diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/invoices.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/invoices.js.erb
index a7f0c62cd..c0adeafbb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/invoices.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/invoices.js.erb
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ Application.Controllers.controller('AvoirModalController', ['$scope', '$uibModal
 /**
  * Controller used in the modal window allowing an admin to close an accounting period
  */
-Application.Controllers.controller('ClosePeriodModalController', ['$scope', '$uibModalInstance', 'Invoice', 'growl', '_t',
-  function ($scope, $uibModalInstance, Invoice, growl, _t) {
+Application.Controllers.controller('ClosePeriodModalController', ['$scope', '$uibModalInstance', 'Invoice', 'AccountingPeriod', 'growl', '_t',
+  function ($scope, $uibModalInstance, Invoice, AccountingPeriod, growl, _t) {
     /* PUBLIC SCOPE */
     $scope.period = {
       start_date: null,
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ Application.Controllers.controller('ClosePeriodModalController', ['$scope', '$ui
     /**
      * Callback to open the datepicker
      */
-    $scope.openDatePicker = function ($event, pickedId) {
+    $scope.openDatePicker = function ($event, pickerId) {
       $event.preventDefault();
       $event.stopPropagation();
-      $scope.datePicker[`${pickedId}Opened`] = true;
+      $scope.datePicker[`${pickerId}Opened`] = true;
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/accounting_periods_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/accounting_periods_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2635047d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/accounting_periods_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+class API::AccountingPeriodsController < API::ApiController
+
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, except: %i[index show]
+  before_action :set_period, only: %i[show update destroy]
+
+  def index
+    @accounting_periods = AccountingPeriod.all
+  end
+
+  def show; end
+
+  def create
+    authorize AccountingPeriod
+    @accounting_period = AccountingPeriod.new(tag_params)
+    if @accounting_period.save
+      render :show, status: :created, location: @accounting_period
+    else
+      render json: @accounting_period.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def set_period
+    @tag = AccountingPeriod.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  def period_params
+    params.require(:accounting_period).permit(:start_date, :end_date)
+  end
+end