> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.conductor.is/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update a non-inventory item > Updates a non-inventory item. You can modify either `salesOrPurchaseDetails` or `salesAndPurchaseDetails`, but the item must keep the same configuration it was created with. When you change `postingAccount`, `incomeAccount`, or `expenseAccount`, include the matching `updateExistingTransactions...` flag so QuickBooks applies the new account to existing transactions and doesn’t reject the update when historical activity is present. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /quickbooks-desktop/non-inventory-items/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Conductor API version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://api.conductor.is/v1 security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /quickbooks-desktop/non-inventory-items/{id}: post: summary: Update a non-inventory item description: >- Updates a non-inventory item. You can modify either `salesOrPurchaseDetails` or `salesAndPurchaseDetails`, but the item must keep the same configuration it was created with. When you change `postingAccount`, `incomeAccount`, or `expenseAccount`, include the matching `updateExistingTransactions...` flag so QuickBooks applies the new account to existing transactions and doesn’t reject the update when historical activity is present. parameters: - in: path name: id description: >- The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the non-inventory item to update. schema: type: string description: >- The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the non-inventory item to update. example: 80000001-1234567890 required: true - in: header name: Conductor-End-User-Id description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. schema: type: string description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. example: end_usr_1234567abcdefg x-stainless-naming: typescript: method_argument: conductorEndUserId mcp: method_argument: conductorEndUserId required: true requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: revisionNumber: type: string description: >- The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of the non-inventory item object you are updating, which you can get by fetching the object first. Provide the most recent `revisionNumber` to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error. example: '1721172183' name: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The case-insensitive name of this non-inventory item. Not guaranteed to be unique because it does not include the names of its hierarchical parent objects like `fullName` does. For example, two non-inventory items could both have the `name` "Printer Ink Cartridge", but they could have unique `fullName` values, such as "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge" and "Miscellaneous:Printer Ink Cartridge". Maximum length: 31 characters. example: Printer Ink Cartridge barcode: type: object properties: value: type: string description: The item's barcode value. example: '012345678905' assignEvenIfUsed: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether to assign the barcode even if it is already used. example: false default: false allowOverride: type: boolean description: Indicates whether to allow the barcode to be overridden. example: false default: false additionalProperties: false description: The non-inventory item's barcode. isActive: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether this non-inventory item is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`. example: true classId: type: string description: >- The non-inventory item's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. example: 80000001-1234567890 parentId: type: string description: >- The parent non-inventory item one level above this one in the hierarchy. For example, if this non-inventory item has a `fullName` of "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge", its parent has a `fullName` of "Office Supplies". If this non-inventory item is at the top level, this field will be `null`. example: 80000001-1234567890 sku: type: string description: >- The non-inventory item's stock keeping unit (SKU), which is sometimes the manufacturer's part number. example: MPN-123456 unitOfMeasureSetId: type: string description: >- The unit-of-measure set associated with this non-inventory item, which consists of a base unit and related units. example: 80000001-1234567890 forceUnitOfMeasureChange: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether to allow changing the non-inventory item's unit-of-measure set (using the `unitOfMeasureSetId` field) when the base unit of the new unit-of-measure set does not match that of the currently assigned set. Without setting this field to `true` in this scenario, the request will fail with an error; hence, this field is equivalent to accepting the warning prompt in the QuickBooks UI. NOTE: Changing the base unit requires you to update the item's quantities-on-hand and cost to reflect the new unit; otherwise, these values will be inaccurate. Alternatively, consider creating a new item with the desired unit-of-measure set and deactivating the old item. example: false salesTaxCodeId: type: string description: >- The default sales-tax code for this non-inventory item, determining whether it is taxable or non-taxable. This can be overridden at the 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. example: 80000001-1234567890 salesOrPurchaseDetails: type: object properties: description: type: string description: A description of this item. example: Hourly Consulting Service price: type: string description: >- The price at which this item is purchased or sold, represented as a decimal string. example: '19.99' pricePercentage: type: string description: >- The price of this item expressed as a percentage, used instead of `price` when the item's cost is calculated as a percentage of another amount. For example, a service item that costs a percentage of another item's price. example: '10.5' postingAccountId: type: string description: >- The posting account to which transactions involving this item are posted. This could be an income account when selling or an expense account when purchasing. example: 80000001-1234567890 updateExistingTransactionsAccount: type: boolean description: >- When `true`, applies the new account (specified by the `accountId` field) to all existing transactions associated with this item. This updates historical data and should be used with caution. The update will fail if any affected transaction falls within a closed accounting period. If this parameter is not specified, QuickBooks will prompt the user before making any changes. example: false additionalProperties: false description: >- Details for non-inventory items that are exclusively sold or exclusively purchased, but not both. This typically applies to non-inventory items (like a purchased office supply that isn't resold) or service items (like consulting services that are sold but not purchased). **IMPORTANT**: You cannot specify both `salesOrPurchaseDetails` and `salesAndPurchaseDetails` when modifying a non-inventory item because an item cannot have both configurations. salesAndPurchaseDetails: type: object properties: salesDescription: type: string description: >- The description of this item that appears on sales forms (e.g., invoices, sales receipts) when sold to customers. example: High-quality steel bolts suitable for construction salesPrice: type: string description: >- The price at which this item is sold to customers, represented as a decimal string. example: '19.99' incomeAccountId: type: string description: >- The income account used to track revenue from sales of this item. example: 80000001-1234567890 purchaseDescription: type: string description: >- The description of this item that appears on purchase forms (e.g., checks, bills, item receipts) when it is ordered or bought from vendors. example: Bulk purchase of steel bolts for inventory purchaseCost: type: string description: >- The cost at which this item is purchased from vendors, represented as a decimal string. example: '15.75' purchaseTaxCodeId: type: string description: >- The tax code applied to purchases of this item. Applicable in regions where purchase taxes are used, such as Canada or the UK. example: 80000001-1234567890 expenseAccountId: type: string description: >- The expense account used to track costs from purchases of this item. example: 80000001-1234567890 preferredVendorId: type: string description: >- The preferred vendor from whom this item is typically purchased. example: 80000001-1234567890 updateExistingTransactionsIncomeAccount: type: boolean description: >- When `true`, applies the new income account (specified by the `incomeAccountId` field) to all existing transactions that use this item. This updates historical data and should be used with caution. The update will fail if any affected transaction falls within a closed accounting period. If this parameter is not specified, QuickBooks will prompt the user before making any changes. example: false updateExistingTransactionsExpenseAccount: type: boolean description: >- When `true`, applies the new expense account (specified by the `expenseAccountId` field) to all existing transactions that use this item. This updates historical data and should be used with caution. The update will fail if any affected transaction falls within a closed accounting period. If this parameter is not specified, QuickBooks will prompt the user before making any changes. example: false additionalProperties: false description: >- Details for non-inventory items that are both purchased and sold, such as reimbursable expenses or inventory items that are bought from vendors and sold to customers. **IMPORTANT**: You cannot specify both `salesAndPurchaseDetails` and `salesOrPurchaseDetails` when modifying a non-inventory item because an item cannot have both configurations. required: - revisionNumber additionalProperties: false responses: '200': description: Returns the updated non-inventory item. headers: Conductor-Request-Id: schema: type: string description: The unique identifier for this API request. example: req_1234567abcdefg required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_non_inventory_item' security: - BearerAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: >- import Conductor from 'conductor-node'; const conductor = new Conductor({ apiKey: process.env['CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const nonInventoryItem = await conductor.qbd.nonInventoryItems.update('80000001-1234567890', { revisionNumber: '1721172183', conductorEndUserId: 'end_usr_1234567abcdefg', }); console.log(nonInventoryItem.id); - lang: Python source: |- import os from conductor import Conductor conductor = Conductor( api_key=os.environ.get("CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) non_inventory_item = conductor.qbd.non_inventory_items.update( id="80000001-1234567890", revision_number="1721172183", conductor_end_user_id="end_usr_1234567abcdefg", ) print(non_inventory_item.id) components: schemas: qbd_non_inventory_item: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this non-inventory item. This ID is unique across all non-inventory items but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_non_inventory_item description: The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_non_inventory_item"`. example: qbd_non_inventory_item createdAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this non-inventory item 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' updatedAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this non-inventory item 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' revisionNumber: type: string description: >- The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this non-inventory item 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' name: type: string description: >- The case-insensitive name of this non-inventory item. Not guaranteed to be unique because it does not include the names of its hierarchical parent objects like `fullName` does. For example, two non-inventory items could both have the `name` "Printer Ink Cartridge", but they could have unique `fullName` values, such as "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge" and "Miscellaneous:Printer Ink Cartridge". example: Printer Ink Cartridge fullName: type: string description: >- The case-insensitive fully-qualified unique name of this non-inventory item, formed by combining the names of its hierarchical parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. For example, if a non-inventory item is under "Office Supplies" and has the `name` "Printer Ink Cartridge", its `fullName` would be "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge". **NOTE**: Unlike `name`, `fullName` is guaranteed to be unique across all non-inventory item objects. However, `fullName` can still be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user when they modify the underlying `name` field. example: Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge barcode: type: - string - 'null' description: The non-inventory item's barcode. example: '012345678905' isActive: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether this non-inventory item is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`. example: true class: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The non-inventory item's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Administrative parent: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The parent non-inventory item one level above this one in the hierarchy. For example, if this non-inventory item has a `fullName` of "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge", its parent has a `fullName` of "Office Supplies". If this non-inventory item is at the top level, this field will be `null`. