QuickBooks: Full update a purchase order

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Contract 2026-10-20 · Operation quickbooks.purchaseorder.full_update_a_purchase_order

Provider route: POST /v3/company/{realmID}/purchaseorder. Alter supplies the connection’s credentials and routing.

Call through Alter

Install @alter-ai/sdk @alter-ai/quickbooks with npm, or alter-sdk-quickbooks with pip. Supply your connected customer’s grant ID and the arguments described below.

import { App } from "@alter-ai/sdk";
import { QuickBooksIntegration } from "@alter-ai/quickbooks";

async function execute(input: Parameters<QuickBooksIntegration["purchaseorder"]["update"]>[0]) {
  const app = new App({ apiKey: process.env.ALTER_API_KEY! });
  try {
    const provider = new QuickBooksIntegration(app, { grantId: process.env.PROVIDER_GRANT_ID! });
    const call = await provider.purchaseorder.update(input);
    const result = await call.wait();
    return result.bodyJson();
  } finally {
    await app.close();
  }
}

import os
from alter_sdk import App
from alter_sdk_quickbooks import QuickBooksIntegration

async def execute(arguments):
    async with App(api_key=os.environ["ALTER_API_KEY"]) as app:
        provider = QuickBooksIntegration(app, {"grant_id": os.environ["PROVIDER_GRANT_ID"]})
        call = await provider.purchaseorder.update(arguments)
        result = await call.wait()
        return result.body_json()

