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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)
  • 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