Prerequisites
Overview
This document details the prerequisites needed to work with QuickBooks using API. These prerequisites are applicable to all actions involving the QuickBooks API.
API Access: Ensuring you have access to Intuit's QuickBooks API.
- Log in to your Intuit Developer account and retrieve the necessary API keys, including the Client ID and Client Secret. You can see a detailed guide here
Authentication: Obtaining OAuth 2.0 credentials for accessing the API.
- Set up OAuth 2.0 authentication to interact with QuickBooks API. You will need to generate an access token.
(more details on how to obtain access token here)
- Set up OAuth 2.0 authentication to interact with QuickBooks API. You will need to generate an access token.
Sandbox Environment: For Dev, Develop, and Demo environments, a shared QuickBooks sandbox is used for safe testing.
Status: Approved
Category: Protected
Authored By:
Hadley on August 06, 2024