Xero · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist overlay for Xero Payroll Au API

16 actions 16 updates update extends openapi/xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml
Derived by API Evangelist Built from the contracts Xero publishes. Xero did not publish this file.
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What the actions change

x-idempotencyx-apievangelist-profiledx-llms-txtx-authentication

Targets 16

$.info
$.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/approve'].post
$.paths['/Employees'].post
$.paths['/LeaveApplications'].post
$.paths['/PayItems'].post
$.paths['/PayRuns'].post
$.paths['/PayrollCalendars'].post
$.paths['/Superfunds'].post
$.paths['/Timesheets'].post
$.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/reject'].post
$.paths['/Employees/{EmployeeID}'].post
$.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}'].post
$.paths['/PayRuns/{PayRunID}'].post
$.paths['/Payslip/{PayslipID}'].post
$.paths['/Superfunds/{SuperFundID}'].post
$.paths['/Timesheets/{TimesheetID}'].post

OpenAPI Overlay

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overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist overlay for Xero Payroll Au API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml
x-generated: '2026-10-20'
x-method: generated
x-source: openapi/xero-payrollau-api-openapi.yml
x-rationale: 'Records our enhancements without mutating the spec: Idempotency-Key support marked per operation (from
  the spec''s own parameters) and, where applicable, the official Xero MCP tools that call each operation (from
  mcp/xero-tool-crosswalk.yml).'
actions:
- target: $.info
  description: API Evangelist provenance and agent-surface pointers.
  update:
    x-apievangelist-profiled: '2026-10-20'
    x-llms-txt: llms/xero-llms.txt
    x-authentication: authentication/xero-authentication.yml
- target: $.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/approve'].post
  description: 'approveLeaveApplication: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Employees'].post
  description: 'createEmployee: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/LeaveApplications'].post
  description: 'createLeaveApplication: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/PayItems'].post
  description: 'createPayItem: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/PayRuns'].post
  description: 'createPayRun: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/PayrollCalendars'].post
  description: 'createPayrollCalendar: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Superfunds'].post
  description: 'createSuperfund: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Timesheets'].post
  description: 'createTimesheet: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}/reject'].post
  description: 'rejectLeaveApplication: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Employees/{EmployeeID}'].post
  description: 'updateEmployee: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/LeaveApplications/{LeaveApplicationID}'].post
  description: 'updateLeaveApplication: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/PayRuns/{PayRunID}'].post
  description: 'updatePayRun: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Payslip/{PayslipID}'].post
  description: 'updatePayslip: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Superfunds/{SuperFundID}'].post
  description: 'updateSuperfund: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey
- target: $.paths['/Timesheets/{TimesheetID}'].post
  description: 'updateTimesheet: x-idempotency'
  update:
    x-idempotency:
      header: Idempotency-Key
      max_length: 128
      source: components.parameters.idempotencyKey

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