Use case
Build the report BUSY does not have
When the standard operations do not give you exactly the report you need, write the query yourself — read-only, validated on your PC — and call it through the same API.
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The decision it supports
- How do we get a report shaped for our business without exporting and reworking data?
How it works
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Step 1: Write the query
One SELECT statement with named parameters, or a saved query kept on the PC. - 2
Step 2: Call it
Through the custom SQL or named report operation, with the company and financial year. - 3
Step 3: Use the result
Columns and rows in the standard envelope, paged when long.
BUSY data it reads
Execute one read-only SELECT · Run a named report from the local registry
What you need to set up
- Someone who knows the BUSY data model well enough to write the query.
- An API token.
Plus reads your BUSY data, with scripting and Google Sheets; Pro adds accounting writes; Max adds the AI Agent, which is not available yet. Go, below Plus, includes none of these. Every plan, the free trial included, has the end-to-end encrypted BUSY backup. Local mode and Cloud mode are not tied to a plan. The free trial gives Pro-level features, without the AI Agent.
What you control
- Queries are read-only: anything that would change data is refused.
Where the data goes
- Query results go from your PC to the calling system.
Limits
- One SELECT statement per query; one financial year per request.
- Answers up to 2 MiB — page through larger results.
These are technical limits of each request and apply the same way on every plan and during the free trial. The free trial also has its own length and company, financial-year and device limits, shown on the free-trial page and when you register.
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