diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/BatchController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/BatchController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c45ea34ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/BatchController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * BatchController.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\System;
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Events\Model\TransactionGroup\CreatedSingleTransactionGroup;
+use FireflyIII\Events\Model\TransactionGroup\TransactionGroupEventFlags;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\Journal\JournalRepositoryInterface;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class BatchController extends Controller
+{
+    private JournalRepositoryInterface $repository;
+
+    /**
+     * UserController constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        $this->middleware(function ($request, $next) {
+            $this->repository = app(JournalRepositoryInterface::class);
+
+            return $next($request);
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    public function finishBatch(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $journals = $this->repository->getUncompletedJournals();
+        if (0 === count($journals)) {
+            return response()->json([], 204);
+        }
+        /** @var TransactionJournal $first */
+        $first = $journals->first();
+        $group = $first?->transactionGroup;
+        if (null === $group) {
+            return response()->json([], 204);
+        }
+        $flags             = new TransactionGroupEventFlags();
+        $flags->applyRules = 'true' === $request->get('apply_rules');
+        event(new CreatedSingleTransactionGroup($group, $flags));
+        return response()->json([], 204);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/UserController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/UserController.php
index d299e45157..b8a9d67f39 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/UserController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/System/UserController.php
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class UserController extends Controller
         });
     }
 
+
+    public function finishBatch(): JsonResponse {
+
+    }
+
     /**
      * This endpoint is documented at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/users/deleteUser
diff --git a/config/bindables.php b/config/bindables.php
index 4467cb466d..7b5f9c122f 100644
--- a/config/bindables.php
+++ b/config/bindables.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ return [
         'objectGroup'           => ObjectGroup::class,
         'piggyBank'             => PiggyBank::class,
         'preference'            => Preference::class,
+        'preferenceName'            => Preference::class,
         'tj'                    => TransactionJournal::class,
         'tag'                   => Tag::class,
         'recurrence'            => Recurrence::class,
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 0269b5382b..5836c03547 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -730,6 +730,19 @@ Route::group(
     }
 );
 
+// Batch API routes:
+Route::group(
+    [
+        'middleware' => ['auth:api,sanctum', 'bindings'],
+        'namespace'  => 'FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\System',
+        'prefix'     => 'v1/batch',
+        'as'         => 'api.v1.batch.',
+    ],
+    static function (): void {
+        Route::post('finish', ['uses' => 'BatchController@finishBatch', 'as' => 'finish']);
+    }
+);
+
 // USER
 
 // Preference API routes:
@@ -743,8 +756,8 @@ Route::group(
         Route::get('', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@index', 'as' => 'index']);
         Route::post('', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@store', 'as' => 'store']);
         // Route::get('{preferenceList}', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@showList', 'as' => 'show-list'])->where('preferenceList', ',+');
-        Route::get('{preference}', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@show', 'as' => 'show']);
-        Route::put('{preference}', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@update', 'as' => 'update']);
+        Route::get('{preferenceName}', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@show', 'as' => 'show']);
+        Route::put('{preferenceName}', ['uses' => 'PreferencesController@update', 'as' => 'update']);
     }
 );