To be listed on an Enterprise platform, a Xero developer account must be created. This gives access to developer tools and the ability to register Public Applications and associated API keys. When registering a Public Applications, the validity of API keys is limited to 30 minutes and require the user to re-link it's account manually. Xero offers the possibility to apply for a Partner Application allowing automated renewal of API keys.

Signup for a new Xero account

The first thing to do is to register for a new Xero account https://www.xero.com/signup, make sure to select the correct region. You can use a generic email address when registering (eg: it+myplatform@mycompany.com)

Register public applications

Applications can be managed from https://app.xero.com/Application/ 

From there, create an application per environment (UAT, Production, etc...)

• Application name: Platform name and environment (eg: MyPlatform UAT)
• URL of your company or product: MnoHub URL (eg: https://api-hub.uat.my-platform.maestrano.io)
• OAuth Callback Domain: MnoHub hostname (eg: api-hub.uat.my-platform.maestrano.io)

The Consumer Key and Secret are the ones to be used in MnoHub and Connec!™ to access the customer data.

Apply for a Partner Application

After creating a Public Application, you can register interest to become a Xero Partner. More information can be found here: https://developer.xero.com/documentation/auth-and-limits/partner-applications

Register form to become an App Partner: https://developer.xero.com/partner/app-partner

Manager your Partner Application

Partner Applications require to upload an X509 certificate to authenticate API access. More information can be found on Xero website https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api-guides/create-publicprivate-key