In November 2024, OdataLink added one of the nicest quality of life updates for logging into OdataLink for Xero users.
Most of the time, if you are using Xero, you will be jointly logged in with Xero while using OdataLink. This button leverages this fact by allowing you to piggy-back on your already existing Xero login and credentials.
Simply put, it basically allows you to login to both apps at once using your Xero credentials.
Even while we were building it, it didn’t sound that impressive. But in a world of 2FA and MFA, it makes accessing either OdataLink or Xero a breeze.
Login to OdataLink with your Xero Credentials
First up, the OdataLink login page features a button that allows you to login to OdataLink with your Xero Credentials.
Click it, and you’ll be logging into both Xero and OdataLink. And if you’re already logged into Xero, there’s nothing more to do. Since your credentials are already authenticated in Xero, you’re in.
Login to OdataLink with the Xero App Launcher
For accountants and others that do most of their word within Xero, you don’t even need to leave Xero to go to OdataLink. Simply click on the Connected Apps Launcher button in the top-right corner and you’ll be automatically sent to and logged into to OdataLink.
If you’re a consultant with multiple Xero and OdataLink accounts, we’ve got that covered too. OdataLink will automatically default the account to the Xero Organisation you currently have active (as long as it has an associated account subscription).
If you can’t see OdataLink in the Xero app launcher, you might need to use the Login with your Xero Credentials button mentioned earlier.
Sign in with Xero a game changer for Xero users
On paper, logging into OdataLink with your Xero credentials doesn’t sounds like a big deal. You save a bit a time not having to enter a password or a 2FA code.
But that’s just it, isn’t. You don’t need to pull out your phone, start the mobile authenticator app, get and type that 2FA code; or wait for an email to enter that 2FA code. You’re already using Xero’s secure system and that’s good enough.
And I mean, REALLY good. You really need to give it a try.