List all accounts

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Your Conductor secret key using Bearer auth (e.g., "Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}").

Headers

Conductor-End-User-Id

string

required

The ID of the EndUser to receive this request (e.g., "Conductor-End-User-Id: {{END_USER_ID}}").

Example:

"end_usr_1234567abcdefg"

Query Parameters

ids

string[]

Filter for specific accounts by their QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier(s).

IMPORTANT: If you include this parameter, QuickBooks will ignore all other query parameters for this request.

NOTE: If any of the values you specify in this parameter are not found, the request will return an error.

Example:

["80000001-1234567890"]

fullNames

string[]

Filter for specific accounts by their full-name(s), case-insensitive. Like id, fullName is a unique identifier for an account, formed by by combining the names of its parent objects with its own name, separated by colons. For example, if an account is under "Corporate" and has the name "Accounts-Payable", its fullName would be "Corporate:Accounts-Payable".

IMPORTANT: If you include this parameter, QuickBooks will ignore all other query parameters for this request.

NOTE: If any of the values you specify in this parameter are not found, the request will return an error.

Example:

["Corporate:Accounts-Payable"]

limit

integer

The maximum number of objects to return.

IMPORTANT: QuickBooks Desktop does not support cursor-based pagination for accounts. This parameter will limit the response size, but you cannot fetch subsequent results using a cursor. For pagination, use the name-range parameters instead (e.g., nameFrom=A&nameTo=B).

When this parameter is omitted, the endpoint returns all accounts without limit, unlike paginated endpoints which default to 150 records. This is acceptable because accounts typically have low record counts.

Required range: x >= 1

Example:

10

status

enum<string>

default:active

Filter for accounts that are active, inactive, or both.

Available options:

active,

all,

inactive

Example:

"active"

updatedAfter

string

Filter for accounts updated on or after this date/time. Accepts the following ISO 8601 formats:

date-only (YYYY-MM-DD) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the date as the start of the specified day in the local timezone of the end-user's computer (e.g., 2025-01-01 → 2025-01-01T00:00:00).
datetime without timezone (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the timestamp in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
datetime with timezone (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss±HH:mm) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the timestamp using the specified timezone.

Example:

"2025-01-01T12:34:56.000Z"

updatedBefore

string

Filter for accounts updated on or before this date/time. Accepts the following ISO 8601 formats:

date-only (YYYY-MM-DD) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the date as the end of the specified day in the local timezone of the end-user's computer (e.g., 2025-01-01 → 2025-01-01T23:59:59).
datetime without timezone (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the timestamp in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
datetime with timezone (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss±HH:mm) - QuickBooks Desktop interprets the timestamp using the specified timezone.

Example:

"2025-02-01T12:34:56.000Z"

nameContains

string

Filter for accounts whose name contains this substring, case-insensitive.

NOTE: If you use this parameter, you cannot also use nameStartsWith or nameEndsWith.

Example:

"ABC"

nameStartsWith

string

Filter for accounts whose name starts with this substring, case-insensitive.

NOTE: If you use this parameter, you cannot also use nameContains or nameEndsWith.

Example:

"ABC"

nameEndsWith

string

Filter for accounts whose name ends with this substring, case-insensitive.

NOTE: If you use this parameter, you cannot also use nameContains or nameStartsWith.

Example:

"ABC"

nameFrom

string

Filter for accounts whose name is alphabetically greater than or equal to this value.

Example:

"A"

nameTo

string

Filter for accounts whose name is alphabetically less than or equal to this value.

Example:

"Z"

accountType

enum<string>

Filter for accounts of this type.

Available options:

accounts_payable,

accounts_receivable,

bank,

cost_of_goods_sold,

credit_card,

equity,

expense,

fixed_asset,

income,

long_term_liability,

non_posting,

other_asset,

other_current_asset,

other_current_liability,

other_expense,

other_income

Example:

"income"

currencyIds

string[]

Filter for accounts in these currencies.

