# Auto-Pay Based on Recurring Invoices from QuickBooks Online

**Set up your automatic payments for customers based on recurring invoices pulled in from your QuickBooks Online integration. Here's how.**

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With your QuickBooks Online integration, you can set up quick and easy agreements-based auto-pay rules based on recurring transactions within QuickBooks Online.

To properly configure these auto-pay rules, ensure you have the following set in QuickBooks Online:

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**Prerequisite:** Each customer included in an auto-pay rule must have a **saved payment method** on file in Alternative Payments. If no payment method is saved, the auto-pay charge will fail.
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1. **Create the Recurring Transaction**\
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   Within your QuickBooks Online account, navigate to your settings gear icon, then 'All Lists' and click on 'Recurring Transactions'. Here's where you can either view the list of your current recurring transactions you've set up and/or create a new one.

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2. **Set the auto-pay rule**\
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   Once your Recurring Transactions are created, navigate to the Alternative Payments dashboard. From the side menu, select Automations > Auto-pay rules. Add a new rule, select the *QuickBooks Online recurring* condition and select the applicable recurring invoice.

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3. **Select confirm to save your rule.**

You're all set! **🎉**

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