--- title: "Connect Balabook and Frame.io - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Invoices\" fires in Balabook, your agent runs \"Create Comment\" in Frame.io." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-frame-io-v4" --- # Connect Balabook and Frame.io When **New Invoices** fires in [Balabook](https://apiant.ai/connections/balabook), your agent runs **Create Comment** in [Frame.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/frame-io-v4), or **Comment Completed** in Frame.io to **Add invoice payment** in Balabook. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Balabook **2** triggers Balabook **26** actions Frame.io **9** triggers Frame.io **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Balabook and Frame.io 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 Balabook and Frame.io can do together ### From Balabook to Frame.io - When **New Invoices** in Balabook then **Create Comment** in Frame.io - When **New Journal Entries** in Balabook then **Create Project** in Frame.io ### From Frame.io to Balabook - When **Comment Completed** in Frame.io then **Add invoice payment** in Balabook - When **Comment Created** in Frame.io then **Create Invoice** in Balabook 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 Balabook and Frame.io ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 41 actions - Trigger **New Invoices** Triggers when a new invoice is created. - Trigger **New Journal Entries** Triggers when a new journal entry is created. - Action **Add bill** Create a bill. - Action **Add credit note** Create a credit note. - Action **Add invoice payment** Record a payment on an invoice. - Action **Add journal entry** Create a journal entry. - Action **Create Account** Creates a new account in your company. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new draft estimate in your company. - Action **Create Expense** Creates a new draft expense in your company. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates a new draft invoice in your company. - Action **Create Partner** Creates the partner for the company. - Action **Create Transaction** Creates a new draft transaction in your company. - Action **Delete invoice** Delete an invoice. - Action **Get account** Get an account with amounts. - Action **Get credit note** Returns one credit note with partner, line items, totals and status. - Action **Get invoice** Get an invoice by id. - Action **Get partner** Get a partner by id. - Action **List accounts** List accounts. - Action **List bills** List bills. - Action **List estimates** List estimates. - Action **List invoices** List invoices. - Action **List journal entries** List journal entries. - Action **List transactions** List transactions. - Action **Update account** Update an account. - Action **Update estimate** Update an estimate. - Action **Update expense** Update an expense. - Action **Update invoice** Update an invoice. - Action **Update partner** Update a partner. - Trigger **Comment Completed** Triggers when a comment is marked as completed. Shows live data from your projects. - Trigger **Comment Created** Triggers when a new comment is created. - Trigger **Comment Updated** Triggers when a comment is updated. - Trigger **File Created** Triggers when a file is first created, but before it is uploaded and processed. - Trigger **File Deleted** Triggers when a file is deleted. Note: Only deletion metadata is available, not the original file content. - Trigger **File Ready** Triggers when a newly uploaded file has been fully processed and is available for preview, comments, sharing, and downloads. - Trigger **File Upload Completed** Triggers when a file has been fully uploaded to Frame.io and is ready for processing. - Trigger **Metadata Value Updated** Triggers when a metadata value is updated. Shows live data from your projects. Prioritizes Status field changes (Approved, In Review, etc.) for workflow automation. - Trigger **Project Created** Triggers when a new project is created. Shows live data from your workspace. - Action **Create Comment** Creates a new comment on a file. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a new folder within a project. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project within a workspace. - Action **Create Share** Creates a new share. - Action **Create Version Stack** Create a new version stack to group related asset versions together. - Action **Create Workspace** Creates a new workspace within an account. - Action **Custom API Request (SDK)** Make a custom request to the Frame.io v4 API using the official SDK with guided method selection. - Action **Delete File** deletes a file, firing the file.deleted webhook. - Action **Show Project Details** Get detailed information about a specific project. - Action **Show Share** Returns one share by id. - Action **Show Workspace** Returns a single workspace's details. - Action **Update Comment** Updates an existing comment with new text, annotation, or completion status. - Action **Update File Metadata** sets metadata field values (field_definition_id + value) on one or more file_ids; fires metadata.value.updated. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project name, status, or access restrictions. - Action **Upload File From URL** Upload a file to Frame.io from a remote URL (like Google Drive, AWS S3, etc.) ## Each app on its own - [ **Balabook** Balabook is an accounting software for business owners and accounting firms to help improve the financial...](https://apiant.ai/connections/balabook) - [ **Frame.io** Frame.io is Adobe's video review and collaboration platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/frame-io-v4) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Balabook - [ **Balabook to touchSMS** touchSMS is a simple app to send and receive SMS from any application.](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-touchsms) - [ **Balabook to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-hubspot) - [ **Balabook to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-salesforce) - [ **Balabook to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-slack) - [ **Balabook to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-google-sheets) - [ **Balabook to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/balabook-to-gmail) ## More into Frame.io - [ **ActiveCampaign to Frame.io** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-frame-io-v4) - [ **Airtable to Frame.io** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-frame-io-v4) - [ **Asana to Frame.io** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-frame-io-v4) - [ **ClickUp to Frame.io** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-frame-io-v4) - [ **Discord to Frame.io** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-frame-io-v4) - [ **Brevo to Frame.io** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-frame-io-v4) Questions ## Balabook and Frame.io, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Balabook? Any of Balabook's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Invoices and New Journal Entries. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Frame.io when something happens in Balabook? Any of Frame.io's 15 actions, including Create Comment, Create Folder, Create Project and Create Share. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Frame.io to Balabook? Yes. When something happens in Frame.io, your agent can act in Balabook too. This page covers both directions: Frame.io's triggers and Balabook's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Balabook or Frame.io? 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 Balabook and Frame.io 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.