Example:

["80000001-1234567890"]

Response

200 - application/json

Returns a list of accounts.

objectType

string

required

The type of object. This value is always "list".

Allowed value: "list"

Example:

"list"

url

string

required

The endpoint URL where this list can be accessed.

Example:

"/v1/quickbooks-desktop/accounts"

data

The Account object · object[]

required

The array of accounts.

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data.id

string

required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this account. This ID is unique across all accounts but not across different QuickBooks object types.

Example:

"80000001-1234567890"

data.objectType

string

required

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_account".

Allowed value: "qbd_account"

Example:

"qbd_account"

data.createdAt

string

required

The date and time when this account was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

Example:

"2025-01-01T12:34:56.000Z"

data.updatedAt

string

required

The date and time when this account was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

Example:

"2025-02-01T12:34:56.000Z"

data.revisionNumber

string

required

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this account object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

Example:

"1721172183"

data.name

string

required

The case-insensitive name of this account. Not guaranteed to be unique because it does not include the names of its hierarchical parent objects like fullName does. For example, two accounts could both have the name "Accounts-Payable", but they could have unique fullName values, such as "Corporate:Accounts-Payable" and "Finance:Accounts-Payable".

Example:

"Accounts-Payable"

data.fullName

string

required

The case-insensitive fully-qualified unique name of this account, formed by combining the names of its hierarchical parent objects with its own name, separated by colons. For example, if an account is under "Corporate" and has the name "Accounts-Payable", its fullName would be "Corporate:Accounts-Payable".

NOTE: Unlike name, fullName is guaranteed to be unique across all account objects. However, fullName can still be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user when they modify the underlying name field.

Example:

"Corporate:Accounts-Payable"

data.isActive

boolean

required

Indicates whether this account is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to true.

Example:

true

data.parent

object

required

The parent account one level above this one in the hierarchy. For example, if this account has a fullName of "Corporate:Accounts-Payable", its parent has a fullName of "Corporate". If this account is at the top level, this field will be null.

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data.parent.id

string | null

required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.

Example:

"80000001-1234567890"

data.parent.fullName

string | null

required

The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own name, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.

Example:

"Parent:Child:Grandchild"

Example:

{
  "id": "80000001-1234567890",
  "fullName": "Corporate"
}

data.sublevel

number

required

The depth level of this account in the hierarchy. A top-level account has a sublevel of 0; each subsequent sublevel increases this number by 1. For example, an account with a fullName of "Corporate:Accounts-Payable" would have a sublevel of 1.

Example:

1

data.accountType

enum<string>

required

The classification of this account, indicating its purpose within the chart of accounts.

NOTE: You cannot create an account of type non_posting through the API because QuickBooks creates these accounts behind the scenes.

Available options:

accounts_payable,

accounts_receivable,

bank,

cost_of_goods_sold,

credit_card,

equity,

expense,

fixed_asset,

income,

long_term_liability,

non_posting,

other_asset,

other_current_asset,

other_current_liability,

other_expense,

other_income

Example:

"bank"

data.specialAccountType

enum<string> | null

required

Indicates if this account is a special account automatically created by QuickBooks for specific purposes.

Available options:

accounts_payable,

accounts_receivable,

condense_item_adjustment_expenses,

cost_of_goods_sold,

direct_deposit_liabilities,

estimates,

exchange_gain_loss,

inventory_assets,

item_receipt_account,

opening_balance_equity,

payroll_expenses,

payroll_liabilities,

petty_cash,

purchase_orders,

reconciliation_differences,

retained_earnings,

sales_orders,

sales_tax_payable,

uncategorized_expenses,

uncategorized_income,

undeposited_funds,

Example:

"undeposited_funds"

data.isTaxAccount

boolean | null

required

Indicates whether this account is used for tracking taxes.

Example:

true

data.accountNumber

string | null

required

The account's account number, which appears in the QuickBooks chart of accounts, reports, and graphs.

