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# Approve in Filmo the invoice approved in Xero

> When the accountant approves in Xero an invoice that Filmo sent as a draft, marks it as approved in Filmo with the next number in its Filmo series and the date assigned by Xero, and writes that number to Xero too, without issuing it again.

## At a glance

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Domain | `xero` |
| Runs as | The owner of the workflow, with their permissions |
| Permission | Edit access to Sales. Administrators always pass; a module outside the plan blocks everyone. |
| Needs an accounting provider | Xero |
| Destructive | Not declared |

ACTION `xero.importApprovedInvoice`

## Inputs

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `documentId` | string | Yes | Choose the document variable provided by the “Invoice approved in Xero” trigger. |

## Outputs

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `invoiceId` | string |  |
| `invoiceNumber` | string |  |

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Canonical URL: https://docs.filmo.io/workflows/reference/actions/xero-importapprovedinvoice  
Last updated: 2026-10-25