QuickBooks® via SHOGO

With SHOGO, Lightspeed Retail merchants can sync their shift data to QuickBooks® Desktop for PC for analysis. Make sure you are using a supported QuickBooks version, then find your Lightspeed Retail API token and sign up for SHOGO. QuickBooks integration via SHOGO is only available in the US at this time.

SHOGO integration is a separate service from Lightspeed Retail. If you have any questions or issues, please contact SHOGO or visit the SHOGO support site.

To use Lightspeed Retail with QuickBooks Online, check out our built-in QuickBooks Integration.

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Supported Versions

SHOGO’s QuickBooks integration supports the following versions of QuickBooks® Desktop for PC:

  • QuickBooks Accountant
  • QuickBooks Enterprise
  • QuickBooks Non-Profit
  • QuickBooks Premiere
  • QuickBooks Pro
    • SHOGO does not support versions older than QuickBooks 2015. For more information, visit SHOGO’s support site.

    SHOGO does not support QuickBooks® for Mac. Mac users should sign up for QuickBooks Online and use Lightspeed Retail’s built-in integration.

    Get Your API Token

    An API token is required for SHOGO setup and is the link between your Lightspeed Retail account and SHOGO. Before beginning the signup process, make sure you know how to get your API token.

    1. Contact Customer Care and ask for 'API Tokens' to be enabled.
    2. In BackOffice, click 'Settings' and select 'API Tokens'.
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    3. Copy the entire 'QuickBooks' API token.
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    Sign Up for SHOGO

    SHOGO is a separate service that operates outside Lightspeed Retail’s core reporting. Sign up for SHOGO to begin syncing your Lightspeed Retail data to QuickBooks Desktop for PC.

    1. Visit the SHOGO sign-up page.
    2. Enter your information and click 'Sign Up'.

      These details are what you will use to log in and check SHOGO reports later.

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    3. Select ShopKeep as your POS.
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    4. Enter your Lightspeed Retail store details and click 'Save'.
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    5. Enter your Lightspeed Retail store name and API token, then click 'Connect'.
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    6. Click 'Configure Accounting Rules' to connect SHOGO to QuickBooks.

      Visit SHOGO support for help completing this process.

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    After Signup

    With setup complete, data will begin syncing to QuickBooks after you close your next shift. When a shift is closed, Lightspeed Retail reconciles its data (~15 minutes) and sends it to SHOGO for analysis.

    SHOGO integration is a separate service from Lightspeed Retail. If you have any questions or issues, please contact SHOGO or visit the SHOGO support site.

    For more information on how SHOGO works with Lightspeed Retail, please see this SHOGO guide.