Integration
Connect CATS and FreshBooks
When Candidate Updated fires in CATS, your agent runs Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks, or New Bill in FreshBooks to Create a Contact in CATS. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What CATS and FreshBooks can do together
From CATS to FreshBooks
When Candidate Updated in CATS
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When Company Status Changed in CATS
then Create Invoice in FreshBooks
From FreshBooks to CATS
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Create a Contact in CATS
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create a Task in CATS
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 CATS and FreshBooks
Triggers and actions 30 triggers · 51 actions
Trigger
Candidate UpdatedTriggers when a candidate is updated in CATS.
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Company Status ChangedTriggers when a company's status is changed in CATS.
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Company UpdatedTriggers when a company is updated in CATS.
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Contact Status ChangedTriggers when a contact's status changes in CATS.
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Contact UpdatedTriggers when a contact is updated in CATS.
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Custom TriggerTriggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user).
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Job Status ChangedTriggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids.
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New ActivityTriggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS.
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New CandidateTriggers when a new candidate is created in CATS.
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New CompanyTriggers when a new company is created in CATS.
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New ContactTriggers when a new contact is created in CATS.
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New JobTriggers when a new job order is created in CATS.
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New PipelineTriggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS.
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Pipeline UpdatedTriggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS.
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Add Candidate to PipelineAdds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id.
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Change Company StatusChanges the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire.
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Change Contact StatusChanges the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.
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Change Job StatusChanges the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.
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Create a CandidateCreates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values.
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Create a CompanyCreates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID.
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Create a ContactCreates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID.
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Create a JobCreates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID.
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Create a TaskCreates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user.
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Find a CandidateSearches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records.
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Find a CompanySearches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies.
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Find a ContactSearches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts.
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Find a JobSearches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs.
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Find a UserFinds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term.
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Get ActivityReturns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against.
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Get PipelineReturns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating.
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Get TaskReturns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns.
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Log Candidate ActivityLogs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS.
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Update CandidateUpdates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values.
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Update CompanyUpdates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values.
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Update ContactUpdates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values.
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Update PipelineUpdates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS.
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New BillTriggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks.
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New ClientTriggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks.
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New Credit NoteTriggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account.
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New EstimateTriggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks.
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New ExpenseTriggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks.
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New Filtered InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks.
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New InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks.
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New Invoice PaymentTriggers when a new invoice payment is created.
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New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks.
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New Staff MemberTriggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business.
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New Time EntryTriggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks.
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New VendorTriggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks.
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Updated BillTriggers when a bill is updated in FreshBooks. Returns the id of the updated bill and the account, business and user it belongs to.
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Updated EstimateTriggers when an estimate is updated.
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Updated InvoiceTriggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks.
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Updated VendorTriggers when a bill vendor is updated in FreshBooks.
Action
Add Payment to InvoiceRecords a payment against a FreshBooks invoice and returns the created payment.
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Create BillCreates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items.
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Create ClientCreates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts.
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Create Credit NoteCreates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks.
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Create EstimateCreates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items.
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Create ExpenseCreates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes.
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Create InvoiceCreates 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.
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Create Invoice PDFReturns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store.
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Create or Update ClientUpdates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches.
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Create or Update InvoiceUpdates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches.
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Create Other IncomeRecords income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks.
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Create ProjectCreates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate.
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Create Recurring InvoiceCreates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule.
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Create Time EntryCreates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks.
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Create VendorCreates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business.
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Find BillFinds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches.
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Find ClientFinds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches.
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Find Credit NoteFinds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details.
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Find EstimateFinds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria.
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Find InvoiceFinds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts.
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Find ProjectFinds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects.
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Find VendorFinds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give.
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Send EstimateEmails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent.
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Send InvoiceEmails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent.
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Update BillUpdates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status.
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Update Credit NoteUpdates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in.
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Update EstimateUpdates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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Update Time EntryUpdates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project.
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Update VendorUpdates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed.
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Questions
CATS and FreshBooks, answered
What can start an automation from CATS?
Any of CATS's 14 triggers in the catalog, including Candidate Updated, Company Status Changed, Company Updated and Contact Status Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in FreshBooks when something happens in CATS?
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 CATS?
Yes. When something happens in FreshBooks, your agent can act in CATS too. This page covers both directions: FreshBooks's triggers and CATS's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for CATS 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 CATS 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.