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Work with bank transactions in Xero

Understand recorded bank transactions, imported statement lines and the Reconcile screen.

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Recorded transactions and statement lines

A Xero bank transaction and an imported bank statement line are different records. This connector can work with supported recorded transactions, but cannot expose Xero’s unreconciled statement-line queue or match and reconcile those lines through the public Accounting API.

Creating or editing a bank transaction is not the same as accepting a suggested match on the Reconcile screen. Do not create another transaction simply because a statement line is not visible to the connector.

Work on recorded transactions

Ask your agent to list the connected organisations, confirm the intended organisation, then inspect the relevant recorded transactions. It can help identify missing information and make supported, authorized corrections with read-write access.

Reconciled transactions may need to be edited through Xero’s interface. When an edit is rejected for that reason, the connector leaves it unchanged; use the returned native link when available.

Use Xero’s Reconcile screen

  1. Open the intended Xero organisation and Accounting → Bank accounts.
  2. Select the correct account and Reconcile.
  3. Review each statement line. Match it to an existing transaction where appropriate, or create the correct record within Xero’s reconciliation flow.
  4. Confirm the result in Xero before calling the line reconciled.

An agent with available, authorized browser control can help with the website steps. Otherwise, do them yourself and have the agent continue with supported work.

Xero: Reconcile your bank account.

Give your agent the task

This prompt separates API work from the native reconciliation step.

Example prompt

In the intended Xero organisation, review the recorded bank transactions for last month using our saved accounting policies. Explain which corrections are supported through the connector and which require Xero’s Reconcile screen. Do not create duplicate transactions or claim statement lines are reconciled without verifying that in Xero.

Check the result

Ask for the records changed, the remaining questions and any website steps still outstanding. See reconcile a Xero account.