eBay + QuickBooks Online setup guide

Overview of eBay + QuickBooks Online

The eBay + QuickBooks Online integration will support customers registered with eBay under the Australia website and their listings under the Australia marketplace only.

Connect eBay and QuickBooks to start syncing your daily sales transactions and managing settlements.

  • Sales sync
    • On a daily basis, the integration will find and sync settlements deposited on the integrated payment gateway or nonintegrated payment gateway into QuickBooks Online generating an invoice.
    • You can customise your preferred sales summary view choosing from a wide array of formats.
    • Transformation to single invoice with sales information including seller fees, subscription, refunds, and shipping charges in the line items and no payment applied to the final invoice pushed to the accounting package.
    • Easily match the outstanding invoices to the deposit. The outstanding amount of the invoice would be consistent with the deposited amount.

How to set up eBay + QBO integration

  1. Register or sign in to the Amaka dashboard to get started.

  2. Click the New integration button and select eBay + QuickBooks Online from the integrations list to commence the setup.

  3. Sign in to your eBay account by clicking the Connect new account button underneath eBay logo. Follow the guided authentication process to grant all relevant permissions.

  4. Authenticate your QuickBooks Online account following the same procedure, then click Save + Continue.

  5. Follow the wizard to choose your preferred configuration method, invoice breakdown, invoice format, mapping and scheduler options to complete the setup of the integration.

  6. Click Save + Continue to finish and activate the integration.

If you have selected today’s date as your scheduled sync start date, your transactions will not appear in QuickBooks Online until tomorrow.

Configuration methods

At the beginning of your setup wizard, you’ll be able to choose your preferred configuration method from the options listed below.

Express configuration

Every day, an invoice with your daily sales summary will be created in QuickBooks Online.

The integration will automatically map sales and payments from eBay into QuickBooks Online by creating the following default accounts:

Account mapping
Transaction Type Account Name Account Type
Sales eBay Sales Sales
Discounts eBay Discounts Sales
Shipping/Delivery Fee Revenue Shipping/Delivery Fee Revenue Sales
Handling Fee Revenue Handling Fee Revenue Sales
Postage Labels Postage Labels Expense
Listing Fees eBay Listing Fees Expense
Transaction Fees eBay Transaction Fees Expense
Monthly Fees eBay Monthly Fees Expense
Other Fees and Selling Costs eBay Other Fees and Selling Costs Expense
Chargebacks eBay Chargebacks Expense
Reverse Chargebacks eBay Reverse Chargebacks Expense
Held Funds eBay Held Funds Current Assets
Balance Adjustments eBay Balance Adjustments Current Assets
Adjustments Adjustments Sales
Advanced setup

The advanced setup will allow you to choose your own custom mapping in relation to sales and payments in eBay.

Recommended for professional bookkeepers and accountants.
Guided setup

Schedule a call with one of our Integration Specialists that will help you decide on the best configuration method for you and guide you through the setup.

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FAQ on how to set up eBay + QuickBooks

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this integration.

eBay + QuickBooks Online integration will support customers registered with eBay under the Australia website and their listings under the Australia marketplace only.

Yes, our integration will accommodate foreign currency transactions. Provide the following requirements are met:
  • Registered with eBay under the Australia website
  • Listing under the Australian marketplace only and they can sell and ship the products worldwide.
  • The default currency from both eBay and QuickBooks Online must be the same
  • Users should have Premium Account

Of course! If you would like to request a walkthrough or discuss the capabilities of the integration in more detail, you may schedule a support session with one of our integration experts.

Yes, the sync will transform it into a single invoice with all the sales information including seller fees, subscription, refunds, and shipping charges in the line items. The outstanding amount of the invoice would be consistent with the deposited amount/payout.

The integration filters the accounts for each transaction and payment type. If you cannot find the account that you are trying to map, try checking the account category of the account. You can refer to default accounts mapping for the account categories appropriate to the transaction or payment type.

In case the account category is appropriate to the transaction you are trying to map, try checking the visibility of the account. You may need to tick the visibility for Sales, Other Payments and Other Receipts. Find out more.

Sure, you can select the date that you wish the data to be synced from through the integration scheduler page.

In case you have revoked the access or changed credentials of an account used for an integration, you can easily reconnect it by expanding the options menu and clicking the Reconnect (or Edit) button in the Connected accounts page.

At any time, you can access your Amaka dashboard and disable an integration by either turning it OFF or deleting it entirely. You can follow the instructions here.
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