--- title: "Connect Microsoft OneNote and Xero - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New notebook\" fires in Microsoft OneNote, your agent runs \"Add purchase order\" in Xero, or \"New bill\" in Xero to \"Get note\" in Microsoft OneNote." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-xero" --- # Connect Microsoft OneNote and Xero When **New notebook** fires in [Microsoft OneNote](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-onenote), your agent runs **Add purchase order** in [Xero](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero), or **New bill** in Xero to **Get note** in Microsoft OneNote. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Microsoft OneNote **3** triggers Microsoft OneNote **4** actions Xero **4** triggers Xero **26** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Microsoft OneNote and Xero to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Microsoft OneNote and Xero can do together ### From Microsoft OneNote to Xero - When **New notebook** in Microsoft OneNote then **Add purchase order** in Xero - When **New Note in Section** in Microsoft OneNote then **Add credit note** in Xero ### From Xero to Microsoft OneNote - When **New bill** in Xero then **Get note** in Microsoft OneNote - When **New or updated contact** in Xero then **List notes** in Microsoft OneNote Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Microsoft OneNote and Xero ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **New notebook** Triggers when a new OneNote notebook is created in your account. - Trigger **New Note in Section** Triggers when a new note (page) is created in the chosen OneNote section. - Trigger **New section** Triggers when a new section is created in any of your OneNote notebooks. - Action **Delete note** Permanently deletes a OneNote page (note) from your notebooks. - Action **Get note** Returns the details of a OneNote page (note), including its title, links, parent section and timestamps. - Action **Get notebook** Returns a OneNote notebook's details, including its name, owner, sharing status and links to open it. - Action **List notes** Returns the OneNote pages (notes) across all of the signed-in user's notebooks, newest-changed first by default. - Trigger **New bill** Triggered when a new bill (ACCPAY) is added. - Trigger **New or updated contact** Triggered when a contact is created or updated. - Trigger **New payment** Triggered when a new payment is received. - Trigger **New sales invoice** Triggered when a new sales invoice (ACCREC) is added. - Action **Add account** Create a chart of accounts entry. - Action **Add credit note** Create a credit note. - Action **Add item** Create an inventory/sales item. - Action **Add purchase order** Create a purchase order. - Action **Add quote** Create a quote. - Action **Create bank transaction** Create a spend or receive money bank transaction. - Action **Create bill** Create a new bill (Accounts Payable, Type=ACCPAY). - Action **Create or update contact** Create a new contact or update an existing one. - Action **Create payment** Create a payment against an approved invoice. - Action **Create sales invoice** Create a new sales invoice (Accounts Receivable, Type=ACCREC). - Action **Find contact by email** Find a contact by email address. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by ContactID. - Action **Get invoice** Retrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID. - Action **Get quote** Returns one quote by its id, with its contact, status, line items and totals. - Action **List accounts** Retrieve the chart of accounts. - Action **List bank transactions** List bank transactions. - Action **List contacts** Retrieve contacts from Xero. - Action **List credit notes** List credit notes. - Action **List invoices** Retrieve sales invoices and bills. - Action **List items** List items. - Action **List organisations** Retrieve organisation details for the connected Xero tenant. - Action **List payments** Retrieve payments. - Action **List purchase orders** List purchase orders. - Action **List tax rates** List tax rates. - Action **Update contact** Update a contact by id. - Action **Update invoice** Update a draft/submitted invoice. ## Each app on its own - [ **Microsoft OneNote** Digital notebook for capturing and organizing notes, drawings, and information](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-onenote) - [ **Xero** Xero online accounting — manage contacts, invoices, bills, payments, accounts, and bank transactions via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Microsoft OneNote - [ **Microsoft OneNote to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-salesforce) - [ **Microsoft OneNote to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-slack) - [ **Microsoft OneNote to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-stripe) - [ **Microsoft OneNote to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-shopify) - [ **Microsoft OneNote to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Microsoft OneNote to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/microsoft-onenote-to-pipedrive) ## More into Xero - [ **Gallabox to Xero** Gallabox is no-code conversation workspace for business to grow sales](https://apiant.ai/connect/gallabox-to-xero) - [ **HubSpot to Xero** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-xero) - [ **Salesforce to Xero** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-xero) - [ **Slack to Xero** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-xero) - [ **Google Sheets to Xero** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-xero) - [ **Gmail to Xero** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-xero) Questions ## Microsoft OneNote and Xero, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Microsoft OneNote? Any of Microsoft OneNote's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New notebook, New Note in Section and New section. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Xero when something happens in Microsoft OneNote? Any of Xero's 26 actions, including Create bank transaction, Create bill, Create or update contact and Create payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Xero to Microsoft OneNote? Yes. When something happens in Xero, your agent can act in Microsoft OneNote too. This page covers both directions: Xero's triggers and Microsoft OneNote's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Microsoft OneNote or Xero? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Microsoft OneNote and Xero without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.