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Chase missing receipts for card spend (Make)

Every week, list card transactions that have no attachment and DM the cardholder.

MakeReceipt captureIntermediateHuman check: Low
Tools
Make: Xero, Slack, Google Sheets
Time saved
~2-3 hrs/month (estimate)
Difficulty
Intermediate

Steps

  1. Schedule: weekly.
  2. Xero 'Make an API Call': GET /BankTransactions?where=HasAttachments==false for the card account.
  3. Google Sheets 'Search Rows' to map each card's last 4 digits to a person.
  4. Slack 'Create a Message' DM listing their missing items.

Keep a human check here: Low risk

Follow your expense policy for card spend with no receipt. Don't let staff self-approve.

Node and module names match Make's docs as of Oct 2026. Apps rename triggers and actions sometimes, so check yours in the editor. Try it with test data or a sandbox company first.

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