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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Create or Update Contact action
1. Connect your Xero Accounting account
2. Configure tenant_id
3. Optional- Configure name
4. Optional- Configure contact_id
5. Optional- Configure contact_number
6. Optional- Configure account_number
7. Optional- Select a contact_status
8. Optional- Configure first_name
9. Optional- Configure last_name
10. Optional- Configure email_address
11. Optional- Configure skype_user_name
12. Optional- Configure contact_persons
13. Optional- Configure bank_account_details
14. Optional- Configure tax_number
15. Optional- Configure account_receivable_tax_type
16. Optional- Configure account_payable_type
17. Optional- Configure addresses
18. Optional- Configure phones
19. Optional- Configure is_supplier
20. Optional- Configure is_customer
21. Optional- Configure default_currency
22. Optional- Configure xero_network_key
23. Optional- Configure sales_default_account_code
24. Optional- Configure puchases_default_account_code
25. Optional- Configure sales_tracking_categories
26. Optional- Configure puechases_tracking_categories
27. Optional- Configure tracking_category_name
28. Optional- Configure tracking_option_name
29. Optional- Select a payment_terms
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create or Update Contact on Xero Accounting

Description:Creates a new contact or updates if the contact exists.

Version:0.1.1

Key:xero_accounting_api-xero-accounting-create-or-update-contact

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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_0Mi723
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "xero_accounting_api-xero-accounting-create-or-update-contact",
  name: "Create or Update Contact",
  description: "Creates a new contact or updates if the contact exists.",
  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.",
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Full name of contact/organisation (max length = 255). The following is required to create a contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    contact_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Xero identifier.",
      optional: true,
    },
    contact_number: {
      type: "string",
      description: "This can be updated via the API only i.e. This field is read only on the Xero contact screen, used to identify contacts in external systems (max length = 50). If the Contact Number is used, this is displayed as Contact Code in the Contacts UI in Xero.",
      optional: true,
    },
    account_number: {
      type: "string",
      description: "A user defined account number. This can be updated via the API and the [Xero UI](https://help.xero.com/ContactsAccountNumber) (max length = 50).",
      optional: true,
    },
    contact_status: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Current status of a contact - see contact status [types](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/types#ContactStatuses)",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "ACTIVE",
        "ARCHIVED",
        "GDPRREQUEST",
      ],
    },
    first_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "First name of contact person (max length = 255).",
      optional: true,
    },
    last_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Last name of contact person (max length = 255)",
      optional: true,
    },
    email_address: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Email address of contact person (umlauts not supported) (max length = 255)",
      optional: true,
    },
    skype_user_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Skype user name of contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    contact_persons: {
      type: "any",
      description: "See [contact persons](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/contacts#contact-persons).",
      optional: true,
    },
    bank_account_details: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Bank account number of contact",
      optional: true,
    },
    tax_number: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Tax number of contact - this is also known as the ABN (Australia), GST Number (New Zealand), VAT Number (UK) or Tax ID Number (US and global) in the Xero UI depending on which regionalized version of Xero you are using (max length = 50)",
      optional: true,
    },
    account_receivable_tax_type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Default tax type used for contact on AP invoices",
      optional: true,
    },
    account_payable_type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Store certain address types for a contact - see address types",
      optional: true,
    },
    addresses: {
      type: "any",
      description: "Store certain address types for a contact - see address types",
      optional: true,
    },
    phones: {
      type: "any",
      description: "Store certain phone types for a contact - see phone types.",
      optional: true,
    },
    is_supplier: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "true or false  Boolean that describes if a contact that has any AP invoices entered against them. Cannot be set via PUT or POST - it is automatically set when an accounts payable invoice is generated against this contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    is_customer: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "true or false  Boolean that describes if a contact has any AR invoices entered against them. Cannot be set via PUT or POST - it is automatically set when an accounts receivable invoice is generated against this contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    default_currency: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Default currency for raising invoices against contact",
      optional: true,
    },
    xero_network_key: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Store XeroNetworkKey for contacts.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sales_default_account_code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The default sales [account code](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts) for contacts",
      optional: true,
    },
    puchases_default_account_code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The default purchases [account code](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts) for contacts",
      optional: true,
    },
    sales_tracking_categories: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The default sales [tracking categories](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/tracking-categories/) for contacts",
      optional: true,
    },
    puechases_tracking_categories: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The default purchases [tracking categories](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/tracking-categories/) for contacts",
      optional: true,
    },
    tracking_category_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The name of the Tracking Category assigned to the contact under SalesTrackingCategories and PurchasesTrackingCategories",
      optional: true,
    },
    tracking_option_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The name of the Tracking Option assigned to the contact under SalesTrackingCategories and PurchasesTrackingCategories",
      optional: true,
    },
    payment_terms: {
      type: "string",
      description: "The default payment terms for the contact - see Payment Terms",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "DAYSAFTERBILLDATE",
        "DAYSAFTERBILLMONTH",
        "OFCURRENTMONTH",
        "OFFOLLOWINGMONTH",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  //See the API docs: https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/contacts
  //on section POST Contacts

