/xero-node-oauth2-ts-starter

Primary LanguageTypeScript

Xero NodeJS OAuth 2.0 Typescript Starter

This NodeJS Typescript project is meant to get you started interacting with the Xero API using the xero-node SDK and OAuth 2.0.

Note: this project was built using Visual Studio Code and NodeJS

How to use

Configure with your credentials

Create an OAuth 2.0 app in Xero to get a CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET.

  • Create a free Xero user account (if you don't have one)
  • Login to Xero Developer center https://developer.xero.com/myapps
  • Click "Try OAuth 2.0"
  • Enter your app details (your redirect URI: http://localhost:${PORT})
  • Click "Create App"
  • Click "Generate a secret"
  • Create a .env file in the root of your project & replace the 3 variables

touch .env

CLIENT_ID=...
CLIENT_SECRET=...
REDIRECT_URI=...

Build and run

npm install
npm run dev