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# Outstanding items

### Definition

**Outstanding items** are unpaid or partially paid invoices that remain open in the accounting system. They represent:

* **Open receivables**: amounts clients still owe.
* **Open payables**: amounts the company still owes to suppliers.

### Purpose

* Track what has been invoiced but not yet settled.
* Drive payment reconciliation and matching workflows.
* Provide an accurate view of a partner's current balance.

### Relationships

* Linked to **partners** (clients or suppliers).
* Reduced or closed when a **payment** is matched against them.
* Used as input for the **match entries** workflow.

### Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint                                                                                            | Description                                                 |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| GET    | [Get Outstanding Items](/api-reference/endpoints/accounting/get-clientssuppliers-outstanding-items) | List open receivables and payables for a client or supplier |

### See also

* [Journal entries](/unified-apis/accounting/glossary/journal-entries)
* [Partners](/unified-apis/accounting/glossary/partners)