The Xero ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Xero, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Xero data like you would a database - read, write, and update Xero Customers, Transactions, Invoices, Sales Receipts, Reports, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
See what you can do with Xero ODBC Driver
Server
Connect to Xero from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query Xero from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.
Integrate Xero to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.
Connect Xero from any ODBC compatible tools:
Desktop
Your familiar tools can connect to Xero using CData ODBC.
- Microsoft Access
- Power Query
- DBeaver
- and more
Xero ODBC Connectivity Features
- SQL-92 access to Xero Accounting, US Payroll, and Australian Payroll data
- Authenticate against Xero using public, private, and partner applications
- Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
- Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
- Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
- Connect to live Xero Accounting data, for real-time data access with the Xero Accounting JDBC Driver
- Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
- Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
- Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the Xero Connector.
Target Service, API
The driver connects to Xero Accounting API. Provides access to all Xero accounting data and reports.
Schema, Data Model
Models Xero accounting objects as relational tables. Supports all standard and custom fields.
Key Objects
Invoices, Bills, Contacts, Accounts, Payments, Credit Notes, Bank Transactions, Items, Purchase Orders, and Reports.
Operations
Full CRUD operations on accounting data. Complex queries with filtering and date ranges. Supports Xero's validation rules.
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 authentication with Xero. Requires appropriate scopes for data access. Supports partner and private apps.
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Robust ODBC access to Xero Accounting
Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC
Connect to Xero—empower every team
AI-assisted development with CData CLI
Build Xero integrations faster with AI that understands your schema
Schema-aware AI
CData CLI gives AI coding tools access to your Xero schema. No more guessing table names or column types—AI sees the same metadata in your ODBC Drivers.
Your AI Knows SQL
How to find table names, column names, and how to generate SQL syntax are things that AI knows well from millions of training data. No need for customization, no hallucinations. Your AI acts like a domain specialist to Xero.
More Accurate, More Token-Efficient
With CData CLI's queryable schema detection and highly efficient queries with filters, aggregation, joins with correct pushdown, your AI will achieve more accuracy with less token usage.
FAQs
Frequently asked Xero ODBC driver questions
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