Autocomplete

Returns all transactions, complemented with meta information.

GET

https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/autocomplete/transactions-with-meta

curl -X GET 'https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/autocomplete/transactions-with-meta?query=string&limit=10' \
  -H 'X-Trace-Id: 40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

const response = await fetch('https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/autocomplete/transactions-with-meta?query=string&limit=10', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-Trace-Id': '40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN',
  },
});

const data = await response.text();

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/autocomplete/transactions-with-meta?query=string&limit=10',
    headers={
        'X-Trace-Id': '40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00',
        'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN',
    },
)
print(response.text)

[
  {
    "id": "2",
    "transaction_group_id": "2",
    "name": "#12: Transaction",
    "description": "#12: Transaction",
    "date": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00",
    "currency_code": "EUR",
    "amount": "123.45"
  }
]

{
  "message": "Bad Request",
  "exception": "BadRequestHttpException"
}

{
  "message": "Unauthenticated",
  "exception": "AuthenticationException"
}

{
  "message": "Resource not found",
  "exception": "NotFoundHttpException"
}

{
  "message": "The given data was invalid.",
  "errors": {
    "email": [
      "string"
    ],
    "force": [
      "string"
    ],
    "blocked": [
      "string"
    ],
    "field": [
      "string"
    ],
    "role": [
      "string"
    ],
    "blocked_code": [
      "string"
    ],
    "name": [
      "string"
    ],
    "type": [
      "string"
    ],
    "iban": [
      "string"
    ],
    "start": [
      "string"
    ],
    "end": [
      "string"
    ],
    "date": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "message": "Internal Exception",
  "exception": "InternalException"
}

Parameters

querystringquery

The autocomplete search query.

limitinteger<int32>query

The number of items returned.

Response

200OKArray<AutocompleteTransactionWithMeta>

Returns all transactions, complemented with meta information.

Response fields application/json

Array<AutocompleteTransactionWithMeta>

Show child attributes

idstringrequired

The ID of a transaction journal (basically a single split).

Example

transaction_group_idstring

The ID of the underlying transaction group.

Example

namestringrequired

Transaction description with ID in the name.

Example

#12: Transaction

descriptionstringrequired

Transaction description with ID in the name.

Example

#12: Transaction

datestring<date-time>

Example

2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

currency_codestring

Currency code.

Example

EUR

amountstring<amount>

The amount that was paid for this subscription in the subscription's currency.

Example

123.45

400Bad RequestBadRequestResponse

Bad request

Response fields application/json

messagestring

Example

Bad Request

exceptionstring

Example

BadRequestHttpException

401UnauthorizedUnauthenticatedResponse

Unauthenticated

Response fields application/json

messagestring

Example

Unauthenticated

exceptionstring

Example

AuthenticationException

404Not FoundNotFoundResponse

Page not found

Response fields application/json

messagestring

Example

Resource not found

exceptionstring

Example

NotFoundHttpException

422Unprocessable EntityValidationErrorResponse

Validation error. The body will have the exact details.

Response fields application/json

messagestring

Example

The given data was invalid.

errorsobject

Show child attributes

emailArray<string>

forceArray<string>

blockedArray<string>

fieldArray<string>

roleArray<string>

blocked_codeArray<string>

nameArray<string>

typeArray<string>

ibanArray<string>

startArray<string>

endArray<string>

dateArray<string>

500Internal Server ErrorInternalExceptionResponse

Internal exception

Response fields application/json

messagestring

Example

Internal Exception

exceptionstring

Example

InternalException

Authorization

firefly_iii_authoauth2

OAuth2 authorization code flow. Create a client on your installation's /profile page; it authorizes at /oauth/authorize and issues tokens at /oauth/token there. The URLs below are the demo site's. How to use the API walks through it.

local_bearer_authhttp (bearer)

A Personal Access Token, sent as a bearer token. Create one on your installation under Options > Profile > OAuth > Personal Access Tokens.