Get Xero Access Token

What the model is told

Get an access token for Xero. Call this once before any other Xero tool, then pass the access_token value from the response to those tools. Never read the token aloud or share it with the customer. Tokens last 30 minutes. If a Xero tool returns a 401, call this again to get a fresh token.

Request

Headers

• Content-Typeapplication/x-www-form-urlencoded
• AuthorizationBasic YOUR_BASE64_XERO_CLIENT_ID_AND_SECRET

Body

grant_type=client_credentials&scope=accounting.transactions%20accounting.contacts

Parameters

None.

{
  "source": "VOICE_AI",
  "tool": {
    "id": "57982fdb-7058-4bae-8e2f-0f68ebb91167",
    "type": "HTTP_REQUEST",
    "label": "Get Xero Access Token",
    "name": "get_xero_access_token",
    "customName": false,
    "description": "Get an access token for Xero. Call this once before any other Xero tool, then pass the access_token value from the response to those tools. Never read the token aloud or share it with the customer. Tokens last 30 minutes. If a Xero tool returns a 401, call this again to get a fresh token.",
    "parameters": [],
    "config": {
      "endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://identity.xero.com/connect/token"
      },
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
        },
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Basic YOUR_BASE64_XERO_CLIENT_ID_AND_SECRET"
        }
      ],
      "body": "grant_type=client_credentials&scope=accounting.transactions%20accounting.contacts",
      "timeout": null
    }
  }
}

IDs are regenerated on every copy.