# Accounting Codes

Accounting Codes are commonly referred to as General Ledger Accounts or General Ledger Account Codes. In Zuora, the use of accounting codes are optional but recommended. 

This section contains the operations that allow you to create, update, get, delete, activate, or deactivate accounting codes in Zuora.

 - [GET /v1/accounting-codes](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/get_allaccountingcodes.md): This reference describes how to query all accounting codes in your chart of accounts through the REST API.
 - [POST /v1/accounting-codes](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/post_accountingcode.md): This reference describes how to create a new accounting code through the REST API. The accounting code will be active as soon as it has been created. ### Prerequisites If you have Zuora Finance enable
 - [DELETE /v1/accounting-codes/{ac-id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/delete_accountingcode.md): This reference describes how to delete an accounting code through the REST API. ### Prerequisites If you have Zuora Finance enabled on your tenant, then you must have the Delete Unused Accounting Code
 - [GET /v1/accounting-codes/{ac-id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/get_accountingcode.md): This reference describes how to query an accounting code through the REST API.
 - [PUT /v1/accounting-codes/{ac-id}](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/put_accountingcode.md): This reference describes how to update an existing accounting code through the REST API. ### Prerequisites If you have Zuora Finance enabled on your tenant, you must have the Manage Accounting Code p
 - [PUT /v1/accounting-codes/{ac-id}/activate](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/put_activateaccountingcode.md): This reference describes how to activate an accounting code through the REST API. Prerequisites ------------- If you have Zuora Finance enabled on your tenant, you must have the Manage Accounting Cod
 - [PUT /v1/accounting-codes/{ac-id}/deactivate](https://developer.zuora.com/v1-api-reference/api/accounting-codes/put_deactivateaccountingcode.md): This reference describes how to deactivate an accounting code through the REST API. ### Prerequisites If you have Zuora Finance enabled on your tenant, you must have the Manage Accounting Code permiss