[{"question":{"category_id":1368782,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:30.283Z","tag_names":["api access","api key","api v1","biller genie api","biller genie integration","connect api","create customer api","integration api","integration partners","outbound webhooks","public api","rest api","sales receipt api","tax rates api","webhooks","zapier biller genie"],"answer_sample":"A common question, especially from larger merchants and partners evaluating Bille","long_answer_sample":"A common question, especially from larger merchants and partners evaluating Biller Genie: can I integrate Biller Genie with my own systems using an API, webhooks, or Zapier? Here's the honest current state. Capability\nStatus Public REST API (Connect API) Yes, with limited scope. Keys are issued by Biller Genie, not self-serve. Outbound webhooks No —","language_id":1,"id":3826930,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"common question, especially larger merchants partners evaluating biller genie can integrate systems using api, webhooks, zapier honest current state. capability status public rest api (connect api) yes, limited scope. keys issued genie, self-serve. outbound webhooks — supported today. integration connect endpoints versioned called api. intended purpose-built integrations another product needs push data example, vertical crm creates customers invoices part workflow. exist today endpoint purpose post v1/customers create customer account. get v1/customers/{id} look id. v1/sales-receipts record sales receipt (paid transaction tied invoice). v1/sales-receipts/{id} retrieve v1/tax-rates list tax rates configured account, apply right rate creating receipts. v1/auth/validate validate key still active. used gateway, code directly. invoices, payments existing refunds, voids, balances/a-r reports, autopay enrollment, payment-method storage, sync controls. those, contact support@billergenie.com describe use case prioritize expansion based demand. authentication uses authentication. call passes header. merchant account identify calls land. oauth per-user authorization every acts individual user, model system-to-system integrations. getting support request. self-serve portal request email . tell id, name building buying, (e.g. \"creating receipts practice management system\"). team will issue key, share via secure channel, provide base url specs. rotation, revocation, audit handled support. compromised, immediately rotate it. currently send events happen (a payment processed, invoice paid, fails, etc.). know something happens options pull instead push. relevant schedule. efficient works low-frequency times hour). accounting software's webhooks. primarily want \"did paid\", quickbooks online fire syncs back quickbooks. well whose software, genie. parsing last resort. sent real-time processed parse emails. recommended long-term pinch. tracked customer-requested feature. design depends them, logged shapes roadmap. app directly trigger zaps zap action. practical workarounds xero first-class apps. build react quickbooks/xero originated + \"webhooks zapier\" custom requires related articles single sign-on (sso / saml) submit feature","name":"Public API, Webhooks, and Zapier — What We Support Today","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"api-access-webhooks-zapier","first_category":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","categories_display_for_views":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","parent_categories":[1368782],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/settings-and-account/api-access-webhooks-zapier?from_search=235632571","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"common question, especially larger merchants partners evaluating biller genie can integrate systems using api, webhooks, zapier honest current state. capability status public rest api (connect api) yes, limited scope. keys issued genie, self-serve. outbound webhooks — supported today. integration connect endpoints versioned called api. intended purpose-built integrations another product needs push data example, vertical crm creates customers invoices part workflow. exist today endpoint purpose post v1/customers create customer account. get v1/customers/{id} look id. v1/sales-receipts record sales receipt (paid transaction tied invoice). v1/sales-receipts/{id} retrieve v1/tax-rates list tax rates configured account, apply right rate creating receipts. v1/auth/validate validate key still active. used gateway, code directly. invoices, payments existing refunds, voids, balances/a-r reports, autopay enrollment, payment-method storage, sync controls. those, contact support@billergenie.com describe use case prioritize expansion based demand. authentication uses authentication. call passes header. merchant account identify calls land. oauth per-user authorization every acts individual user, model system-to-system integrations. getting support request. self-serve