QuickBooks MCP Server for Claude and Cursor

Hosted QuickBooks MCP for Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT. Generate invoices, track expenses, and manage accounts with managed OAuth.

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Quickbooks is cloud-based accounting software for managing your business finances. It helps you track income, expenses, and gain insights to streamline your workflow.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Quickbooks action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Capture Charge

Tool to capture funds for an existing charge that was authorized but not captured.

Create Account

Create a new account in QuickBooks with the given parameters.

Create Bank Account

Create a new bank account on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Create Bill

Create a new bill in QuickBooks Online.

Create Bill Payment

Create a bill payment in QuickBooks to record payment against one or more bills.

Create Class

Create a new class in QuickBooks Online.

Create Credit Memo

Tool to create a new credit memo in QuickBooks Online.

Create Customer

Create a new customer in QuickBooks with the given parameters.

Create Deposit

Creates a new deposit in QuickBooks Online.

Create eCheck Payment

Tool to create an eCheck payment using ACH bank transfer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Create Employee

Create a new employee in QuickBooks.

Create Estimate

Creates a new estimate in QuickBooks Online.

Create Invoice

Creates a new invoice in QuickBooks for a customer.

Create Item

Create a new item in QuickBooks Online.

Create Journal Entry

Tool to create a new journal entry in QuickBooks Online.

Create Payment

Creates a payment record in QuickBooks Online.

Create Purchase

Tool to create a new purchase transaction in QuickBooks Online.

Create Purchase Order

Create a new purchase order in QuickBooks.

Create Refund Receipt

Tool to create a new refund receipt in QuickBooks Online.

Create Sales Receipt

Tool to create a new sales receipt in QuickBooks Online.

Create Tax Agency

Create a new tax agency in QuickBooks Online.

Create Tax Code via TaxService

Create a new tax code with associated tax rates using the TaxService endpoint.

Create Time Activity

Create a new time activity record in QuickBooks Online.

Create Vendor

Create a new vendor in QuickBooks with the given details.

Create Vendor Credit

Tool to create a new vendor credit in QuickBooks Online.

Customer Balance Detail

Generate a balance detail report for a customer in QuickBooks with the given customer ID.

Customer Balance Report

Generate a customer balance report in QuickBooks showing outstanding balances for customers.

Delete Bank Account

Tool to delete a bank account on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

Execute Batch Operation

Execute multiple QuickBooks operations in a single request.

Aged Receivables Report

Generate an aged receivables report showing outstanding customer balances by age.

Get Attachable

Tool to read details of a specific attachable by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Balance Sheet Report

Generate a Balance Sheet report showing company assets, liabilities, and equity at a point in time.

Get Bank Account

Tool to retrieve a specific bank account by ID from QuickBooks Payments API.

Get Bill

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks bill by ID.

Get Bill Payment

Tool to retrieve details of a specific bill payment by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Changed Entities

Tool to retrieve entities that changed since a specified timestamp using QuickBooks Change Data Capture (CDC) API.

Get Company Info

Tool to read company information from QuickBooks Online.

Get Credit Memo

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks credit memo by ID.

Get Credit Memo PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks credit memo as a PDF file.

Get Department

Read details of a specific department by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Deposit

Tool to read details of a specific deposit by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Estimate

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks estimate by ID.

Get Estimate PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks estimate as a PDF file.

Get Exchange Rate

Tool to get exchange rate for a specific currency code and date in QuickBooks Online.

Get General Ledger Report

Generate a General Ledger report showing all transactions with debits, credits, and running balances.

Get Inventory Valuation Summary

Generate an Inventory Valuation Summary report showing inventory quantities and their current values.

Get Invoice PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks invoice as a PDF file.

Get Item

Tool to retrieve a specific item by its ID from QuickBooks Online.

Get Journal Entry

Tool to read details of a specific QuickBooks journal entry by ID.

Get Payment

Tool to fetch details of a specific payment by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Payment Method

Read details of a specific payment method by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Payment PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks payment record as a PDF file.

Get Company Preferences

Tool to read company preferences that control application behavior in QuickBooks Online.

Get Profit and Loss Detail Report

Generate a detailed Profit and Loss report showing company income and expenses with transaction-level details.

Get Profit and Loss Report

Generate a Profit and Loss report showing company income and expenses over a period.

Get Purchase

Tool to fetch details of a specific purchase by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Purchase Order

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks purchase order by ID.

Get Purchase Order PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks purchase order as a PDF file.

Get Refund Receipt

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks refund receipt by ID.

Get Refund Receipt PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks refund receipt as a PDF file.

Get Report - Account List

Retrieve the AccountList report from QuickBooks showing a list of all accounts.

Get Report - Aged Payable Detail

Generate an aged payable detail report showing aging detail for accounts payable.

Get Report - Aged Payables

Retrieve an Aged Payables aging summary report from QuickBooks showing outstanding vendor balances grouped by age.

Get Report - Aged Receivable Detail

Generate an aged receivable detail report showing aging detail for accounts receivable.

Get Report - Cash Flow

Generate a cash flow report in QuickBooks showing cash inflows and outflows categorized by operating, investing, and financing activities.

