--- title: "Connect awork to ShipEngine - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Client\" fires in awork, your agent runs \"Add batch\" in ShipEngine. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-shipengine" --- # Connect awork to ShipEngine When **New Client** fires in [awork](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork), your agent runs **Add batch** in [ShipEngine](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipengine). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. awork **8** triggers awork **21** actions ShipEngine **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want awork and ShipEngine 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 awork can start in ShipEngine - When **New Client** in awork then **Add batch** in ShipEngine - When **New Project** in awork then **Add label** in ShipEngine 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 awork and ShipEngine ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **New Client** Fires when a new company/client is created in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource creation event. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Client** Fires when an existing company/client is updated in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource update event. - Trigger **Updated Project** Fires when a project is updated in the awork workspace. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task is updated. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Create Client** Creates a client (company) in awork and returns the created company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Project Task** Creates a task in an awork project. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a user, optionally against a project/task, using startDateUtc+duration or startDateUtc+endDateUtc. - Action **Delete Client** Deletes a client (company) in awork, optionally moving, detaching or deleting its linked projects and tasks. - Action **Delete Project** Deletes an awork project and its tasks, optionally deleting its time entries too. - Action **Delete Project Task** Deletes an awork task by id. - Action **Delete Time Entry** Deletes a time entry in awork. - Action **Find Project Tasks by criteria** Returns up to 100 tasks of a project that match the specified filter criteria. - Action **Find Time Entries by criteria** Returns up to 100 time entries in the workspace that match the specified filter criteria. - Action **Get Client by ID** Finds a client by id - Action **Get Project by ID** Finds a project by id - Action **Get Task by ID** Returns a single awork task (project or private task) by its id, including status, assignees, project, tags, lists and custom field values. - Action **Get Time Entry** Returns a single awork time entry by its id, including its task, project, user, type of work and breaks. - Action **Search Clients** Returns up to 100 clients (companies) whose name contains the specified text. - Action **Search Projects** Returns up to 100 projects whose name contains the specified text, optionally narrowed by an additional filter. - Action **Search Users by Email** Returns the awork users whose contact information includes the specified email address. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client (company) by ID. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Project** Updates fields (name, status, workflow, etc) on an existing awork project. - Action **Update Project Task** Updates fields (name, status, assignee, due date, etc) on an existing awork task. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing awork time entry: its times or duration, type of work, project, task, note and billing flags. - Action **Add batch** Creates a new label batch in ShipEngine, optionally seeded with shipments or rates, so their labels can later be processed together. - Action **Add label** Purchases a shipping label from your chosen carrier and service for a shipment, returning the label's tracking number, cost and download links. - Action **Add shipment** Creates a shipment from a ship-to address, a ship-from address or warehouse, and its packages, returning the new shipment id for rating, labels and batches. - Action **Add warehouse** Creates a new warehouse location in ShipEngine with a ship-from address and an optional return address. - Action **Calculate rates** Returns shipping rate quotes from your connected carriers for a shipment, either from full shipment details or an existing shipment. - Action **Get batch** Returns a label batch by its id, including its status, shipment and error counts, and links to download the batch's labels and forms. - Action **Get label** Returns a shipping label by its id, including its status, tracking number, cost and links to download the label. - Action **Get manifest** Returns the details of an end-of-day manifest, including its ship date, the labels it covers and a link to download the manifest form. - Action **Get shipment** Returns a shipment by its id, including its status, carrier and service, addresses, packages and tags. - Action **List carriers** Returns all carrier accounts connected to your ShipEngine account, with each carrier's id, services, package types and options. - Action **List shipments** Returns the shipments in your ShipEngine account, optionally filtered by status, tag, batch or created/modified date range. - Action **List warehouses** Returns every warehouse in your ShipEngine account, with each warehouse's id, name, origin address and return address. - Action **Update shipment** Updates an existing shipment's addresses, packages, carrier service and other details before it is shipped, and returns the updated shipment. - Action **Validate an Address** Checks a postal address against carrier and postal databases and returns its validation status, the corrected (matched) address, and any messages explaining problems found. ## Each app on its own - [ **awork** Intelligent projects, tasks and time tracking for your project business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork) - [ **ShipEngine** ShipEngine APIs empower ecommerce brands and platforms to shop rates, validate global addresses, print...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipengine) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from awork - [ **awork to agilite** Low-code platform providing BPM, business rules, roles, and API-key managed services for workflow automation.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-agilite) - [ **awork to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-hubspot) - [ **awork to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-salesforce) - [ **awork to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-slack) - [ **awork to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-google-sheets) - [ **awork to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-gmail) ## More into ShipEngine - [ **HubSpot to ShipEngine** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shipengine) - [ **Salesforce to ShipEngine** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shipengine) - [ **Slack to ShipEngine** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shipengine) - [ **Google Sheets to ShipEngine** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shipengine) - [ **Gmail to ShipEngine** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shipengine) - [ **Google Calendar to ShipEngine** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shipengine) Questions ## awork and ShipEngine, answered ### ### What can start an automation from awork? Any of awork's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Client, New Project, New Task and New Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ShipEngine when something happens in awork? Any of ShipEngine's 14 actions, including Update shipment, Add batch, Add label and Add shipment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ShipEngine to awork? ShipEngine has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in awork. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ShipEngine's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for awork or ShipEngine? 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 awork and ShipEngine 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.