    if (!this.tenant_id) {
      throw new Error("Must provide tenant_id parameter.");
    }

    return await axios($, {
      method: "post",
      url: "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Contacts",
      headers: {
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${this.xero_accounting_api.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "xero-tenant-id": this.tenant_id,
      },
      data: {
        Name: this.name,
        ContactID: this.contact_id,
        ContactNumber: this.contact_number,
        AccountNumber: this.account_number,
        ContactStatus: this.contact_status,
        FirstName: this.first_name,
        LastName: this.last_name,
        EmailAddress: this.email_address,
        SkypeUserName: this.skype_user_name,
        ContactPersons: this.contact_persons,
        BankAccountDetails: this.bank_account_details,
        TaxNumber: this.tax_number,
        AccountsReceivableTaxType: this.account_receivable_tax_type,
        AccountsPayableTaxType: this.account_payable_type,
        Addresses: this.addresses,
        Phones: this.phones,
        IsSupplier: this.is_supplier,
        IsCustomer: this.is_customer,
        DefaultCurrency: this.default_currency,
        XeroNetworkKey: this.xero_network_key,
        SalesDefaultAccountCode: this.sales_default_account_code,
        PurchasesDefaultAccountCode: this.puchases_default_account_code,
        SalesTrackingCategories: this.sales_tracking_categories,
        PurchasesTrackingCategories: this.puechases_tracking_categories,
        TrackingCategoryName: this.tracking_category_name,
        TrackingOptionName: this.tracking_option_name,
        PaymentTerms: this.payment_terms,
      },
    });
  },
};

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.
name	`name`	`string`	Full name of contact/organisation (max length = 255). The following is required to create a contact.
contact_id	`contact_id`	`string`	Xero identifier.
contact_number	`contact_number`	`string`	This can be updated via the API only i.e. This field is read only on the Xero contact screen, used to identify contacts in external systems (max length = 50). If the Contact Number is used, this is displayed as Contact Code in the Contacts UI in Xero.
account_number	`account_number`	`string`	A user defined account number. This can be updated via the API and the Xero UI (max length = 50).
contact_status	`contact_status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`ACTIVEARCHIVEDGDPRREQUEST`
first_name	`first_name`	`string`	First name of contact person (max length = 255).
last_name	`last_name`	`string`	Last name of contact person (max length = 255)
email_address	`email_address`	`string`	Email address of contact person (umlauts not supported) (max length = 255)
skype_user_name	`skype_user_name`	`string`	Skype user name of contact.
contact_persons	`contact_persons`	`any`	See contact persons
bank_account_details	`bank_account_details`	`string`	Bank account number of contact
tax_number	`tax_number`	`string`	Tax number of contact - this is also known as the ABN (Australia), GST Number (New Zealand), VAT Number (UK) or Tax ID Number (US and global) in the Xero UI depending on which regionalized version of Xero you are using (max length = 50)
account_receivable_tax_type	`account_receivable_tax_type`	`string`	Default tax type used for contact on AP invoices
account_payable_type	`account_payable_type`	`string`	Store certain address types for a contact - see address types
addresses	`addresses`	`any`	Store certain address types for a contact - see address types
phones	`phones`	`any`	Store certain phone types for a contact - see phone types.
is_supplier	`is_supplier`	`boolean`	true or false Boolean that describes if a contact that has any AP invoices entered against them. Cannot be set via PUT or POST - it is automatically set when an accounts payable invoice is generated against this contact.
is_customer	`is_customer`	`boolean`	true or false Boolean that describes if a contact has any AR invoices entered against them. Cannot be set via PUT or POST - it is automatically set when an accounts receivable invoice is generated against this contact.
default_currency	`default_currency`	`string`	Default currency for raising invoices against contact
xero_network_key	`xero_network_key`	`string`	Store XeroNetworkKey for contacts.
sales_default_account_code	`sales_default_account_code`	`string`	The default sales account code for contacts
puchases_default_account_code	`puchases_default_account_code`	`string`	The default purchases account code for contacts
sales_tracking_categories	`sales_tracking_categories`	`string`	The default sales tracking categories for contacts
puechases_tracking_categories	`puechases_tracking_categories`	`string`	The default purchases tracking categories for contacts
tracking_category_name	`tracking_category_name`	`string`	The name of the Tracking Category assigned to the contact under SalesTrackingCategories and PurchasesTrackingCategories
tracking_option_name	`tracking_option_name`	`string`	The name of the Tracking Option assigned to the contact under SalesTrackingCategories and PurchasesTrackingCategories
payment_terms	`payment_terms`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`DAYSAFTERBILLDATEDAYSAFTERBILLMONTHOFCURRENTMONTHOFFOLLOWINGMONTH`

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

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