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[Xero](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/xero?hsLang=en) 3. [How to](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/xero?hsLang=en#how-to) # Set up an invoice to be paid via GoCardless ## This article explains how to set up an invoice to be paid via Direct Debit via GoCardless in Xero If you have your GoCardless account set up and we have linked it to Xero for you, GoCardless is automatically applied to your default invoice template. To add GoCardless to an invoice: 1. From the header in the [New Invoice screen](https://invoicing.xero.com/) 2. [![Manage Online Payment](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Manage%20Online%20Payment.png?width=688&height=249&name=Manage%20Online%20Payment.png)](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/hubfs/Manage%20Online%20Payment.png?hsLang=en)Add a contact in the **To** field. 3. Click the **Manage** link under the **Online payments** heading 4. In the Online Payments popup select the checkbox next to **Bank Payments**.[![Online Payments Popup](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Online%20Payments%20Popup.png?width=200&height=187&name=Online%20Payments%20Popup.png)](https://knowledge-base.allsorted.au/hubfs/Online%20Payments%20Popup.png?hsLang=en) 5. Click **Save**. 6. Complete the rest of the invoice details and email it to your client   That's all there is to it. If the client has not signed a Direct Debit authority form, they will see a Pay Now button. If they opt to Pay Now, they will be presented with a Direct Debit authority form. 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