June 19, 2025
When you use SaasAnt Transactions Online to Export, Delete, Modify, or Live Edit your data, you're already using something called Search Credits.
We introduced Search Credits to help you work faster and stay within new limits set by QuickBooks. These credits let you manage large amounts of data smoothly, without running into delays or extra costs.
Why Did We Introduce Search Credits?
QuickBooks recently made some important changes:
They now limit how often you can use their system (API)
They’ve also started charging for certain types of usage
These changes can:
Slow down your bulk uploads or downloads
Causes errors if you hit the usage limit
Increase your costs if you rely heavily on data
To fix this, we created Search Credits. They reduce the frequency of direct calls to QuickBooks, making your experience faster, smoother, and more reliable.
Here’s how it works behind the scenes:
Each Search Credit lets you process up to 1000 transactions at once
If you work with more than 1000 records, you'll use more credits (e.g., 2000 records = 2 credits)
These credits are used for bulk actions and every search click.
Modules That Use Search Credits
Module | Description | Search Credits Used/1000 |
Export | Retrieve bulk transactions from QuickBooks for reports or backups. | 1 credit |
Delete | Retrieve and Remove large sets of transactions in a single operation. | 1 credit |
Live-Edit | Directly modify transactions within SaasAnt's grid interface. | 1 credit |
Backup | Automatically back up transactions and lists for safe storage. | 1 credit |
Reporting/Insights | Generate real-time visual reports and dashboards for financial analysis. | 6 credit |
Search Credit Usage Example
Number of Transactions Processed | Search Credits Used |
1 – 1000 | 1 |
1001 – 2000 | 2 |
2001 – 3000 | 3 |
3001 – 4000 | 4 |
4001 – 5000 | 5 |
Benefits of Search Credits
Compliance with Intuit’s new API policies
Faster performance, even with large files
No worries about hitting QuickBooks' limits
Avoid extra charges for heavy data use
Consistent and reliable experience for all users
Yes, search credits will be auto-updated on a monthly or yearly basis, depending on your subscription plan.
No, ad-hoc credit purchases are not available. To increase your search credit limit, you need to upgrade to the next higher subscription plan.
If all search credits are used, the system will display an error message indicating that the maximum search credit limit has been reached.
For every transaction search that fetches 0–1000 transactions, 1 search credit will be consumed.
If you come across any other issues, kindly reach out to support@saasant.com