Get started with QuickBooks web connector
The QuickBooks Web Connector (QBWC) is a Microsoft Windows application that enables web services (web-based applications) to exchange data with QuickBooks Desktop products (including QuickBooks Financial Software and QuickBooks Point of Sale). Your web service is deployed in a web server, which may be hosted locally or by a hosting service. Web Connector is installed on the same machine as QuickBooks (or at least on the same local network).
The QBWC is a go-between application that supports passing qbXML and qbposXML between a web-based application and QuickBooks or QuickBooks Point of Sale. Because all communication is initiated by the Web Connector running on the same system as QuickBooks, there is no need to open firewall ports.
For a web service to integrate with Web Connector, it must implement a set of methods that are defined in QuickBooks Web Connector WSDL, These methods allow the web service to communicate with the Web Connector using the same qbXML that the Desktop SDK and POS SDK use.
Adding a new Web service to the list of Web services that QBWC can communicate with is as easy for the user as downloading a file. (Files with a .qwc extension are XML files that describe a Web service designed to interact with QuickBooks and are opened automatically by the QBWC.) Users of Quicken’s online banking features will immediately recognize the user interface, because it was based on the Quicken One Step Update feature.
Communication with Web services can be automatically scheduled or simply be initiated at the user’s convenience.
The QuickBooks Web Connector 2.1.0.30 and older versions can be used with any QuickBooks desktop product supported by the QuickBooks SDK or the QBPOS SDK, including:
- U.S. editions of QuickBooks Financial Software products
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
- QuickBooks Premier (2002 or later)
- QuickBooks Pro (2002 or later)
- QuickBooks Simple Start (2006 or later)
- Canadian editions of QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise (2003 or later)
- UK editions of QuickBooks Pro or Accountant Edition (2003 or later)
- QuickBooks Point of Sale (v4.0 or later) - QBWC 2.1.0.30 or earlier
QuickBooks Web Connector 2.1.0.30 and older versions only support up to TLS 1.0.
QuickBooks Web Connector 2.2.0.34 and newer versions will only work with the following versions of QuickBooks:
- U.S. editions of QuickBooks Financial Software products
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions (2015 or later)
- QuickBooks Premier (2015 or later)
- QuickBooks Pro (2015 or later)
- Canadian editions of QuickBooks (2015 or later)
- UK editions of QuickBooks (2015 or later)
QuickBooks Web Connector 2.2.0.34 and newer versions support TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2.
An installer for the QuickBooks Web Connector software is available to everyone as a free download as described below. Developers may refer their customers to this page for downloads or redistribute the installer to their customers.
For technical information on the QuickBooks Web Connector see the QuickBooks Web Connector Programmer’s Guide. You can also find the Programmer’s Guide in the Desktop SDK installation, in QBSDK15.0/doc/pdf/QBWC_ProGuide.pdf.
Procedures for downloading and installing recent versions of the QuickBooks Web Connector are given below.
Important version updates
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 76.0 MB (79,724,544 bytes)
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 76.0 MB (79,724,544 bytes)
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 76.0 MB (79,724,544 bytes)
Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release.
These versions contain the following fixes:
- Web connector secured with renewed certificates.
If you have a standalone installation of QuickBooks Desktop 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024, download the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to the QuickBooks Desktop version you are using.
If you have side-by-side installations of QuickBooks Desktop 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024, download the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to the latest QuickBooks Desktop version you are using. For example, if you have multiple versions installed, such as QuickBooks Desktop 2021 and 2022, use the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to 2022.
Previous versions
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.9 MB (79,589,376 bytes)
Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release.
This version was released with QuickBooks Desktop 2024. There are no new updates.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.8 MB (79,585,280 bytes)
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.8 MB (79,585,280 bytes)
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.8 MB (79,585,280 bytes)
Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release.
These versions contain the following fixes:
- Web Connector application signed with a renewed certificate to secure your data.
If you have a standalone installation of QuickBooks Desktop 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024, download the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to the QuickBooks Desktop version you are using.
If you have side-by-side installations of QuickBooks Desktop 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024, download the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to the latest QuickBooks Desktop version you are using. For example, if you have multiple versions installed, such as QuickBooks Desktop 2021 and 2022, use the QuickBooks Web Connector corresponding to 2022.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.8 MB (79,559,569 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release.
WebConnector 2.3.0.215 now contains the following fixes:
- Interactive mode URLs pointing to Internet Explorer (IE) will now open in the user’s default browser. This is because Microsoft is ending support for IE from June 15, 2022. Find out more about IE end of support
- Support for Interactive mode Docontrol protocol is being withdrawn. Any request through the qbwc:// end point would not be redirected to Web Connector 2.0 due to which data pull and push operations would not be possible. Find out more about Docontrol protocol support withdrawal
Users having manually installed WebConnector 2.1.x.x, 2.2.0.x or 2.3.0.x on their machines, will need to un-install it before installing the 2.3.0.215 version.
- Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (32 bit system) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (64 bit system) directory.
To Install:
- Make a temporary directory or use c:\temp if it is available.
- Unzip the file and copy the 3 files from the zip file into c:\temp or the directory you created.
