Guides and answers.

How does postcode → city work in bexio contacts?

You type the fourth digit of the postcode, quintio fills the city from the official directory — marked, never over your input. And when nothing happens, there is one of four reasons.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

How does quintio name your files?

By default, quintio keeps the file name from bexio. A custom naming scheme only applies once you activate it in the settings — here are both variants.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

What does quintio back up into your Google Drive?

quintio mirrors ten document types from bexio into your own Google Drive — every 15 minutes, with a full reconciliation every night. Here is in detail what gets backed up, how it works and which folder structure is created.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Activity ID: where to find it and how to capture it per client

The activity ID is in your net tax rate approval from the ESTV — not in bexio. quintio asks for it automatically during the XML export and stores it per client; you can adjust it via right-click → "Options".

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Exporting the chart of accounts as a PDF

One click on "Kontenplan PDF" in bexio, choose orientation and columns — and the whole chart of accounts sits as a cleanly typeset PDF in your download folder, with company and date in the file name.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Installing "quintio for bexio" and signing in

Ready in about a minute: install from the Chrome Web Store, open bexio, sign in or register in the quintio panel — passwordless. Signing in unlocks all three features.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Exporting the VAT return as XML and submitting it to the ESTV

One click on "XML" in the bexio VAT return, and the finished declaration sits as an eCH-0217 file in your download folder — ready for upload in the ESTV ePortal. Here is how the export works, step by step.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Connecting bexio — step by step

Connected in about a minute: log in, click "Connect bexio", confirm read access at bexio, check the company — done. Every step in detail, including what happens on the bexio screen.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026

Why are certain document types missing? bexio plan differences

A document type does not appear in your Drive — with no error message? Usually your bexio plan does not expose that feature via the API. quintio then skips it deliberately; everything else continues in full.

LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 2026