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Sales receipts resource

Endpoints, filters and the create and update fields for sales-receipts in the Wirebook API, with curl, TypeScript and Python examples.

What it is

Sales paid in full at the time of sale (QuickBooks SalesReceipt transaction).

Sales receipts live in the connected QuickBooks Desktop company file. Every call names the file with the X-End-User-Id header, and every field name below is the JSON key you send and receive. Behaviour on this page is validated against the QuickBooks Web Connector simulator and not yet against a real QuickBooks Desktop install. The acceptance run on a Windows rig is a launch step.

Endpoints

GET https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts lists sales-receipts. Filters: customer, refNumber, modifiedSince, includeLines, plus limit (1 to 100, default 25) and cursor. The response has data, hasMore, nextCursor and cursorExpiresAt.

GET https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts/{id} returns one record by its txnId.

POST https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts creates a record and returns 201 with the created object. Send an Idempotency-Key header on every write.

POST https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts/{id} updates a record. Send the revisionNumber you read, and a stale one returns 409.

Create fields

Fields for POST https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts. Unknown fields are rejected with 400 invalid_request and the JSON path of the first problem. Lengths are the QuickBooks limits.

text
field                         type               required  max length
customerRef                   object             yes
customerRef.listId            string             no        36
customerRef.fullName          string             no        209
classRef                      object             no
classRef.listId               string             no        36
classRef.fullName             string             no        209
templateRef                   object             no
templateRef.listId            string             no        36
templateRef.fullName          string             no        209
txnDate                       date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
refNumber                     string             no        11
billAddress                   object             no
billAddress.addr1             string             no        41
billAddress.addr2             string             no        41
billAddress.addr3             string             no        41
billAddress.city              string             no        31
billAddress.state             string             no        21
billAddress.postalCode        string             no        13
billAddress.country           string             no        31
shipAddress                   object             no
shipAddress.addr1             string             no        41
shipAddress.addr2             string             no        41
shipAddress.addr3             string             no        41
shipAddress.city              string             no        31
shipAddress.state             string             no        21
shipAddress.postalCode        string             no        13
shipAddress.country           string             no        31
isPending                     boolean            no
checkNumber                   string             no        25
paymentMethodRef              object             no
paymentMethodRef.listId       string             no        36
paymentMethodRef.fullName     string             no        209
dueDate                       date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
salesRepRef                   object             no
salesRepRef.listId            string             no        36
salesRepRef.fullName          string             no        209
shipDate                      date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
shipMethodRef                 object             no
shipMethodRef.listId          string             no        36
shipMethodRef.fullName        string             no        209
memo                          string             no        4095
depositToAccountRef           object             no
depositToAccountRef.listId    string             no        36
depositToAccountRef.fullName  string             no        209
isToBePrinted                 boolean            no
isToBeEmailed                 boolean            no
lines[]                       array              no
lines[].itemRef               object             yes
lines[].itemRef.listId        string             no        36
lines[].itemRef.fullName      string             no        209
lines[].desc                  string             no        4095
lines[].quantity              number             no
lines[].unitOfMeasure         string             no        31
lines[].rate                  number             no
lines[].classRef              object             no
lines[].classRef.listId       string             no        36
lines[].classRef.fullName     string             no        209
lines[].amount                number             no

Update fields

Fields for POST https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts/{id}. The txnId goes in the URL, not in the body. revisionNumber is required: it is the value you read last, and it protects against overwriting a change made in QuickBooks. Every other field is optional and only the fields you send change.

