Getting Started
Connecting to Xero
Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to Xero and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure cmdlet capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.
Connecting from PowerShell
The CData Cmdlets PowerShell Module for Xero provides a familiar way to interact with Xero from PowerShell. The cmdlets provide a standard PowerShell interface and an SQL interface to live data. The CData cmdlets enable you to work with Xero using standard PowerShell objects; you can chain the cmdlets to each other or other cmdlets in pipelines. The cmdlets also support PowerShell debug streams.
Data Manipulation with Cmdlets
See Establishing a Connection to learn how to get started with the Connect-Xero cmdlet. You can then pass the XeroConnection object returned to other cmdlets for accessing data:
- Select-Xero
- Add-Xero
- Update-Xero
- Remove-Xero
Executing SQL from PowerShell
You can execute any SQL query with the Invoke-Xero cmdlet.
Accessing Debug Output from Streams
See Capturing Errors and Logging to obtain the debug output through PowerShell streams.
PowerShell Version Support
The standard cmdlets are supported in PowerShell 2, 3, 4, and 5.