Let Xero number your invoices

By default the Xero invoice number is your Shopify order number, with your prefix in front if you use one. If you would rather Xero carried on with its own invoice sequence, we can leave the numbering to Xero.

How it Works

We send the invoice without a number, so Xero assigns the next one in its own sequence. Your Shopify order number goes into the invoice’s Reference field instead, so nothing is lost — searching Xero for an order number still finds the invoice, in Reference rather than in the invoice number. If you use an invoice prefix, it moves across with the order number.

If you use a custom reference

Stores that put a PO number or another field on the reference keep it. The Shopify order number is added in front so every invoice can still be traced back to an order. If you need the reference to be your own value and nothing else, say so when you write to us. Put a PO number or custom reference on your Xero invoices covers the reference itself.

How to Request Setup

Email us at help@hyvelabs.co with your shop URL. It applies to orders posted after we make the change — invoices already in Xero keep the numbers they have.