# People and accounts

- Page: https://longbook.app/help/people-and-accounts/

Each commitment can name one **person** it is for and one **account** it is paid from. Commitments can be filtered by both.

## People

A person is anyone a commitment is for: family, household help, a landlord, a tenant or a vendor. An optional relationship gives their role, such as Family, Cook or Landlord.

Each person has a card with their commitments, charges and accounts, and their next payment. **Add Commitment** opens the form with that person chosen. **Show All** lists their commitments. **Unassigned** holds commitments that name no one.

A person is a name in your records, not a sign-in. They don't need a longbook account.

## Accounts

An account is what pays a commitment: a bank account, a credit or debit card, UPI, a wallet or cash. Each account has one **Owner** (a person) or **Shared**.

Each account card shows its balance and date, its owner, the account it is linked to, and its next commitment with the total for the next 12 months. A card links to the bank account that pays it. Totals are per currency and count spending only.

longbook never stores a full card number. An account keeps at most the last four digits. The name printed on a card goes in the account's notes.

## Questions

### What happens if I delete a person or an account?

Their commitments stay, without that person or account. longbook tells you how many are affected before you delete.

### Does longbook connect to my bank?

No. Balances change only when you, a statement or your AI record one.

### Can a statement add people and accounts?

Yes. The import offers the people it names and files each line under the account the statement is from. A closing balance on the statement updates that account.

Still have a question? Open **Support** in the app, under **Settings**, then **Help & about**, or write to contact@longbook.app and a person answers.

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