> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chift.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Winbooks

export const OverviewLegend = ({showTitle = true}) => <blockquote>
    {showTitle && <p>
        <strong>Overview legend 🧭</strong>
      </p>}
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Column</th>
          <th>Value</th>
          <th>Meaning</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>Geography</td>
          <td>🇫🇷 FR · 🇧🇪 BE · …</td>
          <td>Countries where the connector is officially supported.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={3}>Software type</td>
          <td>SaaS</td>
          <td>Through API.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>On-premise (local agent)</td>
          <td>
            Software running locally — installation of a local agent is
            required.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>On-premise (API)</td>
          <td>Software running locally — API available.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={2}>Status</td>
          <td>🔵 Live</td>
          <td>Connector is generally available and production-ready.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🟣 Beta</td>
          <td>
            Connector is in beta — usable in production but may still evolve.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Multi folder</td>
          <td>✅ Yes / ❌ No</td>
          <td>
            Connection to multiple accounting folders at the same time (see{' '}
            <a href="/developer-guides/api-guides/accounting/folders">
              accounting folders guide
            </a>
            ).
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Rate limits</td>
          <td>✅ No / ❌ Yes</td>
          <td>Whether the target software sets rate limits on API calls.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={3}>API keys</td>
          <td>❎ No</td>
          <td>
            No API keys required (OAuth2 client secret and client ID). No
            requirements to activate the connector — you can create a
            connection.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🔑</td>
          <td>
            Keys are required to activate the connector. Chift cannot act as
            intermediary to obtain them; we can still assist with steps to get
            keys directly from the software provider.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🔑 ☑️ via Chift</td>
          <td>
            Keys are required to activate the connector. You can go through
            Chift to get the keys (intermediary or partnership keys). An
            approval process may still apply, but you do not need to request
            keys from the vendor on your own.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={3}>Approval / certification process</td>
          <td>⚡ Instant</td>
          <td>
            No keys required, or Chift can encode their keys for you when
            requested. Activation is instantaneous.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🟢 Approval — [Duration]</td>
          <td>
            Approval will be granted. The vendor may require information or app
            configuration in a developer portal before issuing keys.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🟠 Approval — [Duration]</td>
          <td>
            Approval is not guaranteed — often due to integration strategy; the
            vendor may do a deeper assessment (competitors, partnership
            requirements, and similar).
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={2}>Activation time</td>
          <td>⚡ Instant</td>
          <td>
            If no keys are required, or Chift has keys ready to share with you.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Time</td>
          <td>
            Estimated time to get the connector activated in production as a
            result of the approval or certification process (e.g. ⏱️ 2 days, 1
            week).
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={3}>Extra fees — software editor</td>
          <td>❎ No</td>
          <td>No fees charged by the software editor.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>💰 🕹️</td>
          <td>Fees associated with obtaining a testing account.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>💰 🔑</td>
          <td>Fees charged to get API keys.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={2}>Extra fees — end user</td>
          <td>❎ No</td>
          <td>The end user does not pay extra to get integrated.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>💰 Yes</td>
          <td>The end user must pay extra to get integrated.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Comments on costs</td>
          <td>—</td>
          <td>Additional notes on fees or pricing when relevant.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td rowSpan={4}>Sandbox account</td>
          <td>✅ via Chift</td>
          <td>Chift can provide you with a sandbox.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🟠 Only through integrator</td>
          <td>Only the software's integrator can provide a sandbox.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>✅ Self-service</td>
          <td>You can create your own sandbox.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>✅ Trial account</td>
          <td>It is possible to create a trial account.</td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </blockquote>;

export const ConnectorCardIframe = ({api = 'accounting', connectors}) => {
  const [theme, setTheme] = React.useState('light');
  React.useEffect(() => {
    const checkTheme = () => {
      const isDark = document.documentElement.classList.contains('dark');
      setTheme(isDark ? 'dark' : 'light');
    };
    checkTheme();
    const observer = new MutationObserver(checkTheme);
    observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
      attributes: true,
      attributeFilter: ['class']
    });
    return () => observer.disconnect();
  }, []);
  const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
    api,
    theme,
    ...connectors ? {
      connectors
    } : {}
  });
  const iframeUrl = `https://chift-coverage-matrix.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/connector-card.html?${queryParams.toString()}`;
  return <iframe src={iframeUrl} title={`Chift connector information - ${api}`} style={{
    display: 'block',
    width: '100%',
    height: '480px',
    margin: 0,
    padding: 0,
    border: 'none'
  }} />;
};

