Create, read and update contacts, sales invoices and purchase bills in one authorized Xero organisation.
Explore 8 workflow actions for Xero, including account permissions and operation limits.
4 read actions4 write actions
WORKFLOW ACTIONS
What you can configure.
Choose an action in the workflow builder, connect an account, and map its inputs. These actions are available in the catalog; your account access and a successful test determine whether they work for your setup.
Create contact
Write
Create one contact.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.contacts
Operation limits
Xero refuses a request repeated with the same Idempotency-Key; a lost answer otherwise remains uncertain and is never resent automatically.
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Create invoice
Write
Create one sales invoice (ACCREC) or purchase bill (ACCPAY).
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.invoices
Operation limits
Xero refuses a request repeated with the same Idempotency-Key; a lost answer otherwise remains uncertain and is never resent automatically.
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Get contact
Read
Read one contact by its Xero ID.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.contacts
Get invoice
Read
Read one invoice or bill by its Xero ID.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.invoices
List contacts
Read
Read one page of the organisation's contacts.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.contacts
Operation limits
Reads at most 100 contacts. Advance page for more.
Pagination: page. Check the result for additional pages; a single action may not return every record.
List invoices
Read
Read one page of sales invoices and purchase bills.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.invoices
Operation limits
Reads at most 100 invoices. Advance page for more.
Pagination: page. Check the result for additional pages; a single action may not return every record.
Update contact
Write
Change the given fields of one contact.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.contacts
Operation limits
Xero refuses a request repeated with the same Idempotency-Key; a lost answer otherwise remains uncertain and is never resent automatically.
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
Update invoice
Write
Change the given fields of one invoice or bill. Xero limits changes once it is approved or paid.
Permissions and limits
Account permissions
accounting.invoices
Operation limits
Setting Status to DELETED or VOIDED removes a draft or voids an approved invoice.
Xero refuses a request repeated with the same Idempotency-Key; a lost answer otherwise remains uncertain and is never resent automatically.
A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.
SETUP
Start with a controlled test.
01Connect the intended account
Use the account and permissions required for your process. Review the connection check before configuring a workflow action.
02Review inputs and access
Select a listed operation and map its required inputs. Use test records and add a human approval before writes that need review.
03Confirm the result
Inspect step outputs and confirm the result in Xero. A saved workflow is not a completed provider action.