- Navigate to your temporary directory.
- Right click on QBWebConnectorInstaller.exe and Select “Run As Admin” to install.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.8 MB (79,558,063 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release.
WebConnector 2.3.0.214 now contains the following fixes:
- All links pointing to Internet Explorer (IE) now point to the default browser of the user. This is because Microsoft is ending support for IE from June 15, 2022. Find out more about IE end of support
- Log4Net binary platform upgrade.
Users having manually installed WebConnector 2.1.x.x, 2.2.0.x or 2.3.0.x on their machines, will need to un-install it before installing the 2.3.0.214 version.
- Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (32 bit system) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (64 bit system) directory.
To Install:
- Make a temporary directory or use c:\temp if it is available.
- Unzip the file and copy the 3 files from the zip file into c:\temp or the directory you created.
- Navigate to your temporary directory.
- Right click on QBWebConnectorInstaller.exe and Select “Run As Admin” to install.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.9 MB (79,619,157 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
- As of version 2.2.0.34, Web Connector supports SSLv3, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 security protocols.
WebConnector 2.3.0.207 now contains the following fixes:
- There are no new updates. This is the version upgrade for QuickBooks 2022.
Users having manually installed WebConnector 2.1.x.x, 2.2.0.x or 2.3.0.x on their machines, will need to un-install it before installing the 2.3.0.207 version.
- Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (32 bit system) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (64 bit system) directory.
To Install:
- Make a temporary directory or use c:\temp if it is available.
- Unzip the file and copy the 3 files from the zip file into c:\temp or the directory you created.
- Navigate to your temporary directory.
- Right click on QBWebConnectorInstaller.exe and Select “Run As Admin” to install.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.9 MB (79,640,054 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
- As of version 2.2.0.34, Web Connector supports SSLv3, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 security protocols.
WebConnector 2.3.0.198 now contains the following fixes:
- There are no new updates. This is the version that was released with QuickBooks 2021.
Users having manually installed WebConnector 2.1.x.x, 2.2.0.x or 2.3.0.x on their machines will need to un-install it before installing the 2.3.0.198 version.
- Delete the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (32 bit system) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBWebConnector (64 bit system) directory.
To Install:
- Make a temporary directory or use c:\temp if it is available.
- Unzip the file and copy the 3 files from the zip file into c:\temp or the directory you created.
- Navigate to your temporary directory.
- Right click on QBWebConnectorInstaller.exe and Select “Run As Admin” to install.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.9 MB (79,605,760 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
WebConnector 2.3.0.36 now contains the following fixes:
- Fixed QBWC crashes when URL in App Description
- Fixed QBWC crashes when any http:// URL is displayed to the UI
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 75.7 MB (79,446,404 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
WebConnector 2.3.0.20 now contains the following fixes:
- Fixed issue with Auto-run only allowing 100 minutes. This has been fixed to allow up to 525946 minutes.
- Released with QB 2019
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 79.8 MB (83,754,544 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
WebConnector 2.2.0.94 now contains the following fixes:
- Fixed issue with Auto-run only allowing 100 minutes. This has been fixed to allow up to 525946 minutes.
- Removed because of a bug with Auto-run only allowing 100 minutes
WebConnector 2.2.0.93 now contains the following fixes:
- Removed dependency on 3rd party Syncfussion dlls
- Fixed issue with QBWC displaying after reboot instead of starting in system tray
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 80.8 MB (84,742,144 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
WebConnector 2.2.0.80 now contains the following fixes:
- Updated the installer so that it will recognize QuickBooks 2018.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 80.8 MB (84,742,144 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
- As of version 2.2.0.34, Web Connector supports SSLv3, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 security protocols.
2.2.0.42 has been removed do to issues with the signed certificate. Please use 2.2.0.34.
- Download, unzip and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 77.9 MB (81,743,872 bytes)
- Click here to view the bugs fixed in this release
- Web Connector version 2.2.0.34 now supports SSLv3, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 security protocols.
To connect to QB POS, you have to use the 2.1.0.30 version. If there are any other QBWC versions installed, they will need to be removed. MyWorks Software has provided us with instruction for uninstalling and reinstalling version 2.1.0.30.
If you’ve been directed to install the QuickBooks Web Connector in order to use a web-based application designed to work with it, click on the link below to download the Web Connector installer. If a dialog box appears with the option to run or save, click run. Follow the prompts to install.
- Download and install the QuickBooks Web Connector
- Size on disk: 12.6 MB (13,231,104 bytes)
- Click here (links to a word document .doc file) to view bugs fixed
Web-based software applications that can be used with QuickBooks Web Connector 2.1.0.30 have been designed to communicate with some or all of the following QuickBooks products:
- U.S. editions of QuickBooks Financial Software products
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
- QuickBooks Premier (2002 or later)
- QuickBooks Pro (2002 or later)
- QuickBooks Simple Start (2006 or later)
- QuickBooks Point of Sale (v.4.0 or later)
- Canadian editions of QuickBooks (2003 or later)
- UK editions of QuickBooks (2003 or later)
Download and install the QuickBooks Web Connector Version 2.0.0.139 Size on disk: 12.4 MB (13,058,048 bytes)