# Create Purchase Order — QuickBooks

> Creates a purchase order. See the documentation

- Key: `quickbooks-create-purchase-order`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.5
- App: QuickBooks (`quickbooks`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/quickbooks.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/quickbooks/actions/create-purchase-order
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/quickbooks/actions/create-purchase-order/create-purchase-order.mjs

## Description

Creates a purchase order. [See the documentation](https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/purchaseorder#create-a-purchaseorder)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `accountId` | `string` | Yes | The ID of the account to use for the purchase order Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `vendorRefValue` | `string` | Yes | Reference to a vendor Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `dueDate` | `string` | No | Date when the purchase order is due (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `currencyRefValue` | `string` | No | 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. Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `docNumber` | `string` | No | Reference number for the transaction |
| `shippingStreetAddress` | `string` | No | The street address of the shipping address |
| `shippingCity` | `string` | No | The city of the shipping address |
| `shippingState` | `string` | No | The state of the shipping address |
| `shippingZip` | `string` | No | The zip code of the shipping address |
| `shippingLatitude` | `string` | No | The latitude of the shipping address |
| `shippingLongitude` | `string` | No | The longitude of the shipping address |
| `memo` | `string` | No | Memo or note for the purchase order |
| `lineItemsAsObjects` | `boolean` | Yes | Enter line items as an array of objects |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "quickbooks",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "quickbooks-create-purchase-order",
  arguments: {
    accountId: "Account ID",
    vendorRefValue: "Vendor Reference",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "quickbooks-create-purchase-order",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    quickbooks: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    accountId: "Account ID",
    vendorRefValue: "Vendor Reference",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "quickbooks-create-purchase-order",
    "configured_props": {
      "quickbooks": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "accountId": "Account ID",
      "vendorRefValue": "Vendor Reference"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/quickbooks.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps