Sync QuickBooks chart of accounts to Google BigQuery

Sync QuickBooks Chart of Accounts to Google BigQuery

Keep a historical, structured copy of your QuickBooks Chart of Accounts in BigQuery. This n8n workflow runs weekly, syncing new or updated accounts for better reporting and long-term tracking.

Who Is This For?

• Data Analysts & BI Developers Build a robust financial model and analyze changes over time.
• Financial Analysts & Accountants Track structural changes in your Chart of Accounts historically.
• Business Owners Maintain a permanent archive of your financial structure for future reference.

What the Workflow Does

• Extract Every Monday, fetch accounts created or updated in the past 7 days from QuickBooks.
• Transform Clean the API response, manage currencies, create stable IDs, and format the data.
• Format Convert cleaned data into an SQL insert-ready structure.
• Load Insert or update account records into BigQuery.

Setup Steps

1. Prepare BigQuery

• Create a table (e.g., quickbooks.accounts) with columns matching the final SQL insert step.

2. Add Credentials

• Connect QuickBooks Online and BigQuery credentials in n8n.

3. Configure the HTTP Node

• Open 1. Get Updated Accounts from QuickBooks.
• Replace the Company ID {COMPANY_ID} with your real Company ID.
  • Press Ctrl + Alt + ? in QuickBooks to find it.

4. Configure the BigQuery Node

• Open 4. Load Accounts to BigQuery.
• Select the correct project.
• Make sure your dataset and table name are correctly referenced in the SQL.

5. Activate

• Save and activate the workflow. It will now run every week.

Requirements

• QuickBooks Online account
• QuickBooks Company ID
• Google Cloud project with BigQuery and a matching table

Customization Options

• Change Sync Frequency Adjust the schedule node to run daily, weekly, etc.
• Initial Backfill Temporarily update the API query to select * from Account for a full pull.
• Add Fields Modify 2. Structure Account Data to include or transform fields as needed.