Create Item with Xero Accounting API on New Requests (Payload Only) from HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and Xero Accounting action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests (Payload Only) trigger
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
Configure the Create Item action
1. Connect your Xero Accounting account
2. Configure tenant_id
3. Configure code
4. Optional- Configure inventory_asset_account_code
5. Optional- Configure name
6. Optional- Configure is_sold
7. Optional- Configure is_purchased
8. Optional- Configure description
9. Optional- Configure purchase_description
10. Optional- Configure purchase_details
11. Optional- Configure sales_details
12. Optional- Select a unitdp
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Requests (Payload Only) on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests-payload-only

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

$A screenshot of Pipedream's HTTP Request Configuration interface with a GET request type selected. The request URL is set to 'https://api.openai.com/v1/models'. The 'Auth' tab is highlighted, indicating that authentication is required for this request. In the headers section, there are two headers configured: 'User-Agent' is set to 'pipedream/1', and 'Authorization' is set to 'Bearer {{openai_api_key}}', showing how the OpenAI account's API key is dynamically inserted into the headers to handle authentication automatically.$

Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

import http from "../../http.app.mjs";

// Core HTTP component
// Returns a 200 OK response, emits the HTTP payload as an event
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests-payload-only",
  name: "New Requests (Payload Only)",
  // eslint-disable-next-line
  description: "Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    // eslint-disable-next-line
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: 200,
      body,
    });
    // Emit the HTTP payload
    this.$emit({
      body,
    });
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

Create Item on Xero Accounting

Description:Creates a new item.

Version:0.1.1

Key:xero_accounting_api-create-item

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Xero Accounting Overview#

The Xero Accounting API offers a powerful gateway to access and manipulate financial data within Xero. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, developers can build custom workflows that streamline accounting processes, sync financial data with external systems, and trigger actions based on financial events. This API allows for the automation of tasks such as invoicing, bank reconciliation, bill payments, and reporting, which can lead to significant time savings and enhanced data accuracy.

Action Code#

// legacy_hash_id: a_a4ivOG
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "xero_accounting_api-create-item",
  name: "Create Item",
  description: "Creates a new item.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    xero_accounting_api: {
      type: "app",
      app: "xero_accounting_api",
    },
    tenant_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Id of the organization tenant to use on the Xero Accounting API. See [Get Tenant Connections](https://pipedream.com/@sergio/xero-accounting-api-get-tenant-connections-p_OKCzOgn/edit) for a workflow example on how to pull this data.",
    },
    code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "User defined item code (max length = 30)",
    },
    inventory_asset_account_code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The inventory asset [account](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts/) for the item. The account must be of type INVENTORY. The COGSAccountCode in PurchaseDetails is also required to create a tracked item",
      optional: true,
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The name of the item (max length = 50)",
      optional: true,
    },
    is_sold: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Boolean value, defaults to true. When IsSold is true the item will be available on sales transactions in the Xero UI. If IsSold is updated to false then Description and SalesDetails values will be nulled.",
      optional: true,
    },
    is_purchased: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Boolean value, defaults to true. When IsPurchased is true the item is available for purchase transactions in the Xero UI. If IsPurchased is updated to false then PurchaseDescription and PurchaseDetails values will be nulled.",
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The sales description of the item (max length = 4000)",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchase_description: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The purchase description of the item (max length = 4000)",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchase_details: {
      type: "string",
      description: "See Purchases & Sales. The [PurchaseDetails](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/items#PurchasesSales) element can contain a number of individual sub-elements.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sales_details: {
      type: "string",
      description: "See Purchases & Sales. The [SalesDetails](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/items#PurchasesSales) element can contain a number of individual sub-elements.",
      optional: true,
    },
    unitdp: {
      type: "string",
      description: "By default UnitPrice is returned to two decimal places.",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "2",
        "4",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  //See the API docs: https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/items#POST

    if (!this.tenant_id || !this.code) {
      throw new Error("Must provide tenant_id, and code parameters.");
    }

    return await axios($, {
      method: "put",
      url: "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Items",
      headers: {
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${this.xero_accounting_api.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "Accept": "application/json",
        "xero-tenant-id": this.tenant_id,
      },
      data: {
        Code: this.code,
        InventoryAssetAccountCode: this.inventory_asset_account_code,
        Name: this.name,
        IsSold: this.is_sold,
        IsPurchased: this.is_purchased,
        Description: this.description,
        PurchaseDescription: this.purchase_description,
        PurchaseDetails: this.purchase_details,
        SalesDetails: this.sales_details,
      },
      params: {
        unitdp: this.unitdp,
      },
    });
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Xero Accounting	`xero_accounting_api`	`app`	This component uses the Xero Accounting app.
tenant_id	`tenant_id`	`string`	Id of the organization tenant to use on the Xero Accounting API. See Get Tenant Connections for a workflow example on how to pull this data.
code	`code`	`string`	User defined item code (max length = 30)
inventory_asset_account_code	`inventory_asset_account_code`	`string`	The inventory asset account for the item. The account must be of type INVENTORY. The COGSAccountCode in PurchaseDetails is also required to create a tracked item
name	`name`	`string`	The name of the item (max length = 50)
is_sold	`is_sold`	`boolean`	Boolean value, defaults to true. When IsSold is true the item will be available on sales transactions in the Xero UI. If IsSold is updated to false then Description and SalesDetails values will be nulled.
is_purchased	`is_purchased`	`boolean`	Boolean value, defaults to true. When IsPurchased is true the item is available for purchase transactions in the Xero UI. If IsPurchased is updated to false then PurchaseDescription and PurchaseDetails values will be nulled.
description	`description`	`string`	The sales description of the item (max length = 4000)
purchase_description	`purchase_description`	`string`	The purchase description of the item (max length = 4000)
purchase_details	`purchase_details`	`string`	See Purchases & Sales. The PurchaseDetails element can contain a number of individual sub-elements.
sales_details	`sales_details`	`string`	See Purchases & Sales. The SalesDetails element can contain a number of individual sub-elements.
unitdp	`unitdp`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`24`

Action Authentication#

Xero Accounting uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Xero Accounting account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Xero Accounting and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Xero Accounting API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

offline_accessopenidprofileemailaccounting.transactionsaccounting.reports.readaccounting.settingsaccounting.settings.readaccounting.contactsaccounting.attachmentsaccounting.journals.read

About Xero Accounting#

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