portal request email . tell id, name building buying, (e.g. \"creating receipts practice management system\"). team will issue key, share via secure channel, provide base url specs. rotation, revocation, audit handled support. compromised, immediately rotate it. currently send events happen (a payment processed, invoice paid, fails, etc.). know something happens options pull instead push. relevant schedule. efficient works low-frequency times hour). accounting software's webhooks. primarily want \"did paid\", quickbooks online fire syncs back quickbooks. well whose software, genie. parsing last resort. sent real-time processed parse emails. recommended long-term pinch. tracked customer-requested feature. design depends them, logged shapes roadmap. app directly trigger zaps zap action. practical workarounds xero first-class apps. build react quickbooks/xero originated + \"webhooks zapier\" custom requires related articles single sign-on (sso / saml) submit feature","categories":{"current":{"id":1368782,"name":"Control Panel \u0026 Settings","url":"/settings-and-account"}},"category_param":"settings-and-account"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-24T14:51:16.328Z","tag_names":["xero features","xero limitations","xero vs quickbooks","xero feature parity","xero refunds","xero sales receipts","xero abr","xero projects","xero sub customers","xero contact groups","xero multi currency","xero draft invoice"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie integrates with Xero so your customers and invoices stay in sync bet","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie integrates with Xero so your customers and invoices stay in sync between the two systems automatically. That said, the Xero integration doesn't have full feature parity with Biller Genie's QuickBooks Online integration — some Biller Genie features that QBO users rely on aren't available on Xero. This article explains what syncs, what do","language_id":1,"id":3827354,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie integrates xero customers invoices stay sync two systems automatically. said, integration full feature parity genie's quickbooks online — features qbo users rely available xero. article explains syncs, doesn't, manual workflows use automated. syncs share customer invoice data. table shows flows data → (contacts) ✓ ⚠ fees (late fees, technology added line items) items / system created chart accounts ✗ modified email addresses contact groups types synced payments payment records indirect (biller marks paid via fee/payment line) refunds sales receipts several work supported account connected important workflow, plan around limitation consider instead. workaround (credit memo sync) issue refund genie, record manually automatic batch reconciliation (abr) reconcile bank deposits (immediate-payment docs) immediate instead bill parent (parent pays sub-customer) manage sub-customer's billing individually sub-customers hierarchy limited projects appear sub-customers; see \"projects\" section auto-sync toggle ui webhook-driven real-time custom fields xero's built-in history resync (one-click) support auto open button (jump source) new tab attachment forwarding add attachments directly gap exists online's api exposes richer set entities (refund receipt, sub-customer hierarchy) map cleanly features. document model simpler example, treats just rather separate type. gaps technical (no equivalent), scope built version yet). matters complete integration. recording voids void transaction merchant, still back. keep books accurate, log locate for. click remove payment. reopens original outstanding balance. want fully credit customer, create note refunded amount apply (or leave account). known limitation. roadmap yet available. depend sync, better fit. \"sales receipt\" type calls receipt (an immediate-payment document) regular gets day issued. result similar; different. need syncing behavior (a distinct entity accounting software), option. xero, every paid; sales-receipt books. abr add-on automatically reconciles deposit batches feed online. merchants connected, removed add-ons marketplace entirely, automated reconciliation, feed, find deposit, match batch. \"bulk autopay\" report included makes easier. (xero's sub-customers) called projects. project linked (customer). projects, contact. relationship one level deep sub-projects supported. list syncing. show info icon next name. hovering name refers \"sub-customers,\" regardless whether creating tab. project. select (customer) associate dropdown. details save. runs (typically within seconds webhook, scheduled polling sync), appears associated must first. changing project's always contact; exist own. move different go overview. three-dot menu edit. dropdown save change. updates parent. limitations detached requires billing, reminders, autopay managed record. only. display works deep. turn contact, contact's portal view includes