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  • It's a Security Issue! Practical Tips for Common Web Application Security Vulnerabilities.

    This is a guest post from our partner and service provider, Cigital.Cigital has been conducting vulnerability scans of applications using the QuickBooks API for the past few years. Though these applications are coming from different companies, we are observing the same set of issues repeatedly. This blog post points to the top HIGH severity issues […]

  • Custom Fields in Sales Transaction APIs now require a Definition ID

    Here is a summary of the change introduced to the Sales Transaction APIs that use Custom Fields; this change was part of the QBO v76 release (7/25/2014): Prior to the v76 release, the Custom Field “Name” attribute was used to uniquely identify each Custom Field in Sales Transaction APIs. However, we found an issue with […]

  • Guardians of the Upcoming Webinar

    From the producers that brought you QuickBooks Oauth PHP Example and 10 New API Features that will change your life!.   Coming this summer;  a webinar so amazing it will blow your minds.  Featuring amazing PowerPoint transitions with exciting business speak including words like, “Optimization”, “Integrated Platform”, and “Synergies”. Register Now The main goal of this […]

  • OAuth & OpenID Requirements and Best Practices

    Am I required to implement OAuth? YES, if you want to access a small business owner’s QuickBooks Online data. Am I required to implement OpenID? YES, if you want to offer your app on Apps.com. Why we have requirements The short answer: we have them to ensure a consistent customer experience across all apps. Imagine […]

  • OAuth & OpenID Requirements and Best Practices

    Am I required to implement OAuth? YES, if you want to access a small business owner’s QuickBooks Online data. Am I required to implement OpenID? YES, if you want to offer your app on Apps.com. Why we have requirements The short answer: we have them to ensure a consistent customer experience across all apps. Imagine […]

  • Advanced SQL Queries

    Advanced SQL Queries

    We have been getting a lot of questions lately about constructing queries for QBO V3 Services. This article showcases some of the more popular inquiries of late. For full documentation about constructing queries and submitting them to data services, consult Query Operations in the QuickBooks Online documentation.

  • Migration Details: QuickBooks Online SDK to QuickBooks Online REST API v3

    Migration Details: QuickBooks Online SDK to QuickBooks Online REST API v3

    As promised in this post, 2014 Roadmap and Migration Dates for Existing Developers here are the migration details regarding migrating from QuickBooks Online SDK to QuickBooks Online REST API v3.

  • The "Security Review": What to Expect

    by Philip Leslie; ProOnGo Expense If you are new to the Intuit Partner Platform, one step in the process that might have caught your eye is the security review that happens once you've finished development and internal testing. It's a checkpoint that helps maintain a high quality bar on apps that are destined for Intuit App Center […]

  • The "Security Review": What to Expect

    by Philip Leslie; ProOnGo Expense If you are new to the Intuit Partner Platform, one step in the process that might have caught your eye is the security review that happens once you've finished development and internal testing. It's a checkpoint that helps maintain a high quality bar on apps that are destined for Intuit App Center […]

  • ODE to OAuth and Rest API’s and how I love thee – NOT

    We always get questions about the Rest API’s and what they return versus what is returned through the SDK requests. Well, my goal was to find an easy way to test the API’s without much trouble. To test QuickBooks desktop this was fairly easy. Just log in to workplace or your app with the appropriate […]