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Spec sheet
- Integrations
- QuickBooks Online advertises more than 800 integrations with third-party apps.Read 30 Sep 2026 · quickbooks.intuit.com
- Compliance
- Intuit lists PCI DSS, SOC, ISO 27001, and VPAT among its certifications, standards, and regulations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · intuit.com
- Support
- Silver, Gold, and Platinum partner tiers include developer support, with higher tiers offering technical consultation and support benefits.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- Accounting workflows
- Intuit documents implementations for invoicing, reporting, inventory management, and billing.Read 30 Sep 2026 · developer.intuit.com
- API categories
- Core API calls cover most data-in operations and are unmetered, while CorePlus calls cover most data-out operations and may incur API fees.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- API type
- The QuickBooks Online Accounting API provides REST API endpoints for production and sandbox servers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · developer.intuit.com
- Authentication
- QuickBooks Online integrations use OAuth 2.0 authorization with access and refresh tokens.Read 30 Sep 2026 · developer.intuit.com
- Developer tooling
- The partner program includes Intuit SDKs, GitHub sample integrations, Postman collections, an OAuth Playground, and an API Explorer.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- Rate limits
- Production REST API calls are limited to 500 requests per minute per realm ID and 10 requests per second per realm ID and app.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- Response limits
- Query responses return a maximum of 1,000 entities, and transactions other than journal entries can contain up to 10,000 line items.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- Sandbox
- The Intuit Developer Platform provides a sandbox capability as a pre-production environment with mock data.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
- Security encryption
- QuickBooks Online uses SSL, digital certificates, and RSA encryption to protect financial information.Read 30 Sep 2026 · quickbooks.intuit.com
- Target users
- QuickBooks Online is presented for new businesses, professional services, product sellers, and nonprofits.Read 30 Sep 2026 · quickbooks.intuit.com
- Webhooks
- Webhooks send change notifications for authorized QuickBooks Online companies and support entities including invoices, payments, customers, vendors, and bills.Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
Plans and prices
Silver $300 a month monthly program fee Uncapped Core API credits · 1 million CorePlus API credits · usage above credits charged at tiered rates Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
Gold $1,700 a month monthly program fee Uncapped Core API credits · 10 million CorePlus API credits · usage above credits charged at tiered rates Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
Platinum $4,500 a month monthly program fee Uncapped Core API credits · 75 million CorePlus API credits · usage above credits charged at tiered rates Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
Builder Price not published monthly program fee Uncapped Core API credits · 500,000 CorePlus API credits/month · excess CorePlus calls blocked Read 30 Sep 2026 · static.developer.intuit.com
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