# entries.hold.set

Say whether a card charge is a hotel hold with entryId, state (confirmed_hold or not_a_hold) and an idempotencyKey. Confirming books the charge as a transfer, so it leaves expense totals and tax while staying visible and matched; pass resolvedByEntryId to say which later charge replaced it. Declining puts the purchase back. A person's decision is final: Oatmilk never overturns it. Closed periods can't change. Contributors can decide only transactions they own.

`POST /api/v1/accounting/entries.hold.set`

Permissions: `accounting:read`, `accounting:write` · Roles: admin, finance, contributor · Idempotency key required

MCP tool: `accounting_entries_hold_set`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `entryId` | string (ID) | Yes | The ID of an accounting entry, from entries.list or attention.mine. |
| `state` | enum | Yes | One of: `confirmed_hold`, `not_a_hold`. |
| `resolvedByEntryId` | string (ID) |  | The ID of the related record. |
| `idempotencyKey` | string | Yes | Any unique text you generate once per intended change, so a retried request only happens once. Send it as the Idempotency-Key header instead if you prefer; if you send both they must match. 8–200 characters. |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://app.getoatmilk.com/api/v1/accounting/entries.hold.set \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OATMILK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
  "entryId": "7f0f6c1e-1c1f-4b5e-9c8d-2f5e8e3c1a10",
  "state": "confirmed_hold"
}'
```

Reference page: https://app.getoatmilk.com/docs/api/entries.hold.set