QuickBooks Sandbox: Create Purchase
Creates a purchase transaction in QuickBooks Sandbox to record expenses (testing). Supports Cash, Check, and CreditCard payment types. Records expenses with account references, line items, and amounts. Ideal for: automated bookkeeping, expense tracking, contractor payments, transaction logs.
Catalog action Integrations pipedream:quickbooks_sandbox
Creates a purchase transaction in QuickBooks Sandbox to record expenses (testing). Supports Cash, Check, and CreditCard payment types. Records expenses with account references, line items, and amounts. Ideal for: automated bookkeeping, expense tracking, contractor payments, transaction logs.
At a Glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Action ID | quickbooks-sandbox-create-purchase |
| Category | Integrations |
| Connector | pipedream:quickbooks_sandbox |
| Requires gas | No |
| Funds movement | None declared |
| Tags | pipedream, integration, oauth, quickbooks, accounting, bookkeeping, expense, finance, tracking, sandbox, testing |
Payload Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
accountId | string | Yes | QuickBooks account ID (bank account for Check, credit card for CreditCard payment type) |
accountName | string | No | Optional: Account name for the payment account (e.g., 'Checking Account'). Helps with debugging. |
paymentType | string | Yes | Payment type for the purchase |
expenseAccountId | string | No | QuickBooks expense account ID where this expense should be categorized (e.g., '80' for Expenses account). If not provided, uses the payment accountId. |
expenseAccountName | string | No | Optional: Name for the expense account (e.g., 'Office Supplies'). Helps with debugging. |
description | string | Yes | Expense description (line item description) |
amount | string | number | Yes | Expense amount (can be string or number) |
currency | string | No | Currency code (e.g., 'USD'). Defaults to company currency if not provided. |
metadata | object | No | Additional metadata (e.g., transaction hash, AI classification) |
Result Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
success | boolean | Yes | Whether the purchase was created successfully |
data | object | No | QuickBooks Purchase API response |
exports | object | No | Pipedream exports (if any) |
Examples
json{ "type": "quickbooks-sandbox-create-purchase", "payload": { "accountId": "example-accountId", "paymentType": "Cash", "description": "example-description", "amount": "1000000" }, "children": [], "connector": { "type": "pipedream:quickbooks_sandbox", "id": "conn_pipedream_quickbooks_sandbox" }}
bashcurl -X POST "https://api.b3os.org/v1/actions/quickbooks-sandbox-create-purchase/test" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "inputs": { "accountId": "example-accountId", "paymentType": "Cash", "description": "example-description", "amount": "1000000" }}'
Payload fields can use workflow expressions such as {{$trigger.body.amount}}, {{$nodes.fetch.result.price}}, and {{$props.asset}} when the value should come from a trigger, prior node, or reusable workflow prop.