Get Report - Class Sales

Generate a ClassSales report in QuickBooks showing sales amounts grouped by class.

Get Report - Customer Income

Generate a customer income report in QuickBooks showing revenue by customer.

Get Report - Customer Sales

Generate a customer sales report in QuickBooks showing sales transactions and totals for customers.

Get Report - Department Sales

Generate a department sales report in QuickBooks showing sales data broken down by department.

Get Report - Item Sales

Generate an ItemSales report showing sales data for products and services.

Get Reports

Retrieve QuickBooks reports such as TransactionList, BalanceSheet, ProfitAndLoss, and others.

Get Report - Trial Balance

Generate a Trial Balance report showing account debits, credits, and balances for a specified period.

Get Sales Receipt

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks sales receipt by ID.

Get Sales Receipt PDF

Tool to download a QuickBooks sales receipt as a PDF file.

Get Tax Rate

Tool to read details of a specific tax rate by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Term

Read details of a specific payment term by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Time Activity

Tool to read details of a specific time activity by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Get Transaction List Report

Get the Transaction List report showing all transactions in the company.

Get Transfer

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks transfer by ID.

Get Vendor Credit

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks vendor credit by ID.

Get Vendor Expenses Report

Retrieve a vendor expenses report from QuickBooks showing expense transactions by vendor.

List Cards

Tool to retrieve all payment cards on file for a customer in QuickBooks Payments API.

List Departments

Query Department entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

List Invoices

Tool to list invoices via QuickBooks Query endpoint.

Query Account Entities

Query Account entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

Query Attachable Entities

Query Attachable entities in QuickBooks using SQL-like syntax.

Query QuickBooks Entities

Execute SQL-like queries on QuickBooks Online entities.

Read Account

Read an account in QuickBooks with the given account ID.

Read Class

Read details of a specific class by ID in QuickBooks Online.

Read Customer

Read a customer in QuickBooks with the given customer ID.

Read Employee

Read an employee's details in QuickBooks with the given employee ID.

Read Invoice

Tool to fetch a QuickBooks invoice by ID or the most recent if no ID provided.

Read Vendor

Read a vendor in QuickBooks with the given vendor ID.

Send Credit Memo

Tool to send a credit memo to a specified email address.

Update Attachable

Tool to update an existing attachable in QuickBooks Online.

Update Company Info

Tool to update company information in QuickBooks Online.

Update Department

Tool to update an existing department in QuickBooks Online.

Update Full Invoice

Tool to fully replace an Invoice.

Update Payment Method

Tool to update an existing payment method in QuickBooks Online.

Update Preferences

Update company preferences in QuickBooks Online.

Update Sparse Invoice

Tool to perform a sparse update of an existing invoice.

Update Term

Tool to update an existing payment term in QuickBooks Online.

Update Transfer

Tool to update an existing transfer in QuickBooks Online.

Vendor Balance Detail

Generate a balance detail report for a vendor in QuickBooks with the given vendor ID.

Vendor Balance Report

Retrieve a vendor balance report from QuickBooks showing outstanding balances for vendors.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Quickbooks MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["quickbooks"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Quickbooks and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Generate a balance detail report for customer ID 12345",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Quickbooks request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Quickbooks API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["quickbooks"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Quickbooks
3

Run Quickbooks tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Generate a balance detail report for customer ID 12345" }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Quickbooks tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Quickbooks Integration

  • Supports both Quickbooks MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Quickbooks data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Quickbooks access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Quickbooks
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Quickbooks resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No. Composio provides a managed OAuth app for Quickbooks, so you sign in with your normal Quickbooks account and approve access. If you later want the consent screen to show your own company name, you can add your own Quickbooks OAuth app in the Composio dashboard, and every connection after that uses it.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Quickbooks connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

When you connect a Quickbooks account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Quickbooks as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Not yet — today it acts when asked, rather than watching for changes.

In an encrypted vault, never visible to the AI.

If payments aren't turned on for your QuickBooks company, that specific feature won't work — everything else still will.

Because it can touch real money, it's only available through developer tools (like Claude Code), not open consumer chat apps.

A normal login, refreshed automatically so you don't have to reconnect.

Yes — SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, documented at trust.composio.dev.

"Generate a balance report for this customer" or "add a new vendor for office supplies."

Exactly the ones Quickbooks lists on its consent screen when you connect. Review that screen before approving. If you connect a work account, your Quickbooks administrator may need to approve the app first, and you can revoke the access inside Quickbooks whenever you want.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Quickbooks connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

Composio refreshes Quickbooks tokens automatically, so day to day you do nothing. If you revoke access inside Quickbooks, or Quickbooks invalidates the session, the connection shows as expired in Composio and the agent stops acting on that account until you reconnect it, which is a single sign-in.

Composio's free Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, and up to 20,000 of those can run through Composio-managed apps like Quickbooks. Personal Quickbooks use rarely gets near that. Paid plans add higher limits and team features, and Quickbooks's own pricing is unaffected.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Quickbooks accounts).

With Composio, you connect Quickbooks once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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