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updatedAt: 2026-04-23T19:54:56.000Z
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  siteIndex: https://docs.gusto.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/llms.txt
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# Retrieve a General Ledger report

When you create a General Ledger report and use the resulting `request_uuid` to retrieve the report, you'll see that the report is generated in a JSON format.

**How to get a General Ledger report**

1. Request a report with [POST /v1/payrolls/\{payroll\_uuid}/reports/general\_ledger](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/reference/post-payrolls-payroll_uuid-reports-general_ledger).
2. The response will contain a `request_uuid`, as in this example:
   ```json
   {
     "payroll_uuid": "a83d0bd8-7d20-43b9-834c-6d514ef6cb20",
     "aggregation": "default",
     "request_uuid": "p83d0ca8-7d41-42a9-834y-7d218ef6cb20"
   }
   ```
3. Use [GET /v1/reports/:request\_uuid](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/reference/get-reports-request_uuid) to check the status of the report and to download the report using the provided URL when the report is ready.

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## Report format

The JSON format will look like the following, which has been truncated for this example:

```json
{
  "company_name": "Dibbert - Schoen",
  "ledger_description": "Ledger for Regular Payroll Feb 8 – Feb 21",
  "check_date": "2025-02-28",
  "data": [
    {
      "headers": [
        "Account Type",
        "Account Description",
        "Job",
        "Debit",
        "Credit"
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          "EmployerTax",
          "Social Security - employer tax ",
          "Client Support Manager",
          "109.12",
          null
        ],
        [
          "EmployerTax",
          "Medicare - employer tax ",
          "Client Support Manager",
          "25.52",
          null
        ],
        [
          "RegularWages",
          "Regular Wages ",
          "Client Support Manager",
          "1760.0",
          null
        ],
        [
          "DebitNetPay",
          "Debit net pay",
          "",
          null,
          "1500.00"
        ],
        [
          "DebitTax",
          "Debit tax",
          "",
          null,
          "394.64"
        ]
      ],
      "totals": [
        null,
        "Totals",
        "",
        "1894.64",
        "1894.64"
      ],
      "data_type": "Basic"
    },
    {
      "headers": [
        "Account Type",
        "Account Description",
        "Debit",
        "Credit"
      ],
      "rows": [
        [
          "RegularWages",
          "Regular Wages for Isaiah Berlin",
          "880.0",
          null
        ],
        [
          "EmployerTax",
          "Social Security - employer tax",
          "54.56",
          null
        ],
        [
          "EmployerTax",
          "Medicare - employer tax",
          "12.76",
          null
        ],
        [
          "DebitNetPay",
          "Debit net pay",
          null,
          "750.00"
        ],
        [
          "DebitTax",
          "Debit tax",
          null,
          "197.32"
        ]
      ],
      "totals": [
        null,
        "Totals",
        "947.32",
        "947.32"
      ],
      "data_type": "Detailed"
    }
  ]
}

```