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What Xero can start in Shift4
When New bill in Xero
then Add card in Shift4
When New or updated contact in Xero
then Add charge in Shift4
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 Shift4
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 47 actions
Trigger
New billTriggered when a new bill (ACCPAY) is added.
Trigger
New or updated contactTriggered when a contact is created or updated.
Trigger
New paymentTriggered when a new payment is received.
Trigger
New sales invoiceTriggered when a new sales invoice (ACCREC) is added.
Action
Add accountCreate a chart of accounts entry.
Action
Add credit noteCreate a credit note.
Action
Add itemCreate an inventory/sales item.
Action
Add purchase orderCreate a purchase order.
Action
Add quoteCreate a quote.
Action
Create bank transactionCreate a spend or receive money bank transaction.
Action
Create billCreate a new bill (Accounts Payable, Type=ACCPAY).
Action
Create or update contactCreate a new contact or update an existing one.
Action
Create paymentCreate a payment against an approved invoice.
Action
Create sales invoiceCreate a new sales invoice (Accounts Receivable, Type=ACCREC).
Action
Find contact by emailFind a contact by email address.
Action
Get contactRetrieve a single contact by ContactID.
Action
Get invoiceRetrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID.
Action
Get quoteReturns one quote by its id, with its contact, status, line items and totals.
Action
List accountsRetrieve the chart of accounts.
Action
List bank transactionsList bank transactions.
Action
List contactsRetrieve contacts from Xero.
Action
List credit notesList credit notes.
Action
List invoicesRetrieve sales invoices and bills.
Action
List itemsList items.
Action
List organisationsRetrieve organisation details for the connected Xero tenant.
Action
List paymentsRetrieve payments.
Action
List purchase ordersList purchase orders.
Action
List tax ratesList tax rates.
Action
Update contactUpdate a contact by id.
Action
Update invoiceUpdate a draft/submitted invoice.
Action
Add cardSaves a credit or debit card to an existing Shift4 customer, either from a card token / successful charge, or from full card details.
Action
Add chargeCreates a new charge to a customer or card.
Action
Add customerCreates a new customer in Shift4, optionally saving a card to them as their default card.
Action
Add planCreates a new subscription plan that customers can be subscribed to.
Action
Add refundRefunds an existing charge in full or in part, returning the funds to the card that was charged.
Action
Add subscriptionCreates a subscription that bills a customer automatically according to a plan.
Action
Delete cardDeletes a saved card from a Shift4 customer. If the deleted card was the customer's default, the most recently added card becomes the new default.
Action
Delete customerDeletes an existing Shift4 customer.
Action
Delete planDeletes a plan by ID.
Action
Delete subscriptionCancels/deletes an existing subscription by ID.
Action
Get chargeFetches a charge by ID.
Action
Get customerFetches a customer by ID.
Action
Get disputeFetches a dispute by ID.
Action
Get planFetches a plan by ID.
Action
Get refundRetrieves an existing Shift4 refund by its id.
Action
Get subscriptionFetches a subscription by ID.
Action
List cardsLists the saved cards of a Shift4 customer, most recently created first.
Action
List refundsReturns all refunds.
Action
Update chargeUpdates an existing Shift4 charge's customer, description, shipping, billing, fraud status or metadata. Fields left blank are unchanged.
Action
Update customerUpdates an existing Shift4 customer. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
Action
Update subscriptionUpdates an existing subscription. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Xero and Shift4, 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 Shift4 when something happens in Xero?
Any of Shift4's 21 actions, including Update charge, Update customer, Update subscription and Add card. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Shift4 to Xero?
Shift4 has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Xero. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shift4's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Xero or Shift4?
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.
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.