FreshBooks API Integrations

Build and run workflows using the FreshBooks API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 2,200+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.

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Overview#

The FreshBooks API lets you automate invoicing, expense tracking, timekeeping and client management tasks. By harnessing this API within Pipedream, you can create custom automations that sync your financial data with other business applications, respond to client actions quickly, and streamline payment processes. The API enables you to pull reports, manage invoices, and update client information, making it a powerful tool for freelancers and small businesses looking to automate their accounting tasks.

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    freshbooks: {
      type: "app",
      app: "freshbooks",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.freshbooks.com/auth/api/v1/users/me`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.freshbooks.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Example Use Cases#

Invoice Automation Workflow: When a new sale is recorded in your e-commerce platform (like Shopify), trigger a Pipedream workflow that creates a corresponding invoice in FreshBooks. This workflow can be set to collect necessary details such as customer information, items purchased, and prices, then pushes this data to FreshBooks to generate an invoice automatically.
Expense Tracking Integration: Connect FreshBooks to a receipt scanning app (like Expensify) using Pipedream. Each time a new receipt is scanned and categorized in the scanning app, the workflow triggers, creating or updating an expense entry in FreshBooks. This keeps your expense tracking up-to-date without manual data entry.
Time Tracking and Billing Sync: Integrate FreshBooks with a time tracking tool such as Toggl. Each time a time entry is logged in Toggl, a Pipedream workflow runs, pulling the time entry data and creating or updating an invoice in FreshBooks for the corresponding project or client, ensuring that billing is accurate and up-to-date.

Authentication#

Name Slug: freshbooks

FreshBooks uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your FreshBooks account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into FreshBooks and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any FreshBooks API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

OAuth Request Configurations:

authorization
GEThttps://auth.freshbooks.com/oauth/authorize/?client_id={{oauth.client_id}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}&state={{oauth.state}}&response_type=code&scope={{oauth.space_separated_scopes}}
accessToken
POSThttps://api.freshbooks.com/auth/oauth/tokencontent-type: application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept: application/json
client_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&redirect_uri={{oauth.redirect_uri}}&grant_type=authorization_code&code={{oauth.code}}
refreshToken
POSThttps://api.freshbooks.com/auth/oauth/tokencontent-type: application/x-www-form-urlencodedaccept: application/json
client_id={{oauth.client_id}}&client_secret={{oauth.client_secret}}&grant_type=refresh_token&refresh_token={{oauth.refresh_token}}

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FreshBooks

FreshBooks API Integrations

Build and run workflows using the FreshBooks API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 2,200+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.