FreeAgent – Gotchas

Service ID: freeagent

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6 gotchas across 3 resources

These are connector-specific behaviors and limitations to be aware of when integrating.

Customers2 gotchas

allcustomersAll

In FreeAgent, newly created customers will not appear in customer list responses until an invoice has been assigned to them. This is because FreeAgent only classifies contacts as customers once they have associated invoices. See Set up a contact as a customer or a supplier for more details.

addcustomersAdd

You can create customer contacts, but they will not be visible in customer list responses until an invoice is assigned to them. FreeAgent only classifies contacts as customers after they have associated transactions. See Set up a contact as a customer or a supplier for more information.

Invoice Items3 gotchas

allinvoiceItemsAll

We use price list items from FreeAgent to support invoice items. To access stock items, please use the Proxy API.

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addinvoiceItemsAdd

We use price list items from FreeAgent to support invoice items. To access stock items, please use the Proxy API.

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oneinvoiceItemsOne

We use price list items from FreeAgent to support invoice items. To access stock items, please use the Proxy API.

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oneprofitAndLossOne

FreeAgent's Profit and Loss API has a date range limitation. The specified period must be 12 months or less, or contained within a single accounting year. Periods that exceed 12 months and span multiple accounting years will return an error.