Akaunting OpenClaw Plugin & Skill | ClawHub
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What this skill does
Interact with Akaunting open-source accounting software via REST API. Use for creating invoices, tracking income/expenses, managing accounts, and bookkeeping automation. Triggers on accounting, bookkeeping, invoicing, expenses, income tracking, or Akaunting mentions.
Install
openclaw skills install @liekzejaws/akauntingnpx clawhub@latest install akauntingFull SKILL.md
Open original| name | description |
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| akaunting | Interact with Akaunting open-source accounting software via REST API. Use for creating invoices, tracking income/expenses, managing accounts, and bookkeeping automation. Triggers on accounting, bookkeeping, invoicing, expenses, income tracking, or Akaunting mentions. |
SKILL.md content below is scrollable.
Akaunting Skill
CLI and API integration for Akaunting, a free open-source accounting platform.
Quick Start
# Test connection
akaunting ping
# List data
akaunting accounts
akaunting categories
akaunting transactions
# Create transactions
akaunting income --amount 100 --category Sales --description "Payment received"
akaunting expense --amount 50 --category Other --description "Office supplies"
Setup
1. Deploy Akaunting
# Use the provided docker-compose
cp skills/akaunting/assets/docker-compose.yml ~/akaunting/
cd ~/akaunting && docker compose up -d
Access web UI at http://YOUR_IP:8080 and complete the setup wizard.
2. Apply Required Fix
Critical: Akaunting has a bug where module event listeners don't auto-register. Run:
python3 skills/akaunting/scripts/fix_event_listener.py
Or manually add to /var/www/html/app/Providers/Event.php in the $listen array:
'App\Events\Module\PaymentMethodShowing' => [
'Modules\OfflinePayments\Listeners\ShowAsPaymentMethod',
],
3. Configure Credentials
mkdir -p ~/.config/akaunting
cat > ~/.config/akaunting/config.json << EOF
{
"url": "http://YOUR_IP:8080",
"email": "[email protected]",
"password": "your-password"
}
EOF
Or set environment variables: AKAUNTING_URL, AKAUNTING_EMAIL, AKAUNTING_PASSWORD
CLI Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
akaunting ping |
Test API connection |
akaunting accounts |
List bank accounts |
akaunting categories [--type income|expense] |
List categories |
akaunting transactions [--type income|expense] |
List transactions |
akaunting items |
List products/services |
akaunting income --amount X --category Y |
Create income |
akaunting expense --amount X --category Y |
Create expense |
akaunting item --name X --price Y |
Create item |
Add --json to any command for JSON output.
API Reference
See references/api.md for full endpoint documentation.
Key Endpoints
GET /api/ping- Health checkGET/POST /api/accounts- Bank accountsGET/POST /api/categories- Income/expense categoriesGET/POST /api/transactions- Income/expense recordsGET/POST /api/items- Products/services
Authentication: HTTP Basic Auth with user email/password. User needs read-api permission (Admin role has this by default).
Troubleshooting
"Payment method is invalid" error:
The event listener fix wasn't applied. Run fix_event_listener.py.
401 Unauthorized: Check credentials in config.json. User must have API access permission.
403 Forbidden on contacts/documents: User needs additional permissions for these endpoints.