# How to connect FreshBooks to Albato — Albato Help Center

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# How to connect FreshBooks to Albato

Last update:  
22/5/2026 · 1 min read

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[FreshBooks is a software company that provides cloud-based accounting software](https://albato.com/apps/freshbooks) for small and medium-sized businesses.

**Available triggers**

> Triggers are the events that trigger the automation, All triggers run in real time, i,e, data is transferred in the moment the event occurs

-   New Project
-   New Client
-   New Estimate
-   New Invoice
-   New Expense

**Available actions**

> Actions are what Albato performs when your automation is running, Actions also allow you to transfer data to other apps and systems

-   Create Client
-   Create Project
-   Create Invoice
-   Get Invoice by ID
-   Create Estimate

Before setting up integrations with **FreshBooks** connect the app to Albato.

To do this, go to the **Apps** section and click the **Add a connection** button.

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Select the app and click the **Add a connection** button.

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Come up with a **name** for your connection.

Enter your **Client ID**, **Client Secret** and click the **Continue** button.

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### How to get Client ID and Client Secret

To get your Client ID and Client Secret, you just need to create an app in your FreshBooks account.

Sign in [to the developer section of your FreshBooks account](https://auth.freshbooks.com/service/auth/en/integrations/sign_in/). The main FreshBooks account and the developer account will be linked.

Click the **Create New App** button.

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In this tutorial, we'll show you how to set up the required fields. The rest are optional, so you can fill them in however you want (like adding the company website, uploading the logo, etc.).

Come up with a name for your app.

In the **Application Type** field choose the **Private App** option.

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Specify the permissions needed for the application to work. Click the **Add Scopes** button.

user:profile:read

user:invoices:read

user:invoices:write

user:clients:read

user:clients:write

user:estimates:read

user:estimates:write

user:projects:read

user:projects:write

user:expenses:read

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Paste the link https:​//r.albato.com/oauth/back/state into the **Redirect URIs** field.

Click on the check mark.

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Click on the **Save** button.

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Next, open the app you created.

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The **Client ID** and **Client Secret** will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

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Copy the values and paste them into the Albato connection fields.

Click the **Continue** button.

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Grant Albato access to your FreshBooks account.

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Click the **Allow** button.

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The connection is ready!

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