--- title: "Connect Busybusy and Erpnext - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Certifications: Certification Updated\" fires in Busybusy, your agent runs \"Add Contact\" in Erpnext." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/busybusy-to-erpnext" --- # Connect Busybusy and Erpnext When **Certifications: Certification Updated** fires in [Busybusy](https://apiant.ai/connections/busybusy), your agent runs **Add Contact** in [Erpnext](https://apiant.ai/connections/erpnext), or **New Customer** in Erpnext to **Create Project** in Busybusy. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Busybusy **6** triggers Busybusy **27** actions Erpnext **2** triggers Erpnext **30** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Busybusy and Erpnext 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 Busybusy and Erpnext can do together ### From Busybusy to Erpnext - When **Certifications: Certification Updated** in Busybusy then **Add Contact** in Erpnext - When **Certifications: New Certification Created** in Busybusy then **Add Customer** in Erpnext ### From Erpnext to Busybusy - When **New Customer** in Erpnext then **Create Project** in Busybusy - When **New Sales Invoice** in Erpnext then **Create Break Entry** in Busybusy 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 Busybusy and Erpnext ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 57 actions - Trigger **Certifications: Certification Updated** Triggers when a certification is created or updated in Busybusy. - Trigger **Certifications: New Certification Created** Triggers when a new certification type is created in Busybusy. - Trigger **Employee Created** Triggers when a new employee (member) is added to your busybusy organization. - Trigger **Employee Updated** Triggers when an employee in busybusy is created or changed. - Trigger **Project Created** Triggers when a new project is created in busybusy. - Trigger **Project Updated** Triggers when a project or subproject is created or changed in Busybusy, including when it is unarchived. - Action **Archive Employee** Archives an employee (member) in busybusy by setting their archived date. - Action **Archive Project** Archives a project in Busybusy by setting its archived date. - Action **Certifications: Create Certification** Creates a certification type in your Busybusy organization that employees can later be certified against. - Action **Certifications: Create Employee Certification** Records that an employee holds a certification, with its issue, renewal and expiry dates. - Action **Certifications: Delete Certification** Deletes a certification from your Busybusy organization by marking it deleted. - Action **Certifications: Renew Employee Certification** Renews an employee's certification record in busybusy by setting a new renewal date and, optionally, a new expiration date. - Action **Certifications: Search Certifications** Searches certifications in Busybusy by name, ID or date filters and returns the matching certifications. - Action **Certifications: Update Certification** Updates an existing certification's name, description, renewal period or documentation settings. - Action **Certifications: Update Employee Certification** Updates an employee's certification record in busybusy, such as its issue, renewal or expiration date or the employee it belongs to. - Action **Create Break Entry** Creates a break on an existing busybusy time entry, with its start time and optional end time. - Action **Create Budget** Creates a cost budget for a busybusy project, optionally scoped to a cost code or piece of equipment. - Action **Create Cost Code Group** Creates a cost code group in busybusy for organizing cost codes. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee (member) in your busybusy organization. - Action **Create Equipment** Creates a piece of equipment in busybusy with its name, model, serial number and tracking options. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in busybusy. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry (clock-in record) for an employee in busybusy, optionally against a project, cost code and equipment. - Action **Search Break Entries** Returns the break entries that match the filters you supply, such as a time entry, start time or paid status. - Action **Search Employee (Single)** Finds a single employee by ID and returns the first matching employee record. - Action **Search Employees (Multiple)** Returns the employees that match the filters you supply, such as name, username, employee number or group. - Action **Search Projects (Multiple)** Returns all projects matching the given title, parent project, ID or dates. - Action **Unarchive Cost Code** Restores an archived cost code so it is active again. - Action **Unarchive Employee** Restores an archived employee in busybusy so they are active again. - Action **Unarchive Project** Restores an archived project in Busybusy so it is active again. - Action **Update Cost Code** Updates an existing cost code's title, code, unit, group, insurance classes or custom fields. - Action **Update Employee** Updates an existing busybusy employee's name, username, contact details, position, employee number or group. - Action **Update Equipment** Updates an existing piece of equipment in busybusy, changing only the details you fill in. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project's name, parent project, or archive date in busybusy. - Trigger **New Customer** Fires when a new customer is created. - Trigger **New Sales Invoice** Fires when a new sales invoice is created. - Action **Add Contact** Create a new contact. - Action **Add Customer** Create a new customer record. - Action **Add Item** Create a new item (product/service) record. - Action **Add Lead** Create a new lead. - Action **Add Sales Invoice** Create a new sales invoice. - Action **Add Sales Order** Create a new sales order. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact record. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete a customer record. - Action **Delete Item** Delete an item record. - Action **Delete Lead** Delete a lead record. - Action **Delete Sales Invoice** Delete a sales invoice record. - Action **Delete Sales Order** Delete a sales order record. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by name/id. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieve a single customer by name/id. - Action **Get Item** Retrieve a single item by name/id. - Action **Get Lead** Retrieve a single lead by name/id. - Action **Get Sales Invoice** Retrieve a single sales invoice by name/id. - Action **Get Sales Order** Retrieve a single sales order by name/id. - Action **List Contacts** List contact records with optional filters. - Action **List Customers** List customer records with optional filters. - Action **List Items** List item records with optional filters. - Action **List Leads** List lead records with optional filters. - Action **List Sales Invoices** List sales invoice records with optional filters. - Action **List Sales Orders** List sales order records with optional filters. - Action **Update Contact** Update fields on an existing contact. - Action **Update Customer** Update fields on an existing customer. - Action **Update Item** Update fields on an existing item. - Action **Update Lead** Update fields on an existing lead. - Action **Update Sales Invoice** Update fields on an existing sales invoice. - Action **Update Sales Order** Update fields on an existing sales order. ## Each app on its own - [ **Busybusy** Busybusy is the perfect time tracking & job costing app built BY construction companies FOR construction...](https://apiant.ai/connections/busybusy) - [ **Erpnext** Open-source ERP system for accounting, inventory, manufacturing, sales, projects, and CRM.](https://apiant.ai/connections/erpnext) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Busybusy - [ **Busybusy to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/busybusy-to-hubspot) - [ **Busybusy to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/busybusy-to-salesforce) - [ **Busybusy to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Busybusy's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Certifications: Certification Updated, Certifications: New Certification Created, Employee Created and Employee Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Erpnext when something happens in Busybusy? Any of Erpnext's 30 actions, including Update Contact, Update Customer, Update Item and Update Lead. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Erpnext to Busybusy? Yes. When something happens in Erpnext, your agent can act in Busybusy too. This page covers both directions: Erpnext's triggers and Busybusy's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Busybusy or Erpnext? 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 Busybusy and Erpnext 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.