--- title: "Connect Xero to Microsoft Teams - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New bill\" fires in Xero, your agent runs \"Update Channel Message\" in Microsoft Teams." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-microsoft-teams" --- # Connect Xero to Microsoft Teams When **New bill** fires in [Xero](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero), your agent runs **Update Channel Message** in [Microsoft Teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-teams). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Xero **4** triggers Xero **26** actions Microsoft Teams **27** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Xero and Microsoft Teams 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. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Xero can start in Microsoft Teams - When **New bill** in Xero then **Update Channel Message** in Microsoft Teams - When **New or updated contact** in Xero then **Update Chat Message** in Microsoft Teams 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 Xero and Microsoft Teams ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 53 actions - 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. - Action **Add Member To Team** Tool to add a user to a microsoft teams team. use when granting or updating membership for a user. - Action **Archive Team** Tool to archive a microsoft teams team. use after confirming the team id; returns 202 if accepted. - Action **Chats Get All Chats** Retrieves all microsoft teams chats a specified user is part of, supporting filtering, property selection, and pagination. - Action **Chats Get All Messages** Retrieves all messages from a specified microsoft teams chat using the microsoft graph api, automatically handling pagination; ensure `chat id` is valid and odata expressions in `filter` or `select` are correct. - Action **Create Meeting** Use to schedule a new standalone microsoft teams online meeting, i.e., one not linked to any calendar event. - Action **Create Team** Tool to create a new microsoft teams team. use when you need to provision a team with optional template, channels, and members. - Action **Delete Team** Tool to delete a microsoft teams team. use after confirming the target team id. - Action **Get Channel** Tool to get a specific channel in a team. use after obtaining valid team and channel ids to fetch channel details. - Action **Get Chat Message** Tool to get a specific chat message. use after confirming chat id and message id. - Action **Get Team** Tool to get a specific team. use when full details of one team by id are needed. - Action **List Message Replies** Tool to list replies to a channel message. use after obtaining team, channel, and message ids. - Action **List Team Members** Tool to list members of a microsoft teams team. use when you need to retrieve the members of a specific team, for auditing or notifications. - Action **List Users** Tool to list all users in the organization. use when you need to retrieve directory users with filtering, pagination, and field selection. - Action **Teams Create Channel** Creates a new 'standard', 'private', or 'shared' channel within a specified microsoft teams team. - Action **Teams Create Chat** Creates a new chat; if a 'oneonone' chat with the specified members already exists, its details are returned, while 'group' chats are always newly created. - Action **Teams Get Message** Retrieves a specific message from a microsoft teams channel using its team, channel, and message ids. - Action **Teams List** Retrieves microsoft teams accessible by the authenticated user, allowing filtering, property selection, and pagination. - Action **Teams List Channels** Retrieves channels for a specified microsoft teams team id (must be valid and for an existing team), with options to include shared channels, filter results, and select properties. - Action **Teams List Chat Messages** Retrieves messages (newest first) from an existing and accessible microsoft teams one-on-one chat, group chat, or channel thread, specified by `chat id`. - Action **Teams List People** Retrieves a list of people relevant to a specified user from microsoft graph, noting the `search` parameter is only effective if `user id` is 'me'. - Action **Teams Post Channel Message** Posts a new text or html message to a specified channel in a microsoft teams team. - Action **Teams Post Chat Message** Sends a non-empty message (text or html) to a specified, existing microsoft teams chat; content must be valid html if `content type` is 'html'. - Action **Teams Post Message Reply** Sends a reply to an existing message, identified by `message id`, within a specific `channel id` of a given `team id` in microsoft teams. - Action **Unarchive Team** Tool to unarchive a microsoft teams team. use when you need to restore an archived team to active state. - Action **Update Channel Message** Tool to update a message in a channel. use when you need to modify an existing channel message after confirming channel and message ids. - Action **Update Chat Message** Tool to update a specific message in a chat. use when you need to correct or modify a sent chat message. - Action **Update Team** Tool to update the properties of a team. use when you need to modify team settings such as member, messaging, or fun settings. ## Each app on its own - [ **Xero** Xero online accounting — manage contacts, invoices, bills, payments, accounts, and bank transactions via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero) - [ **Microsoft Teams** Microsoft Teams integrates chat, video meetings, and file storage within Microsoft 365, providing virtual...](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-teams) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Xero - [ **Xero to Eventzilla** Eventzilla is a do-it-yourself event ticketing and marketing platform that helps event organizers to sell...](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-eventzilla) - [ **Xero to FormAPI** DocSpring is a service that helps you fill out and sign PDF templates.](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-formapi) - [ **Xero to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-zoom) - [ **Xero to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-linkedin) - [ **Xero to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-facebook) - [ **Xero to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/xero-to-anthropic) ## More into Microsoft Teams - [ **HubSpot to Microsoft Teams** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Salesforce to Microsoft Teams** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Slack to Microsoft Teams** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Google Sheets to Microsoft Teams** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Gmail to Microsoft Teams** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Google Calendar to Microsoft Teams** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-microsoft-teams) Questions ## Xero and Microsoft Teams, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Xero? Any of Xero's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New bill, New or updated contact, New payment and New sales invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Microsoft Teams when something happens in Xero? Any of Microsoft Teams's 27 actions, including Create Meeting, Create Team, Update Channel Message and Update Chat Message. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Microsoft Teams to Xero? Microsoft Teams has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Xero. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Microsoft Teams's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Xero or Microsoft Teams? 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 Xero and Microsoft Teams 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.