--- title: "Connect Affinity and Square - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New List\" fires in Affinity, your agent runs \"Add order\" in Square, or \"New order\" in Square to \"Add field value\" in Affinity." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-square" --- # Connect Affinity and Square When **New List** fires in [Affinity](https://apiant.ai/connections/affinity), your agent runs **Add order** in [Square](https://apiant.ai/connections/square), or **New order** in Square to **Add field value** in Affinity. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Affinity **6** triggers Affinity **14** actions Square **3** triggers Square **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Affinity and Square to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Affinity and Square can do together ### From Affinity to Square - When **New List** in Affinity then **Add order** in Square - When **New List Entry** in Affinity then **Create customer** in Square ### From Square to Affinity - When **New order** in Square then **Add field value** in Affinity - When **New or updated customer** in Square then **Add reminder** in Affinity Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Affinity and Square ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **Field Value Changes** Triggers when a field value is added, updated or removed in Affinity. - Trigger **New List** Triggers when a new list is created in Affinity. - Trigger **New List Entry** Triggers when a new entry is added to an Affinity list. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is added in Affinity. - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when a new organization is added in Affinity. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new person is added in Affinity. - Action **Add field value** Sets the value of a field on a list entry (a row on an Affinity list), such as a status dropdown, number, date, text, person or company field. - Action **Add reminder** Creates a one-time or recurring reminder in Affinity for a person, company or opportunity, assigned to an internal user. - Action **Delete opportunity** Deletes an opportunity in Affinity. - Action **Delete person** Deletes a person from Affinity. Internal people in your organization cannot be deleted. - Action **Find a List Entry** Finds an entry on an Affinity list by the name, email or domain of its person, organization or opportunity. - Action **Find an Organization** Finds Affinity organizations by name or domain and returns the best match. - Action **Find a Person** Finds Affinity persons by name or email address and returns the best match. - Action **Find opportunities** Finds opportunities whose name contains the text you give, returning the first match and all matches. - Action **Get an Opportunity** Returns one Affinity opportunity by ID, with its name and the list it belongs to. - Action **Get an Organization** Returns one Affinity organization (company) by ID, with its name and domains. - Action **Get a Person** Returns one Affinity person by ID, with their name and email addresses. - Action **List lists** Returns the lists in your Affinity workspace that you can view, optionally filtered by name. - Action **Update field value** Sets the value of a single field on a list entry (row) in an Affinity list, replacing its current value. - Action **Update opportunity** Renames an existing opportunity in Affinity. - Trigger **New order** Triggered when a new order is created at the specified location. - Trigger **New or updated customer** Triggered when a customer is created or updated. - Trigger **New payment** Triggered when a new payment is received. - Action **Add catalog object** Creates a catalog object (item, variation, category, tax, discount, modifier list and more) in the Square catalog. - Action **Add order** Creates a new Square order at a location, with optional line items, taxes, discounts, service charges and a fulfillment. - Action **Add payment** Creates a payment: charges a card or payment token, or records a cash or external payment the seller received outside Square. - Action **Add refund** Refund a payment. - Action **Cancel payment** Cancels (voids) a Square payment that is still in the APPROVED status, i.e. a delayed-capture payment that has not been completed. - Action **Create customer** Creates a new customer profile. - Action **Delete catalog object** Deletes a Square catalog object by ID, along with any objects that depend on it (for example an item's variations). - Action **Delete customer** Deletes a customer profile by ID. - Action **Find catalog object** Retrieves a catalog object (item, variation, etc.) by ID. - Action **Find customer** Returns customer details for the specified customer ID. - Action **Find order** Retrieves an order by ID. - Action **Find payment** Retrieves a payment by ID. - Action **List locations** Lists all business locations for the connected Square account. - Action **List payments** Lists payments for the connected merchant, newest first. - Action **Search catalog objects** Searches catalog objects by type (ITEM, CATEGORY, etc.). - Action **Search customers** Searches customer profiles by email, phone, or reference ID. - Action **Search orders** Searches orders for the specified location(s). - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer profile. - Action **Update order** Updates an open Square order by adding or replacing fields, or clearing them. Completed or canceled orders cannot be updated. ## Each app on its own - [ **Affinity** Affinity is a collective intelligence CRM, helping you keep track of the people and organizations in your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/affinity) - [ **Square** Square is a commerce platform for payments, point of sale, orders, customers, catalog, and invoices.](https://apiant.ai/connections/square) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Affinity - [ **Affinity to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-hubspot) - [ **Affinity to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-salesforce) - [ **Affinity to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-slack) - [ **Affinity to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-google-sheets) - [ **Affinity to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-gmail) - [ **Affinity to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinity-to-google-calendar) ## More into Square - [ **Shopify to Square** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-square) - [ **Intercom to Square** Intercom is a customer communications platform for support, engagement, and marketing.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intercom-to-square) - [ **JotForm to Square** JotForm is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. Create forms, integrate them into your site, and collect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jotform-to-square) - [ **OpenAI to Square** OpenAI's platform for text generation (Responses + Chat Completions), image generation (gpt-image-1 /...](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-square) - [ **Capsule CRM to Square** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-square) - [ **MINDBODY to Square** MINDBODY is a powerful business management software that combines your scheduling, task automation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mindbody-to-square) Questions ## Affinity and Square, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Affinity? Any of Affinity's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New List, New List Entry, New Opportunity and New Organization. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Square when something happens in Affinity? Any of Square's 19 actions, including Create customer, Update customer, Update order and Add catalog object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Square to Affinity? Yes. When something happens in Square, your agent can act in Affinity too. This page covers both directions: Square's triggers and Affinity's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Affinity or Square? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Affinity and Square without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.