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Reputation: 1401

Quickbooks API for backup

Does anybody know if there is a Quickbooks API available that can be used to backup the Quickbooks company file?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1115

Answers (3)

Chris Catignani
Chris Catignani

Reputation: 5306

Though there is not an API... They do have a utility that runs as a scheduled task...and you can copy that command and run it as you like. Here's how...

You can get the command by first setting up a scheduled backup:

  • In Quickbooks click File->Back Up Company->Create Local Backup
  • Click Local backup radio button
  • Click Options and set what you like
  • Click Next and click a radio button with Schedule future backups
  • Click Next and New set your schedule and click finish

    • OK...now go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Task Scheduler Find your task...the name will be the same as the company file name
    If you double click the task... it will come up in edit mode. Click the actions tab and then click the Edit button.

    Copy the "Program/script" name ...it will look something like:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Intuit\QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 19.0\AutoBackupEXE.exe

    Paste this into NotePad.

    Copy the "Add arguments (optional):" ... it will look something like:

    /FQ:\QuickBooks Database ES 13.0\QuickbooksFileName.QBW /S /I1585681644

    Paste this into NotePad.

    Now...you can combine these and have a command you can put in a CMD file and run at will. You will need to put the command in quotes...it will look something like:

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\...\AutoBackupEXE.exe" /FQ:\QuickBooks Database ES 13.0\QuickbooksFileName.QBW /S /I1585681644

    I have not idea what the command parameters mean...other than /F for FileName...but I do know that the others are needed. My quess it that its a database record for the option.

    Upvotes: 2

    Scott T
    Scott T

    Reputation: 99

    Intuit has a service that will allow you to backup company files. You could also simply back up the company file just like any other file using any number of generic backup solutions out there.

    Finally, if you would like to back up the data and resue it to build applications you can look at third party products like the one from my company: QuickBooks Data Provider. Our product backs up the QuickBooks data to a database.

    Upvotes: -1

    Keith Palmer Jr.
    Keith Palmer Jr.

    Reputation: 27962

    There is no QuickBooks API call (either qbXML or IDS) to perform an automated backup of QuickBooks.

    Upvotes: 1

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