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Access Live QuickBooks Online Data in Google Sheets
Use CData Connect Cloud to gain access to live QuickBooks Online data from your Google Sheets.
Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you can effortlessly gain access to QuickBooks Online data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to QuickBooks Online within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live QuickBooks Online data seamlessly within Google Sheets.
CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface designed for QuickBooks Online, enabling effortless access to live QuickBooks Online data directly within Google Sheets. Use the dedicated Connect Cloud Google Sheets Plug-In to connect with live QuickBooks Online data. With built-in optimized data processing, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to QuickBooks Online. This leverages server-side processing to promptly retrieve the desired QuickBooks Online data.
This setup requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Cloud and install the free Connect Cloud Google Sheets Add-On.
About QuickBooks Online Data Integration
CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from QuickBooks Online. Customers use CData connectivity to:
- Realize high-performance data reads thanks to push-down query optimization for complex operations like filters and aggregations.
- Read, write, update, and delete QuickBooks Online data.
- Run reports, download attachments, and send or void invoices directly from code using SQL stored procedures.
- Connect securely using OAuth and modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, and ECC.
Many users access live QuickBooks Online data from preferred analytics tools like Power BI and Excel, directly from databases with federated access, and use CData solutions to easily integrate QuickBooks Online data with automated workflows for business-to-business communications.
For more information on how customers are solving problems with CData's QuickBooks Online solutions, refer to our blog: https://www.cdata.com/blog/360-view-of-your-customers.
Getting Started
Configure QuickBooks Online Connectivity for Google Sheets
Connectivity to QuickBooks Online from Google Sheets is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with QuickBooks Online data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a QuickBooks Online connection.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
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- Select "QuickBooks Online" from the Add Connection panel
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QuickBooks Online uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with QuickBooks Online.
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- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add QuickBooks Online Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
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With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to QuickBooks Online data from Google Sheets.
Access Live QuickBooks Online Data from Google Sheets
The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live QuickBooks Online data.
- Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
- Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
- Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
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- Authorize the Add-On.
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- Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
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- In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
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- In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
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- Choose a Connection (e.g. QuickBooksOnline1), Table (e.g. Customers, and Columns to import
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- Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
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- Click Execute to import the data
Live Access to QuickBooks Online Data from Cloud Applications
New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live QuickBooks Online data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.
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