Create accounts and record double-entry transfers in TigerBeetle
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Steps
Connect to TigerBeetle using the client library for your language (Go, Java, .NET, Node.js, Python) and initialize with your cluster ID and replica addresses
Create accounts via client.createAccounts(), specifying id (u128), ledger (u32 namespace), code (u16 account category), and flags such as DEBITS_MUST_NOT_EXCEED_CREDITS for asset accounts
Create transfers via client.createTransfers() with a unique id, debit_account_id, credit_account_id, amount, and a matching ledger and code
TigerBeetle enforces double-entry atomically — each transfer debits one account and credits another in a single atomic operation with no partial failures
For linked transfers that must succeed or fail together, set the Transfer.flags LINKED bit on all but the last transfer in the chain
Query account balances via client.lookupAccounts() using account IDs; TigerBeetle does not expose a SQL query interface
Known gotchas
TigerBeetle IDs must be unique u128 values and are not auto-generated — use a time-based or UUIDv4-derived strategy to avoid collisions across distributed services
Amounts are unsigned integers with no decimal point; define and document your minor-unit convention (e.g., cents) per ledger before writing any transfers
TigerBeetle is not a general-purpose database — it stores only accounts and transfers; all business metadata must live in a separate application database keyed to TigerBeetle IDs
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