Send automated payment reminders for Xero invoices via Outlook email — n8n Workflow

Medium complexity⏰ Scheduled7 nodes🏷️ Invoice Processingby Patrick Campbell

Overview

Who's this for

Small business owners, finance teams, accountants, and bookkeepers who use Xero for invoicing and want to improve cash flow by automating payment reminders. If you're spending time manually following up on unpaid invoices or struggling with late payments, this workflow eliminates the manual effort and ensures consistent, timely communication with customers while maintaining a complete audit trail.

What it does

This workflow automatically monitors all invoices in your Xero accou

Nodes used

HTTP RequestXeroMicrosoft OutlookCode

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Send Automated Payment Reminders for Overdue
This workflow automatically monitors your Xero invoices
Step 1: Daily Check & Filter
Triggers at noon every day, fetches all invoices from X
Customize: Change the trigger time in the Sc
Step 2: Calculate & Identify
Uses JavaScript to calculate how many days remain until
Customize: Change `diffDays <=
Step 3: Send & Log Reminders
Sends personalized email reminders to customers for inv
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Daily Invoice Check Trig…
Fetch All Xero Invoices
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Filter Out Paid Invoices
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Filter Invoices Due Soon
Calculate Days Until Due
Log Reminder in Xero His…
Send a message1
7 nodes6 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a scheduled trigger, running on a defined schedule.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 7 nodes, connecting code, httprequest, if.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (7)

HT

HTTP Request

httpRequest

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XE

Xero

xero

#2
MI

Microsoft Outlook

microsoftOutlook

#3
CO

Code

code

#4

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded send-automated-payment-reminders-for-xero-invoices-via-outlook-email file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Send automated payment reminders for Xero invoices via Outlook email", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

codehttprequestifmicrosoftoutlookscheduletriggerxero

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Nodes7
Complexitymedium
Triggerscheduled
CategoryInvoice Processing

Created by

Patrick Campbell

Patrick Campbell

@therealpjc014

Tags

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