{"id":15034,"date":"2020-11-25T09:36:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/?p=15034"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:13:51","slug":"quickbooks-desktop-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/quickbooks-desktop-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is QuickBooks Desktop Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once you launch any application to connect it to QuickBooks Desktop for the first time, QuickBooks will pop up with an application certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certificate is a way to grant Synder a permission to modify data in your QuickBooks Desktop company file.&nbsp;You should allow Synder to read and modify the company file whenever it is open, and also allow Synder access to personal data, without it the app will not be able to communicate with your QuickBooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate.png\" alt=\"QuickBooks Desktop Certificate\" class=\"wp-image-15035\" width=\"506\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate.png 977w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate-60x57.png 60w, https:\/\/synder.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/11\/QuickBooks-Desktop-Certificate-150x143.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/synder.com\/contact\/\"><em>Reach out to the Synder team<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;via online support chat, phone, or email with any questions you have \u2013 we\u2019re always happy to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>\nif (window.convertflow == undefined) {\nvar script = document.createElement('script'); \nscript.async = true;\nscript.src = \"https:\/\/js.convertflow.co\/production\/websites\/11040.js\"; \ndocument.body.appendChild(script); \n};\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"cf-cta-snippet cta74541\" website-id=\"11040\" cta-id=\"74541\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you launch any application to connect it to QuickBooks Desktop for the first time, QuickBooks will pop up with an application certificate. 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