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Office Supplies sublevel: type: number description: >- The depth level of this non-inventory item in the hierarchy. A top-level non-inventory item has a `sublevel` of 0; each subsequent sublevel increases this number by 1. For example, a non-inventory item with a `fullName` of "Office Supplies:Printer Ink Cartridge" would have a `sublevel` of 1. example: 1 sku: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The non-inventory item's stock keeping unit (SKU), which is sometimes the manufacturer's part number. example: MPN-123456 unitOfMeasureSet: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The unit-of-measure set associated with this non-inventory item, which consists of a base unit and related units. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Weight Units salesTaxCode: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The default sales-tax code for this non-inventory item, determining whether it is taxable or non-taxable. This can be overridden at the 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. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Non salesOrPurchaseDetails: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_sales_or_purchase_details' - type: 'null' description: >- Details for non-inventory items that are exclusively sold or exclusively purchased, but not both. This typically applies to non-inventory items (like a purchased office supply that isn't resold) or service items (like consulting services that are sold but not purchased). **IMPORTANT**: A non-inventory item will have either `salesAndPurchaseDetails` or `salesOrPurchaseDetails`, but never both because an item cannot have both configurations. salesAndPurchaseDetails: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_sales_and_purchase_details' - type: 'null' description: >- Details for non-inventory items that are both purchased and sold, such as reimbursable expenses or inventory items that are bought from vendors and sold to customers. **IMPORTANT**: A non-inventory item will have either `salesAndPurchaseDetails` or `salesOrPurchaseDetails`, but never both because an item cannot have both configurations. externalId: type: - string - 'null' description: >- A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation. example: 12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab customFields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_custom_field' description: >- The custom fields for the non-inventory item object, added as user-defined data extensions, not included in the standard QuickBooks object. required: - id - objectType - createdAt - updatedAt - revisionNumber - name - fullName - barcode - isActive - class - parent - sublevel - sku - unitOfMeasureSet - salesTaxCode - salesOrPurchaseDetails - salesAndPurchaseDetails - externalId - customFields additionalProperties: false title: The Non-Inventory Item object x-conductor-object-type: item summary: >- A non-inventory item is any material or part that a business buys but does not keep on hand as inventory. There are two types of non-inventory items: 1. Materials or parts that are part of the business's overhead (for example, office supplies) 2. Materials or parts that the business buys to finish a specific job and then charges back to the customer. qbd_sales_or_purchase_details: type: object properties: description: type: - string - 'null' description: A description of this item. example: Hourly Consulting Service price: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The price at which this item is purchased or sold, represented as a decimal string. example: '19.99' pricePercentage: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The price of this item expressed as a percentage, used instead of `price` when the item's cost is calculated as a percentage of another amount. For example, a service item that costs a percentage of another item's price. example: '10.5' postingAccount: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The posting account to which transactions involving this item are posted. This could be an income account when selling or an expense account when purchasing. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Income:Consulting Services required: - description - price - pricePercentage - postingAccount additionalProperties: false title: The Sales-or-Purchase Details object x-conductor-object-type: nested qbd_sales_and_purchase_details: type: object properties: salesDescription: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The description of this item that appears on sales forms (e.g., invoices, sales receipts) when sold to customers. example: High-quality steel bolts suitable for construction salesPrice: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The price at which this item is sold to customers, represented as a decimal string. example: '19.99' incomeAccount: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: The income account used to track revenue from sales of this item. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Income:Product Sales purchaseDescription: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The description of this item that appears on purchase forms (e.g., checks, bills, item receipts) when it is ordered or bought from vendors. example: Bulk purchase of steel bolts for inventory purchaseCost: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The cost at which this item is purchased from vendors, represented as a decimal string. example: '15.75' purchaseTaxCode: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The tax code applied to purchases of this item. Applicable in regions where purchase taxes are used, such as Canada or the UK. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: GST expenseAccount: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: The expense account used to track costs from purchases of this item. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Expenses:Cost of Goods Sold preferredVendor: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- 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 required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: The preferred vendor from whom this item is typically purchased. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Acme Supplies Ltd. required: - salesDescription - salesPrice - incomeAccount - purchaseDescription - purchaseCost - purchaseTaxCode - expenseAccount - preferredVendor additionalProperties: false title: The Sales-and-Purchase Details object x-conductor-object-type: nested qbd_custom_field: type: object properties: ownerId: type: string description: >- 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' name: type: string description: >- 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 type: type: string enum: - amount_type - date_time_type - integer_type - percent_type - price_type - quantity_type - string_1024_type - string_255_type description: The data type of this custom field. example: string_1024_type value: type: string description: >- The value of this custom field. The maximum length depends on the field's data type. example: Premium required: - ownerId - name - type - value additionalProperties: false title: The Custom Field object x-conductor-object-type: nested securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Your Conductor secret key using Bearer auth (e.g., `"Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}"`). ```` Built with [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com).