--- title: "Connect BaseLinker and FreshBooks - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order\" fires in BaseLinker, your agent runs \"Add Payment to Invoice\" in FreshBooks, or \"New Bill\" in FreshBooks to \"Add Invoice\" in BaseLinker." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-freshbooks" --- # Connect BaseLinker and FreshBooks When **New Order** fires in [BaseLinker](https://apiant.ai/connections/baselinker), your agent runs **Add Payment to Invoice** in [FreshBooks](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshbooks), or **New Bill** in FreshBooks to **Add Invoice** in BaseLinker. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BaseLinker **1** trigger BaseLinker **24** actions FreshBooks **16** triggers FreshBooks **29** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BaseLinker and FreshBooks 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What BaseLinker and FreshBooks can do together ### From BaseLinker to FreshBooks - When **New Order** in BaseLinker then **Add Payment to Invoice** in FreshBooks - When **New Order** in BaseLinker then **Create Invoice** in FreshBooks ### From FreshBooks to BaseLinker - When **New Bill** in FreshBooks then **Add Invoice** in BaseLinker - When **New Client** in FreshBooks then **Add CRM client** in BaseLinker 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 BaseLinker and FreshBooks ## Triggers and actions 17 triggers · 53 actions - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new confirmed order appears in the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Add a Tracking Number** Adds a tracking number from a courier shipment created outside BaseLinker to an order. - Action **Add CRM client** Creates a new CRM client in BaseLinker, or updates an existing one when a CRM client ID is given. Returns the client's ID. - Action **Add Invoice** Issues an invoice for an order in the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Add Order** Creates a new order in the Base (BaseLinker) order manager with buyer, delivery, billing and product details, and returns the new order's ID. - Action **Add order product** Adds a product line item to an existing BaseLinker order and returns the new item's id. - Action **Add order return** Creates a new order return in the BaseLinker return manager, optionally linked to an existing order, and returns its ID. - Action **Add Payment** Records a payment on a BaseLinker order, setting the order's paid amount, date and comment. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product in a BaseLinker (Base) inventory catalog and returns its product ID. - Action **Delete order** Deletes an order from the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Delete product** Deletes a product from a BaseLinker product catalog. - Action **Find orders** Finds orders in the Base order manager matching the filters you give (order ID, buyer email, status, source, dates). Returns up to 100 orders. - Action **Get CRM clients** Returns CRM clients from BaseLinker, optionally filtered by client ID, email, phone, login, invoice company, tax ID, full name or status. Returns up to 100 clients. - Action **Get Order Fields** Returns the custom extra fields defined for orders in BaseLinker, with each field's ID, name, editor type and allowed options. - Action **Get Order Package** Returns the courier shipments (packages) created for a BaseLinker order, with tracking numbers, courier and tracking status. - Action **Get Order Returns** Returns order returns from the BaseLinker return manager, optionally narrowed by order, return, date, status or source (up to 100 at a time). - Action **Get product** Returns the full details of one product from a BaseLinker catalog, including prices, stock, text fields, images and variants. - Action **List inventories** Returns the product catalogs (inventories) in your BaseLinker account, with their languages, price groups and warehouses. - Action **List order statuses** Returns the order statuses created in the BaseLinker order manager, with their names, colors and groups. - Action **List products** Returns the basic data (ID, SKU, EAN, name, prices and stock) of products in a BaseLinker catalog, optionally filtered by category, tag, SKU, EAN, name, price or stock. - Action **Update Order** Updates selected fields of an existing BaseLinker order, such as addresses, comments, delivery details and extra fields. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Order Status** Changes the status of a BaseLinker order to the status you choose. - Action **Update product** Updates an existing product in a BaseLinker catalog. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update product prices** Updates the gross prices of up to 1000 products or variants in a BaseLinker catalog, per price group. - Action **Update product stock** Updates the stock levels of products or variants in a BaseLinker catalog, per warehouse. - Trigger **New Bill** Triggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Client** Triggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Credit Note** Triggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Filtered Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Invoice Payment** Triggers when a new invoice payment is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Staff Member** Triggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Vendor** Triggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **Updated Bill** Triggers when a bill is updated in FreshBooks. Returns the id of the updated bill and the account, business and user it belongs to. - Trigger **Updated Estimate** Triggers when an estimate is updated. - Trigger **Updated Invoice** Triggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks. - Trigger **Updated Vendor** Triggers when a bill vendor is updated in FreshBooks. - Action **Add Payment to Invoice** Records a payment against a FreshBooks invoice and returns the created payment. - Action **Create Bill** Creates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts. - Action **Create Credit Note** Creates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items. - Action **Create Expense** Creates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates a new invoice for a client in FreshBooks, with optional line items, terms and notes. New invoices start as drafts unless a status is given. - Action **Create Invoice PDF** Returns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store. - Action **Create or Update Client** Updates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches. - Action **Create or Update Invoice** Updates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches. - Action **Create Other Income** Records income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate. - Action **Create Recurring Invoice** Creates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Vendor** Creates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business. - Action **Find Bill** Finds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches. - Action **Find Credit Note** Finds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details. - Action **Find Estimate** Finds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria. - Action **Find Invoice** Finds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts. - Action **Find Project** Finds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects. - Action **Find Vendor** Finds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give. - Action **Send Estimate** Emails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent. - Action **Send Invoice** Emails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent. - Action **Update Bill** Updates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status. - Action **Update Credit Note** Updates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in. - Action **Update Estimate** Updates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project. - Action **Update Vendor** Updates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **BaseLinker** BaseLinker is a cloud-based system integrating 1000+ marketplaces, stores, carriers, accounting and many more.](https://apiant.ai/connections/baselinker) - [ **FreshBooks** FreshBooks is a cloud accounting software designed exclusively for self-employed professionals and their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshbooks) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BaseLinker - [ **BaseLinker to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-hubspot) - [ **BaseLinker to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-salesforce) - [ **BaseLinker to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of BaseLinker's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Order. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in FreshBooks when something happens in BaseLinker? Any of FreshBooks's 29 actions, including Create Bill, Create Client, Create Credit Note and Create Estimate. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from FreshBooks to BaseLinker? Yes. When something happens in FreshBooks, your agent can act in BaseLinker too. This page covers both directions: FreshBooks's triggers and BaseLinker's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BaseLinker or FreshBooks? 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 BaseLinker and FreshBooks 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.