Input

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	Additional keys: not allowed
query	object	Optional	Additional keys: not allowed
query.minorversion	integer	Optional	Must equal: 75
query.requestid	string	Optional	Minimum length: 1
body	object	Required within parent	Fields not accepted: sparse Additional keys: not allowed
body.APAccountRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Specifies to which AP account the bill is credited. Query the Account name list resource to determine the appropriate Account object for this reference. Use Account.Id and Account.Name from that object for APAccountRef.value and APAccountRef.name , respectively. The specified account must have Account.Classification set to Liability and Account.AccountSubType set to AccountsPayable . If the company has a single AP account, the account is implied. However, it is recommended that the AP Account be explicitly specified in all cases to prevent unexpected errors when relating transactions to each other.
body.ClassRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Reference to the Class associated with the transaction. Available if Preferences.AccountingInfoPrefs.ClassTrackingPerTxn is set to true . Query the Class name list resource to determine the appropriate Class object for this reference. Use Class.Id and Class.Name from that object for ClassRef.value and ClassRef.name , respectively.
body.CurrencyRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a bill — request body — body Currency Ref Reference to the currency in which all amounts on the associated transaction are expressed. This must be defined if multicurrency is enabled for the company. Multicurrency is enabled for the company if Preferences.MultiCurrencyEnabled is set to true . Read more about multicurrency support here . Required if multicurrency is enabled for the company Conditionally required
body.CustomField	array	Optional	One of, up to three custom fields for the transaction. Available for custom fields so configured for the company. Check Preferences.SalesFormsPrefs.CustomField and Preferences.VendorAndPurchasesPrefs.POCustomField for custom fields currenly configured. Click here to learn about managing custom fields.
body.CustomField[]	Model	Each item	Expand Void an invoice — request body — body Custom Field item
body.DocNumber	string	Optional	Reference number for the transaction. If not explicitly provided at create time, this field is populated based on the setting of Preferences:OtherPrefs:NameValue.Name = VendorAndPurchasesPrefs.UseCustomTxnNumbers as follows: If Preferences:OtherPrefs:NameValue.Name = VendorAndPurchasesPrefs.UseCustomTxnNumbers is true a custom value can be provided. If no value is supplied, the resulting DocNumber is null. If Preferences:OtherPrefs:NameValue.Name = VendorAndPurchasesPrefs.UseCustomTxnNumbers is false, resulting DocNumber is system generated by incrementing the last number by 1. Throws an error when duplicate DocNumber is sent in the request. Recommended best practice: check the setting of Preferences:OtherPrefs:NameValue.Name = VendorAndPurchasesPrefs.UseCustomTxnNumbers before setting DocNumber. If a duplicate DocNumber needs to be supplied, add the query parameter name/value pair, include=allowduplicatedocnum to the URI. Sort order is ASC by default.
body.DueDate	string	Optional	Date when the payment of the transaction is due. If date is not provided, the number of days specified in SalesTermRef added the transaction date will be used.
body.EmailStatus	string	Optional	Email status of the purchase order. Valid values: NotSet , NeedToSend , EmailSent
body.ExchangeRate	JSON	Optional	The number of home currency units it takes to equal one unit of currency specified by CurrencyRef . Applicable if multicurrency is enabled for the company. Decimal string
body.ExchangeRate (anyOf 1)	number	Alternative
body.ExchangeRate (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?$
body.GlobalTaxCalculation	string	Optional	Method in which tax is applied. Allowed values are: TaxExcluded , TaxInclusive , and NotApplicable . Not applicable to US companies; required for non-US companies. Conditionally required
body.Id	string	Required within parent
body.Line	array	Optional	Individual line items of a transaction. Valid Line types include: ItemBasedExpenseLine and AccountBasedExpenseLine
body.Line[]	JSON	Each item
body.Line[] (anyOf 1)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Line item
body.Line[] (anyOf 2)	Model	Alternative	Expand Create a bill — request body — body Line item
body.LinkedTxn	array	Optional	Zero or more Bill objects linked to this purchase order; LinkedTxn.TxnType is set to Bill . To retrieve details of a linked Bill transaction, issue a separate request to read the Bill whose ID is linkedTxn.TxnId .
body.LinkedTxn[]	Model	Each item	Expand Create a bill — request body — body Linked Txn item
body.Memo	string	Optional	A message for the vendor. This text appears on the Purchase Order object sent to the vendor.
body.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.
body.POEmail	Model	Optional	Expand Full update companyinfo — request body — body Email Used to specify the vendor e-mail address where the purchase req is sent.
body.POStatus	string	Optional	Purchase order status. Valid values are: Open and Closed .
body.PrivateNote	string	Optional	User entered, organization-private note about the transaction. This note does not appear on the purchase order to the vendor. This field maps to the Memo field on the Purchase Order form.
body.RecurDataRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To A reference to the Recurring Transaction. It captures what recurring transaction template the PurchaseOrder was created from. Read only: true
body.SalesTermRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Reference to the sales term associated with the transaction. Query the Term name list resource to determine the appropriate Term object for this reference. Use Term.Id and Term.Name from that object for SalesTermRef.value and SalesTermRef.name , respectively.
body.ShipAddr	Model	Optional	Expand Create a vendor — request body — body Bill Addr Address to which the vendor shipped or will ship any goods associated with the purchase. If a physical address is updated from within the transaction object, the QuickBooks Online API flows individual address components differently into the Line elements of the transaction response then when the transaction was first created: Line1 and Line2 elements are populated with the customer name and company name. Original Line1 through Line 5 contents, City , SubDivisionCode , and PostalCode flow into Line3 through Line5 as a free format strings.
body.ShipMethodRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Reference to the user-defined ShipMethod associated with the transaction. Store shipping method string in both ShipMethodRef.value and ShipMethodRef.name .
body.ShipTo	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Reference to the customer to whose shipping address the order will be shipped to.
body.SyncToken	string	Required within parent
body.TotalAmt	JSON	Optional	Indicates the total amount of the transaction. This includes the total of all the charges, allowances, and taxes. Calculated by QuickBooks business logic; any value you supply is over-written by QuickBooks. Decimal string Read only: true
body.TotalAmt (anyOf 1)	number	Alternative
body.TotalAmt (anyOf 2)	string	Alternative	Pattern: ^-?[0-9]+(?:.[0-9]+)?$
body.TxnDate	string	Optional	The date entered by the user when this transaction occurred. For posting transactions, this is the posting date that affects the financial statements. If the date is not supplied, the current date on the server is used. Sort order is ASC by default.
body.TxnTaxDetail	Model	Optional	Expand Create a bill — request body — body Txn Tax Detail This data type provides information for taxes charged on the transaction as a whole. It captures the details sales taxes calculated for the transaction based on the tax codes referenced by the transaction. This can be calculated by QuickBooks business logic or you may supply it when adding a transaction. See Global tax model for more information about this element. If sales tax is disabled ( Preferences.TaxPrefs.UsingSalesTax is set to false ) then TxnTaxDetail is ignored and not stored.
body.VendorAddr	Model	Optional	Expand Create a vendor — request body — body Bill Addr Address to which the payment should be sent. If a physical address is updated from within the transaction object, the QuickBooks Online API flows individual address components differently into the Line elements of the transaction response then when the transaction was first created: Line1 and Line2 elements are populated with the customer name and company name. Original Line1 through Line 5 contents, City , SubDivisionCode , and PostalCode flow into Line3 through Line5 as a free format strings.
body.VendorRef	Model	Optional	Expand Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To Reference to the vendor for this transaction. Query the Vendor name list resource to determine the appropriate Vendor object for this reference. Use Vendor.Id and Vendor.Name from that object for VendorRef.value and VendorRef.name , respectively.
body.domain	string	Optional
body.sparse	boolean	Optional	Must equal: false

Referenced models: Full update companyinfo — request body — body Email, Read a bill — response body — Bill Meta Data, Create a vendor — request body — body Bill Addr, Create a bill — request body — body Line item, Create a bill — request body — body Currency Ref, Void an invoice — request body — body Custom Field item, Create a purchase order — request body — body Line item, Create a bill — request body — body Linked Txn item, Create a purchase order — request body — body Ship To, Create a bill — request body — body Txn Tax Detail

Response

Response media type: application/json. The table describes the pinned successful response. Referenced models link to their complete fields.

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	Additional keys: allowed
time	string	Optional
PurchaseOrder	Model	Optional	Expand Read a purchase order — response body — Purchase Order

Referenced models: Read a purchase order — response body — Purchase Order

Policy, approvals and errors

SDK function policy ID: quickbooks.purchaseorder.full_update_a_purchase_order. Catalog operation: purchaseorder/create_a_purchase_order. Rules can name either ID; function rules distinguish managed calls and conservatively cover raw calls sharing the route. Existing grant permissions and policy rules apply. wait() returns an immediate result or waits for a required approval; it never approves the request itself. Persist the approval ID to resume after a restart.

Provider errors retain their response; JSON decoding raises ProviderAPIError for provider failures. ManagedOperationError identifies contract/input/retention errors. See error handling and provider-specific behavior. Sensitive input may be refused before approval storage. A decoding error never resubmits a write.

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