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6 things to know about the Xero integration

Budgetly’s Xero integration syncs transactions, receipts, categories, and tags directly to your Xero account. Here’s everything you need to know.

1. Connect Budgetly to Xero

Link your accounts, create a Xero bank account for Budgetly, and map your categories to the Chart of Accounts.

Read the full guide: How to connect Budgetly to Xero.

2. Sync transactions

Review and sync settled transactions to Xero with receipts attached. Only categorised, settled transactions can be synced.

RequirementDetails
SettledMerchant and card network have reconciled the payment
CategorisedMust have a category assigned
ReceiptsOptional — attach before or after sync

Read the full guide: How to sync transactions to Xero.

3. Understand what data flows

Budgetly sends far more than a standard bank feed — merchant name, category, GST, receipt, budget, user, tags, and notes all sync in one go.

Read the full guide: Data flow between Budgetly and Xero.

4. Manage categories and tags with Xero

When Xero is connected, categories map to your Chart of Accounts and tags can map to Tracking Categories. Both are managed through the Xero settings.

Read the full guide: Editing categories and tags with Xero.

5. Update tags from Xero

When you add or change Tracking Categories in Xero, trigger a manual refresh in Budgetly to pull the latest tags.

Read the full guide: How to update tags from Xero.

6. Configure sync settings

Manage your connection, category mapping, and sync mode (review-then-sync or automated) from the Xero configuration page.

Read the full guide: How to configure Xero sync settings.

Common questions

Does Budgetly work with MYOB or QuickBooks?
Budgetly has a direct integration with Xero only. For MYOB and QuickBooks, export transactions as CSV and import manually. See How to export transactions as CSV.
Can I sync bill payments to Xero?
Yes. Bill payment transactions sync the same way as card transactions.
What happens if I edit a transaction after syncing?
Changes made in Budgetly after sync are not pushed to Xero. Edit transactions before syncing for the most accurate data.