Automate Airtable & Xero

Stop paying for mismatched spreadsheets. Sync data between Airtable and Xero in real-time, so you can manage your operations without the busywork.

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How the Data Flows

graph LR
    subgraph Source ["Airtable"]
        T1(["Fetch Custom Actions"])
    end
    
    subgraph Middleware ["Enterprise Integration Core"]
        W[CRON API
Poller] --> V{Validation
& Auth}
        V -->|Fail| DLQ[Dead Letter
Queue]
        V -->|Pass| Map[Data Mapping
& Transformation]
        Map --> Retry[Rate Limiting
& Retries]
    end
    
    subgraph Target ["Xero"]
        A1(["Add Items to Existing Sales Invoice"])
    end

    T1 -->|JSON Payload| W
    Retry -->|Authenticated API POST| A1

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    style Target fill:transparent,stroke:#cbd5e1,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Middleware fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#94a3b8,stroke-width:2px
    style T1 fill:#3b82f6,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style W fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style V fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Map fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Retry fill:#1f2937,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style DLQ fill:#ef4444,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style A1 fill:#e11d48,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff

When Airtable and Xero operate independently, finance teams often face significant delays in reconciling invoices. For instance, if an invoice is created in Airtable, the finance team must manually enter the same data into Xero, risking transcription errors. This process can lead to discrepancies in revenue reporting, as the sales data in Airtable may not align with the accounting records in Xero, causing confusion and wasted hours for accountants who must cross-check both systems.

Top Ways to Automate Airtable & Xero

Automated Invoice Generation: Streamline your billing process by automatically generating invoices in Xero from Airtable records, ensuring timely and accurate billing without manual entry.
Real-Time Financial Reporting: Sync financial data from Xero to Airtable in real-time, providing your team with up-to-date insights and analytics for informed decision-making.
Seamless Expense Tracking: Automatically track and categorize expenses in Airtable based on Xero transactions, simplifying expense management and enhancing budget oversight.

How to Build the Airtable → Xero Sync

In Airtable, set up a Standard Webhook to trigger on the 'Invoice Created' event.
Configure the webhook to send a JSON payload containing relevant invoice details such as 'Invoice ID', 'Customer Name', 'Total Amount', and 'Due Date' to your designated endpoint.
On your server, create an endpoint to receive the webhook data. This endpoint should parse the incoming JSON payload to extract necessary fields.
Using the extracted data, construct a POST request to the Xero REST API endpoint at '/api.xro/2.0/Invoices'. Include the required headers for authentication and the formatted invoice data in the request body.
Test the integration by creating a new invoice in Airtable and verifying that it appears correctly in Xero.

Developer Warnings & API Gotchas

Ensure that the 'Total Amount' field in Airtable is formatted as a number; otherwise, Xero may reject the invoice due to incorrect data types.
Be mindful of the 'Customer Name' field; it must match an existing contact in Xero. If it doesn’t, the API will return an error, and the invoice will not be created.
Check the date format for 'Due Date'; Xero requires dates in the ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). Sending dates in a different format will cause the API request to fail.

Supported API Operations

We leverage official, stable endpoints to ensure secure data transfer. No deprecated legacy routes.

When this happens in Airtable... Fetch Custom Actions

Do this in Xero Add Items to Existing Sales Invoice
When this happens in Airtable... New Base

Do this in Xero Add Note to Invoice
When this happens in Airtable... New Filtered Field in Table

Do this in Xero Add or Update Stock Items
When this happens in Airtable... New Record

Do this in Xero Allocate Credit Note to Invoice
When this happens in Airtable... New Table in Base

Do this in Xero Create Account

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