Freshbooks

FreshBooks (via Apideck)

Access FreshBooks through Apideck's Accounting unified API — one of 34 Accounting connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to Access Financials, Acumatica, banqUP and 30 other Accounting connectors by changing a single serviceId string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant FreshBooks plumbing.

Quick facts

• Apideck serviceId: freshbooks
• Unified API: Accounting
• Auth type: oauth2
• Gotchas: page
• FreshBooks docs: https://www.freshbooks.com/api/start
• Homepage: https://www.freshbooks.com/

When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with FreshBooks — for example, "create an invoice in FreshBooks" or "reconcile payments in FreshBooks". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers FreshBooks (Accounting)
2. The correct serviceId to pass on every call (freshbooks)
3. FreshBooks-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

• apideck-node, apideck-python, apideck-dotnet, apideck-java, apideck-go, apideck-php, or apideck-rest

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

• Accounting: https://specs.apideck.com/accounting.yml · API Explorer

Minimal example (TypeScript)

import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List invoices in FreshBooks
const { data } = await apideck.accounting.invoices.list({
  serviceId: "freshbooks",
});

Portable across 34 Accounting connectors

The Apideck Accounting unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from FreshBooks to another Accounting connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

// Today — FreshBooks
await apideck.accounting.invoices.list({ serviceId: "freshbooks" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.accounting.invoices.list({ serviceId: "access-financials" });
await apideck.accounting.invoices.list({ serviceId: "acumatica" });

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating FreshBooks directly: code against the unified Accounting API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

FreshBooks via Apideck Accounting

FreshBooks is a US/CA SMB-focused cloud accounting platform geared toward service-based businesses and freelancers. Solid coverage via Apideck for invoicing and AP/AR workflows.

Entity mapping

FreshBooks entity	Apideck Accounting resource
Invoice	invoices
Bill (Expense)	bills
Payment	payments
Bill Payment	bill-payments
Journal Entry	journal-entries
Account	ledger-accounts
Client	customers
Vendor	suppliers
Item	invoice-items
Tax	tax-rates
Credit	credit-notes
P&L, Balance Sheet	profit-and-loss, balance-sheet

Coverage highlights

• ✅ CRUD on invoices, bills, payments, clients, suppliers, items
• ✅ Journal entries
• ✅ Financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet)
• ✅ Tax rates (FreshBooks multi-jurisdiction support)
• ⚠️ Time tracking, projects — not in unified Accounting API; use Proxy
• ❌ Estimates, recurring invoices — use Proxy
• ❌ Team management — separate FreshBooks surface

Auth notes

• Type: OAuth 2.0, managed by Apideck Vault
• Business ID binding: each connection is bound to one FreshBooks business. Multi-business = multi-connection.
• Scopes: FreshBooks scopes are business-wide; the user authorizes read/write on their behalf during the Vault flow.
• Classic vs new FreshBooks: Apideck targets FreshBooks New (the modern API). Classic is sunset.

Example: create an invoice

const { data } = await apideck.accounting.invoices.create({
  serviceId: "freshbooks",
  invoice: {
    customer_id: "client_123",
    invoice_date: "2026-04-18",
    due_date: "2026-05-18",
    line_items: [
      { description: "Consulting", quantity: 10, unit_price: 150 },
    ],
    currency: "USD",
  },
});

Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the Accounting unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call FreshBooks directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on FreshBooks's own API:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: freshbooks" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on FreshBooks>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"

See FreshBooks's API docs for available endpoints.

Sibling connectors

Other Accounting connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change serviceId):

access-financials (beta), acumatica (beta), banqup (beta), campfire (beta), clearbooks-uk (beta), digits (beta), dualentry, exact-online, and 25 more.

See also

• Accounting OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
• apideck-connector-coverage — programmatic coverage checks
• apideck-best-practices — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
• apideck-node — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns
• FreshBooks official docs