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account.journal: fields, relations and API

The account.journal model ("Journal") is a persistent model declared by the Invoicing module, then extended by 7 other modules. It exposes 104 fields, 66 of them declared directly on the model; 54 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.

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Model identity

Technical name: account.journal
Label: Journal
Type: Persistent (models.Model)
SQL table: account_journal
Origin module: Invoicing (account)
Extended by: account_check_printing, account_debit_note, account_edi, account_payment, account_peppol, l10n_fr_pdp, point_of_sale
Default order (_order): sequence, type, code
Inherits from (mixins): portal.mixin mail.alias.mixin.optional mail.thread mail.activity.mixin

Model fields

66 own fields, 32 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.

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104 of 104 fields shown

Technical name	Label	Type	Details
account_fiscal_country_group_codes	Account Fiscal Country Group Codes	`json`	related: `company_id.account_fiscal_country_group_codes`
account_peppol_proxy_state	Account Peppol Proxy State	`selection`	related: `company_id.account_peppol_proxy_state` added by Peppol (`account_peppol`)
accounting_date	Accounting Date	`date`	computed
active	Active Set active to false to hide the Journal without removing it.	`boolean`
alias_name	Alias Name Send one separate email for each invoice. Any file extension will be accepted. Only PDF and XML files will be interpreted by Odoo	`char`
available_invoice_template_pdf_report_ids	Available Invoice Template Pdf Report	`one2many` → ir.actions.report	computed
available_payment_method_ids	Available Payment Method	`many2many` → account.payment.method	computed
bank_acc_number	Bank Acc Number	`char`	related: `bank_account_id.acc_number`
bank_account_id	Bank Account	`many2one` → res.partner.bank
bank_check_printing_layout	Check Layout	`selection`	Values computed at runtime added by Check Printing Base (`account_check_printing`)
bank_id	Bank	`many2one` → res.bank	related: `bank_account_id.bank_id`
bank_statements_source	Bank Feeds Defines how the bank statements will be registered	`selection`	Values computed at runtime
check_manual_sequencing	Manual Numbering Check this option if your pre-printed checks are not numbered.	`boolean`	added by Check Printing Base (`account_check_printing`)
check_next_number	Next Check Number Sequence number of the next printed check.	`char`	computed added by Check Printing Base (`account_check_printing`)
check_sequence_id	Check Sequence Checks numbering sequence.	`many2one` → ir.sequence	read-only added by Check Printing Base (`account_check_printing`)
code	Sequence Prefix Shorter name used for display. The journal entries of this journal will also be named using this prefix by default.	`char`	requiredcomputed, stored
color	Color Index	`integer`
company_id	Company Company related to this journal	`many2one` → res.company	requiredread-only
company_partner_id	Account Holder	`many2one` → res.partner	read-only related: `company_id.partner_id`
compatible_edi_ids	Compatible Edi EDI format that support moves in this journal	`many2many` → account.edi.format	computed added by Import/Export Invoices From XML/PDF (`account_edi`)
country_code	Country Code	`char`	read-only related: `company_id.account_fiscal_country_id.code`
currency_id	Currency The currency used to enter statement	`many2one` → res.currency
current_statement_balance	Current Statement Balance	`monetary`	computed
debit_sequence	Dedicated Debit Note Sequence Check this box if you don't want to share the same sequence for invoices and debit notes made from this journal	`boolean`	computed, stored added by Debit Notes (`account_debit_note`)
default_account_id	Default Account	`many2one` → account.account
default_account_type	Default Account Type	`char`	computed
display_alias_fields	Display Alias Fields	`boolean`	computed
display_invoice_template_pdf_report_id	Display Invoice Template Pdf Report	`boolean`
edi_format_ids	Electronic invoicing Send XML/EDI invoices	`many2many` → account.edi.format	computed, stored added by Import/Export Invoices From XML/PDF (`account_edi`)
entries_count	Entries Count	`integer`	computed
has_entries	Has Entries	`boolean`	computed
has_invalid_statements	Has Invalid Statements	`boolean`	computed
has_posted_entries	Has Posted Entries	`boolean`	computed
has_sequence_holes	Has Sequence Holes	`boolean`	computed
has_statement_lines	Has Statement Lines	`boolean`	computed
has_unhashed_entries	Unhashed Entries	`boolean`	computed
inbound_payment_method_line_ids	Inbound Payment Methods Manual: Get paid by any method outside of Odoo. Payment Providers: Each payment provider has its own Payment Method. Request a transaction on/to a card thanks to a payment token saved by the partner when buying or subscribing online. Batch Deposit: Collect several customer checks at once generating and submitting a batch deposit to your bank. Module account_batch_payment is necessary. SEPA Direct Debit: Get paid in the SEPA zone thanks to a mandate your partner will have granted to you. Module account_sepa is necessary.	`one2many` → account.payment.method.line	computed, stored inverse: `journal_id`
incoming_einvoice_notification_email	Send Copy To Email addresses that will receive copy for sent and received invoices. Separate entries with ';'.	`char`
invoice_reference_model	Communication Standard You can choose different models for each type of reference. The default one is the Odoo reference.	`selection`	required Values: `odoo` (Full Reference (INV/2024/00001)), `euro` (European (RF83INV202400001)), `number` (Numbers only (202400001))
invoice_reference_type	Communication Type You can set here the default communication that will appear on customer invoices, once validated, to help the customer to refer to that particular invoice when making the payment.	`selection`	required Values: `partner` (Based on Customer), `invoice` (Based on Invoice)
invoice_template_pdf_report_id	Invoice report	`many2one` → ir.actions.report
is_peppol_journal	Account used for Peppol	`boolean`	added by Peppol (`account_peppol`)
is_self_billing	Self Billing This journal is for self-billing invoices. Invoices will be created using a different sequence per partner.	`boolean`
journal_group_ids	Ledger Group	`many2many` → account.journal.group
json_activity_data	Json Activity Data	`text`	computed
kanban_dashboard	Kanban Dashboard	`text`	computed
kanban_dashboard_graph	Kanban Dashboard Graph	`text`	computed
last_statement_id	Last Statement	`many2one` → account.bank.statement	computed
loss_account_id	Loss Account Used to register a loss when the ending balance of a cash register differs from what the system computes	`many2one` → account.account
name	Journal Name	`char`	requiredtranslatable
name_placeholder	Name Placeholder	`char`	computed
non_deductible_account_id	Private Share Account Account used to register the private part of mixed expenses.	`many2one` → account.account
