Clear Books
Service ID: clearbooks-uk
Making Tax Digital compatible accounting software for small businesses and accountants in the UK. Take a 30 day.
At a Glance
- Difficulty
- ⚡MODERATEAPI access is granted by Clear Books on request; no self-service credentials.
- Authentication
- API KeyAPI key — the consumer's Clear Books SOAP API key; not OAuth.
- Webhooks
- No webhooks — change detection is polling-based.
- Partnership Required
- No(No partner program — request access from Clear Books support.)
- Partnership Application
- Developer Portal↗
- Apideck Credentials
- Not available(Not available — each consumer supplies their own API key.)
- Costs
- No API fees published.
- Sandbox Availability
- Not available(A free Clear Books trial account serves for testing.)
- Account Type Required
- An active Clear Books account.
- Consumer Access Level
- Permission to create an API key in Clear Books.
- Rate Limits
- No rate limits published; expect throttling on sustained load.
Responsibility matrix
| Task | You (Customer) | Your Consumer | Apideck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request API access from Clear Books | Guidance | ✓ (for their own account) | — |
| Enable the connector in Apideck | ✓ | — | Docs provided |
| Obtain the API key (in Clear Books) | — | ✓ | — |
| Provide the API key | — | ✓ | Secure Vault form |
| Build against the Unified API | ✓ | — | Maintains the connector |
| Monitor connections | ✓ Via the Apideck Dashboard | ✓ Can revoke at any time | Logs and alerts |
Environments
- Single
- Testing and production share the same API and credentials. Test with a free trial account rather than live books.
🚨Important to Know About Clear Books
- Clear Books has discontinued the SOAP API this connector uses — no new applications will be approved for it. Existing API keys continue to work, but new integrations cannot obtain SOAP access; Clear Books now grants API access for its REST API instead.
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