Upgrading to Conductor's new Node.js SDK

We’re excited to announce a major update to conductor-node that brings full support for Conductor’s new QuickBooks Desktop API v2. This new version introduces significant improvements in usability, consistency, and functionality.

Though the old version of conductor-node will continue to work, it will not receive any further updates. We strongly recommend upgrading to take advantage of the new features and improvements.

Key improvements

Our new QuickBooks Desktop API v2 has been completely redesigned from the ground up. We’ve carefully chosen every field name, parameter, and method description to be significantly more intuitive and clearer than QuickBooks’s original documentation. The API structure has been simplified while maintaining full functionality.

Major improvements include:

Improved parameter and fields names,
Completely rewritten inline documentation
Automatic pagination support
Automatic retries with exponential backoff
Configurable timeouts
New methods like .retrieve() and .delete()
All fields included in responses
Consistent array handling

Warning: Some QuickBooks Desktop types are not yet available in the new SDK

Several less common QuickBooks Desktop types/endpoints from the previous version of conductor-node are not yet available in the new SDK. If the type is listed in the sidebar to the left of this page, it is available in the new SDK.

If you need a specific QBD type, please contact support and we’ll add it to the next release.

How to upgrade

npm install conductor-node@beta

Though this version of the Node.js SDK uses an NPM @beta tag, it is stable and ready for production use! We merely have a few more endpoints to migrate before prompting all existing users to update.

⚠️ Breaking changes

The only breaking changes in this update relate to naming and structure. QuickBooks business logic has no changes. We’ve simply made the interface simpler, more intuitive, and more robust, while adding new features like automatic pagination and retries.

Old:

import Conductor from "conductor-node";

const conductor = new Conductor("{{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}");

New: You can now automatically load your secret key from the CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY environment variable (or pass it to the constructor as an argument like before):

import Conductor from "conductor-node";

const conductor = new Conductor({
  apiKey: process.env["CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY"], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

Old: Singular resource names.

await conductor.qbd.bill.*
await conductor.qbd.invoice.*
await conductor.qbd.itemInventory.*

New: Plural resource names and clearer naming.

await conductor.qbd.bills.*
await conductor.qbd.invoices.*
await conductor.qbd.inventoryItems.*

Old: Odd naming conventions.

await conductor.qbd.bill.query(...)
await conductor.qbd.bill.add(...)
await conductor.qbd.bill.mod(...)

New: Intuitive naming following REST conventions.

await conductor.qbd.bills.list(...)
await conductor.qbd.bills.create(...)
await conductor.qbd.bills.update(...)
await conductor.qbd.bills.retrieve(...) // New!
await conductor.qbd.bills.delete(...) // New!

Old: Required as its own argument.

await conductor.qbd.bill.query("end_usr_1234abcd", { ... });

New: Required as a conductorEndUserId parameter in the parameters object.

await conductor.qbd.bills.list({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
  // ... other params
});

All request parameters are now in camelCase and have been renamed for clarity and consistency. Most of the changes are straightforward that you can find using autocomplete in your IDE or checking the APIs in the sidebar.

Old: Odd naming conventions.

await conductor.qbd.bill.add("end_usr_1234abcd", {
  VendorRef: { ListID: "..." },
  RefNumber: "...",
  ExpenseLineAdd: [
    {
      Amount: "1.00",
    },
  ],
});

New: camelCase and clearer naming.

await conductor.qbd.bills.create({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
  vendorId: "...",
  refNumber: "...",
  expenseLines: [
    {
      amount: "1.00",
    },
  ],
});

All output fields are now in camelCase and have been renamed for clarity and consistency. Most of the changes are straightforward that you can find using autocomplete in your IDE or checking the APIs in the sidebar.

