--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Chargebee - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Create Customer\" in Chargebee, or \"New Payment Method\" in Chargebee to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-chargebee" --- # Connect Buttondown and Chargebee When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Create Customer** in [Chargebee](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargebee), or **New Payment Method** in Chargebee to **Create Email** in Buttondown. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions Chargebee **2** triggers Chargebee **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buttondown and Chargebee 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 Buttondown and Chargebee can do together ### From Buttondown to Chargebee - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Create Customer** in Chargebee - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Update Customer** in Chargebee ### From Chargebee to Buttondown - When **New Payment Method** in Chargebee then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **Payment Method Updates** in Chargebee then **Update Email** in Buttondown 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 Buttondown and Chargebee ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers ยท 45 actions - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft is created. - Trigger **New Scheduled Email** Triggers when a new email is scheduled. - Trigger **Newsletters** Triggers when a new newsletter is created. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created. - Action **Add Segment** Create a new subscriber segment. - Action **Add Survey** Create a new survey. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a draft. - Action **Create Email** Creates an email. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a subscriber. - Action **Delete Automation** Delete an automation by id. - Action **Delete Email** Delete an email by id. - Action **Delete Newsletter** Delete a newsletter by id. - Action **Delete Segment** Delete a subscriber segment by id. - Action **Delete Subscriber** Remove a subscriber by id or email address. - Action **Delete Survey** Delete a survey by id. - Action **Delete Tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Tag** Finds a tag given its name. - Action **Get Automation** Retrieve a single automation by id. - Action **Get Email** Retrieve a single email by id. - Action **Get Newsletter** Retrieve a single newsletter by id. - Action **Get Segment** Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id. - Action **Get Survey** Retrieve a single survey by id. - Action **Get Tag** Retrieve a single tag by id. - Action **List Automations** List all automations configured on the account. - Action **List Segments** List all subscriber segments. - Action **List Surveys** List all surveys on the account. - Action **Publish Email** Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public. - Action **Update Automation** Update an automation's configuration. - Action **Update Email** Update an existing email's content or metadata. - Action **Update Newsletter** Update a newsletter's settings. - Action **Update Segment** Update a subscriber segment's definition. - Action **Update Survey** Update a survey's configuration. - Action **Update Tag** Update a tag's name or metadata. - Trigger **New Payment Method** Triggers when a payment method is added. - Trigger **Payment Method Updates** Triggers when a payment method is updated. - Action **Cancel Subscription** Cancels a Chargebee subscription immediately, at the end of the term, or on a specific date. - Action **Change Next Billing Date** Updates next billing date of a subscription. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a customer in Chargebee, optionally with a billing address and a payment source (card, bank account, payment method token or payment intent). - Action **Create Subscription** Creates a new subscription for an existing Chargebee customer from one or more item prices, and returns the subscription along with the customer, card and any invoice it generated. - Action **Delete Customer Card** Deletes the card on file for a customer. Chargebee turns off auto collection for the customer and fires a card_deleted event. Succeeds without error when the customer has no card. - Action **Fetch Customer Subscription Details** Retrieves a subscription by ID, along with the customer who owns it and their card on file. - Action **Fetch Subscription Invoice Details** Fetches the invoices raised for one subscription, most recent first by default, with optional filters on status, dates and more. - Action **Find Existing Subscription** Returns up to 100 subscriptions that match all of the specified criteria, such as subscription ID, customer ID, plan item or status. - Action **Finds an Existing Customer** Finds customers whose details exactly match the criteria you supply (email, name, company, phone, ID and more). Returns up to 100 matches and the first match on its own. - Action **Get Invoice** Retrieves a single Chargebee invoice by its ID. - Action **List Invoices** Returns all invoices in the Chargebee site. - Action **Reactivate Subscription** Restores a cancelled subscription to active, or to trial when a trial end is given. - Action **Record Offline Payment for an Invoice** Records a payment received outside Chargebee (cash, check, bank transfer, etc.) against an invoice. The invoice must be in payment_due, posted or not_paid status. - Action **Update Card Payment Source** Changes the cardholder name, expiry date or billing address on a customer's saved card. - Action **Update Customer** Updates the details of an existing Chargebee customer, including custom fields. Billing address and VAT number are changed through Chargebee's separate billing-info update, not this action. - Action **Update Subscription** Updates a subscription in Chargebee. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Chargebee** Chargebee is a subscription management and recurring billing solution used by businesses to customize...](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargebee) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buttondown - [ **Buttondown to HelloSalut** HelloSalut returns the word for "hello" in a visitor's own language.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hellosalut) - [ **Buttondown to Zoho Campaigns** Zoho Campaigns lets you send email and social media campaigns to your subscribers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-zoho-campaigns) - [ **Buttondown to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hubspot) - [ **Buttondown to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-salesforce) - [ **Buttondown to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-slack) - [ **Buttondown to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-google-sheets) ## More into Chargebee - [ **Attio to Chargebee** Attio is the CRM of the future: data-driven, completely customizable and intuitively collaborative.](https://apiant.ai/connect/attio-to-chargebee) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Chargebee** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-chargebee) - [ **Airtable to Chargebee** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-chargebee) - [ **Asana to Chargebee** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-chargebee) - [ **Brevo to Chargebee** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-chargebee) - [ **Calendly to Chargebee** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-chargebee) Questions ## Buttondown and Chargebee, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buttondown? Any of Buttondown's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Scheduled Email, New Tag and Newsletters. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Chargebee when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Chargebee's 16 actions, including Create Customer, Create Subscription, Update Card Payment Source and Update Customer. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Chargebee to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Chargebee, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Chargebee's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Chargebee? 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 Buttondown and Chargebee 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.