outbound_payment_method_line_ids	Outbound Payment Methods Manual: Pay by any method outside of Odoo. Check: Pay bills by check and print it from Odoo. SEPA Credit Transfer: Pay in the SEPA zone by submitting a SEPA Credit Transfer file to your bank. Module account_sepa is necessary.	`one2many` → account.payment.method.line	computed, stored inverse: `journal_id`
payment_sequence	Dedicated Payment Sequence Check this box if you don't want to share the same sequence on payments and bank transactions posted on this journal	`boolean`	computed, stored
pos_payment_method_ids	Point of Sale Payment Methods	`one2many` → pos.payment.method	inverse: `journal_id` added by Point of Sale (`point_of_sale`)
profit_account_id	Profit Account Used to register a profit when the ending balance of a cash register differs from what the system computes	`many2one` → account.account
refund_sequence	Dedicated Credit Note Sequence Check this box if you don't want to share the same sequence for invoices and credit notes made from this journal	`boolean`	computed, stored
restrict_mode_hash_table	Secure Posted Entries with Hash If ticked, when an entry is posted, we retroactively hash all moves in the sequence from the entry back to the last hashed entry. The hash can also be performed on demand by the Secure Entries wizard.	`boolean`
selected_payment_method_codes	Selected Payment Method Codes	`char`	computed
sequence	Sequence Used to order Journals in the dashboard view	`integer`
sequence_override_regex	Sequence Override Regex Technical field used to enforce complex sequence composition that the system would normally misunderstand. This is a regex that can include all the following capture groups: prefix1, year, prefix2, month, prefix3, seq, suffix. The prefix* groups are the separators between the year, month and the actual increasing sequence number (seq). e.g: ^(?P<prefix1>.?)(?P<year>\d{4})(?P<prefix2>\D?)(?P<month>\d{2})(?P<prefix3>\D+?)(?P<seq>\d+)(?P<suffix>\D*?)$	`text`
show_fetch_in_einvoices_button	Show E-Invoice Buttons	`boolean`	computed
show_on_dashboard	Show journal on dashboard Whether this journal should be displayed on the dashboard or not	`boolean`
show_refresh_out_einvoices_status_button	Show E-Invoice Status Buttons	`boolean`	computed
suspense_account_id	Suspense Account Bank statements transactions will be posted on the suspense account until the final reconciliation allowing finding the right account.	`many2one` → account.account	computed, stored
type	Type Select 'Sale' for customer invoices journals. Select 'Purchase' for vendor bills journals. Select 'Cash', 'Bank' or 'Credit Card' for journals that are used in customer or vendor payments. Select 'General' for miscellaneous operations journals.	`selection`	required Values: `sale` (Sales), `purchase` (Purchase), `cash` (Cash), `bank` (Bank), `credit` (Credit Card), `general` (Miscellaneous)
access_token	Security Token	`char`	inherited from portal.mixin
access_url	Portal Access URL Customer Portal URL	`char`	computed inherited from portal.mixin
access_warning	Access warning	`text`	computed inherited from portal.mixin
activity_calendar_event_id	Next Activity Calendar Event	`many2one` → calendar.event	computed inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_date_deadline	Next Activity Deadline	`date`	read-onlycomputed inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_exception_decoration	Activity Exception Decoration Type of the exception activity on record.	`selection`	computed Values: `warning` (Alert), `danger` (Error) inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_exception_icon	Icon Icon to indicate an exception activity.	`char`	computed inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_ids	Activities	`one2many` → mail.activity	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_state	Activity State Status based on activities Overdue: Due date is already passed Today: Activity date is today Planned: Future activities.	`selection`	computed Values: `overdue` (Overdue), `today` (Today), `planned` (Planned) inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_summary	Next Activity Summary	`char`	related: `activity_ids.summary` inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_type_icon	Activity Type Icon	`char`	related: `activity_ids.icon` inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_type_id	Next Activity Type	`many2one` → mail.activity.type	related: `activity_ids.activity_type_id` inherited from mail.activity.mixin
activity_user_id	Responsible User	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlycomputed inherited from mail.activity.mixin
alias_defaults	Alias Defaults	`text`	related: `alias_id.alias_defaults` inherited from mail.alias.mixin.optional
alias_domain	Alias Domain Name	`char`	related: `alias_id.alias_domain` inherited from mail.alias.mixin.optional
alias_domain_id	Alias Domain	`many2one` → mail.alias.domain	related: `alias_id.alias_domain_id` inherited from mail.alias.mixin.optional
alias_email	Email Alias	`char`	computed inherited from mail.alias.mixin.optional
alias_id	Alias	`many2one` → mail.alias	inherited from mail.alias.mixin.optional
has_message	Has Message	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_attachment_count	Attachment Count	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_follower_ids	Followers	`one2many` → mail.followers	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
message_has_error	Message Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_has_error_counter	Number of errors Number of messages with delivery error	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_has_sms_error	SMS Delivery error If checked, some messages have a delivery error.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_ids	Messages	`one2many` → mail.message	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
message_is_follower	Is Follower	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_needaction	Action Needed If checked, new messages require your attention.	`boolean`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_needaction_counter	Number of Actions Number of messages requiring action	`integer`	computed inherited from mail.thread
message_partner_ids	Followers (Partners)	`many2many` → res.partner	computed inherited from mail.thread
my_activity_date_deadline	My Activity Deadline	`date`	read-onlycomputed inherited from mail.activity.mixin
rating_ids	Ratings	`one2many` → rating.rating	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
website_message_ids	Website Messages Website communication history	`one2many` → mail.message	inverse: `res_id` inherited from mail.thread
create_date	Created on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
create_uid	Created by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic
display_name	Display Name	`char`	read-onlycomputedautomatic
id	ID	`integer`	read-onlyautomatic
write_date	Last Updated on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
write_uid	Last Updated by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic

