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Gain insights into FreshBooks API, managing clients, invoices, payments, and expenses programmatically. Learn about API endpoints, access keys, and integrate FreshBooks API in a React application.

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FreshBooks is a resource management software that provides several accounting services like invoicing and expenses, time tracking, inventory, and client management. FreshBooks also provides an API to manage this data programmatically. In this course, you'll learn about FreshBooks API and its different endpoints. This course is a step-by-step guide to signing up for an account and retrieving access keys. You'll get hands-on experience in performing various tasks using the API. These include managing clients, invoices, payment records, expenses, and others. You'll also learn how to integrate FreshBooks API in a functioning React application. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills needed to develop applications and integrations using FreshBooks API.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Familiarity with FreshBooks API and its different endpoints

The ability to create and update primary and secondary clients

An understanding of how to add and manage items using FreshBooks API

The ability to create and manage invoices and payment records

Hands-on experience integrating FreshBooks API in a functioning React application

Familiarity with FreshBooks API and its different endpoints

Content

17 Lessons

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with FreshBooks API's functionalities, setup, and initial configuration steps.

Introduction to the Course

Get Started with FreshBooks API

Clients

2 Lessons

Unpack the core of managing clients and secondary contacts using FreshBooks API.

Create and Update a Client

Add, Edit, and Delete a Secondary Contact

Invoices

7 Lessons

Work your way through managing invoices and items via FreshBooks API endpoints.

Add and Update an Item

List and Delete Items

Create and Update an Invoice

List Invoices and Get Invoice Details

Send and Delete an Invoice

Add and Update Payment Records

List and Delete a Payment Record

Expenses

2 Lessons

Break down complex ideas for managing and customizing expenses using the FreshBooks API.

List Expense Categories and Create an Expense

List, Update and Delete Expenses

APIs Integration in React

1 Lessons

Take a closer look at integrating FreshBooks APIs in a React app to manage invoices.

Demo Application

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Investigate using FreshBooks API, explore endpoints, and engage with the community.

Wrap Up

Appendix

2 Lessons

Practice using FreshBooks API to regenerate access tokens and manage key request parameters.

Regenerate the Access Token

Request Parameters and Response Fields

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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