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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. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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Xero

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

Quick Start

              # List contacts
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

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 $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

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

Connection Management

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

List Connections

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=xero&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Create Connection

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'xero'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Get Connection

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Response:

              {
  "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

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Specifying Connection

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

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

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

API Reference

Contacts

List Contacts

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts

Get Contact

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

Create Contact

              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

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Invoices

Create Invoice

              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

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Accounts

Payments

List Payments

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Payments

Bank Transactions

List Bank Transactions

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/BankTransactions

Reports

Profit and Loss

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

Balance Sheet

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

Trial Balance

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

Organisation

GET /xero/api.xro/2.0/Organisation

Invoice Types

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

Code Examples

JavaScript

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

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
IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets (fields[], sort[], records[]) to disable glob parsing
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

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

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

              python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
            

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with xero. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/xero/api.xro/2.0/Contacts
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/api.xro/2.0/Contacts

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Downloads 8.0k

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Created Feb 2, 2026

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Author

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Latest Changes

v1.0.4 · Feb 10, 2026

- Added a new clawdbot metadata section to the skill manifest, specifying an emoji and required environment variable (MATON_API_KEY). - No changes to functionality or documentation content.

Quick Install

clawhub install xero