# POST /api/v1/reconciliations/{reconciliation_id}/complete

> Complete reconciliation

- **Tag:** reconciliations
- **Operation ID:** `complete_reconciliation_api_v1_reconciliations__reconciliation_id__complete_post`

## Description

Complete and lock the reconciliation.

**Path Parameters:**
- `reconciliation_id`: UUID of the reconciliation

**Request Body:** (optional)
- `skip_balance_check`: Skip balance validation (optional, defaults to false)

**Note:** Validates that the reconciliation balances before completing.
Use skip_balance_check=true to complete even if it doesn't balance.

Once completed, the reconciliation cannot be edited and PDF can be generated.

**Returns:** Completed reconciliation with locked status.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Parameters

- `reconciliation_id` (path, string, required)

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `app__core__success__SuccessEnvelope_CompleteReconciliationResponse___2`

- `success` (boolean)
- `message` (string)
- `code` (string)
- `data` (app__api__v1__schemas__reconciliation__CompleteReconciliationResponse)

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `HTTPValidationError`

- `detail` (array · ValidationError) → `ValidationError`
  - `loc` (array · string | integer · required)
  - `msg` (string · required)
  - `type` (string · required)
  - `input` (object)
  - `ctx` (object)

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/reconciliations/{reconciliation_id}/complete' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d ''
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/reconciliations/{reconciliation_id}/complete', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

payload = {}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/reconciliations/{reconciliation_id}/complete", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/reconciliations/complete-reconciliation
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/reconciliations/complete-reconciliation/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **reconciliations**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/reconciliations