Collect Xero attachments.
Keep the connections.
Choose a date range. Review the scope. Get original attachments and an index linking each file to its transaction in a private Google Drive folder.
Free, open-source n8n template. You own the connections and the folder.
- transactions.csv
- attachments.csv
- exceptions.csv
- summary.html
- run.json
Structure example. No customer data.
The workflow has synthetic tests. Full Xero and Google Drive validation on n8n Cloud and self-hosted n8n remains outstanding. Check the test status before using real accounting data.
View test statusFrom a date range to verifiable files.
- 01
Review the scope
The preview lists transactions, attachments and errors before export. You approve each run.
- 02
Preserve the originals
Files are copied without conversion. Size and SHA-256 are checked, and source IDs accompany every file.
- 03
See what remains
Interrupted runs can resume. Errors and unfinished transfers stay visible. Identical files from the same source are intended to be reused on reruns.
A scoped document export.
Includes authorised and paid supplier bills and authorised spend-money transactions. Transactions without returned attachments remain in the index.
No changes to Xero. No OCR, AI, merging, email delivery or public sharing.
What is excluded
Sales invoices, credit notes, journals, payroll, expense claims, unlinked Files Inbox documents and raw bank statements.
This is not a full backup, restore tool, reconciliation or audit opinion. No returned attachments does not establish a missing invoice.
Want it installed?
I help with connections, a test export, limits and recovery procedures. Other document workflows are agreed separately, with clear scope and pricing.
Map one task in 20 minThe template is free. n8n, Xero, Google and optional installation help may have separate costs.