Create Purchase with Quickbooks Sandbox API on New Requests (Payload Only) from HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and Quickbooks Sandbox action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests (Payload Only) trigger
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
Configure the Create Purchase action
1. Connect your Quickbooks Sandbox account
2. Configure line_items
3. Configure account_ref_value
4. Select a payment_type
5. Optional- Configure account_ref_name
6. Optional- Configure currency_ref_value
7. Optional- Configure currency_ref_name
8. Optional- Configure minorversion
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Requests (Payload Only) on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests-payload-only

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

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Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

import http from "../../http.app.mjs";

// Core HTTP component
// Returns a 200 OK response, emits the HTTP payload as an event
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests-payload-only",
  name: "New Requests (Payload Only)",
  // eslint-disable-next-line
  description: "Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    // eslint-disable-next-line
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: 200,
      body,
    });
    // Emit the HTTP payload
    this.$emit({
      body,
    });
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

Create Purchase on Quickbooks Sandbox

Description:Creates a purchase.

Version:0.1.1

Key:quickbooks_sandbox-create-purchase

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Quickbooks Sandbox Overview#

QuickBooks Sandbox API provides a robust platform for developers to test QuickBooks Online integrations without affecting live data. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to automate various accounting tasks, simulate financial scenarios, or validate app behavior pre-deployment. Imagine syncing invoice statuses with your CRM, triggering alerts based on financial thresholds, or reconciling payments programmatically—all in a safe, isolated environment before going live.

Action Code#

// legacy_hash_id: a_G1iL4w
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "quickbooks_sandbox-create-purchase",
  name: "Create Purchase",
  description: "Creates a purchase.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    quickbooks_sandbox: {
      type: "app",
      app: "quickbooks_sandbox",
    },
    line_items: {
      type: "any",
      description: "Individual line items of a transaction. Valid `Line` type for create: `AccountBasedExpenseLine`",
    },
    account_ref_value: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Specifies the id of the account reference. Check must specify bank account, CreditCard must specify credit card account. Validation Rules:Valid and Active Account Reference of an appropriate type.",
    },
    payment_type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Payment Type can be: `Cash`, `Check`, or `CreditCard`.",
      options: [
        "Cash",
        "Check",
        "CreditCard",
      ],
    },
    account_ref_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Specifies the name of the account reference. Check must specify bank account, CreditCard must specify credit card account. Validation Rules:Valid and Active Account Reference of an appropriate type.",
      optional: true,
    },
    currency_ref_value: {
      type: "string",
      description: "A three letter string representing the ISO 4217 code for the currency. For example, `USD`, `AUD`, `EUR`, and so on. This must be defined if multicurrency is enabled for the company.\nMulticurrency is enabled for the company if `Preferences.MultiCurrencyEnabled` is set to `true`. Read more about multicurrency support [here](https://developer.intuit.com/docs?RedirectID=MultCurrencies). Required if multicurrency is enabled for the company.",
      optional: true,
    },
    currency_ref_name: {
      type: "object",
      description: "The full name of the currency.",
      optional: true,
    },
    minorversion: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Use the minorversion query parameter in REST API requests to access a version of the API other than the generally available version. For example, to invoke minor version 1 of the JournalEntry entity, issue the following request:\n`https://quickbooks.api.intuit.com/v3/company/<realmId>/journalentry/entityId?minorversion=1`",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  // See Quickbooks API docs at: https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/invoice#create-an-invoice

    if (!this.line_items || !this.account_ref_value) {
      throw new Error("Must provide line_items, and account_ref_value parameters.");
    }

    return await axios($, {
      method: "post",
      url: `https://sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com/v3/company/${this.quickbooks_sandbox.$auth.company_id}/purchase`,
      headers: {
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${this.quickbooks_sandbox.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "accept": "application/json",
        "content-type": "application/json",
      },
      data: {
        PaymentType: this.payment_type,
        AccountRef: {
          value: this.account_ref_value,
          name: this.account_ref_name,
        },
        Line: this.line_items,
        CurrencyRef: {
          value: this.currency_ref_value,
          name: this.currency_ref_name,
        },
      },
      params: {
        minorversion: this.minorversion,
      },
    });
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Quickbooks Sandbox	`quickbooks_sandbox`	`app`	This component uses the Quickbooks Sandbox app.
line_items	`line_items`	`any`	Individual line items of a transaction. Valid `Line` type for create: `AccountBasedExpenseLine`
account_ref_value	`account_ref_value`	`string`	Specifies the id of the account reference. Check must specify bank account, CreditCard must specify credit card account. Validation Rules:Valid and Active Account Reference of an appropriate type.
payment_type	`payment_type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`CashCheckCreditCard`
account_ref_name	`account_ref_name`	`string`	Specifies the name of the account reference. Check must specify bank account, CreditCard must specify credit card account. Validation Rules:Valid and Active Account Reference of an appropriate type.
currency_ref_value	`currency_ref_value`	`string`	A three letter string representing the ISO 4217 code for the currency. For example, `USD`, `AUD`, `EUR`, and so on. This must be defined if multicurrency is enabled for the company. Multicurrency is enabled for the company if `Preferences.MultiCurrencyEnabled` is set to `true`. Read more about multicurrency support here. Required if multicurrency is enabled for the company.
currency_ref_name	`currency_ref_name`	`object`	The full name of the currency.
minorversion	`minorversion`	`string`	Use the minorversion query parameter in REST API requests to access a version of the API other than the generally available version. For example, to invoke minor version 1 of the JournalEntry entity, issue the following request: `https://quickbooks.api.intuit.com/v3/company/<realmId>/journalentry/entityId?minorversion=1`

Action Authentication#

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

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

com.intuit.quickbooks.accountingopenidprofileemail

About Quickbooks Sandbox#

Online accounting software