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  1. swagger definition file for Xero API

    This would allow non developers to use Microsoft Power Apps to build custom applications for example

    16 votes
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  2. Allow reverting allocations for Credit Notes and Overpayments via API

    This functionality is missing from API and available only via front end. We have almost finished implementation of Store Credits via Credit Notes and Overpayments, but luck of this functionality makes entire sync process very cumbersome.

    386 votes
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    23 comments  ·  Invoices  ·  Admin →
  3. Idempotent requests

    At the moment, its rather difficult to recover from a network interruption that happens when you send the request to Xero API, and you loose the connection before you receive the response from Xero. There is a fair number of reasons why this could happen at any time.
    In such a situation you really have no way of knowing if your request was even sent fully, or if it was received by Xero, nor what was Xero's response.

    This is not specific to Xero, as all APIs out there have this same problem, as its simply how the web works.

    87 votes
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  4. Support for Batch Payments

    Add support for batch payments to the API.

    • When retrieving payments via the Payments endpoint, include the batch payment ID so you can know which payments were made as part of a batch payment.
    • Allow the creation of a batch payments. A single payment that can be assigned to multiple invoices and display as a lump sum in the bank account.
    168 votes
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    19 comments  ·  Banking  ·  Admin →
  5. Allow Batch Deposits through the API

    I would like to create batch deposits though the API. These show up as Payments:multiple in the account transactions. Currently the API even strips out BankTransactions when you try to view one of these via the BankTransactionID.

    46 votes
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    2 comments  ·  Invoices  ·  Admin →
  6. Support TLS 1.2 on API connections

    Xero has a good SSL configuration on the main app (A+ on SSL labs) but the api endpoint running older and weaker encyrption.

    It appears to have some kind of TLS 1.2 support enabled but it drops after the initial hand shake which means that TLS 1.2 needs to be excluded as an option when negotitaing connections. Annoying having to set this up only for Xero.

    1 vote
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  7. Come up to date with a more modern Authorisation Mechanism rather than using OAuth1.0a

    oAuth1.0a was developed in 2009 and is so complicated it just doesn't make it a viable option to maximise the Xero API with any simplicity. Most organisations have at least moved to oAuth2.0.

    How about it Xero, what's the chance of moving with the times?

    15 votes
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    completed  ·  0 comments  ·  Authentication  ·  Admin →
  8. Add Paging on Credit Notes Endpoint

    At present when a GET is performed on the Credit Notes end point, the LineItem elements are not returned. On other endpoints this issue is alleviated with the option of Paging, which when used returns all elements.

    At present we are forced to GET a list of list of all Credit Notes that have been modified since the last GET and then loop through each Credit Note making an API call for each individual Credit Note just so that we can get the LineItems. The issue with this is that we are often exceeding the 60 second rate limit.

    If…

    37 votes
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  9. Inventory items: additional fields

    There are a number of fields supported by inventory items within Xero, not yet exposed via the API:
    - Name
    - PurchaseDescription
    - Quantity on hand
    - Whether or not it should be 'tracked'
    (+ a bunch of others)

    This request is to track reading and creating / updating these fields via the API

    156 votes
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  10. Quotes via the API

    Provide an API for the recently released quotes feature in Xero (http://help.xero.com/QuotesMain)

    1,343 votes
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    197 comments  ·  Quotes  ·  Admin →
  11. A fully featured JSON API, with no XML requirements whatsoever.

    Title says it all, pure JSON, nothing else. All the same features as the XML one, but at a different endpoint.

    118 votes
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  12. Differentiate Bank and Credit Card Account

    The very well managed Xero API just made us surprised that there is no concrete way to differentiate a Credit Card and a bank account. They both are under account type Asset. Based on number of digits in the account number could not be an ideal way to differentiate these two. Requesting to provide a flag so that API users can credit or debit the amount to create Balance sheet.

    4 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Accounts  ·  Admin →
  13. The ability to generate Quotes from within the Xero Web interface

    I would like to be able to create quotes from within the Xero Web interface for my customers which could then be converted into an invoice if the customer accepts the quote.

    Just like you can currently create purchase orders and convert them into bills once the goods have been received.

    3 votes
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  14. let us "Include attached files with online invoice" via API

    We can now upload and associate files with invoices via the API. Woohoo!

    For the next step we need to actually let Xero know to include those associated files with the invoice. In the core app this is done by clicking on the file icon, then clicking on each file's settings then clicking on "Include with invoice".

    We have to do this over 200 times a month manually for every invoicing run. It would be nice to do it with the API instead :-)

    3 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Invoices  ·  Admin →
  15. API improvements for mobile devices

    At the moment, the Xero API authentication model does not support authentication and connection via mobile devices in a practical way - the only option is the public application type giving 30mins of access.

    While changes are not currently planned, please add your vote and use case here if you would like to be able to connect directly to the Xero API from a mobile application.

    8 votes
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  16. Paging Feature for BankTransactions

    Expanding the paging feature (currently only available for Contacts, Journals and Invoices) to other endpoints in particular BankTransactions would create huge functionality and alleviate the API call limits.

    43 votes
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  17. Expose which user connected the organization via OAuth

    Currently, we have no idea which user connected via OAuth. In other platforms (QB for once), you get details (especially email) of the user, and can design behavior based on it. In Xero, we get all the data on the users (with the new email address field), but we don't which user connected. If this will be exposed, it will give the developers more tools to create a more specific experience for the users

    236 votes
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  18. direct debit facility/add-on

    direct debit facility/add-on

    1 vote
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  19. Include the IsReconciled field when returning multiple Payments from the GET Payments API

    IsReconciled is included in the Payment API, but is not included when multiple payments are returned.

    This would be exceedingly useful for monitoring which payments have been reconciled, without having to individually request their entire details details in separate API requests.

    13 votes
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  20. Automatic reconciliation of Payroll to General Ledger

    Sometimes clients amend a payrun but forget to replace the Bill Payable for that payrun in the GL.
    This can result in discrepancies between wages, PAYG, super (and other) and the GL reports.
    Would be nice to automate some of this checking, even highlight any months (or specific bills) that did not match payroil

    3 votes
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