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  1. Add Paging on Repeating Invoices Endpoint

    Currently paging is not available on the repeating invoices API call. We have a client who has too many repeating invoices for Xero to return, and without paging there is nothing we can do to get the repeating invoices data out of Xero's API.

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  2. Update Bills (ACCPAY) after they are paid

    We should be able to update certain fields on an ACCPAY invoice via the API even after the bill is paid. This is in line with the Xero UI. In the Xero UI we can edit the Due Date and Reference still after payment but we can't edit anything via the API. These should match and we should be able to edit the reference (InvoiceNumber) and URL as they do not affect the payment or anything financial on the bill.

    For reference the only reason I'm needing to update these fields is because custom metadata can't be applied to invoices…

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  3. Print Invoices & Packing Slips via API

    Currently, it is impossible to print Invoices and Packing Slips via API but this can be done via Web Interface.

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  4. Have addresses from the Fishbowl API be sent to the individual invoice rather than overriding the address in the contact screen

    Allow Xero to receive billing and shipping addresses directly as the billing and delivery address for an individual invoice rather then it being sent to the overall contact screen. This would allow for invoices to have different addresses on them for the same client depending on the order. If this worked correctly, we could then have that address tied to and saved to an individual invoice. Currently, we have to manually change the address on every single invoice as our clients have orders shipped all across the country and the world.

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  5. Adding first attachment or removing last attachment to an invoice should trigger the invoice webhook

    Currently if you add an attachment to the invoice where none existed before, the invoice webhook is not fired, even though invoice.hasAttachments is changed to be true.

    Same for if you remove the last attachment on an invoice, this should trigger the invoice webhook as the hasAttachments is now false.

    Currently to get an invoice attachment you need to make a call to the attachment endpiont for a specific entity id, then you need to make a call to the download end point for each found attachment.

    We need an efficient way to be notified of weather there is an…

    3 votes
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  6. We need to be able to fetch bulk, paginated History and Notes

    We need to be able to fetch bulk, paginated History and Notes via the API. Now it only has the ability to fetch records for single invoice. It will be great if we are performing one time ETL and we are getting the time out 429 status in error and rate limiting issue.

    3 votes
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  7. I want to store custom value on invoice and get the set that custom file value using API

    Hi I want to create on extra filed on Invoice and want to access that extra custom field should api and want to get and set that value of custom field using api.

    Waiting for your reply thank in advance.

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  8. if-modified-since and pagination for Repeating Invoice api

    When will if-modified-since and pagination will be available for repeating invoice endpoint

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  9. Provide LineItemId on Invoice PUT

    Recently Xero started surfacing the LineItemId for Invoice line items. This is a great initiative. However, to take full advantage of the LineItemId GUID's, we need the ability to send our unique LineItemId's on a PUT.

    Assuming that we could to specify our LineItemId (and that it would be contained in the Xero Response) we would then have the certainty required to associate the Xero LineItemId response with our LineItemId's.

    This feature enhancement is critical as our invoices always have multiple LineItems, often with the same quantity and Amounts.

    We need a way to ensure we are able to match…

    3 votes
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  10. Invoice Payments (property) object missing Account info

    In invoice get api, it has Payments named property, which contain payment of that invoice. Problem is that Invoice->Payments property is missing Account info.

    2 votes
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  11. Invoice API add created timestamp

    Invoices have a Date field with the temporal resolution of YYYY-MM-DD (despite there being numeric values to support time as well).
    This field shows the date that the invoice is created. It would be wonderful if the invoices had a time field, with the timestamp that the invoice was created.
    Fundamentally, this is extremely similar to UpdatedDateUTC.

    https://productideas.xero.com/forums/939198-for-small-businesses/suggestions/48771044-invoice-api-add-created-timestamp

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  12. Partial payment feature for invoices coming through API

    Enable the ability to split payments on a bank rec coming through the API so we can reconcile merchant payments from two separate machines on 1 day. 1 invoice, 2 payments currently unable to split.

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  13. Be able to opt-out of invoice contact summaries

    For example, creating invoice payments return invoice contact summaries in responses.

    If contact details are required on the client side the result is a subsequent API call to retrieve them.

    In this case the overhead of the subsequent call is greater than the cost of returning the information in the invoice payment response. This issue is compounded due to Xero API's rate limiting on requests.

    An optional parameter 'enableSummaries=false' would be nice.

    I understand that for cases like retrieving multiple invoices that summaries are useful but for single result responses, such as invoice payments the current functionality seems inconsistent. The…

    1 vote
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  14. Append Invoice Lines to large Invoices

    Invoices with more than 60 lines will not POST to xero. The request is to large. It would be nice to load the invoice with 30 lines then append 30 more.

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  15. Create a purchase order for a customer from the customer's order

    In MYOB you can change a quote to a customer purchase order.

    When the order is created, you can click onto a tab in that order to create a supplier purchase order. That way the details of the customer appears on the supplier's PO. This is great for reference and tracking purposes.

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  16. Technician/Service Person link to invoice

    We are a service based company and we often have recurring visits per month for each client. Would it be possible to add the name of the service person or technician against each line entry?
    Both the client and the business have a record of who made the sale or provided the service.

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  17. Batch payment API by InvoiceNumber instead of InvoiceID

    Thanks for the current batch payment API. it works with InvoiceID.

    Can you please update this API by allowing to use the InvoiceNumber instead of InvoiceID.

    The InvoiceNumber is much more user-friendly and actually used by accountants instead of the long ID, that needs an extra lookup.

    Can you please let us know when can you update it?

    For example:
    <Payments>
    <Payment>
    <Invoice>

    <InvoiceNumber>ORC1039</InvoiceNumber>
    </Invoice>
    <Reference>ggg</Reference>
    <Amount>10.00</Amount>
    </Payment>

    1 vote
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  18. [bug]push invoices via private api unable show on invoices list system

    2019 Jan 11 09:46 /api.xro/2.0/Invoices PUT 200 Xero Api wrapper - NUALCYHX7TBOBY2IEFZKKOKKA50HMR

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  19. Let us customize - Add/ Create fields to suit our businesses!! Myob does.....

    Each business is different and requires different information and fields. = it would be great to be able to customise or add fields.

    currently you can from the purchases to assign expense to customer - Give a Reverse for this option and put this to a sale screen and assign expenses - This would help eliminate double entry as we enter sales before purchases.

    Let us customize to suit our businesses!!

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  20. When entering a bill, could there be an option included to repeat certain information on the next entry?

    This feature requests really applies to Bill entry. Is it possible to include a feature where there is an option to re-enter a new bill to the same supplier and where the date previously entered will automatically repeat? This would make data entry quite a bit quicker.

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