projects' invoices. . grouped contacts (wholesale, retail, etc.), can defaults them) sync. multi-currency supports invoicing certain plans, currently expose handling merchants. organization uses multiple currencies, amounts raw numbers without currency conversion cause inaccurate totals reporting genie. single-currency organizations fine. draft three statuses draft, authorised, paid. authorised (and later paid, voided, deleted) drafts skipped considered \"real\" vice versa), check invoice's status approve moves authorised. tax handles differently qbo, item explicit code. inferred posts taxable\" applies configured rate means calculated total per-line codes ui. late inherit setting fine-grained control per item, configure frequently asked questions showing recorded gateway), \"recording xero\" above. get or, critical switch (which abr). pay sub-customers' online-only feature. (sub-customer) autopay, reminders independently route parent's method. settings page. list, project, it. per-customer overrides things like configuration. optimized pattern picks up. primarily double-check appearing expected verify (draft vs. authorised) disconnect losing yes. disconnecting removes ↔ authorization leaves already-synced receive reconnect. related articles connect sub","name":"Using Xero in Biller Genie","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-xero-in-biller-genie","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/using-xero-in-biller-genie?from_search=235632571","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie integrates xero customers invoices stay sync two systems automatically. said, integration full feature parity genie's quickbooks online — features qbo users rely available xero. article explains syncs, doesn't, manual workflows use automated. syncs share customer invoice data. table shows flows data → (contacts) ✓ ⚠ fees (late fees, technology added line items) items / system created chart accounts ✗ modified email addresses contact groups types synced payments payment records indirect (biller marks paid via fee/payment line) refunds sales receipts several work supported account connected important workflow, plan around limitation consider instead. workaround (credit memo sync) issue refund genie, record manually automatic batch reconciliation (abr) reconcile bank deposits (immediate-payment docs) immediate instead bill parent (parent pays sub-customer) manage sub-customer's billing individually sub-customers hierarchy limited projects appear sub-customers; see \"projects\" section auto-sync toggle ui webhook-driven real-time custom fields xero's built-in history resync (one-click) support auto open button (jump source) new tab attachment forwarding add attachments directly gap exists online's api exposes richer set entities (refund receipt, sub-customer hierarchy) map cleanly features. document model simpler example, treats just rather separate type. gaps technical (no equivalent), scope built version yet). matters complete integration. recording voids void transaction merchant, still back. keep books accurate, log locate for. click remove payment. reopens original outstanding balance. want fully credit customer, create note refunded amount apply (or leave account). known limitation. roadmap yet available. depend sync, better fit. \"sales receipt\" type calls receipt (an immediate-payment document) regular gets day issued. result similar; different. need syncing behavior (a distinct entity accounting software), option. xero, every paid; sales-receipt books. abr add-on automatically reconciles deposit batches feed online. merchants connected, removed add-ons marketplace entirely, automated reconciliation, feed, find deposit, match batch. \"bulk autopay\" report included makes easier. (xero's sub-customers) called projects. project linked (customer). projects, contact. relationship one level deep sub-projects supported. list syncing. show info icon next name. hovering name refers \"sub-customers,\" regardless whether creating tab. project. select (customer) associate dropdown. details save. runs (typically within seconds webhook, scheduled polling sync), appears associated must first. changing project's always contact; exist own. move different go overview. three-dot menu edit. dropdown save change. updates parent. limitations detached requires billing, reminders, autopay managed record. only. display works deep. turn contact, contact's portal view includes projects' invoices. . grouped contacts (wholesale, retail, etc.), can defaults them) sync. multi-currency supports invoicing certain plans, currently expose handling merchants. organization uses multiple currencies, amounts raw numbers without currency conversion cause inaccurate totals reporting genie. single-currency organizations fine. draft three statuses draft, authorised, paid. authorised (and later paid, voided, deleted) drafts skipped considered \"real\" vice versa), check invoice's status approve moves authorised. tax