How to Query QuickBooks Time Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time to query QuickBooks Time data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live QuickBooks Time data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to QuickBooks Time Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

TSheets uses the OAuth2 standard for authentication and authorization. To construct your own OAuth app and connect to data, refer to OAuth section in the Help.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to QuickBooks Time data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query QuickBooks Time from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual QuickBooks Time database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live QuickBooks Time data.

Connect to QuickBooks Time through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for QuickBooks Time).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query QuickBooks Time Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for QuickBooks Time).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve QuickBooks Time data, like SELECT * FROM `CData TSheets Sys`.Timesheets;

With access to live QuickBooks Time data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily query and update QuickBooks Time, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time and the CData SQL Gateway.