The workflow JSON
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{
"createdAt": "2021-04-19T09:55:16.357Z",
"updatedAt": "2021-05-25T13:38:12.376Z",
"id": "170",
"name": "Xero:Contact:create get getAll update:Invoice:create get getAll update",
"active": false,
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {},
"name": "Start",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
300
],
"id": "f0c45c75-abab-4369-b823-165926299d4d"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "contact",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"name": "=Contact{{Date.now()}}",
"additionalFields": {
"firstName": "=FirstName{{Date.now()}}"
}
},
"name": "Xero",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
500,
200
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "bef8a1fb-6608-4881-843a-3f1a0bf6d0df"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "contact",
"operation": "get",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"contactId": "={{$node[\"Xero\"].json[\"ContactID\"]}}"
},
"name": "Xero1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
650,
200
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "04550831-0f26-471a-ac9d-4acd8d25e905"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "contact",
"operation": "getAll",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"limit": 1,
"options": {
"orderBy": "UpdatedDateUTC",
"sortOrder": "ASC"
}
},
"name": "Xero2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
800,
200
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "db15691c-4eb1-4ada-81c0-deb62b1ad238"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "contact",
"operation": "update",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"contactId": "={{$node[\"Xero\"].json[\"ContactID\"]}}",
"updateFields": {
"firstName": "=Updated{{$node[\"Xero1\"].json[\"FirstName\"]}}"
}
},
"name": "Xero3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
950,
200
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "8ca6dfd8-8429-4ae8-809e-7f2167350cf2"
},
{
"parameters": {
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"type": "ACCPAY",
"contactId": "={{$node[\"Xero1\"].json[\"ContactID\"]}}",
"lineItemsUi": {
"lineItemsValues": [
{
"description": "Test",
"quantity": 3,
"unitAmount": "10",
"itemCode": "BOOK",
"accountCode": "300",
"taxType": "INPUT",
"taxAmount": "10"
}
]
},
"additionalFields": {}
},
"name": "Xero4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
800,
350
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "fd0adcca-b10b-4ae1-9a24-d088339623f7"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "get",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"invoiceId": "={{$node[\"Xero4\"].json[\"InvoiceID\"]}}"
},
"name": "Xero5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
950,
350
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "576e9017-aabf-4651-b653-fa13d56de323"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "getAll",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"limit": 1,
"options": {}
},
"name": "Xero6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1100,
350
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "fe2004ce-131e-448a-90c5-8c326a30b2dd"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"organizationId": "90ee722a-8780-44f6-8788-e1d6b0bd2aa4",
"invoiceId": "={{$node[\"Xero4\"].json[\"InvoiceID\"]}}",
"updateFields": {
"dueDate": "2021-04-29T22:00:00.000Z",
"status": "SUBMITTED"
}
},
"name": "Xero7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.xero",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1250,
350
],
"credentials": {
"xeroOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"id": "1e653ae8-8157-4d05-9dd2-2446a64385d1"
}
],
"connections": {
"Xero": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Xero1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Xero4",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Xero2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero3",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Xero4": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero5",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Xero5": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero6",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Xero6": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero7",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Start": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Xero",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"settings": {},
"staticData": null,
"meta": null,
"versionId": null,
"triggerCount": 0,
"tags": []
}
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xeroOAuth2Api
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About this workflow
Xero:Contact:create get getAll update:Invoice:create get getAll update. Uses start, xero. Manual trigger; 9 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/n8n-io/test-workflows/blob/c1d376431a818f81f44e9ce645b8fb4878805419/workflows/170.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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