handles differently qbo, item explicit code. inferred posts taxable\" applies configured rate means calculated total per-line codes ui. late inherit setting fine-grained control per item, configure frequently asked questions showing recorded gateway), \"recording xero\" above. get or, critical switch (which abr). pay sub-customers' online-only feature. (sub-customer) autopay, reminders independently route parent's method. settings page. list, project, it. per-customer overrides things like configuration. optimized pattern picks up. primarily double-check appearing expected verify (draft vs. authorised) disconnect losing yes. disconnecting removes ↔ authorization leaves already-synced receive reconnect. related articles connect sub","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}},{"question":{"category_id":515332,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2026-05-22T17:31:14.941Z","tag_names":["biller genie notes","customer note qbo only","customer notes","customer-visible memo","invoice memo","invoice memos field","invoice notes","message displayed on invoice","other information customer","qbo customer notes sync"],"answer_sample":"Biller Genie has two places to record free-text notes: a customer-level note (one","long_answer_sample":"Biller Genie has two places to record free-text notes: a customer-level note (one field per customer, called \"Other Information\") and an invoice-level memo (one field per invoice, called \"Memos\"). Both round-trip with your accounting software. This article covers where each lives, who sees what, and how the sync behaves. Customer-level note: \"Other ","language_id":1,"id":3826910,"last_published_date":"May 30th, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"biller genie two places record free-text notes customer-level note (one field per customer, called \"other information\") invoice-level memo invoice, \"memos\"). round-trip accounting software. article covers lives, sees what, sync behaves. information\" customer single (or views). mirrors quickbooks online's — type syncs back online, online forward here. find open customer's customers \u0026gt; customers. click edit. scroll field. whatever like record, update customer. heads up. editable account integrated online. desktop xero, render edit page systems either corresponding expose via api way can write to. leave qbd software directly, use (see below) invoice-specific notes. see internal only. visible users record. shown invoices, portal, receipt emails, anywhere else customer-facing. toggle make invoice memos. \"message displayed invoice\" / \"memo\" directions desktop, xero. invoices invoices. memos appears detail view. created (which common case), value comes there. create directly genie, creation time. customer-visible. printed/pdf portal view invoice. treat anything something will read. need private never see, recommendation keep software's internal-only fields (where exist) separate spreadsheet customer-hidden practical uses case put \"this prefers invoiced quarterly\" general account-level reminder (qbo accounts only) \"po #12345 purchase department contact jane\" info needs \"customer disputed 2026-03-15, escalated manager\" feature (memo qbo, reference etc.) payment instructions, \"thank you\" message, return policy handles edits (qbo) changes system propagate next sync. recent wins. propagate. most-recent-edit-wins. accountant syncs, later overwrites earlier one merge. related articles adding cc email recipients parent sub per-customer overrides reminders, late fees, features","name":"Notes and Memos on a Customer or Invoice","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"notes-and-memos-on-customer-or-invoice","first_category":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","categories_display_for_views":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","parent_categories":[515332],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/customers/notes-and-memos-on-customer-or-invoice?from_search=235632571","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"biller genie two places record free-text notes customer-level note (one field per customer, called \"other information\") invoice-level memo invoice, \"memos\"). round-trip accounting software. article covers lives, sees what, sync behaves. information\" customer single (or views). mirrors quickbooks online's — type syncs back online, online forward here. find open customer's customers \u0026gt; customers. click edit. scroll field. whatever like record, update customer. heads up. editable account integrated online. desktop xero, render edit page systems either corresponding expose via api way can write to. leave qbd software directly, use (see below) invoice-specific notes. see internal only. visible users record. shown invoices, portal, receipt emails, anywhere else customer-facing. toggle make invoice memos. \"message displayed invoice\" / \"memo\" directions desktop, xero. invoices