FreshBooks
Business Operations Free trial
AuthenticationFree trial
Rate limitRate limits are documented in the FreshBooks developer docs; see current documentation for values
Documentation: www.freshbooks.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
FreshBooks is cloud accounting software for freelancers and small businesses with a documented REST API. It offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card required. There is no permanent free plan, so ongoing production API use requires a paid subscription after the trial.
Details
Free trial. Check the docs for what happens when it ends.
Auth: Free trial
Rate limit: Rate limits are documented in the FreshBooks developer docs; see current documentation for values
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: accounting invoicing small-business
Setup
- Start the 30-day FreshBooks trial with no card required
- Open the developer section to create an application
- Register your app and complete the OAuth flow
- Exchange the authorization code for access and refresh tokens
- Call the accounting API endpoints for invoices and clients
- Decide on a paid plan before the trial ends if you need continued access
Example
GET https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/ACCOUNT_ID/users/clients with header Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKENUse cases
- Prototype an invoicing integration during the trial
- Pull client and invoice data into a dashboard
- Automate expense categorization workflows