Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API

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These endpoints are related to managing authentication tokens and identity for Xero API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Retrieves the connections for this user

Override the base server url that include version

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections?authEventId=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections?authEventId=example"

import requests
params = {
    "authEventId": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections');
url.searchParams.set('authEventId', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("authEventId", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "authEventId" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections?" . http_build_query([
    "authEventId" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

DELETE Deletes a connection for this user (i.e. disconnect a tenant)

Override the base server url that include version

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}

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curl -X DELETE "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}"

import requests
response = requests.delete(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'DELETE',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/xero.com/xero-identity/2.9.4/Connections/{id}";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "DELETE",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API?

Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API is a Finance API. Developers commonly use finance APIs for:

processing payments and handling transactions
building subscription and billing systems
automating invoicing and financial reporting
fraud detection and risk scoring
connecting to banking and accounting software

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Xero OAuth 2 Identity Service API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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