invoices. memos appears detail view. created (which common case), value comes there. create directly genie, creation time. customer-visible. printed/pdf portal view invoice. treat anything something will read. need private never see, recommendation keep software's internal-only fields (where exist) separate spreadsheet customer-hidden practical uses case put \"this prefers invoiced quarterly\" general account-level reminder (qbo accounts only) \"po #12345 purchase department contact jane\" info needs \"customer disputed 2026-03-15, escalated manager\" feature (memo qbo, reference etc.) payment instructions, \"thank you\" message, return policy handles edits (qbo) changes system propagate next sync. recent wins. propagate. most-recent-edit-wins. accountant syncs, later overwrites earlier one merge. related articles adding cc email recipients parent sub per-customer overrides reminders, late fees, features","categories":{"current":{"id":515332,"name":"Customers \u0026 Jobs","url":"/customers"}},"category_param":"customers"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368781,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-16T14:54:25.000Z","tag_names":["payment sync queue","payment sync history","sync error","invoice not paid in quickbooks","qbo sync error","xero sync error","qbd web connector","dequeue payment sync","transaction has been deleted","stale object error","closed transaction cannot be edited","authentication failed","6240 qbo","5010 qbo","3120 qbd","3171 qbd","3200 qbo","reconcile biller genie quickbooks","late fee not on quickbooks invoice"],"answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in ","long_answer_sample":"When a customer pays an invoice through Biller Genie, the payment is recorded in Biller Genie first and then pushed back to your accounting software (QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, or Xero) so your books match reality. Most of the time this push happens within a few minutes and you never have to think about it. When something goes wrong, the","language_id":1,"id":1957804,"last_published_date":"July 1st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. (for example, quickbooks, zero), unapplied credit trigger paid\" email. instead screen, stay clean. reflected re-sync. articles timeline activity configure general (email notification)","name":"Payment Sync Queue and History: Why Invoices Sometimes Don’t Show Paid in Your Accounting Software","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"using-the-payment-sync-history-report","first_category":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","categories_display_for_views":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","parent_categories":[1368781],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/reports-and-reconciliation/using-the-payment-sync-history-report?from_search=235632571","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"customer pays invoice biller genie, payment recorded genie first pushed back accounting software (quickbooks online, quickbooks desktop, xero) books match reality. time push happens within minutes never think it. something goes wrong, ends sync queue error message — will continue show unpaid resolve report check whenever clearly paid still showing open xero. nine times ten answer here, tells exactly fix. matters reconciliation pain integrated a/r workflow comes one system other. took money great accountant opens next morning sees open. two systems disagree. now phone call. genie's \"this payment\" surface. every entry represents transaction landed failed post software. fix, fix underlying cause (or determine way), click dequeue remove queue. that, agree again. find main menu, reports \u0026gt; history. page panels (top) payments currently stuck. daily action list. history (bottom) either synced successfully dequeued. useful audit forensics. requires viewer role higher) see managing users . column shows id links details genie. tracing processed. associated with. amount dollar trying sync. created enqueued (= processed bg). last attempt tried payment. empty, row retried yet. recent queue, failing repeatedly. accounts receivable account to. \"a/r found.\" desc returned single wrong. actions button appears least made. removes retry. \"dequeue, retry\" below. actually works (and retries fire) soon added background process runs schedule tries queued online xero 5 minutes. desktop 2 web connector actively running merchant's machine. syncs, moves panel status \"synced.\" fails, stays timestamp updates, gets new message. keep retrying fixed retry budget gives n attempts (except specific cases, noted below). common messages patterns often. exact wording directly software's api response passes minimal translation full available. \"transaction deleted\" / \"object found\" \"stale reference\" means customer) supposed applied deleted apply code 6240 610; 3120; \"invoice valid status.