export const CoverageIframe = ({api = 'accounting', connectors}) => {
  const [theme, setTheme] = React.useState('light');
  const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = React.useState(false);
  const [currentIframeUrl, setCurrentIframeUrl] = React.useState(null);
  const iframeRef = React.useRef(null);
  React.useEffect(() => {
    const checkTheme = () => {
      const isDark = document.documentElement.classList.contains('dark');
      setTheme(isDark ? 'dark' : 'light');
    };
    checkTheme();
    const observer = new MutationObserver(checkTheme);
    observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
      attributes: true,
      attributeFilter: ['class']
    });
    return () => observer.disconnect();
  }, []);
  React.useEffect(() => {
    const handleFullscreenChange = () => {
      setIsFullscreen(!!document.fullscreenElement);
    };
    document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', handleFullscreenChange);
    return () => document.removeEventListener('fullscreenchange', handleFullscreenChange);
  }, []);
  React.useEffect(() => {
    const handleMessage = event => {
      if (!event.origin.includes('chift-coverage-matrix.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com')) return;
      if (event.data?.type === 'urlChange' && event.data?.url) {
        setCurrentIframeUrl(event.data.url);
      }
    };
    window.addEventListener('message', handleMessage);
    return () => window.removeEventListener('message', handleMessage);
  }, []);
  const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
    api,
    theme,
    ...connectors ? {
      connectors
    } : {}
  });
  const iframeUrl = `https://chift-coverage-matrix.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/coverage.html?${queryParams.toString()}`;
  const openUrl = currentIframeUrl || iframeUrl;
  const toggleFullscreen = () => {
    if (!document.fullscreenElement) {
      iframeRef.current?.requestFullscreen();
    } else {
      document.exitFullscreen();
    }
  };
  const isDark = theme === 'dark';
  const buttonStyle = {
    display: 'inline-flex',
    alignItems: 'center',
    gap: '8px',
    padding: '4px 12px',
    fontSize: '14px',
    fontWeight: '500',
    color: isDark ? '#d4d4d4' : '#374151',
    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
    border: `1px solid ${isDark ? '#404040' : '#e5e7eb'}`,
    borderRadius: '12px',
    cursor: 'pointer',
    textDecoration: 'none',
    transition: 'all 0.15s ease'
  };
  const hoverBg = isDark ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.05)' : 'rgba(0,0,0,0.03)';
  const hoverBorder = isDark ? '#525252' : '#d1d5db';
  const defaultBg = 'transparent';
  const defaultBorder = isDark ? '#404040' : '#e5e7eb';
  return <>
  <div style={{
    display: 'flex',
    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
    gap: '12px',
    marginBottom: '8px'
  }}>
    <button onClick={toggleFullscreen} style={buttonStyle} onMouseEnter={e => {
    e.target.style.backgroundColor = hoverBg;
    e.target.style.borderColor = hoverBorder;
  }} onMouseLeave={e => {
    e.target.style.backgroundColor = defaultBg;
    e.target.style.borderColor = defaultBorder;
  }}>
      <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
        {isFullscreen ? <>
            <polyline points="4 14 10 14 10 20"></polyline>
            <polyline points="20 10 14 10 14 4"></polyline>
            <line x1="14" y1="10" x2="21" y2="3"></line>
            <line x1="3" y1="21" x2="10" y2="14"></line>
          </> : <>
            <polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline>
            <polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline>
            <line x1="21" y1="3" x2="14" y2="10"></line>
            <line x1="3" y1="21" x2="10" y2="14"></line>
          </>}
      </svg>
      {isFullscreen ? 'Exit Fullscreen' : 'Fullscreen'}
    </button>
    <a href={iframeUrl} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style={buttonStyle} onMouseEnter={e => {
    e.target.style.backgroundColor = hoverBg;
    e.target.style.borderColor = hoverBorder;
  }} onMouseLeave={e => {
    e.target.style.backgroundColor = defaultBg;
    e.target.style.borderColor = defaultBorder;
  }}>
      <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round">
        <path d="M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6"></path>
        <polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline>
        <line x1="10" y1="14" x2="21" y2="3"></line>
      </svg>
      Open in new tab
    </a>
  </div>
  <iframe ref={iframeRef} src={iframeUrl} title={`Chift Coverage Matrix - ${api}`} style={{
    height: 'max(500px, 80vh)'
  }} className="w-full" allowFullScreen />
  <blockquote>
    <p>
      <strong>Matrix Legend 🧭</strong>
    </p>
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Status</th>
          <th>Meaning</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <tr>
          <td>✅ Implemented</td>
          <td>Endpoint is implemented and available.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>❌ Not supported</td>
          <td>
            Endpoint is not supported by the target software (connector
            limitation). Cannot be implemented.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>💬 On request</td>
          <td>
            Endpoint is not implemented but feasibility is validated. Can be
            implemented on request — contact your Chift point of contact to
            discuss scope and timing.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>🔎 To be analyzed</td>
          <td>
            Endpoint is not implemented and feasibility has not yet been fully
            assessed. Analysis is pending.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
  </blockquote>
</>;
};

