QuickBooks: Read a department — response body — Department
Read a department: response body, field Department. Complete fields and constraints for contract 2026-10-20.
API reference · Contract 2026-10-20
SDK schema: Read a department — response body — Department
| Field | Type | Presence | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
$ | object | Root | Additional keys: allowed |
Active | JSON | Optional | If true, this entity is currently enabled for use by QuickBooks. If set to false, this entity is not available. |
Active (anyOf 1) | boolean | Alternative | |
Active (anyOf 2) | string | Alternative | Known values: true, false |
FullyQualifiedName | string | Optional | Fully qualified name of the entity. The fully qualified name prepends the topmost parent, followed by each sub element separated by colons. Takes the form of Parent:Department1:SubDepartment1:SubDepartment2 . Limited to 5 levels. Read only: true |
Id | string | Optional | Unique identifier for this object. Read only: true |
MetaData | Model | Optional | Expand Read a bill — response body — Bill Meta Data Descriptive information about the object. The MetaData values are set by Data Services and are read only for all applications. |
Name | string | Optional | User recognizable name for the Department. |
ParentRef | Model | Optional | Expand Read an item — response body — Item Class Ref The immediate parent of the SubDepartment. Required for the create operation if this object is a SubDepartment. Required if this object is a subdepartment. Conditionally required |
SubDepartment | JSON | Optional | Specifies whether this Department object is a SubDepartment. true —SubDepartment. false or null—top-level Department. Read only: true |
SubDepartment (anyOf 1) | boolean | Alternative | |
SubDepartment (anyOf 2) | string | Alternative | Known values: true, false |
SyncToken | string | Optional | Version number of the object. It is used to lock an object for use by one app at a time. As soon as an application modifies an object, its SyncToken is incremented. Attempts to modify an object specifying an older SyncToken fails. Only the latest version of the object is maintained by QuickBooks Online. Read only: true |
Referenced models: Read a bill — response body — Bill Meta Data, Read an item — response body — Item Class Ref