# Call QuickBooks API vs Call API

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254>\
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**Created:** [November 4, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254 "2025-11-04T20:49:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![r\_avo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/r_avo/32/89422_2.png) [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254/1 "2025-11-04T20:49:10Z")

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Hi everyone,  
I had a few questions about using the QuickBooks integration with Glide.  
Firstly, I can’t seem to find the Time Activities section in the QuickBooks actions, am I just missing it or is it under a different name / currently unsupported.  
Secondly, regarding the Call QuickBooks API action, is it fair to assume that it automatically includes extra boilerplate when making API requests

i.e.: If I was trying to query an account w/ the QuickBooks API without using Glide, I’d send the request:

```auto
    GET /v3/company/<realmID>/query?query=<selectStatement>

    Content-type:text/plain
    Production Base URL:https://quickbooks.api.intuit.com
    Sandbox Base URL:https://sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com
    <Manually added authentication header(s)>

```

However since Glide is integrated w/ a specific QuickBooks account, the actual Call QuickBooks API action would be configured like:

```auto
    Endpoint: /query
    Method: GET
    Query String:
        query: <selectStatement>

```

With Glide building the HTTP request from that, adding the remaining `/v3/company/<realmID>/` and any needed headers like “Production Base URL”, and any authentication info given while configuring the QuickBooks integration.

TLDR:

- Is there Time Activity support?
- Is there any added functionality to the `Call QuickBooks API` action vs the plain `Call API` action.

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254/2 "2025-11-05T01:11:54Z")

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> [@r\_avo](#):
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> Is there Time Activity support?

If it’s not in the list of supported actions, we can only assume it’s not a direct endpoint supported by Glide.

> [@r\_avo](#):
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> Is there any added functionality to the `Call QuickBooks API` action vs the plain `Call API` action.

Can you show me how the Call Quickbooks API action look like? I don’t have that integration to check right now.

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**Author:** ![r\_avo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/r_avo/32/89422_2.png) [@r\_avo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r_avo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254/3 "2025-11-05T15:59:49Z")

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It looks identical to the regular `Call API` action:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/d/bd40e9347398a252d79fc16b3266b7843fbb2658.png)

After some more testing this morning I was able to figure out the answer to my question:

- The `Call QuickBooks API` does automatically include any authentication needed
- It also includes the rest of the API path, `/v3/company/<realmID>`, so to query the Account table you just need to set the endpoint to `/query` and set up your query string

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254/4 "2025-11-06T00:58:27Z")

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Thanks for the info!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/call-quickbooks-api-vs-call-api/85254/5 "2025-11-13T00:59:00Z")

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