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Connect Google Drive to Xero Accounting

Use 12 documented Google Drive triggers to run 24 documented Xero Accounting actions.

12 source triggers
24 target actions
Reverse direction supported

Why Connect Google Drive & Xero Accounting?

Start with a Google Drive event

Choose from 12 documented triggers, including Changes to Files in Drive, Changes to Specific Files, Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive).

Run a Xero Accounting action

Send the event into one of 24 documented actions, such as Add Items to Existing Sales Invoice, Bank Statements Report, Create Bank Transaction.

Map and review the workflow

Choose the fields and conditions for the workflow, then test the result before activation.

Available Triggers & Actions

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Triggers (12)

Changes to Files in Drive

Emit new event when a change is made to one of the specified files. See the documentation

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Changes to Specific Files

Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to shared drive files, use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.

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Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)

Watches for changes to specific files in a shared drive, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files

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New Access Proposal

Emit new event when a new access proposal is requested in Google Drive

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New Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your linked Google Drive

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New Files (Shared Drive)

Emit new event when a new file is added in your shared Google Drive

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New or Modified Comments (Instant)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Comments (Polling)

Emit new event when a comment is created or modified in the selected file

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New or Modified Files (Instant)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed.

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New or Modified Files (Polling)

Emit new event when a file in the selected Drive is created, modified or trashed. See the documentation

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New or Modified Folders (Instant)

Emit new event when a folder is created or modified in the selected Drive

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Actions (24)

Add Comment

Add an unanchored comment to a Google Doc (general feedback, no text highlighting). See the documentation

Copy File

Create a copy of the specified file. See the documentation for more information

Create Folder

Create a new empty folder. See the documentation for more information

Create New File From Template

Create a new Google Docs file from a template. Optionally include placeholders in the template document that will get replaced from this action. See documentation

Create New File From Text

Create a new file from plain text. See the documentation for more information

Create Shared Drive

Create a new shared drive. See the documentation for more information

Delete Comment

Delete a specific comment (Requires ownership or permissions). See the documentation

Delete File

Permanently delete a file or folder without moving it to the trash. See the documentation for more information

Delete Reply

Delete a reply on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Delete Shared Drive

Delete a shared drive without any content. See the documentation for more information

Download File

Download a file from Google Drive to the /tmp directory or return its contents as a buffer. Use to fetch a file's contents for processing in downstream steps — e.g., parsing a CSV, extracting text from a PDF, or re-uploading to another service. For Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Apps Script), exports to an Office-compatible format by default: Docs → .docx, Sheets → .xlsx, Slides → .pptx, Drawings → PNG, Apps Script → JSON. Pass mimeType to force a specific format. Shortcuts are resolved to their target automatically. Folders, Forms, and My Maps cannot be downloaded via this action. See the documentation

Find File

Search for a specific file by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Folder

Search for a specific folder by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Forms

List Google Form documents or search for a Form by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Find Spreadsheets

Search for a specific spreadsheet by name. The Search Name field uses Google Drive's tokenized full-text matching — pass a distinctive word or short phrase rather than the full title when the name contains special characters like & or '. See the documentation for more information

Get Comment By ID

Get comment by ID on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Current User

Retrieve Google Drive account metadata for the authenticated user via about.get, including display name, email, permission ID, and storage quota. Useful when flows or agents need to confirm the active Google identity or understand available storage. See the documentation.

Get File By ID

Get info on a specific file. See the documentation for more information

Get Folder ID for a Path

Retrieve a folderId for a path. See the documentation for more information

Get Reply By ID

Get reply by ID on a specific comment. See the documentation for more information

Get Shared Drive

Get metadata for one or all shared drives. See the documentation for more information

Is Folder Ancestor

Check if a specific folder is anywhere in the parent hierarchy of a file or folder. See the documentation

List Access Proposals

List access proposals for a file or folder. See the documentation

List Comments

List all comments on a file. See the documentation

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Triggers (4)

New or Updated Contact

Emit new notifications when you create a new or update existing contact

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New or updated invoice

Emit new notifications when you create a new or update existing invoice

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New or Updated Quote

Emit new event each time a quote is added or updated. See the documentation

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Webhook Event Received (Instant)

Emit new event for each incoming webhook notification. To create a Xero Webhook, please follow the instructions here.

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Actions (24)

Add Items to Existing Sales Invoice

Adds line items to an existing sales invoice. See the docs here

Bank Statements Report

Gets bank statements for the specified bank account.

Create Bank Transaction

Create a new bank transaction See the documentation

Create Bill

Creates a new bill (Accounts Payable)See the docs here

Create Credit Note

Creates a new credit note.

Create Employee

Creates a new employee.

Create History Note

Creates a new note adding it to a document.

Create Item

Creates a new item.

Create or update contact

Creates a new contact or updates a contact if a contact already exists. See the docs here

Create or Update Contact

Creates a new contact or updates if the contact exists.

Create Payment

Creates a new payment

Create Purchase Bill

Creates a new purchase bill.

Create Sales Invoice

Creates a new sales invoice. See the documentation

Create tracking category

Create a new tracking category See the documentation.

Delete tracking category

Delete a tracking category by ID See the documentation.

Delete tracking category option

Delete a tracking category option by ID See the documentation.

Download Invoice

Downloads an invoice as pdf file. File will be placed at the action's associated workflow temporary folder.

Email an Invoice

Triggers the email of a sales invoice out of Xero.

Find contact. Optionally, create one if none are found

Finds a contact by name or account number. Optionally, create one if none are found. See the docs here

Find Invoice

Finds an invoice by number or reference.See the docs here

Find or Create Contact

Finds a contact by name or email address. Optionally, create one if none are found. See the docs here

Get Bank Summary

Gets the balances and cash movements for each bank account.

Get Contact

Gets details of a contact.

Get History of Changes

Gets the history of changes to a single existing document.

Integration Features

12 documented Google Drive triggers
24 documented Xero Accounting actions
Configurable field mapping
Conditional workflow steps
Execution monitoring
A supported Xero Accounting to Google Drive direction

Capability Examples

Google Drive trigger → Xero Accounting action

Catalog example
Google DriveGoogle Drive

Changes to Files in Drive

Xero AccountingXero Accounting

Add Items to Existing Sales Invoice

Xero Accounting trigger → Google Drive action

Reverse direction
Xero AccountingXero Accounting

New or Updated Contact

Google DriveGoogle Drive

Add Comment

How It Works

1

Connect Apps

Authenticate your Google Drive and Xero Accounting accounts

2

Choose a Trigger

Select a documented Google Drive event

3

Choose an Action

Select the documented Xero Accounting operation to run

Test and Review

Verify field mapping and provider responses before activation

Frequently Asked Questions

Integration Benefits

Trigger-driven Workflows

Start the supported direction from one of 12 documented Google Drive triggers.

Automated Actions

Run one of 24 documented Xero Accounting actions after the selected trigger fires.

Provider Authentication

Review the authentication requirements published by each provider before activating the workflow.

Guided Configuration

Select a documented trigger, choose a target action, and map the fields required by the workflow.

Field Mapping

Map the fields exposed by the selected trigger and action, then review the required provider inputs.

Execution Review

Test the workflow and review provider responses before relying on it in production.

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