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Create an other-name

Creates a new other-name.

post/quickbooks-desktop/other-names

Headers

Conductor-End-User-Idstring required

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Example:end_usr_1234567abcdefg

The ID of the End-User to receive this request.

Request body

namestring required

The case-insensitive unique name of this other-name, unique across all other-names.

NOTE: Other-names do not have a fullName field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why name is unique for them but not for objects that have parents.

Maximum length: 31 characters.

isActiveboolean

Indicates whether this other-name is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to true.

companyNamestring

The name of the company associated with this other-name. This name is used on invoices, checks, and other forms.

Maximum length: 41 characters.

salutationstring

The formal salutation title that precedes the name of the contact person for this other-name, such as "Mr.", "Ms.", or "Dr.".

firstNamestring

The first name of the contact person for this other-name.

Maximum length: 25 characters.

middleNamestring

The middle name of the contact person for this other-name.

Maximum length: 5 characters.

lastNamestring

The last name of the contact person for this other-name.

Maximum length: 25 characters.

phonestring

The other-name's primary telephone number.

Maximum length: 21 characters.

alternatePhonestring

The other-name's alternate telephone number.

Maximum length: 21 characters.

faxstring

The other-name's fax number.

Maximum length: 21 characters.

emailstring

The other-name's email address.

contactstring

The name of the primary contact person for this other-name.

alternateContactstring

The name of a alternate contact person for this other-name.

accountNumberstring

The other-name's account number, which appears in the QuickBooks chart of accounts, reports, and graphs.

Note that if the "Use Account Numbers" preference is turned off in QuickBooks, the account number may not be visible in the user interface, but it can still be set and retrieved through the API.

notestring

A note or comment about this other-name.

externalIdstring uuid

A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation.

IMPORTANT: This field must be formatted as a valid GUID; otherwise, QuickBooks will return an error.

Example request

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "isActive": true,
  "companyName": "Acme Corporation",
  "salutation": "Dr.",
  "firstName": "John",
  "middleName": "A.",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "address": {
    "line1": "Conductor Labs Inc.",
    "line2": "540 Market St.",
    "line3": "Suite 100",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "postalCode": "94110",
    "country": "United States",
    "note": "Conductor HQ"
  },
  "phone": "+1-555-123-4567",
  "alternatePhone": "+1-555-987-6543",
  "fax": "+1-555-555-1212",
  "email": "other-name@example.com",
  "contact": "Jane Smith",
  "alternateContact": "Bob Johnson",
  "accountNumber": "1010",
  "note": "This employee is a key employee.",
  "externalId": "12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab"
}

Response

Returns the newly created other-name.

idstring required

The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this other-name. This ID is unique across all other-names but not across different QuickBooks object types.

objectType'qbd_other_name' required

The type of object. This value is always "qbd_other_name".

createdAtstring required

The date and time when this other-name 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.

updatedAtstring required

The date and time when this other-name 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.

revisionNumberstring required

The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this other-name object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent revisionNumber to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error.

namestring required

The case-insensitive unique name of this other-name, unique across all other-names.

NOTE: Other-names do not have a fullName field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why name is unique for them but not for objects that have parents.

isActiveboolean required

Indicates whether this other-name is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to true.

companyNamestring nullable required

The name of the company associated with this other-name. This name is used on invoices, checks, and other forms.

salutationstring nullable required

The formal salutation title that precedes the name of the contact person for this other-name, such as "Mr.", "Ms.", or "Dr.".

firstNamestring nullable required

The first name of the contact person for this other-name.

middleNamestring nullable required

The middle name of the contact person for this other-name.

lastNamestring nullable required

The last name of the contact person for this other-name.

phonestring nullable required

The other-name's primary telephone number.

alternatePhonestring nullable required

The other-name's alternate telephone number.

faxstring nullable required

The other-name's fax number.

emailstring nullable required

The other-name's email address.

contactstring nullable required

The name of the primary contact person for this other-name.

alternateContactstring nullable required

The name of a alternate contact person for this other-name.

accountNumberstring nullable required

The other-name's account number, which appears in the QuickBooks chart of accounts, reports, and graphs.

Note that if the "Use Account Numbers" preference is turned off in QuickBooks, the account number may not be visible in the user interface, but it can still be set and retrieved through the API.

notestring nullable required

A note or comment about this other-name.

externalIdstring nullable required

A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation.

Example response

{
  "id": "80000001-1234567890",
  "objectType": "qbd_other_name",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "updatedAt": "2025-02-01T12:34:56+00:00",
  "revisionNumber": "1721172183",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "isActive": true,
  "companyName": "Acme Corporation",
  "salutation": "Dr.",
  "firstName": "John",
  "middleName": "A.",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "address": {
    "line1": "Conductor Labs Inc.",
    "line2": "540 Market St.",
    "line3": "Suite 100",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "postalCode": "94110",
    "country": "United States",
    "note": "Conductor HQ"
  },
  "phone": "+1-555-123-4567",
  "alternatePhone": "+1-555-987-6543",
  "fax": "+1-555-555-1212",
  "email": "other-name@example.com",
  "contact": "Jane Smith",
  "alternateContact": "Bob Johnson",
  "accountNumber": "1010",
  "note": "This employee is a key employee.",
  "externalId": "12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab",
  "customFields": [
    {
      "ownerId": "0",
      "name": "Customer Rating",
      "type": "string_1024_type",
      "value": "Premium"
    }
  ]
}