<ConnectorCardIframe api="accounting" connectors="Winbooks Classic" />

<Accordion title="Overview Legend 🧭">
  <OverviewLegend showTitle={false} />
</Accordion>

## Introduction

WinBooks is an accounting and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses. It allows you to manage company finances, track invoices and payments, produce financial reports and monitor company performance. Deliver the Winbooks integration your customer wants in no time.

## Configure Winbooks

**Prerequisite(s)** No prerequisite to enable the connector.

**Activation Process** Activate the connector in one click on the connector section in your Chift account.

## Test Winbooks

To test the software integration, you need to go through an integrator to get a sandbox account or you must identify beta users in your client base willing to allow you to use their account for testing.

## Connect Winbooks

To activate a connection with Winbooks, users will have to go through the following steps.

* French article: [Help Center - Winbooks FR](https://help.chift.app/articles/1919343388-quickbooks-accounting?lang=fr)
* English article: [Help Center - Winbooks EN](https://help.chift.app/articles/1919343388-quickbooks-accounting?lang=en)

## Coverage

<CoverageIframe api="accounting" connectors="Winbooks Classic" />

## Troubleshooting

### Specific errors for Winbooks Classic:

| Error Code                                       | Error description                                                                                                         | Resolution                                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_FIELD\_FORMAT\_ENTRY\_NUMBER     | The entry number can only contain numbers and has a maximal length of 8 characters in Winbooks.                           | Use only numeric characters and keep the entry number to 8 characters or fewer.   |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_FIELD\_FORMAT\_INVOICE\_NUMBER   | The invoice number can only contain numbers and has a maximal length of 8 characters in Winbooks.                         | Use only numeric characters and keep the invoice number to 8 characters or fewer. |
| ERROR\_ZERO\_INVOICE                             | Winbooks doesn't accept invoices where all lines have an amount of 0.                                                     | Ensure at least one invoice line has a non-zero amount.                           |
| ERROR\_COMPANY\_NOT\_FOUND                       | The given company doesn't exist on the Winbooks server.                                                                   | Verify the company name and server configuration.                                 |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_FIELD\_FORMAT\_ANALYTIC\_PLAN    | Analytic plans have a number between 1 and 8 in Winbooks.                                                                 | Use an analytic plan number between 1 and 8.                                      |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_FIELD\_FORMAT\_ANALYTIC\_ACCOUNT | The code of the analytic account has a maximal length of 10 characters in Winbooks.                                       | Shorten the analytic account code to 10 characters or fewer.                      |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_FIELD\_FORMAT\_OPERATION\_NUMBER | The operation number has a maximal length of 8 characters in Winbooks.                                                    | Shorten the operation number to 8 characters or fewer.                            |
| ERROR\_OPERATION\_IN\_FOREIGN\_CURRENCY          | Winbooks only accepts miscellaneous operations in EUR.                                                                    | Use EUR as the currency for miscellaneous operations.                             |
| ERROR\_INVALID\_ACCOUNT\_TYPE                    | Receivable accounts must be used with clients and payable accounts with suppliers when creating miscellaneous operations. | Use the correct account type for the corresponding partner type.                  |