> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.owlery.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# QuickBooks Online Integration

> Connect QuickBooks Online in a few clicks. Owlery handles the mapping and setup.

This page is for **Shippers**: teams that quote, tender, and pay for freight in Owlery. If the person you're helping isn't a shipper, this page doesn't apply to them.

Owlery connects to QuickBooks Online and keeps your Estimates and Items in step with Owlery. When freight is booked, Owlery can create the freight Purchase Order in QuickBooks for you. Owlery also supports a specialized invoice workflow for some trading partners.

> [!NOTE]
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> Owlery learns how your Customers, Items, Estimates, Vendors, accounts, and accessorials relate. You map carriers, GL codes, and accessorials in **Settings**.

**Where to find it:** `Settings → Integrations`

## Three Parts of the Integration

> **[Reading Data](/shippers/quickbooks/reading-data.md)**
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> Sync Estimates and Items from QuickBooks automatically.

> **[Writing Back](/shippers/quickbooks/writing-back.md)**
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> Create or update Estimates and freight Purchase Orders, plus review the specialized invoice workflow.

> **[Configuration Reference](/shippers/quickbooks/configuration.md)**
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> Change what syncs and how Owlery reads your data in **Settings**.

## Getting Started

**1. Connect**

A QuickBooks administrator [connects QuickBooks Online to Owlery](/shippers/quickbooks/connect.md). The administrator selects the company and approves access; Owlery handles the credentials from there.

**2. Share representative records**

Share examples of the Estimates, Items, Vendors, Purchase Orders, or Invoices relevant to your selected workflow.

**3. Choose what syncs**

On the QuickBooks card, click **Settings**. Add [Import Rules](/shippers/import-rules.md) for orders you don't want in Owlery. On **Routing & Mappings**, map each carrier to its QuickBooks vendor, your GL codes and accessorials to QuickBooks items, and pick your accounts payable account.

**4. Go live**

Owlery validates the agreed scenarios, enables the workflow, and monitors the first records.

Need help planning your QuickBooks connection? Email [support@owlery.ai](mailto:support@owlery.ai).


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