nxus-qbd 0.3.3

Official Python SDK for the Nxus QuickBooks Desktop API

nxus-qbd

Official Python SDK for the Nxus QuickBooks Desktop API.

Installation

pip install nxus-qbd

Quick Start

from nxus_qbd import NxusClient, NxusEnvironment

client = NxusClient(
    api_key="sk_live_…",
    environment=NxusEnvironment.PRODUCTION,  # default
)

# List vendors (with connection scoping)
vendors = client.vendors.list(connection_id="conn_abc123", limit=50)

# Retrieve a single customer
customer = client.customers.retrieve("cust_123", connection_id="conn_abc123")

# Create an invoice
invoice = client.invoices.create(
    customer_ref_list_id="cust_123",
    connection_id="conn_abc123",
)

Async Support

from nxus_qbd import AsyncNxusClient

async with AsyncNxusClient(api_key="sk_live_…") as client:
    vendors = await client.vendors.list(connection_id="conn_abc123")

The SDK defaults to a 100s client timeout so normal callers can receive the API's structured timeout responses for heavier QuickBooks operations. Advanced callers can still override this globally or per request:

client = NxusClient(api_key="sk_live_…", timeout=120)
vendors = client.vendors.list(connection_id="conn_abc123", timeout=30)
customer = client.customers.retrieve("cust_123", connection_id="conn_abc123", timeout=30)

For cursor-paginated list endpoints, the per-request timeout still controls the local client timeout and is also sent to the API as the X-Nxus-Timeout-Seconds request header so cursor continuation reuses the same backend timeout hint automatically. CRUD-style requests keep treating timeout as a client-side override only.

Environments

Production is the default and uses https://api.nx-us.net/.

from nxus_qbd import NxusClient

# Production (default)
client = NxusClient(api_key="sk_live_…")

# Local development convenience
client = NxusClient(api_key="sk_test_…", environment="development")

# Explicit override still wins
client = NxusClient(api_key="sk_test_…", base_url="https://staging.example.com/")

If you point base_url at localhost explicitly, the SDK also relaxes TLS verification by default so local dev stays frictionless.

Connection Scoping

Every request requires a connection_id to identify which QuickBooks Desktop company file to target:

# Per-request
client.vendors.list(connection_id="conn_abc123")

# Global default via headers
client = NxusClient(
    api_key="sk_live_…",
    headers={"X-Connection-Id": "conn_abc123"},
)

Pagination

All list methods return a paginated response that supports both manual page navigation and auto-iteration:

# Auto-paginate through all records (sync)
for vendor in client.vendors.list(limit=100):
    print(vendor.name)

# Auto-paginate through all records (async)
async for vendor in await async_client.vendors.list(limit=100):
    print(vendor.name)

Manual continuation also replays the original filters, connection scoping, and list timeout hint:

page = client.vendors.list(connection_id="conn_abc123", limit=100, timeout=45)
page_2 = page.get_next_page()

[!IMPORTANT] Processing Constraints: Each paginated request must either complete or be cancelled before the subsequent request for that connection can be processed by the backend.

• Async API (Primary): The Async API is the recommended way to handle these requests as it allows for better lifecycle management.
• Sync Wrappers: While sync wrappers are provided for convenience, you may need to increase your client-side timeouts to ensure large paginated sets complete successfully.

Examples

Runnable examples live in examples/ and cover both sync and async usage:

Example	Description
basic_crud.py	Create, retrieve, update, list, and delete a vendor
auth_setup.py	Create a connection, generate a hosted QWC auth flow URL, and check auth status
auto_pagination.py	Sync and async auto-iteration across pages
error_handling.py	Error categorization, retry with backoff, validation errors
connection_scoped.py	Multi-company isolation with connection_id
timeout_tuning.py	Client timeout defaults, paginated list timeout hints, and CRUD timeout overrides
reports.py	Aging, general detail, and general summary reports
async_basic_crud.py	Async CRUD lifecycle
async_error_handling.py	Async error handling and retry patterns
async_connection_scoped.py	Async multi-company data isolation
async_reports.py	Async report retrieval

All examples auto-load a .env file from the project root. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

NXUS_API_KEY=sk_test_your_key_here
NXUS_ENVIRONMENT=development
NXUS_CONNECTION_ID=your_connection_id_here

Optional overrides:

NXUS_BASE_URL=https://localhost:7242/
NXUS_DEV_MODE=true

Then run any example:

python examples/basic_crud.py

Tests

The test suite includes focused unit coverage plus optional live integration tests:

File	What it covers
tests/conftest.py	Shared fixtures — loads .env, provides client and async_client fixtures, auto-skips when NXUS_API_KEY is not set
tests/unit/test_config.py	Environment/base URL resolution behavior
tests/unit/test_vendor_pydantic_wiring.py	Typed response parsing and snake_case request serialization
tests/integration/test_smoke.py	Sync tests — list vendors/accounts, pagination with limits, cursor metadata, auto-pagination iteration, 404 error handling
tests/integration/test_async_smoke.py	Async tests — list vendors, async auto-pagination

Run the full suite:

# Install dev dependencies
pip install nxus-qbd[dev]
# — or with uv —
uv sync

# Run tests (skipped automatically if NXUS_API_KEY is not set)
pytest

# Run only unit tests
pytest tests/unit -q

# Run with verbose output
pytest -v

# Run only async tests
pytest tests/integration/test_async_smoke.py -v

Resources

All QuickBooks Desktop resources are available as properties:

Category	Resources
Transactions	invoices, bills, checks, deposits, estimates, credit_memos, purchase_orders, sales_receipts, journal_entries, receive_payments, vendor_credits, credit_card_charges, credit_card_bills, credit_card_credits, charges, build_assemblies, ar_refund_credit_cards, sales_tax_payment_checks, item_receipts, check_bills, time_trackings, transactions
Lists	accounts, customers, vendors, employees, other_names, currencies, terms, date_driven_terms, payment_methods, ship_methods, sales_tax_codes, price_levels, qbd_classes, customer_types, vendor_types, billing_rates, inventory_sites, bar_codes, account_tax_line_infos, bill_to_pay, unit_of_measure_sets, special_items
Items	items, inventory_items, item_discounts, item_fixed_assets, item_groups, item_inventory_assemblies, item_non_inventory, item_other_charges, item_payments, item_sales_tax, item_sales_tax_groups, service_items, item_subtotals
Payroll	payroll_item_non_wages, payroll_item_wages, workers_comp_codes
Reports	reports.retrieve_general_detail(), reports.retrieve_aging(), etc.
Platform	auth_sessions, connections

License

MIT