# Quickbooks Online

The QuickBooks Online plugin enables Zuar Runner to pipe data from QuickBooks Online
and store the data in a database.

.. image:: assets/quickbooks-1.png
   :alt: Connect Quickbooks Online to Zuar Runner

## Authentication

The QuickBooks Online API requires username and password
authentication. During the initial setup you will be redirected to Intuit's
login page to authenticate and authorize Zuar Runner with QuickBooks Online.

## Steps to create QuickBooks Online jobs in Zuar Runner

Select **Add Job** at the bottom left of Zuar Runner. Select **QuickBooks Online**
from the list of plugins.

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   :alt: QBO Icon

*If you have a sandbox QuickBooks Online account, check the ****Sandbox****
box. *Click **Next**.

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   :alt: QBO Zuar Runner Auth

You will be redirected to an Intuit login page. Sign in with your QuickBooks
Online administrator account.

.. image:: assets/quickbooks-online__signin.png
   :alt: Sign in to Quickbooks

Accept the authorization to allow Zuar Runner to connect to the QuickBooks Online
API.

You will then be redirected back to Zuar Runner to specify which database you would
like to pipe the QuickBooks Online data into.

- Local Database: Zuar Runner's internal PostgreSQL database
- Custom: Any external database. See [database
  URLs](/databases/database-urls/) for more information.
  
Click **Save**.

Congratulations! You have just added QuickBooks Online jobs to Zuar Runner. Next,
you will want to run and [schedule](/jobs/index) your newly created
QuickBooks Online sequence.