Create a transfer

Creates a new transfer.

post/quickbooks-desktop/transfers

Headers

Conductor-End-User-Idstring required

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Example:end_usr_1234567abcdefg

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Request body

transactionDatestring date required

The date of this transfer, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

sourceAccountIdstring required

The account from which money will be transferred.

targetAccountIdstring required

The account to which money will be transferred.

classIdstring

The transfer's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default.

amountstring required

The monetary amount of this transfer, represented as a decimal string.

Decimal string format: exactly 2 decimal places when cents are included and up to 13 digits before the decimal point (for example, "123.45").

memostring

A memo or note for this transfer.

Example request

{
  "transactionDate": "2024-10-01",
  "sourceAccountId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "targetAccountId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "classId": "80000001-1234567890",
  "amount": "1000.00",
  "memo": "Monthly transfer to savings"
}

Response

Returns the newly created transfer.

idstring required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this transfer. This ID is unique across all transaction types.

objectType'qbd_transfer' required

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_transfer".

createdAtstring required

The date and time when this transfer was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

updatedAtstring required

The date and time when this transfer was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.

revisionNumberstring required

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this transfer object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

transactionDatestring date required

The date of this transfer, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

sourceAccountBalancestring nullable required

The balance of the account from which money will be transferred.

targetAccountBalancestring nullable required

The balance of the account to which money will be transferred.

amountstring required

The monetary amount of this transfer, represented as a decimal string.

memostring nullable required

A memo or note for this transfer.

Example response

{
  "id": "123ABC-1234567890",
  "objectType": "qbd_transfer",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "updatedAt": "2025-02-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "revisionNumber": "1721172183",
  "transactionDate": "2024-10-01",
  "sourceAccount": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Checking"
  },
  "sourceAccountBalance": "1000.00",
  "targetAccount": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Savings"
  },
  "targetAccountBalance": "5000.00",
  "class": {
    "id": "80000001-1234567890",
    "fullName": "Inter Departmental"
  },
  "amount": "1000.00",
  "memo": "Monthly transfer to savings"
}

Changes

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