Xero Assets API API

by xero.com

Overview

The Assets API exposes fixed asset related functions of the Xero Accounting application and can be used for a variety of purposes such as creating assets, retrieving asset valuations etc.

Xero Assets API is a finance API from xero.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 6 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: OAuth
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Finance
Base URL: https://api.xero.com/assets.xro/1.0
Version: 2.9.4
Endpoints: 6
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2021-02-25

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.xero.com/assets.xro/1.0/AssetTypes" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.xero.com/assets.xro/1.0/AssetTypes", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.xero.com/assets.xro/1.0/AssetTypes",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/AssetTypes`	searches fixed asset types
POST	`/AssetTypes`	adds a fixed asset type
GET	`/Assets`	searches fixed asset
POST	`/Assets`	adds a fixed asset
GET	`/Assets/{id}`	Retrieves fixed asset by id
GET	`/Settings`	searches fixed asset settings