Relations

Models linked from this model

account.account: default_account_id, loss_account_id, non_deductible_account_id, profit_account_id, suspense_account_id
account.bank.statement: last_statement_id
account.edi.format: compatible_edi_ids, edi_format_ids
account.journal.group: journal_group_ids
account.payment.method: available_payment_method_ids
account.payment.method.line: inbound_payment_method_line_ids, outbound_payment_method_line_ids
ir.actions.report: available_invoice_template_pdf_report_ids, invoice_template_pdf_report_id
ir.sequence: check_sequence_id
pos.payment.method: pos_payment_method_ids
res.bank: bank_id
res.company: company_id
res.currency: currency_id
res.partner: company_partner_id
res.partner.bank: bank_account_id

Fields of other models pointing here

account.accrued.orders.wizard: journal_id
account.analytic.line: journal_id
account.automatic.entry.wizard: journal_id
account.bank.statement: journal_id
account.bank.statement.line: journal_id
account.debit.note: journal_id
account.invoice.report: journal_id
account.journal.group: excluded_journal_ids
account.move: journal_id, suitable_journal_ids
account.move.line: journal_id
account.move.reversal: available_journal_ids, journal_id
account.payment: available_journal_ids, journal_id
account.payment.method.line: journal_id
account.payment.register: available_journal_ids, journal_id
account.reconcile.model: match_journal_ids
account.setup.bank.manual.config: linked_journal_id
hr.expense: journal_id
hr.expense.post.wizard: employee_journal_id
l10n_fr.fec.export.wizard: excluded_journal_ids
mrp.account.wip.accounting: journal_id
payment.provider: journal_id
peppol.config.wizard: peppol_self_billing_reception_journal_id
pos.config: invoice_journal_id, journal_id
pos.order: sale_journal
pos.payment.method: journal_id
pos.session: cash_journal_id
product.category: property_stock_journal
report.pos.order: journal_id
res.company: account_interco_clearing_journal_id, account_opening_journal_id, account_stock_journal_id, automatic_entry_default_journal_id, currency_exchange_journal_id, expense_journal_id, lc_journal_id, peppol_purchase_journal_id, peppol_self_billing_reception_journal_id, tax_cash_basis_journal_id
res.config.settings: account_interco_clearing_journal_id, account_peppol_purchase_journal_id, currency_exchange_journal_id, expense_journal_id, lc_journal_id, pos_invoice_journal_id, pos_journal_id, tax_cash_basis_journal_id
sale.order: journal_id
sale.order.template: journal_id
stock.landed.cost: account_journal_id

Reading this model through the API

Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.

curl

curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/account.journal/search_read" \
  -H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":[],"fields":["name","code","company_id","invoice_reference_model","invoice_reference_type"],"limit":5}'

Python (requests)

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}

res = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/account.journal/search_read",
    headers=headers,
    json={"domain": [], "fields": ["name","code","company_id","invoice_reference_model","invoice_reference_type"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.

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Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community

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