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xero

Xero API integration with managed OAuth. Manage contacts, invoices, payments, accounts, and run financial reports. Use this skill when users want to interact with Xero accounting data.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/xero

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author
maton
version
1.0

SKILL.md

Xero

Access the Xero API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage contacts, invoices, payments, bank transactions, and run financial reports.

Quick Start

bash
# List contacts
curl -s -X GET 'https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Xero API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to api.xero.com and automatically injects your OAuth token and Xero-Tenant-Id header.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

  1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
  2. Go to maton.ai/settings
  3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Xero OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections

bash
curl -s -X GET 'https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=xero&status=ACTIVE' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Create Connection

bash
curl -s -X POST 'https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -d '{"app": "xero"}'

Get Connection

bash
curl -s -X GET 'https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Response:

json
{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "xero",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

bash
curl -s -X DELETE 'https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Xero connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

bash
curl -s -X GET 'https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Maton-Connection: 21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80'

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Contacts

List Contacts

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts

Get Contact

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts/{contactId}

Create Contact

bash
POST /xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "Contacts": [{
    "Name": "John Doe",
    "EmailAddress": "john@example.com",
    "Phones": [{"PhoneType": "DEFAULT", "PhoneNumber": "555-1234"}]
  }]
}

Invoices

List Invoices

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Invoices

Create Invoice

bash
POST /xero/api.xro/2.0/Invoices
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "Invoices": [{
    "Type": "ACCREC",
    "Contact": {"ContactID": "xxx"},
    "LineItems": [{
      "Description": "Service",
      "Quantity": 1,
      "UnitAmount": 100.00,
      "AccountCode": "200"
    }]
  }]
}

Accounts

List Accounts

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Accounts

Payments

List Payments

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Payments

Bank Transactions

List Bank Transactions

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/BankTransactions

Reports

Profit and Loss

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Reports/ProfitAndLoss?fromDate=2024-01-01&toDate=2024-12-31

Balance Sheet

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Reports/BalanceSheet?date=2024-12-31

Trial Balance

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Reports/TrialBalance?date=2024-12-31

Organisation

bash
GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Organisation

Invoice Types

  • ACCREC - Accounts Receivable (sales invoice)
  • ACCPAY - Accounts Payable (bill)

Code Examples

JavaScript

javascript
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);

Python

python
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)

Notes

  • Xero-Tenant-Id header is automatically injected
  • Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format
  • Multiple records can be created in a single request using arrays
  • Use where query parameter for filtering

Error Handling

Status Meaning
400 Missing Xero connection
401 Invalid or missing Maton API key
429 Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xx Passthrough error from Xero API

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