PHP + Quickbook Online Edition (API Integration)?

Question

Is it possible to integrate my PHP web-based ecommerce application with Quickbook Online Edition?

When I make a sale on my web site, I would like to be able to make the corresponding journal entry in my accounting books.

Note, I'm referring to Quickbook Online Edition, not the desktop software.

Answer 1

It looks like Quickbooks OE has an XML-based SDK, available at:

http://developer.intuit.com/technical_resources/default.aspx?id=1492

Answer 2

Yes, you can send qbXML requests to QuickBooks Online Edition, just as you can send qbXML requests to regular desktop editions of QuickBooks.

Download the QuickBooks SDK for more details.

Answer 3

I now have built a set of PHP classes that facilitates communication with QuickBooks Online Edition. It makes communicating with QuickBooks Online Edition as easy as:

// Create the connection to QuickBooks
$API = new QuickBooks_API(...);

// Build the Customer object
$Customer = new QuickBooks_Object_Customer();
$Customer->setName($name);
$Customer->setShipAddress('134 Stonemill Road', '', '', '', '', 'Storrs', 'CT', '', '06268');

// Send the request to QuickBooks
$API->addCustomer($Customer, '_add_customer_callback', 15);

// The framework also supports processing raw qbXML requests
$API->qbxml('
 <CustomerQueryRq>
  <FullName>Keith Palmer Jr.</FullName>
 </CustomerQueryRq>', '_raw_qbxml_callback');

You can download the framework from my thread here: QuickBooks Online Edition PHP Package

I've started writing some documentation/tips on how to integrate web applications with QuickBooks Online Edition here: QuickBooks Integration wiki