH
                  description: >-
                    Asset type or symbol. To add to an existing type, use the
                    exact `asset_type` from List assets.
                quantity:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Positive decimal string, such as `"10.5"`. JSON numbers are
                    rejected.
                cost_basis:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Decimal string, such as `"15750.00"`. JSON numbers are
                    rejected.
                legal_entity_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Prefixed legal entity ID (`le_`).
                ledger_account_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Prefixed ledger account ID (`lac_`).
                date_received:
                  type: string
                  format: date
                  description: Acquisition date (YYYY-MM-DD).
                  example: '2026-08-01'
                source_id:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Wallet, exchange or Plaid source that holds the opening
                    asset (`wal_…`, `exs_…` or `pla_…` from List sources).
                  example: wal_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
                currency:
                  type: string
                  description: Defaults to legal entity base currency.
                chain:
                  type: string
                  description: Blockchain network, such as `eth`.
              additionalProperties: false
            example:
              asset_type: ETH
              quantity: '100.00'
              cost_basis: '100.00'
              legal_entity_id: le_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
              ledger_account_id: lac_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
              source_id: wal_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: Support correlation ID.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Asset'
                required:
                  - data
                additionalProperties: false
              example:
                data:
                  id: ast_abc123
                  asset_type: ETH
                  quantity: '100.00'
                  remaining_quantity: '100.00'
                  cost_basis: '100.00'
                  currency: USD
                  date_received: null
                  chain: null
                  legal_entity_id: le_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
                  ledger_account_id: lac_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
                  transaction_id: null
                  source_id: src_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
                  is_manual: true
                  created_at: null
                  updated_at: null
        '400':
          description: >-
            The request is invalid. `error.fields` lists the fields to correct.
            Nothing was changed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: VALIDATION_ERROR
                  message: Invalid path, query or request body.
                  request_id: req_example
        '401':
          description: The API key is missing, invalid or expired.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: UNAUTHORIZED
                  message: Authentication is required.
                  request_id: req_example
        '403':
          description: >-
            The API key does not have the required scope or is not associated
            with a user, or the action needs a review in the dashboard.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: FORBIDDEN
                  message: Insufficient access to organization
                  request_id: req_example
        '404':
          description: The resource does not exist, or your organization cannot access it.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
                  message: Resource not found
                  request_id: req_example
        '409':
          description: >-
            The current state of the resource or an accounting rule prevents
            this operation. Read the resource again before you choose another
            action.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: CONFLICT
                  message: The resource state does not allow this operation.
                  request_id: req_example
        '429':
          description: >-
            Too many requests. If the response has a `Retry-After` header, wait
            that many seconds before you retry. Otherwise, read `error.message`.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
              schema:
                type: integer
                minimum: 1
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: RATE_LIMITED
                  message: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after 30s.
                  request_id: req_example
        '500':
          description: >-
            An unexpected error occurred. A write can still have taken effect;
            check the resource before you retry. Give the `request_id` to
            support.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: INTERNAL_ERROR
                  message: Internal server error
                  request_id: req_example
        '503':
          description: >-
            A service that this operation needs is unavailable. If the response
            has a `Retry-After` header, wait that many seconds. Check for
            earlier accepted work before you send the request again.
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
              schema:
                type: integer
                minimum: 1
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
              example:
                error:
                  code: SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
                  message: Service unavailable.
                  request_id: req_example
components:
  schemas:
    Asset:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Prefixed asset ID (`ast_`).
          examples:
            - ast_abc123
        asset_type:
          type: string
          examples:
            - ETH
          description: Asset symbol, such as `ETH`.
        quantity:
          type: string
          description: Decimal string.
          examples:
            - '10.5'
        remaining_quantity:
          type: string
          examples:
            - '8.25'
          description: Quantity still held (decimal string).
        cost_basis:
          type: string
          examples:
            - '15750.00'
          description: >-
            Cost basis of the acquisition. Uses the marked basis when one
            exists.
        currency:
          type: string
          examples:
            - USD
          description: Currency of the cost basis.
        date_received:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Acquisition date (ISO 8601).
        chain:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Blockchain network, such as `eth`.
        legal_entity_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          examples:
            - le_456def
          description: Legal entity ID (`le_…`).
        ledger_account_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          examples:
            - lac_789ghi
          description: Ledger account ID (`lac_…`).
        transaction_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          examples:
            - txn_012jkl
          description: Transaction that created the asset record (`txn_…`).
        source_id:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          examples:
            - src_507f1f77bcf86cd799439011
          description: Source ID for this asset.
        is_manual:
          type: boolean
          description: '`true` for a manual opening asset.'
        created_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Time the asset record was created (ISO 8601).
        updated_at:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: Time the asset record was last updated (ISO 8601).
      required:
        - id
        - asset_type
        - quantity
        - remaining_quantity
        - cost_basis
        - currency
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - request_id
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Technical description for developers.
            fields:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: string
              description: >-
                Present only on VALIDATION_ERROR. Maps failing field paths to
                reason strings.
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
              description: >-
                Optional redacted diagnostic details. Request validation uses
                fields or field_errors.
            suggested_action:
              type: string
              description: A suggested next step.
            documentation_url:
              type: string
              format: uri
              description: Link to documentation about this error.
            request_id:
              type: string
              description: Unique request ID for support escalation.
          description: Error details.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: >-
        Your organization API key. Some operations also need a key that is
        associated with a user; their pages say so.

````