What is ID
ID is an unique identifier for an object in the API. In Xero, some IDs such as contact ID are required in creating an action and they can be easily obtained using search or other actions.
Contact ID
Contact ID is an unique identifier for each contact in the Xero. It can be found at the end of the URL of a particular contact page.
You can also make use of the output data pill from the following actions to obtain Contact ID, depending on your workflow:
- New/updated contact in Xero
- Search contacts
- Create contact
Manual Journal ID
Manual Journal ID is an unique identifier for each manual journal in Xero.
You can make use of the output data pill from the following actions to obtain manual journal ID, depending on your workflow:
- Create Manual Journal
- Search Manual Journal
- Update Manual Journal
Payment ID
You can make use of the output data pill from the following actions to obtain payment ID, depending on your workflow:
- Create payment
- Search payments
Employee ID
You can make use of the output data pill from the following triggers/actions to obtain employee ID, depending on your workflow:
- New/updated employee
- Create employee
Account ID
You can make use of the output data pill from the following triggers/actions to obtain bank account ID, depending on your workflow:
- New/updated payment
- Create invoice payment
- Get payment