\" safely issue purely accounting-software side. deletion intentional want either, dequeue. accidental need books, recreate software, manually (biller re-attempt different original gone). auto-detects case (error 3120) and, 3 retries, automatically dequeues row. move without anything. \"payment greater invoice's current balance\" someone another balance less apply. records exist money. applied. duplicate (cash posted + bg-processed payment), delete manual let bg's correctly. (your business kept purpose), accept bg live bg, object error\" object\" edited moment 5010. benign catalog. cycle (5 later qbo/xero) updated succeed. persists across multiple cycles, escalate support else may going on. \"closed edited\" period locked containing closed (the month/quarter/year). refuses modify period. 6000 transaction\" detail; 3171. temporarily reopen (settings settings advanced close qbo; edit preferences closing date qbd), sync, re-close (without unlocking period) \"authentication failed\" \"authorization \"authenticationunsuccessful\" connection disconnected oauth token expired, revoked, integration unlinked. 3200. reconnect go add-ons, entry, disconnect connect again). resume syncing cycle. email notifications enabled control settings, likely got alert already. \"timeout only) computer respond fast enough, cancelled request. usually transient. first, confirm machine use is, just wait (2 minutes) try again, checks whether anyway previous retrying. repeated timeouts row, restart application. \"validation error(s) ...\" (xero rejected several reasons spelled colon. variants modification voided deleted. above. exceeds outstanding balance-mismatch case. 'xyz' longer matches re-select account. \"in order xero, default name 'sales' 'enable accounts' option switched required\" chart payments-enabled sales set place can via api. accounts. create named \"sales\" turn \"enable account\" option. save. (you'll reconcile affected surfaces informational only, auto-retried error.) dequeue, important. permanently marked \"not synced.\" dequeueing right (e.g., bookkeeper found hand). permanent (invoice purpose; it; etc.). decided particular temporary (\"stale object,\" timeout, etc.) authentication failure clears itself. understand contact support@billergenie.com dequeued, own. automatic rules auto-dequeues cases take (3120), deleted, point older 365 days cleanup 900 retires year-old rows. \"automatically dequeued due age\" make (status = synced). researching old ever pushed; final reason). auditing known outage related queues outbound covers line items (late fees, technology fees) existing invoices. workflow, data. voids flow separate sibling report. refund refunds back. pro tip weekly review non-empty end-of-month, almost certainly states vs 5-minute friday catches problems month-end reports. completed days, get alert. (for example, quickbooks, zero), unapplied credit trigger paid\" email. instead screen, stay clean. reflected re-sync. articles timeline activity configure general (email notification)","categories":{"current":{"id":1368781,"name":"Reports \u0026 Dashboards","url":"/reports-and-reconciliation"}},"category_param":"reports-and-reconciliation"}},{"question":{"category_id":1368778,"account_id":12867,"created_at":"2023-05-15T15:30:47.000Z","tag_names":["xero sync","connect xero","xero integration","xero oauth","biller genie xero","xero standard advisor","xero connection","xero troubleshooting","xero authentication unsuccessful","xero invoice errors","xero default payment account","enable payments to this account","xero clearing account","xero payment account","xero bank reconciliation","reconcile xero payments","batch deposits xero","match deposits in xero","reconcile biller genie payments"],"answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth","long_answer_sample":"Connecting Biller Genie to Xero links the two systems through Xero's secure OAuth authorization flow. Once connected, your customers and invoices stay in sync between the two systems with no manual reconciliation. This article walks through the connection, what happens during the first sync, how to manage the connection day-to-day, and how to troubl","language_id":1,"id":1956641,"last_published_date":"July 31st, 2026","last_published_avatar":"\u003cimg class=\"avatar circle\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" style=\"background: url(\u0026quot;/initials_avatars/TA?bg=e0633a\u0026amp;s=192\u0026amp;fg=fff\u0026quot;) 0% 0% / 96px 96px;\" src=\"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/841e7ea85ebda058cdd7ee30638e7bee.png?s=96\u0026amp;d=blank\" /\u003e","last_published_user_name":"Thomas Aronica","indexable_body":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","name":"How to Connect Xero","votes":0,"is_published":true,"slug":"syncing-with-xero","first_category":"Accounting Software","categories_display_for_views":"Accounting