History & Notes - Xero Mail - Log of mail sent via Xero
Have a log or register of all emails sent from a Xero organisation with detail of content, recipients, senders, and date of send.
Purpose: Validity when being queried by customers about a transaction, verifying payments and collecting debtor payments. Proof of interaction.

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Emily Spinks commented
It's absolutely ridiculous we can't see the emails attached to invoices!
I would never have swapped to xero
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Suzanne Gallagher commented
We add supporting detail to every bill sent in and it would be helpful for the bookkeeper to see this with the attachment so they have all the information they need
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Alison Chaffey commented
Please add in a filter or a new section to the 'History and notes' showing the emails sent from the system. Sometimes we customise the email content when chasing payments and I want better visibility of what's been said to customers. This would also highlight the amount of activity and time spent on accounts receivable.
I want to be able to see:
Contact
Recipient Email Address
Sender
Email Subject
Email Body
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Carolyn Smith commented
It seems crazy that we can't check emails sent. I had no idea we wouldn't be able to and wouldn't have started emailing quotes via Xero had I known this.
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Kimba Cooper-Martin commented
This would be a very handy feature!
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Monique Oosthuizen commented
Can we please get this in a new update ASAP as it causes BIG HEADACHES with customers stating they never received communication regarding corrected invoices etc.
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Cemal SOYDANER commented
Honestly I have been religiously selecting send me a copy but for once I forgot to client send a copy and i am staggered that i cannot retrieve this email. This has to be a critical update. What are you waiting for??????
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Nicole Gordon commented
Can we have an update Xero Team please. Going by all the comments this is a desperate need for a lot of businesses
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Golden Goose Accounts commented
Crucial for following up whether emails have been sent or missed.
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Graham Thomas commented
Hi,
Although "send me a copy" will maintain a record of an email, maintaining an online audit trail for information sent and received is critical! Please include a log of communications.
Thanks,
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Lisa Campbell commented
Please make this happen in the next update.
Don't forget to make sure that previous emails sent prior to this need to be included in the register.
Thanks
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Jodee Carter commented
Pull your socks up Xero, this request is nearly 2 years old & it still hasn't been implemented. We are accountants that use the Xero Ecosystem so it's not like you aren't making enough money off people as we also steer our client to Xero but this is a HUGE gap in your offering.
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Sarah Legg commented
I completely agree with Dean and Sam. I am amazed that in 2025 there is still no ability to store sent emails, especially since it seems to have been an issue since 2013 if I am reading the above shared idea by Xero correctly.
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Dean Friske commented
I second Sam Steele's and Anthony Jeans' comments.
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Sam Steele commented
I have a company with multiple employees sending Quotes/Invoices direct from Xero and being able to go back and see what has been said when a client calls up to talk about it is crucial in my business and I'm very disappointed this feature isn't already in place! I feel this is something that needs to be added in ASAP. This is something MYOB does and feel like Xero should be up there with them.
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Michael John Dempsey commented
A record within Xero of e-mails sent to customers should be an essential feature of accounting software. I wanted to know which period a previous Statement covered, to avoid duplication, but just discovered there isn't one. Annoying!
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Anthony Jeans commented
Xero should keep a record of all emails sent via Xero. Xero is a cloud system and the selling point is that the company's records are all saved safely in the cloud in one place. the "send myself a copy" tickbox just clogs up my inbox further. as I said you are selling the concept of a cloud based system and obviously communications with customers, suppliers etc. is an important component that should be retained and easily accessable. I strongly request to add this functionality.
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Russ Smith commented
No idea why we can't simply see when an invoice was sent and to who. Doesn't even show anything if the invoice has already been paid, which is not only bizarre (with support claiming it's working as intended), but also a failure in the audit trail and impossible to prove compliance with VAT regulations. Just another great example of the failure that is new invoicing
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Clare Wilson commented
As I have just had a case with Support getting me nowhere with an issue we are experiencing, this would be the next best thing to resolve!
We mostly email customer invoices once payment has been received as their legal VAT invoice for their records - appreciate this isn't the norm, but we still need a record to support that we have issued the invoice to the customer. When you try to email an already paid invoice, you can't see this has happened in the history - it just states 'Edited' in the action field, and then 'INV-XXXX Updated' in the details field. It repeats this twice, but does not show as invoice sent and to what emails it was sent to which is useless!Please allow access to an area where we could search by contact to see a record of all emails sent out by Xero.
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Dave James commented
Is it possible to see a list of sent emails from Xero when using the sales invoice function?
This seems a better option than ticking the 'send myself a copy'