---
title: "Retrieve a transaction"
method: GET
path: "/quickbooks-desktop/transactions/{id}"
---

# Retrieve a transaction

`GET /quickbooks-desktop/transactions/{id}`

Retrieves a transaction by ID.

**IMPORTANT:** If you need to fetch multiple specific transactions by ID, use the list endpoint instead with the `ids` parameter. It accepts an array of IDs so you can batch the request into a single call, which is significantly faster.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required — The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the transaction to retrieve.

## Headers

- `Conductor-End-User-Id` string, required — The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

## Response `200`

Returns the specified transaction.

- QbdTransaction
  - `transactionType` 'ar_refund_credit_card' | 'bill' | 'bill_payment_check' | 'bill_payment_credit_card' | 'build_assembly' | 'charge' | 'check' | 'credit_card_charge' | 'credit_card_credit' | 'credit_memo' | 'deposit' | 'estimate' | 'inventory_adjustment' | 'invoice' | 'item_receipt' | 'journal_entry' | 'liability_adjustment' | 'paycheck' | 'payroll_liability_check' | 'purchase_order' | 'receive_payment' | 'sales_order' | 'sales_receipt' | 'sales_tax_payment_check' | 'transfer' | 'vendor_credit' | 'ytd_adjustment' | 'unknown', required — The type of transaction.
  - `transactionId` string, required — The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of this transaction. If `transactionLineId` is also defined, this is the identifier of the line's parent transaction object.
  - `transactionLineId` string, nullable, required — The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of this transaction line. If `null`, this result is a transaction object.
  - `createdAt` string, required — The date and time when this transaction was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
  - `updatedAt` string, required — The date and time when this transaction was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer.
  - `entity` object, nullable, required — The customer, vendor, employee, or person on QuickBooks's "Other Names" list associated with this transaction.
    - `id` string, nullable, required — The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.
    - `fullName` string, nullable, required — The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.
  - `account` object, nullable, required — The account associated with this transaction.
    - `id` string, nullable, required — The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.
    - `fullName` string, nullable, required — The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.
  - `transactionDate` string, date, required — The date of this transaction, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).
  - `refNumber` string, nullable, required — The case-sensitive user-defined reference number for this transaction, which can be used to identify the transaction in QuickBooks. This value is not required to be unique and can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user.
  - `amount` string, required — The monetary amount of this transaction, represented as a decimal string.
  - `currency` object, nullable, required — The transaction's currency. For built-in currencies, the name and code are standard ISO 4217 international values. For user-defined currencies, all values are editable.
    - `id` string, nullable, required — The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types.
    - `fullName` string, nullable, required — The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive.
  - `exchangeRate` number, nullable, required — The market exchange rate between this transaction's currency and the home currency in QuickBooks at the time of this transaction. Represented as a decimal value (e.g., 1.2345 for 1 EUR = 1.2345 USD if USD is the home currency).
  - `amountInHomeCurrency` string, nullable, required — The monetary amount of this transaction converted to the home currency of the QuickBooks company file. Represented as a decimal string.
  - `memo` string, nullable, required — A memo or note for this transaction.

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