Penny Docs
Transactions

Split Transaction

POST
/v1/households/{household_id}/transactions/{transaction_id}/splits

Splits a posted transaction into at least two child transactions and returns the new children. Each amount must be nonzero, have the original transaction's sign, and sum exactly to the original amount in its native currency.

The parent remains stored, while its children appear in normal transaction views and reports. Pending or deleted transactions and split children cannot be split. Calling this endpoint on an existing split replaces all previous children with newly created ones; send the complete desired split each time.

Authorization

PersonalApiToken
AuthorizationBearer <token>

Use your personal API token (penny_pat_…) as the bearer credential. Enter the token only; the client adds the Bearer prefix. Read-only tokens permit read requests. Read/write tokens remain limited by your current household membership and role. See https://penny.finance/docs/api#authentication for setup.

In: header

Path Parameters

household_id*Household Id
transaction_id*Transaction Id

Request Body

application/json

splits*array<>
Itemsitems <= 52

Response Body

application/json

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curl -X POST "https://example.com/v1/households/string/transactions/string/splits" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "splits": [      {        "amount": "68.42"      }    ]  }'
{  "transactions": [    {      "id": "Tx3fJ9mS6vBa",      "original_name": "BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE #047",      "user_name": "Morning coffee",      "amount": {        "amount": "68.42",        "currency": "USD"      },      "native_amount": {        "amount": "68.42",        "currency": "USD"      },      "lat": 37.7764,      "lon": -122.4231,      "pending": false,      "penny_taxonomy": "FOOD_AND_DRINK_COFFEE",      "account": {        "id": "Ac7kP2mN9qRs",        "mask": "4821",        "name": "Everyday Checking",        "type": "depository",        "current_balance": {          "amount": "68.42",          "currency": "USD"        },        "currency": "USD",        "household_id": "Hh4vK8pQ2sLm",        "user_name": "Daily spending"      },      "household_finance_category": {        "id": "Ct5nR8wY1jFu",        "name": "Coffee & Dining",        "emoji": "☕️",        "category_type": "income",        "group_id": "Cg2mV7pL4zXe"      },      "merchant": {        "id": "Mr9dL3xT6bQa",        "name": "Blue Bottle Coffee",        "website": "https://www.bluebottlecoffee.com/",        "image_url": "https://cdn.penny.finance/merchants/blue-bottle-coffee.png",        "default_image_url": "https://cdn.penny.finance/merchants/default-coffee.png",        "transaction_count": 18      },      "image_url": "https://cdn.penny.finance/merchants/blue-bottle-coffee.png",      "image_kind": "merchant",      "tags": [        {          "id": "Tg8qN1cK5rWd",          "name": "Work meals",          "color": "#6D5BD0"        }      ],      "is_deleted": false,      "is_hidden": false,      "pending_transaction_id": "Tx3fJ9mS6vBa",      "date": "2019-08-24",      "need_review": false,      "possible_duplicate_ids": [        "Tx3fJ9mS6vBa"      ],      "notes": "Coffee with Sam before work",      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",      "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",      "name": "Morning coffee",      "split_from_transaction_id": "Tx3fJ9mS6vBa",      "split_child_ids": [        "Tx3fJ9mS6vBa"      ],      "is_recurring": false    }  ]}

List Splits GET

Retrieves a split transaction's original parent and its child transactions for inspection or editing. Pass either the parent ID or one of its child IDs.…

Unsplit Transaction DELETE

Removes all child transactions from a split parent and clears its split state so the original transaction can appear in normal views again. Pass the parent…