--- title: "Connect BlueSuite to CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Invoice\" fires in BlueSuite, your agent runs \"Create CII Invoice\" in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bluesuite-to-cii-ubl-by-invoicexml" --- # Connect BlueSuite to CII & UBL by InvoiceXML When **New Invoice** fires in [BlueSuite](https://apiant.ai/connections/bluesuite), your agent runs **Create CII Invoice** in [CII & UBL by InvoiceXML](https://apiant.ai/connections/cii-ubl-by-invoicexml). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BlueSuite **7** triggers BlueSuite **18** actions CII & UBL by InvoiceXML **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 BlueSuite and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML 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 BlueSuite can start in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - When **New Invoice** in BlueSuite then **Create CII Invoice** in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - When **New Job** in BlueSuite then **Create UBL Invoice** in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML 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 BlueSuite and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 32 actions - Trigger **Invoice Paid** Triggers when a BlueSuite invoice is moved to Paid. - Trigger **Invoice Sent** Triggers when an invoice in your BlueSuite workspace is moved to Sent, returning the invoice. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created in your BlueSuite workspace. - Trigger **New Job** Triggers when a new job is created in BlueSuite. - Trigger **New or Updated Request** Triggers when a request is created or updated in BlueSuite, depending on the event you choose. - Trigger **New Quote** Triggers when a new quote is created in BlueSuite. - Trigger **Quote Accepted** Triggers when a quote is accepted in BlueSuite. - Action **Add contact** Creates a new contact (a person or company) in your BlueSuite workspace and returns the created contact. - Action **Add event** Creates an appointment, task or calendar event in BlueSuite, optionally linked to a job or request and assigned to team members. - Action **Add invoice** Creates a one-off invoice in BlueSuite, optionally linked to a contact, property, job or quote, with line items. Creating an invoice does not send it to the client. - Action **Add job** Creates a new job in BlueSuite, optionally linked to a contact, property, request or quote, with line items, pricing and billing settings. - Action **Add payment** Records a payment or deposit against an invoice or quote in BlueSuite. - Action **Add quote** Creates a quote in BlueSuite for a contact, with line items and pricing. Creating a quote does not send it to the customer. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single BlueSuite contact by its ID, including its details and custom field values. - Action **Get event** Returns a single BlueSuite event, appointment, task or visit by its ID. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single BlueSuite invoice by its ID, including line items, payment and balance information. - Action **Get job** Returns a single BlueSuite job by its ID, with all of its details including line items, status and custom fields. - Action **Get quote** Returns a single BlueSuite quote by its ID, including its line items, pricing, status and custom fields. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts (people and companies) in your BlueSuite workspace, optionally filtered by search text, contact type, owner or tags. - Action **List invoices** Returns the invoices in your BlueSuite workspace, optionally filtered by search text, contact, job, tags or excluded statuses. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your BlueSuite workspace, optionally filtered by contact, quote, status, tags or search text. - Action **List quotes** Returns quotes in your BlueSuite workspace, optionally filtered by contact, status, tags or search text. - Action **Send test event** Sends a sample event to one of your BlueSuite webhook subscriptions so you can check the receiving end. The sample carries test data, not a real record. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing BlueSuite contact's name, contact details, company, type, owner and custom fields. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing BlueSuite job: its client, pricing, line items, billing settings, or status (complete, cancel, or reopen). Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Convert CII to UBL** Translates a UN/CEFACT CII invoice XML into a standards-compliant UBL 2.1 XML document, enabling interoperability between systems that use different e-invoice formats. - Action **Convert UBL to CII** Transforms a UBL 2.1 invoice XML into a UN/CEFACT CII XML document, bridging compatibility between PEPPOL-based systems and CII-native accounting platforms. - Action **Create CII Invoice** Produces a UN/CEFACT Cross-Industry Invoice (CII) XML document from structured billing data, ready for submission through any EN16931-compliant e-invoicing channel. - Action **Create UBL Invoice** Generates a standards-compliant UBL 2.1 XML invoice from structured billing data including seller, buyer, line items, and payment details. - Action **Extract Invoice Attachments** Download an e-invoice's embedded attachments as a ZIP. - Action **Extract Invoice JSON** Parses a PDF invoice into machine-readable JSON, reading embedded CII or UBL XML when available and applying AI-based extraction as a fallback for unstructured PDFs. - Action **Extract Invoice XML** Pull the CII or UBL XML out of an e-invoice PDF. - Action **Parse Invoice JSON** AI-parse any PDF invoice — messy, scanned, or handwritten — into structured JSON. - Action **Render CII to PDF** Produce a human-readable PDF from a CII e-invoice. - Action **Render UBL to PDF** Produce a human-readable PDF from a UBL e-invoice. - Action **Transform PDF to CII** Reads an existing PDF invoice and produces a UN/CEFACT CII XML document using AI-powered data extraction. Ideal for digitising paper-based or scanned invoices into a structured CII format. Note: AI can make mistakes; review output before sending. - Action **Transform PDF to UBL** Reads an existing PDF invoice and produces a UBL 2.1 XML document using AI-powered data extraction. Useful for onboarding legacy invoices into structured e-invoicing workflows. Note: AI can make mistakes; review output before sending. - Action **Validate CII Invoice** Verifies a UN/CEFACT CII invoice XML against EN16931 semantic rules and XSD schema, returning a detailed compliance report including any rule failures or data inconsistencies. - Action **Validate UBL Invoice** Checks a UBL 2.1 invoice XML against EN16931 business rules and schema constraints, returning a structured validation report with any rule violations or structural errors. ## Each app on its own - [ **BlueSuite** BlueSuite is an all-in-one business platform for home service pros.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bluesuite) - [ **CII & UBL by InvoiceXML** CII & UBL by InvoiceXML is an e-invoice compliance service for creating, converting, validating, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cii-ubl-by-invoicexml) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BlueSuite - [ **BlueSuite to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bluesuite-to-hubspot) - [ **BlueSuite to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bluesuite-to-salesforce) - [ **BlueSuite to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML when something happens in BlueSuite? Any of CII & UBL by InvoiceXML's 14 actions, including Create CII Invoice, Create UBL Invoice, Convert CII to UBL and Convert UBL to CII. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CII & UBL by InvoiceXML to BlueSuite? CII & UBL by InvoiceXML has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BlueSuite. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CII & UBL by InvoiceXML's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BlueSuite or CII & UBL by InvoiceXML? 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 BlueSuite and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML 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.