Every line you send carries txnLineId. Send the txnLineId of an existing line to change it, or "-1" to add a new line.

text
field                         type               required  max length
revisionNumber                string             yes
customerRef                   object             no
customerRef.listId            string             no        36
customerRef.fullName          string             no        209
classRef                      object             no
classRef.listId               string             no        36
classRef.fullName             string             no        209
templateRef                   object             no
templateRef.listId            string             no        36
templateRef.fullName          string             no        209
txnDate                       date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
refNumber                     string             no        11
billAddress                   object             no
billAddress.addr1             string             no        41
billAddress.addr2             string             no        41
billAddress.addr3             string             no        41
billAddress.city              string             no        31
billAddress.state             string             no        21
billAddress.postalCode        string             no        13
billAddress.country           string             no        31
shipAddress                   object             no
shipAddress.addr1             string             no        41
shipAddress.addr2             string             no        41
shipAddress.addr3             string             no        41
shipAddress.city              string             no        31
shipAddress.state             string             no        21
shipAddress.postalCode        string             no        13
shipAddress.country           string             no        31
isPending                     boolean            no
checkNumber                   string             no        25
paymentMethodRef              object             no
paymentMethodRef.listId       string             no        36
paymentMethodRef.fullName     string             no        209
dueDate                       date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
salesRepRef                   object             no
salesRepRef.listId            string             no        36
salesRepRef.fullName          string             no        209
shipDate                      date (YYYY-MM-DD)  no
shipMethodRef                 object             no
shipMethodRef.listId          string             no        36
shipMethodRef.fullName        string             no        209
memo                          string             no        4095
depositToAccountRef           object             no
depositToAccountRef.listId    string             no        36
depositToAccountRef.fullName  string             no        209
isToBePrinted                 boolean            no
isToBeEmailed                 boolean            no
lines[]                       array              no
lines[].txnLineId             string             yes
lines[].itemRef               object             no
lines[].itemRef.listId        string             no        36
lines[].itemRef.fullName      string             no        209
lines[].desc                  string             no        4095
lines[].quantity              number             no
lines[].unitOfMeasure         string             no        31
lines[].rate                  number             no
lines[].classRef              object             no
lines[].classRef.listId       string             no        36
lines[].classRef.fullName     string             no        209
lines[].amount                number             no

Example with curl

Create a record with the required fields. Replace the key and the end user id with your own.

bash
curl -X POST https://wirebook.buffersoltech.com/v1/qbd/sales-receipts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..." \
  -H "X-End-User-Id: acme-42" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: sales-receipts-create-1" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"customerRef":{"listId":"80000001-1"}}'

Example with TypeScript

Typed with the models generated from the same field specs. create returns the record, or a Queued marker if QuickBooks has not answered yet.

ts
import { Wirebook } from "@wirebook/sdk";

const qb = new Wirebook({ apiKey: process.env.WIREBOOK_API_KEY! }).forUser("acme-42");

const created = await qb.qbd.salesReceipts.create({
  "customerRef": {
    "listId": "80000001-1"
  }
});

for await (const row of qb.qbd.salesReceipts.iterate({ limit: 100 })) {
  console.log(row);
}

await qb.qbd.salesReceipts.update("<txnId>", {
  "revisionNumber": "1700000000",
  "refNumber": "Updated",
  "lines": [
    {
      "txnLineId": "-1",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
});

Example with Python

The Python SDK takes the same JSON keys, as typed dictionaries.

python
import os
from wirebook import Wirebook

qb = Wirebook(os.environ["WIREBOOK_API_KEY"]).for_user("acme-42")

created = qb.qbd.sales_receipts.create({
    "customerRef": {
        "listId": "80000001-1",
    },
})

for row in qb.qbd.sales_receipts.iterate(limit=100):
    print(row)

qb.qbd.sales_receipts.update("<txnId>", {
    "revisionNumber": "1700000000",
    "refNumber": "Updated",
    "lines": [
        {
            "txnLineId": "-1",
            "quantity": 1,
        },
    ],
})

Waiting for QuickBooks

A request waits for QuickBooks to answer for 55 seconds. If QuickBooks has not answered by then, the API returns 202 with a request id and a Location header, and you poll GET /v1/requests/{id}. Send Prefer: respond-async to get the 202 straight away without waiting. The company file must be open and polling, see Troubleshooting.

If a write times out after it was sent, its state becomes outcome_unknown. Query by RefNumber before you retry, and do not retry blindly.