Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API API

by xero.com

HTTP BasicHTTPSFinance

Overview

These endpoints are related to managing authentication tokens and identity for Xero API

Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API is a finance API from xero.com. Requests are authenticated with HTTP Basic auth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 2 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: HTTP Basic
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Finance
Base URL: https://api.xero.com
Version: 2.9.4
Endpoints: 2
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/Connections" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.xero.com/Connections", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://api.xero.com/Connections",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Basic BASE64_USER_PASSWORD",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())