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Xero and IFTTT let you trigger actions off your invoices and bills, plus create new records across your accounting. Xero is cloud accounting software for small businesses, bookkeepers, and accountants. It handles invoicing, bills, bank reconciliation, contacts, and financial reporting, keeping your books in sync across the tools you use.

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Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

10 triggers, queries, and actions

New sales invoice

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a new sales invoice is created in the organisation you select.

Invoice paid

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a sales invoice is fully paid in the organisation you select.

Invoice overdue

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a sales invoice becomes overdue in the organisation you select.

Bill due soon

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a bill is due within the number of days you specify in the organisation you select.

New contact

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a new contact is created in the organisation you select.

Look up an invoice

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the details of the sales invoice whose number you specify.

Get cash balance

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the current balance of the bank account you select in the organisation you select.

Create a sales invoice

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a sales invoice for the contact you specify in the organisation you select. The contact is created in Xero if it doesn't already exist.

Create a bill

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a bill payable to the contact you specify in the organisation you select. The contact is created in Xero if it doesn't already exist.

Create or update a contact

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a contact, or update the matching contact, in the organisation you select. The contact name is the match key for updates.

New sales invoice

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a new sales invoice is created in the organisation you select.

Invoice paid

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a sales invoice is fully paid in the organisation you select.

Invoice overdue

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a sales invoice becomes overdue in the organisation you select.

Bill due soon

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a bill is due within the number of days you specify in the organisation you select.

New contact

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when a new contact is created in the organisation you select.

Look up an invoice

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the details of the sales invoice whose number you specify.

Get cash balance

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the current balance of the bank account you select in the organisation you select.

Create a sales invoice

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a sales invoice for the contact you specify in the organisation you select. The contact is created in Xero if it doesn't already exist.

Create a bill

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a bill payable to the contact you specify in the organisation you select. The contact is created in Xero if it doesn't already exist.

Create or update a contact

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a contact, or update the matching contact, in the organisation you select. The contact name is the match key for updates.

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