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title: "QBO tracking categories for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "updating-tracking-categories-from-quickbooks-online"
description: "Update your QuickBooks Online tracking categories in Payhawk from the Fields library and learn why you can edit or delete them only in QuickBooks Online."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:25:53Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:25:53Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/updating-tracking-categories-from-quickbooks-online"
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# Updating tracking categories from QuickBooks Online

When you [connect your Payhawk account to QuickBooks Online](/help/connecting-payhawk-to-quickbooks-online), your available QuickBooks Online tracking categories are automatically imported.

If you update your QuickBooks Online tracking categories after the connection between the two systems has been established, you have to manually update that data in Payhawk.

## Updating QuickBooks Online categories in Payhawk

To manually update your tracking categories in Payhawk:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Settings** > **Fields library**.
2. Select the desired tracking category.
3. Click on **Update from QuickBooks Online**.

![Class tracking category in the Payhawk Fields library with the Update from QuickBooks Online button and the imported values.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Adm%3AIntegrations%3AQBO/Updating_tracking_categories_from_QuickBooks_Online_1_20261016_ai.png)

## Editing or deleting existing categories from Payhawk

You can edit or delete tracking categories only in QuickBooks Online as the accounting system is the source of truth. The updated values will be displayed after you manually sync the integration from **Settings** or when you click on the **Update from QuickBooks** button.

## Next steps

- [Updating your tax rates from QuickBooks in Payhawk](/help/updating-tax-rates-from-quickbooks-online)