Bank Feeds - Photo imports from Starling account
Hi there,
Is there any way you could integrate the photos I put on my Starling Bank account of receipts I receive for purchases for my business account, so that I don't have to enter them twice, once on Starling and once on Xero.
I realise this is not an option, as it's not happening, but the notes I add do come through, so could the photos too?
In this new digital paperless world, it would be good not to have to keep every receipt and have to remember to photograph it twice. Hubdoc doesn't help, because you still have to photograph every receipt twice.
Thanks.
Lynda
Lynda Stone
shared this idea
Hi Lynda, thanks so much for taking the time to share this excellent suggestion. Automatically importing receipt photos from your bank directly into Xero is a great idea, and we can certainly see how much time that would save you.
As you've pointed out, you can also import your receipts into Xero by using Hubdoc.
For transparency, the direct bank feed for Starling Bank was developed and is maintained by the team at Starling. This means they control the type of data—like the transaction date, amount, and notes—that is sent through the feed to Xero. For that reason, the best way forward is to make this feature request directly to Starling Bank, as they are in the best position to add this functionality to the feed they provide.
We’ll keep this idea open on our forum to continue gathering interest here.
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Drone Motion
commented
I completely agree with you—this would be such a helpful feature! Like you, I’ve been hoping for a way to streamline the process so that receipts uploaded to Starling could automatically transfer to Xero. It’s great that notes come through, but having receipt images included would take things to the next level, especially for those of us trying to stay paperless and efficient.
It feels like such a logical step in this digital age where everything is leaning toward automation. Having to photograph or upload receipts twice—once in Starling and again in Xero—defeats the purpose of a seamless integration. Hubdoc is useful, but as you said, it still doesn’t remove the need for duplication.
Fingers crossed this is something Starling and Xero might consider adding in the future. It would be a real game-changer for small business owners!
Thanks for raising this—it’s good to know others are looking for the same thing!
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David Roff
commented
I think this is a no brainer for Xero, its the same for all banking apps btw (Revolut, Tide and Starling) the bank triggers you to upload a photo from teh app as the transaction goes through meaning you always have the receipt.
Some of these banking apps are trying to flog their own accounting package which might be great for some but not all, but all data is available on the API surely. depends who is the driver here Starling OR Xero ?
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Kate Larsen
commented
Hi, I assumed this was already done; bit frustrated to discover not and hope this is offered ASAP! Thanks!
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Chris Nixon
commented
Totally agree! Ludicrous that the photos don’t come over from banking app.
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Aly Rainey
commented
I have this very same question, and have clients asking the same thing. Of course it might be a question for Starling as well as Xero.