--- title: "Connect Chargebee and Emailchef - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Payment Method\" fires in Chargebee, your agent runs \"Add / Update Contact\" in Emailchef." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-emailchef" --- # Connect Chargebee and Emailchef When **New Payment Method** fires in [Chargebee](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargebee), your agent runs **Add / Update Contact** in [Emailchef](https://apiant.ai/connections/emailchef), or **New Contact** in Emailchef to **Create Customer** in Chargebee. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Chargebee **2** triggers Chargebee **16** actions Emailchef **2** triggers Emailchef **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Chargebee and Emailchef 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 Chargebee and Emailchef can do together ### From Chargebee to Emailchef - When **New Payment Method** in Chargebee then **Add / Update Contact** in Emailchef - When **Payment Method Updates** in Chargebee then **Import contacts** in Emailchef ### From Emailchef to Chargebee - When **New Contact** in Emailchef then **Create Customer** in Chargebee - When **Contact Unsubscribed** in Emailchef then **Update Customer** in Chargebee 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 Chargebee and Emailchef ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 35 actions - 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. - Trigger **Contact Unsubscribed** Triggers when a contact unsubscribes from your list. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to your list. - Action **Add blocking** Add an email to the blocklist. - Action **Add custom field** Create a custom field in a list. - Action **Add / Update Contact** Adds a new contact or updates an existing one with the provided data. - Action **Create New List** Creates a new contact list in your account. - Action **Delete blocking** Remove an email from the blocklist. - Action **Delete campaign** Delete a campaign. - Action **Delete custom field** Delete a custom field. - Action **Delete list** Delete a list. - Action **Find Contact in List** Finds an existing contact within a specific list by their email address. - Action **Get contact** Get a contact by id. - Action **Get list** Get a list by id. - Action **Import contacts** Bulk import contacts into a list. - Action **List blockings** Lists the account's blocked email addresses, each with email, type and added_date. - Action **List contacts** List contacts. - Action **List custom fields** List custom fields of a list. - Action **List lists** List all contact lists. - Action **Unsubscribe Contact in List** Unsubscribes a contact from a specific list using their Contact ID. - Action **Update custom field** Update a custom field. - Action **Update list** Update a list. ## Each app on its own - [ **Chargebee** Chargebee is a subscription management and recurring billing solution used by businesses to customize...](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargebee) - [ **Emailchef** Emailchef is an email marketing platform that allows you to create, send and analyze mass emails and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/emailchef) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Chargebee - [ **Chargebee to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-hubspot) - [ **Chargebee to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-salesforce) - [ **Chargebee to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-slack) - [ **Chargebee to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-google-sheets) - [ **Chargebee to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-gmail) - [ **Chargebee to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargebee-to-google-calendar) ## More into Emailchef - [ **ActiveCampaign to Emailchef** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-emailchef) - [ **Airtable to Emailchef** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-emailchef) - [ **Asana to Emailchef** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-emailchef) - [ **ClickUp to Emailchef** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-emailchef) - [ **Discord to Emailchef** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-emailchef) - [ **Brevo to Emailchef** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-emailchef) Questions ## Chargebee and Emailchef, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Chargebee? Any of Chargebee's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Payment Method and Payment Method Updates. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Emailchef when something happens in Chargebee? Any of Emailchef's 19 actions, including Create New List, Update custom field, Update list and Add blocking. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Emailchef to Chargebee? Yes. When something happens in Emailchef, your agent can act in Chargebee too. This page covers both directions: Emailchef's triggers and Chargebee's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Chargebee or Emailchef? 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 Chargebee and Emailchef 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.