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# Xero

### :sparkles: Auto Provisioning

| **Authentication method** | Username & password                                 |
| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Required permissions**  | `Admin`                                             |
| **Required metadata**     | None                                                |
| **MFA**                   | Supported. Setup details [here](#how-to-enable-mf). |

<details>

<summary><strong>How to enable MFA</strong></summary>

1. Navigate to Xero and click on you user's avatar in the top right corner

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/ae2bb26a-c19f-4031-92b0-637375e618aa/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=524,0\&br_px=1900,769\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=1051,22)

2. Click `Account`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/d619a74a-39c3-482f-8090-284df60af068/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=524,0\&br_px=1900,769\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=997,148)

3. Click `Set up` next to `Multi-factor authentication`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/3d88335b-ff88-4d3c-8ecb-8e0ba1ddc411/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=524,254\&br_px=1900,1023\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=574,277)

4. Click `Use my own app`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/8c60d4f0-7dce-47dd-8c64-f16e3cd3cf14/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=524,192\&br_px=1900,961\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=549,276)

5. Click `Can't scan the QR code? Enter a setup key instead`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/ce7f2f75-5563-4a14-b49e-0119b7241ff2/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=290,59\&br_px=1666,828\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,276)

6. Copy the `Setup Key`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/0b4d688d-5bf6-4bd8-b56f-a5a347862860/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=423,39\&br_px=1800,808\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,277)

7. Navigate to Cakewalk and paste the `Setup Key` into the `MFA Secret` field.

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/10e4f5d6-af6d-4e15-ab42-f3efc5ce840a/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=661,114\&br_px=1900,807\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=715,277)

8. Copy the `One-Time Password`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/3dda2e19-9f14-4fae-ab8e-935d55090bb5/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=661,220\&br_px=1900,913\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=1032,277)

9. Navigate back to Xero and click `Enter Code`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/7b70439d-95f5-460e-96c8-45fba1db69c9/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=368,265\&br_px=1744,1035\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,296)

10. Paste in the `One-Time Password` and click `Confirm`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/55e226b1-2dc7-4cdf-ab27-a926a7d14dd8/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=404,78\&br_px=1780,847\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,277)

11. Enter a backup email and click `Continue`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/68bfcdeb-82a7-407f-bcd6-e291bd2ba9ea/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=340,0\&br_px=1716,769\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,233)

12. Navigate to your inbox and paste in the backup email code

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/aa26cac1-2878-4d5f-9128-1ae5e4f5627d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=208,206\&br_px=1585,975\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,277)

13. Paste in the confirmation code and click `Confirm email`

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/28b434ac-2a10-4667-828b-6c5b5a15b195/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=377,0\&br_px=1754,769\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,184)

14. Click `Continue` to complete the process

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-07-24/536f1f19-9081-45ba-ac46-d0c94ae06706/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=318,120\&br_px=1694,889\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=0.7\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=524,277)

</details>


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