Here are some key renamed fields:

TxnID and ListID → id
TimeCreated and TimeModified → createdAt and updatedAt
EditSequence → revisionNumber
*Ref fields (e.g., CustomerRef) → simplified (e.g., customer)

Old: Odd naming conventions.

const invoice = await conductor.qbd.invoice.query("end_usr_1234abcd", "...");
// {
//   TxnID: "...",
//   TimeCreated: "...",
//   TimeModified: "...",
//   EditSequence: "...",
//   TxnNumber: "...",
//   CustomerRef: {
//     ListID: "...",
//     FullName: "..."
//   }
// }

New: camelCase and clearer naming.

const invoice = await conductor.qbd.invoices.retrieve({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
  id: "...",
});
// {
//   id: "...",
//   objectType: "qbd_invoice",
//   createdAt: "...",
//   updatedAt: "...",
//   revisionNumber: "...",
//   transactionNumber: "...",
//   customer: {
//     id: "...",
//     fullName: "..."
//   }
// }

Old: Odd naming conventions and complex structure.

const invoices = await conductor.qbd.invoice.query("end_usr_1234abcd", {
  ModifiedDateRangeFilter: {
    FromModifiedDate: "...",
    ToModifiedDate: "...",
  },
  AccountFilter: {
    ListID: "...",
  },
  RefNumberFilter: "...",
  RefNumberRangeFilter: {
    FromRefNumber: "...",
    ToRefNumber: "...",
  },
  MaxReturned: 100,
});

New: Significantly simplified structure and clearer naming.

const invoices = await conductor.qbd.invoices.list({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
  updatedAfter: "...",
  updatedBefore: "...",
  accountId: "...",
  refNumber: "...",
  refNumberFrom: "...",
  refNumberTo: "...",
  limit: 100,
});

To support automatic pagination, the query/list method now returns results in an object wrapper with properties for pagination metadata.

Old: Returns an array of results directly.

const invoices = await conductor.qbd.invoice.query("end_usr_1234abcd");
// [
//   {
//     TxnID: "...",
//     TimeCreated: "...",
//     ...
//   }
// ]

New: Returns results in an object wrapper with properties for pagination metadata.

const response = await conductor.qbd.invoices.list({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
});

console.log(response);
// {
//   nextCursor: "...",
//   hasMore: true,
//   remainingCount: 100,
//   data: [
//     {
//       id: "...",
//       objectType: "qbd_invoice",
//       createdAt: "...",
//       ...
//     }
//   ]
// }

Fields that can have multiple values are now always arrays, even when there’s only one record:

const response = await conductor.qbd.invoices.list({
  conductorEndUserId: "end_usr_1234abcd",
});

// All responses with potential multiple records use arrays consistently
console.log(response.data[0].lines); // Always an array, even if there's only one line

New features

You can now easily paginate through all results. See the automatic pagination section of the README for more details.

async function fetchAllQbdInvoices(params) {
  const allQbdInvoices = [];
  // Automatically fetches more pages as needed
  for await (const invoice of conductor.qbd.invoices.list({
    conductorEndUserId: "{{YOUR_END_USER_ID}}",
    ...params,
  })) {
    allQbdInvoices.push(invoice);
  }
  return allQbdInvoices;
}

All objects now have a retrieve method and all transaction objects have a delete method.

await conductor.qbd.bills.retrieve({ conductorEndUserId: "...", id: "..." });
await conductor.qbd.bills.delete({ conductorEndUserId: "...", id: "..." });

More information

For more detailed information about the new Node.js SDK, please check its GitHub repository.

QuickBooks Desktop API

Core Resources

General

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Upgrading to Conductor's new Node.js SDK

Key improvements

Warning: Some QuickBooks Desktop types are not yet available in the new SDK

How to upgrade

⚠️ Breaking changes

New features

More information

QuickBooks Desktop API

Core Resources

General

Transactions

Items

​Key improvements

​Warning: Some QuickBooks Desktop types are not yet available in the new SDK

​How to upgrade

​⚠️ Breaking changes

​New features

​More information

Key improvements

Warning: Some QuickBooks Desktop types are not yet available in the new SDK

How to upgrade

⚠️ Breaking changes

New features

More information