QuickBooks Online

Overview

Property	Value
Slug	`quickbooks-online`
Auth	OAuth 2.0
API version	v3 (minorVersion `75`)
Sandbox	Yes
Rate limit	500 req/min, 8 req/sec

Supported resources

Resource	List	Get	Create	Update	Delete
Invoice	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Contact	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Account	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Payment	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tax Rate	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Journal Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Expense	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Purchase Order	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Credit Note	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vendor Credit	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Item	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tracking Category	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Payment Method	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Payment Term	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Company Info	✓	✓	—	✓	—
Accounting Period	✓	✓	—	—	—
Sales Order	—	—	—	—	—
Employee	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Project	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Attachment	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Expense Report	—	—	—	—	—
Item Fulfillment	—	—	—	—	—
Balance Sheet	✓	✓	—	—	—
Income Statement	✓	✓	—	—	—
Cash Flow Statement	✓	✓	—	—	—
General Ledger Transaction	✓	✓	—	—	—
Transaction	✓	✓	—	—	—
Bank Feed Account	—	—	—	—	—
Bank Feed Transaction	—	—	—	—	—
Address	—	✓	—	—	—
Phone Number	—	✓	—	—	—

Connect setup

QuickBooks Online uses OAuth 2.0. You need an app registered in the Intuit Developer portal.

Create an Intuit app

Go to the Intuit Developer dashboard → My Apps → Create an app. Choose QuickBooks Online and Payments. Under Keys & OAuth, copy the Client ID and Client Secret.

Add the redirect URL

In your app’s Redirect URIs list, add:

https://api.routemcp.io/api/v1/auth/callback

Configure scopes

QuickBooks Online uses a single accounting scope:

com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting

Connect via the widget

When your end user opens the Connect widget, they will enter the Client ID and Client Secret, then be redirected to QuickBooks to authorize the connection.

Usage

# List invoices (AR + AP merged) from QuickBooks Online
curl "https://api.routemcp.io/api/v1/accounting/invoice?provider=quickbooks-online" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "X-End-User-Id: user-123"

# Create a bill (AP) — set type=ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE to dispatch to QBO's /bill endpoint
curl -X POST "https://api.routemcp.io/api/v1/accounting/invoice?provider=quickbooks-online" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-End-User-Id: user-123" \
  -d '{ "type": "ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE", "contact": "urn:qbo:vendor:99", "total_amount": 850.00, "due_date": "2026-06-01" }'

# Update by URN — RouteMCP decodes the URN and routes to the correct entity
curl -X PATCH "https://api.routemcp.io/api/v1/accounting/invoice/urn:qbo:bill:7?provider=quickbooks-online" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-End-User-Id: user-123" \
  -d '{ "memo": "Approved by ops" }'

Notes

Pass type: "ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE" on invoice and payment create to write bills and bill payments. For vendor contacts, set is_supplier: true.
project requires a QBO Plus or Advanced subscription.

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