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Accounts

QuickBooks Desktop Accounts API

Sync permissioned accounts data with QuickBooks Desktop through Apideck's unified API. One integration, instant access to the governed data your team needs.

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In Apideck, this resource is called Ledger Accounts (API: ledger-accounts)

Supported Operations for QuickBooks Desktop Accounts

List, Get operations available through our unified API

list

get

create

update

delete

Supported Fields

21 fields

Fields available for QuickBooks Desktop Accounts

iddisplay_idnominal_codecodeclassificationtypenamefully_qualified_namedescriptioncurrent_balancecurrencytax_typelevelactivestatus+6 more

API Model Preview

Sample response structure for accounts

{
  "id": "12345",
  "display_id": "12345",
  "nominal_code": "CODE-001",
  "code": "CODE-001",
  "classification": "standard",
  "type": "standard",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "fully_qualified_name": "Example Fully Qualified Name",
  "description": "Example Description",
  "current_balance": 100,
  "currency": "USD",
  "tax_type": "standard",
  "level": "string",
  "active": true,
  "status": "active",
  "bank_account": {
    "bank_name": "First National Bank",
    "account_number": "****1234"
  ...

Quick Start Example

Start syncing QuickBooks Desktop accounts in minutes

Node.js

import { Apideck } from '@apideck/unify'

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: 'YOUR_APP_ID',
  consumerId: 'YOUR_CONSUMER_ID'
})

// List accounts from QuickBooks Desktop
const result = await apideck.accounting.ledgerAccounts.list({
  serviceId: 'quickbooks-desktop'
})

for await (const page of result) {
  console.log(page)
}
// Returns unified accounts data

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Items

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