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id: intuit-oauth
version: "1.2.7"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# intuit-oauth — Intuit OAuth Client

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 1.8M/mo

## What it is and what it does

intuit-oauth is the official Python client for Intuit's OAuth2 and OpenID Connect authentication. It handles the full token lifecycle—requesting access tokens, refreshing them, and revoking them—plus ID token validation and user profile retrieval from the Intuit UserInfo API. The library is designed to work with QuickBooks Accounting API, QuickBooks Payments API, and related Intuit services.

The package wraps HTTP authentication flows using requests, requests_oauthlib, and pyjwt, abstracting away the complexity of OAuth2 handshakes and JWT validation. It also supports migrating tokens from older OAuth1.0 implementations. With five runtime dependencies and a permissive Apache 2.0 license, it's a straightforward drop-in for any Python application that needs to authenticate against Intuit APIs.

Use it for:

- Authenticate a web application against QuickBooks Online to read or write accounting data.
- Obtain and refresh OAuth2 bearer tokens for calling Intuit APIs without re-prompting the user.
- Validate ID tokens returned by Intuit's OpenID Connect provider to confirm user identity.
- Fetch user profile attributes (email, name, etc.) from the Intuit UserInfo endpoint.
- Revoke expired or unused OAuth2 tokens to clean up access permissions.
- Migrate an existing OAuth1.0 integration to OAuth2 using built-in token conversion utilities.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides OAuth2 and OpenID Connect authentication for Intuit APIs, handling token lifecycle and user profile retrieval.

Yes. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is the official Intuit-provided client. Install it if you're building against any Intuit API (QuickBooks, Payments, UserInfo). The only caveat is that Python version support is unspecified—verify compatibility with your target Python version before committing.

## Install

pip install intuit-oauth
uv add intuit-oauth
poetry add intuit-oauth

## Installing intuit-oauth

Before you install: Low friction installation with five runtime dependencies. Actively maintained—last commit 2026-07-22, released 23 days ago. Repository has 85 stars and is not archived.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install intuit-oauth

from intuit_oauth import AuthClient

client = AuthClient(
    client_id='your_client_id',
    client_secret='your_client_secret',
    redirect_uri='your_redirect_uri'
)

Requires valid Intuit API credentials (client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri) from Intuit Developer portal.

Verify before relying:

- Minimum Python version requirement (requires_python is unspecified in fact sheet)
- Whether token refresh and revocation are automatic or require explicit calls
- Support status for OAuth1.0 to OAuth2 migration beyond what the description states

## Package facts

- License: Apache 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 1.8M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

intuit oauth2 client, quickbooks authentication python, oauth2 token management, intuit api authentication, openid connect client, quickbooks payments api auth, intuit user profile api, oauth2, quickbooks, intuit-api

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