Software","parent_categories":[1368778],"is_internal":false,"is_private":false,"extra_categories":[],"url":"/accounting-software/syncing-with-xero?from_search=235632571","host":"https://helpcenter.billergenie.com","body_txt":"connecting biller genie xero links two systems xero's secure oauth authorization flow. connected, customers invoices stay sync manual reconciliation. article walks connection, happens first sync, manage connection day-to-day, troubleshoot common errors. start sign merchant portal admin user. access user account standard advisor permissions organization want sync. roles (invoice only, read only) permission authorize genie. connects becomes \"owner\" integration — later removed xero, breaks different reconnect. decide connect multiple organizations one login, choose right authorization. need refunds, sales receipts, automatic batch reconciliation feature parity quickbooks online inside abr (automatic reconciliation), bill parent, features unavailable connected xero. using know exactly supported isn't. portal, click add-ons marketplace. select accounting software category tile (or search \"xero\"). install. redirects page. connect. review requesting (read write contacts, invoices, accounts, items, payments), allow access. returns finishes, see confirmation add-on page data will available throughout portal. pulls order chart accounts revenue, expense, bank, plus types active/archived status. system items creates line needs late fees, technology refunds (if exist already). contacts (customers) active archived including bill-to ship-to addresses, email, phone, contact groups (which map customer genie). open authorised sync; subsequent syncs tracks paid, voided, deleted invoices. fees applies configured outstanding mapped segmentation. api rate-limited 60 requests per minute, paces second requests. typical hundred takes 1 3 minutes. larger company files take proportionally longer. settings anytime interacts auto-sync turn ongoing background off. on, webhooks near-real-time polling fallback runs midnight, 5 am, 11 6 pm utc. turning pauses updates systems. default payment set deposits collected payments. can sales, current asset, income \"enable payments account\" turned (many businesses use dedicated clearing this). without enabled, prompt enable try again. note bank appear list, support enabling saved default. recorded match later; \"reconciling deposits\" below. commodity code unspsc synced retention interval controls often reminds unsynced data. reconciling records collects individual applied invoice posted account. processor funds batches, deposit statement usually covers several create integration), matching screen. makes quick asset named something like \"biller clearing\" genie, (see above). every posts marked paid. appears feed, reconcile screen, tab deducts paying out, add details split transaction full amount coded account, negative expense (your accountant confirm use). reconciled, balance zero. leftover means reached yet, matched. help numbers carries processor's reference (with suffix cc ach), trace single batch. void reopens, voided never linger refresher screen itself, central . managing lets view third-party app within organization. navigation, \u0026gt; apps alongside apps. granted, last disconnect directly canonical, up-to-date instructions disconnecting go revokes token, stops install state clears side. instead (under apps), detects revocation next attempt treats disconnected. existing stays genie; new occur reconnecting originally \"owns\" connection. organization, loses authentication failing error calling getaccounts {\"type\"null,\"title\"\"forbidden\",\"status\"403,\"detail\"\"authenticationunsuccessful\"} fix it, reconnect log troubleshooting errors \"invoice # must unique\" number exists export duplicate number. options change longer conflicts. delete update starting conflict regenerate invoice. \"the discount rate '0.00' invalid\" contains item value. accept rejects export. resolve re-invoice item. discounts another way (using field line, positive nets correctly). \"to fields paid item, supply lineitemid\" occurs re-sync exported updated integration. remove unpaid, alternatively, make necessary changes manually token expired \"authentication unsuccessful\" tokens expire periodically; normally refreshes automatically. refresh fails (typically revoked permissions), breaks. \"reconnecting removed\" section above. pick recent (near-real-time) four times day. webhook missed reason, scheduled catches it. now force immediate frequently asked questions anything authorizes behalf. customers, going forward, writes (mostly fee additions) back data-flow details. selected wrong switch steps above, authorization, let login. sure selecting correct clicking stopped working check three checks (1) still showing (2) setting (3) recently yes, no. time. vice versa), first, now-disconnected system. related articles global defaults","categories":{"current":{"id":1368778,"name":"Accounting Software","url":"/accounting-software"}},"category_param":"accounting-software"}}]