About Quickbooks Mcp Server
Quickbooks Mcp Server connects Claude Desktop to QuickBooks APIs. It lets an assistant query QuickBooks data, including accounts, bills, and customers, using natural-language requests.
Key features
- 01Query QuickBooks accounts
- 02Retrieve bills by date
- 03Retrieve customer records
- 04Configure sandbox or production credentials
Use cases
- 01List QuickBooks accounts
- 02Find bills created after a date
- 03Retrieve customer records
MCP support
Provides QuickBooks API tools to Claude Desktop through MCP, enabling an assistant to query QuickBooks data.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project README🧾 QuickBooks MCP Server
A secure, local-first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to query QuickBooks data using natural language inside Claude Desktop.
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Requirements:
- Python 3.10 or higher
Environment Setup
For local development, create a .env file in the project root with your QuickBooks credentials:
# Copy the template and fill in your actual credentials
cp env_template.txt .env
Then edit the .env file with your actual QuickBooks API credentials:
QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_ID=your_actual_client_id
QUICKBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET=your_actual_client_secret
QUICKBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN=your_actual_refresh_token
QUICKBOOKS_COMPANY_ID=your_actual_company_id
QUICKBOOKS_ENV='sandbox' or 'production'
Note: The .env file is automatically ignored by git for security reasons.
Step 1. Install uv:
- MacOS/Linux: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
- Windows: powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
Step 2. Configure Claude Desktop
- Download Claude Desktop.
- Launch Claude and go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
- Modify
claude_desktop_config.jsonwith:
{
"mcpServers": {
"QuickBooks": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute_path_to_quickbooks_mcp_folder>",
"run",
"main_quickbooks_mcp.py"
]
}
}
}
- Relaunch Claude Desktop.
The first time you open Claude Desktop with these setting it may take 10-20 seconds before the QuickBooks tools appear in the interface due to the installation of the required packages and the download of the most recent QuickBooks API documentation.
Everytime you launch Claude Desktop, the most recent QuickBooks API tools are made available to your AI assistant.
Step 3. Launch Claude Desktop and let your assistant help you
Examples
Query Accounts
Get all accounts from QuickBooks.
Query Bills
Get all bills from QuickBooks created after 2024-01-01.
Query Customers
Get all customers from QuickBooks.
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