The Share A Refund GL Coding API lets you automate the assignment of General Ledger (GL) codes to shipping transactions. You can develop applications that integrate with Share A Refund to streamline accounting processes, ensuring that freight costs are accurately allocated to the correct departments, projects, or cost centers without manual intervention.

The following figure shows the relationship between your Share A Refund app, the Share A Refund API, and GL Coding services.

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Figure 1. Share A Refund API relationship diagram.

Share A Refund App

Share A Refund’s GL coding services give users the ability to define logic-based rules that automatically tag invoices and shipments with the appropriate financial codes, facilitating seamless reconciliation and reporting.

Share A Refund API

The REST API that allows users to manage GL codes, create assignment rules, and retrieve coded transaction data from within your app.

Cost Allocation

A system that maps shipping expenses to specific internal accounts based on references, sender/receiver addresses, or other shipment metadata.

Rules Engine

A mechanism that executes user-defined logic to apply GL codes dynamically as new invoices are processed, ensuring consistency across all billing data.

What can users do with the Share A Refund GL Coding API?

Users can use the Share A Refund GL Coding API to perform common workflows, such as:

  • Create and manage a library of General Ledger codes
  • Define rules to auto-assign codes based on reference numbers or POs
  • Update GL mappings for specific departments or cost centers
  • Retrieve coded invoice data for export to ERP systems
  • Validate existing GL codes against active accounting lists
  • Audit unassigned shipments to ensure 100% cost allocation


GL Coding properties available to create, modify, update and delete through the Share A Refund GL Coding API:

  • Allocation Rules
  • Cost Centers
  • GL Codes
  • Mappings
  • Validation Lists

Additional info

Learn more about developing with Share A Refund GL Coding API, including handling authentication, authorization, reference the Develop on Share A Refund API for your workspace. More

Learn more about how to launch and run a Share A Refund GL Coding API app, read the Developer Getting Started Guide. More