Note that if the "Use Account Numbers" preference is turned off in QuickBooks, the account number may not be visible in the user interface, but it can still be set and retrieved through the API.

Example:

"1010"

data.bankAccountNumber

string | null

required

The bank account number or identifying note for this account. Access to this field may be restricted based on permissions.

Example:

"123456789"

data.description

string | null

required

A description of this account.

Example:

"Accounts-payable are the amounts owed to suppliers for goods and services purchased on credit."

data.balance

string | null

required

The current balance of this account only, excluding balances from any subordinate accounts, represented as a decimal string. Compare with totalBalance. Note that income accounts and balance sheet accounts may not have balances.

Example:

"1000.00"

data.totalBalance

string | null

required

The combined balance of this account and all its sub-accounts, represented as a decimal string. For example, the totalBalance for XYZ Bank would be the total of the balances of all its sub-accounts (checking, savings, and so on). If XYZ Bank did not have any sub-accounts, totalBalance and balance would be the same.

Example:

"5000.00"

data.salesTaxCode

object

required

The default sales-tax code for transactions with this account, determining whether the transactions are taxable or non-taxable. This can be overridden at the transaction or transaction-line level.

Default codes include "Non" (non-taxable) and "Tax" (taxable), but custom codes can also be created in QuickBooks. If QuickBooks is not set up to charge sales tax (via the "Do You Charge Sales Tax?" preference), it will assign the default non-taxable code to all sales.

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data.salesTaxCode.id

string | null

required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.

Example:

"80000001-1234567890"

data.salesTaxCode.fullName

string | null

required

The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own name, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.

Example:

"Parent:Child:Grandchild"

Example:

{
  "id": "80000001-1234567890",
  "fullName": "Non"
}

data.taxLineDetails

The Tax Line Info object · object

required

The account's tax line details, used for tax reporting purposes.

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data.taxLineDetails.taxLineId

number

required

The identifier of the tax line associated with this account. You can see a list of all available values for this field by calling the endpoint for account tax lines.

Example:

123

data.taxLineDetails.taxLineName

string | null

required

The name of the tax line associated with this account, as it appears on the tax form.

Example:

"State Sales Tax"

data.cashFlowClassification

enum<string> | null

required

Indicates how this account is classified for cash flow reporting. If none, the account has not been classified. If not_applicable, the account does not qualify to be classified (e.g., a bank account tracking cash transactions is not part of a cash flow report).

Available options:

financing,

investing,

none,

not_applicable,

operating,

Example:

"operating"

data.currency

object

required

The account's currency. For built-in currencies, the name and code are standard international values. For user-defined currencies, all values are editable.

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data.currency.id

string | null

required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.

Example:

"80000001-1234567890"

data.currency.fullName

string | null

required

The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own name, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.

Example:

"Parent:Child:Grandchild"

Example:

{
  "id": "80000001-1234567890",
  "fullName": "USD"
}

data.customFields

The Custom Field object · object[]

required

The custom fields for the account object, added as user-defined data extensions, not included in the standard QuickBooks object.

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data.customFields.ownerId

string

required

The identifier of the owner of the custom field, which QuickBooks internally calls a "data extension". For public custom fields visible in the UI, such as those added by the QuickBooks user, this is always "0". For private custom fields that are only visible to the application that created them, this is a valid GUID identifying the owning application. Internally, Conductor always fetches all public custom fields (those with an ownerId of "0") for all objects.

Example:

"0"

data.customFields.name

string

required

The name of the custom field, unique for the specified ownerId. For public custom fields, this name is visible as a label in the QuickBooks UI.

Example:

"Customer Rating"

data.customFields.type

enum<string>

required

The data type of this custom field.

Available options:

amount_type,

date_time_type,

integer_type,

percent_type,

price_type,

quantity_type,

string_1024_type,

string_255_type

Example:

"string_1024_type"

data.customFields.value

string

required

The value of this custom field. The maximum length depends on the field's data type.

Example:

"Premium"

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