Sage Accounting (formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Sage One) is Sage's cloud-based accounting software for UK and international small and medium businesses, covering invoicing, expenses, banking, VAT, payroll integration, and financial reporting. Its REST API at https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1 provides programmatic access to contacts, sales and purchase invoices, ledger accounts, journals, tax rates, bank accounts, and attachments. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 with the authorization endpoint at https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central and the token endpoint at https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token; access tokens expire after five minutes and refresh tokens after 31 days, and the X-Business header selects the target business.
aid: sage-accounting
name: Sage Accounting
description: >-
Sage Accounting (formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Sage One) is
Sage's cloud-based accounting software for UK and international small and
medium businesses, covering invoicing, expenses, banking, VAT, payroll
integration, and financial reporting. Its REST API at
https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1 provides programmatic access to
contacts, sales and purchase invoices, ledger accounts, journals, tax
rates, bank accounts, and attachments. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0
with the authorization endpoint at https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central
and the token endpoint at https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token; access
tokens expire after five minutes and refresh tokens after 31 days, and
the X-Business header selects the target business.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Invoicing
- Small Business
- VAT
- Sage
- UK
- OAuth 2.0
url: >-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sage-accounting/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: sage-accounting:accounting-api
name: Sage Accounting v3.1 REST API
description: >-
REST API for Sage Business Cloud Accounting providing access to
contacts, sales invoices, sales credit notes, purchase invoices,
purchase credit notes, ledger accounts, journals, products, services,
tax rates, bank accounts, bank transactions, and attachments.
Multi-business apps target a business via the X-Business header.
humanURL: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
baseURL: https://api.accounting.sage.com/v3.1
tags:
- Accounting
- REST API
- OAuth 2.0
- Small Business
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
- type: Authentication
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/authenticating/authentication
- type: Guides
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/
- type: Authorization Endpoint
url: https://www.sageone.com/oauth2/auth/central?filter=apiv3.1
- type: Token Endpoint
url: https://oauth.accounting.sage.com/token
- type: Changelog
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/changelog/
common:
- type: Website
url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-accounting/
- type: Developer Portal
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/
- type: Documentation
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/reference/
- type: Guides
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/
- type: Pricing
url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-accounting/pricing/
- type: Sign Up
url: https://developer.sage.com/accounting/guides/getting-started/
- type: Support
url: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/support/
- type: Status
url: https://status.sage.com
- type: Community
url: https://www.sagecity.com
features:
- name: Sales and Purchase Invoicing
description: >-
Create and manage sales invoices, sales credit notes, quotes,
estimates, purchase invoices, and purchase credit notes with line
items, VAT rates, and attachments.
- name: Contacts
description: >-
Manage customer and supplier records with addresses, default tax
treatment, payment terms, and credit limits.
- name: Ledger and Journals
description: >-
Read the chart of ledger accounts and post journal entries directly
for bookkeeping automation and GL integration.
- name: Banking
description: >-
Bank accounts, bank transactions, transfers, and reconciliation flows
with attachment support.
- name: VAT and Tax
description: >-
Tax rates, VAT schemes (Standard, Cash, Flat Rate), and HMRC Making
Tax Digital (MTD) VAT submission support.
- name: Attachments
description: >-
Upload and attach files (receipts, invoices) to transactions and
contacts via the Attachments API.
solutions:
- name: SMB Accounting Integration
description: >-
Sync invoices, contacts, and payments between Sage Accounting and
CRM, e-commerce, or billing platforms used by UK small businesses.
- name: Practice and Bookkeeper Tools
description: >-
Power tools used by accountants and bookkeepers to manage many client
Sage Accounting businesses from one interface.
- name: Making Tax Digital
description: >-
Submit VAT returns to HMRC directly from integrated apps using the
MTD-compliant Sage Accounting API.
useCases:
- name: E-commerce Order Sync
description: >-
Push Shopify, WooCommerce, or Amazon orders into Sage Accounting as
sales invoices with VAT, customers, and bank receipts.
- name: Expense Management
description: >-
Create purchase invoices and attach receipts from expense tools like
Dext or AutoEntry for AP automation.
- name: Multi-Business Reporting
description: >-
Aggregate financial data across many Sage Accounting businesses for
group-level reporting and dashboards.
integrations:
- name: Stripe
description: Reconcile Stripe payouts and charges against Sage Accounting invoices
- name: GoCardless
description: Direct Debit collection with reconciliation back to Sage
- name: Shopify
description: Push Shopify orders into Sage Accounting as sales invoices
- name: Dext
description: Receipt and invoice capture pushed into Sage Accounting
- name: HMRC MTD
description: Submit Making Tax Digital VAT returns directly to HMRC
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: [email protected]