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Automate Xero invoices and payments with PostgreSQL

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Calendar, Postgres and Twilio. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 5Logic 1Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Webhook Trigger - Invoice CreatedWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Webhook - Payment ReceivedWebhookStarts it
  3. 3Xero - Create InvoiceXeroService
  4. 4PostgreSQL - Update Payment StatusPostgresService
  5. 5IF - Invoice Created SuccessfullyIfLogic
  6. 6Xero - Update Invoice to Paid1XeroService
  7. 7Add Invoice RecordPostgresService
  8. 8Respond to Webhook - ErrorRespond To WebhookStarts it
  9. 9WhatsApp - Send Invoice Confirmation1TwilioService
  10. 10Google Calendar - Create Due Date EventGoogle CalendarService
  11. 11Google Calendar - Remove Due Date EventGoogle CalendarService
  12. 12WhatsApp - Send Invoice ConfirmationTwilioService
  13. 13Respond to Webhook - PaymentRespond To WebhookStarts it
  14. 14Respond to Webhook - SuccessRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Calendar, Postgres, Twilio
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Calendar, Postgres and Twilio accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.