> ## 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. # Create an unit-of-measure set > Creates a new unit-of-measure set. NOTE: The QuickBooks company file must have unit-of-measure enabled (either a single unit per item or multiple units per item). To support both configurations, prefix all UOM set names with "By the" (for example, "By the Barrel"); otherwise, the set may not appear in the QuickBooks UI when the company file is configured for a single unit per item. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /quickbooks-desktop/unit-of-measure-sets openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Conductor API version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://api.conductor.is/v1 security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /quickbooks-desktop/unit-of-measure-sets: post: summary: Create an unit-of-measure set description: >- Creates a new unit-of-measure set. NOTE: The QuickBooks company file must have unit-of-measure enabled (either a single unit per item or multiple units per item). To support both configurations, prefix all UOM set names with "By the" (for example, "By the Barrel"); otherwise, the set may not appear in the QuickBooks UI when the company file is configured for a single unit per item. parameters: - 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: name: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this unit-of-measure set, unique across all unit-of-measure sets. To ensure this set appears in the QuickBooks UI for companies configured with a single unit per item, prefix the name with "By the" (e.g., "By the Barrel"). **NOTE**: Unit-of-measure sets do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: Weight Units isActive: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether this unit-of-measure set is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`. example: true default: true unitOfMeasureType: type: string enum: - area - count - length - other - time - volume - weight description: >- The unit-of-measure set's type. Use "other" for a custom type defined in QuickBooks. example: count baseUnit: type: object properties: name: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this base unit, unique across all base units. **NOTE**: Base units do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: Each abbreviation: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The base unit's short identifier shown in the QuickBooks U/M field on transaction line items. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: ea required: - name - abbreviation additionalProperties: false description: >- The unit-of-measure set's base unit used to track and price item quantities. If the company file is enabled for a single unit of measure per item, the base unit is the only unit available on transaction line items. If enabled for multiple units per item, the base unit is the default unless overridden by the set's default units. relatedUnits: type: array items: type: object properties: name: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this related unit, unique across all related units. **NOTE**: Related units do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: Case abbreviation: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The related unit's short identifier shown in the QuickBooks U/M field on transaction line items. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: ea conversionRatio: type: string description: >- The number of base units in this related unit, represented as a decimal string. For example, if the base unit is "box" and this related unit is "case" with `conversionRatio` = "10", that means there are 10 boxes in one case. example: '10' required: - name - abbreviation - conversionRatio additionalProperties: false minItems: 1 description: >- The unit-of-measure set's related units, each specifying how many base units they represent (conversion ratio). defaultUnits: type: array items: type: object properties: unitUsedFor: type: string enum: - purchase - sales - shipping description: >- Where this default unit is used as the default: purchase line items, sales line items, or shipping lines. example: purchase unit: type: string maxLength: 31 description: >- The unit name for this default unit, as displayed in the U/M field. If the company file is enabled for multiple units per item, this appears as an available unit for the item. Must correspond to the base unit or a related unit defined in this set. Maximum length: 31 characters. example: Each required: - unitUsedFor - unit additionalProperties: false minItems: 1 description: >- The unit-of-measure set's default units to appear in the U/M field on transaction line items. You can specify separate defaults for purchases, sales, and shipping. required: - name - unitOfMeasureType - baseUnit additionalProperties: false responses: '200': description: Returns the newly created unit-of-measure set. 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_unit_of_measure_set' 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 unitOfMeasureSet = await conductor.qbd.unitOfMeasureSets.create({ baseUnit: { abbreviation: 'ea', name: 'Each' }, name: 'Weight Units', unitOfMeasureType: 'count', conductorEndUserId: 'end_usr_1234567abcdefg', }); console.log(unitOfMeasureSet.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 ) unit_of_measure_set = conductor.qbd.unit_of_measure_sets.create( base_unit={ "abbreviation": "ea", "name": "Each", }, name="Weight Units", unit_of_measure_type="count", conductor_end_user_id="end_usr_1234567abcdefg", ) print(unit_of_measure_set.id) components: schemas: qbd_unit_of_measure_set: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this unit-of-measure set. This ID is unique across all unit-of-measure sets but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_unit_of_measure_set description: >- The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_unit_of_measure_set"`. example: qbd_unit_of_measure_set createdAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this unit-of-measure set 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 unit-of-measure set 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 unit-of-measure set 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 unique name of this unit-of-measure set, unique across all unit-of-measure sets. To ensure this set appears in the QuickBooks UI for companies configured with a single unit per item, prefix the name with "By the" (e.g., "By the Barrel"). **NOTE**: Unit-of-measure sets do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. example: Weight Units isActive: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether this unit-of-measure set is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`. example: true unitOfMeasureType: type: string enum: - area - count - length - other - time - volume - weight description: >- The unit-of-measure set's type. Use "other" for a custom type defined in QuickBooks. example: count baseUnit: type: object properties: name: type: string description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this base unit, unique across all base units. **NOTE**: Base units do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. example: Each abbreviation: type: string description: >- The base unit's short identifier shown in the QuickBooks U/M field on transaction line items. example: ea required: - name - abbreviation additionalProperties: false title: The Base Unit object x-conductor-object-type: nested description: >- The unit-of-measure set's base unit used to track and price item quantities. If the company file is enabled for a single unit of measure per item, the base unit is the only unit available on transaction line items. If enabled for multiple units per item, the base unit is the default unless overridden by the set's default units. relatedUnits: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_related_unit' description: >- The unit-of-measure set's related units, each specifying how many base units they represent (conversion ratio). defaultUnits: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_default_unit' description: >- The unit-of-measure set's default units to appear in the U/M field on transaction line items. You can specify separate defaults for purchases, sales, and shipping. required: - id - objectType - createdAt - updatedAt - revisionNumber - name - isActive - unitOfMeasureType - baseUnit - relatedUnits - defaultUnits additionalProperties: false title: The Unit-Of-Measure Set object x-conductor-object-type: other summary: >- A unit-of-measure set (UOM set) defines a base unit and optional related units with conversion ratios, plus optional defaults for purchases, sales, and shipping. NOTE: The QuickBooks company file must have unit-of-measure enabled (either a single unit per item or multiple units per item). qbd_related_unit: type: object properties: name: type: string description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this related unit, unique across all related units. **NOTE**: Related units do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. example: Case abbreviation: type: string description: >- The related unit's short identifier shown in the QuickBooks U/M field on transaction line items. example: ea conversionRatio: type: string description: >- The number of base units in this related unit, represented as a decimal string. For example, if the base unit is "box" and this related unit is "case" with `conversionRatio` = "10", that means there are 10 boxes in one case. example: '10' required: - name - abbreviation - conversionRatio additionalProperties: false title: The Related Unit object x-conductor-object-type: nested qbd_default_unit: type: object properties: unitUsedFor: type: string enum: - purchase - sales - shipping description: >- Where this default unit is used as the default: purchase line items, sales line items, or shipping lines. example: purchase unit: type: string description: >- The unit name for this default unit, as displayed in the U/M field. If the company file is enabled for multiple units per item, this appears as an available unit for the item. Must correspond to the base unit or a related unit defined in this set. example: Each required: - unitUsedFor - unit additionalProperties: false title: The Default Unit 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).