Accounting API vs Xero Assets API
Both are solid Finance APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.
Accounting API
A flexible API for pulling accounting data, normalized and aggregated from 20 accounting integrations. Standardize how you connect to your customers’ accounting software. View, create, update, and...
Xero Assets API
The Assets API exposes fixed asset related functions of the Xero Accounting application and can be used for a variety of purposes such as creating assets, retrieving asset valuations etc.
Accounting API
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
Xero Assets API
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
| Feature | Accounting API | Xero Assets API |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | apiKey | apiKey |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Unknown |
When to use which?
Both Accounting API and Xero Assets API offer similar capabilities as Finance APIs. Review their documentation to find the best fit for your specific use case.