Get started with Conductor

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What is Conductor?

Conductor is a real-time, fully-typed API for QuickBooks Desktop (sometimes called QuickBooks Enterprise), available via Python, Node.js, TypeScript, and REST. In just a few lines, get real-time access to fetch, create, or update any QuickBooks Desktop object type and receive a fully-typed response. Check out the documentation below to get started.

Conductor, the company, is building a data integration platform for vertical SaaS companies, starting with QuickBooks Desktop. Our team has spent over a decade building companies, scaling vast software systems, and obsessing over quality.

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Key features

• Any data type: Query, create, or update any QuickBooks Desktop data type.
• Real-time: Get real-time updates on your QuickBooks Desktop data. No queues, no polling.
• Modern API: JSON-based REST API, replacing the old XML-based SOAP model.
• Typed client libraries: Fully typed libraries in Node.js and Python with autocomplete, inline docs, and type validation for endpoints, parameters, and responses.
• Request handling: Invisibly manages queues, timeouts, retries, and pagination.
• Multi-company support: Connects to multiple QuickBooks Desktop company files.
• Validation: Sanitizes and validates all inputs and outputs.
• Unified error handling: Streamlines error handling across the QuickBooks stack.
• Authentication flow UI: Simple UI for securely connecting QuickBooks Desktop accounts.
• Dashboard: UI to monitor and manage your QuickBooks Desktop connections and data.
• Error resolution: Detailed guides and instructions for resolving errors and handling edge cases.

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