--- title: "Connect ChargeOver to OpenAlex - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Was Updated\" fires in ChargeOver, your agent runs \"Classify text topics\" in OpenAlex." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-openalex" --- # Connect ChargeOver to OpenAlex When **Contact Was Updated** fires in [ChargeOver](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargeover), your agent runs **Classify text topics** in [OpenAlex](https://apiant.ai/connections/openalex). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ChargeOver **1** trigger ChargeOver **20** actions OpenAlex **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want ChargeOver and OpenAlex 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 ChargeOver can start in OpenAlex - When **Contact Was Updated** in ChargeOver then **Classify text topics** in OpenAlex - When **Contact Was Updated** in ChargeOver then **Find entities by autocomplete** in OpenAlex 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 ChargeOver and OpenAlex ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 27 actions - Trigger **Contact Was Updated** Triggers when a contact is updated in ChargeOver. - Action **Add item** Create an item (product or discount). - Action **Add note** Add a note to a customer, invoice, etc. - Action **Add Transaction** records a payment, refund or credit against a customer (e.g. transaction_type=pay, gateway_method=check, amount) without charging a payment gateway. Creates a transaction record. - Action **Cancel a Subscription** Cancel an existing subscription in ChargeOver. - Action **Create a Contact** Create a new contact in ChargeOver. - Action **Create a Customer** Create a new customer in ChargeOver. - Action **Create an Invoice** Create a new Invoice in ChargeOver. - Action **Create a Subscription** Create a new subscription in ChargeOver. - Action **Delete Item** deletes an item (product/discount) by id. - Action **Find Contact** Finds an existing contact by a specified field. - Action **Find Customer** Finds an existing customer by a specified field. - Action **Find Item (Product, Discount)** Finds an existing item (product, discount) by a specified field. - Action **Find Subscription** Finds an existing subscription by a specified field. - Action **List Notes** Lists the notes attached to a ChargeOver record (customer, invoice, subscription, contact), filtered by record type and record ID. - Action **Update a Customer** Update a existing customer in ChargeOver. - Action **Update contact** Update a user/contact. - Action **Update invoice** Update an invoice. - Action **Update item** Update an item. - Action **Update subscription** Update a subscription (package). - Action **Void Transaction** marks an existing transaction voided in ChargeOver (logs an externally-voided transaction; does not contact the gateway), changing its status. - Action **Classify text topics** Classify arbitrary text (e.g. title/abstract) into OpenAlex topics ("Aboutness" endpoint). - Action **Find entities by autocomplete** Type-ahead search across a given entity type (works, authors, sources, institutions, etc), returning quick display hints. - Action **Get funder** Get a single funder by OpenAlex ID. - Action **Get publisher** Get a single publisher by OpenAlex ID. - Action **Get source** Get a single source by OpenAlex ID or external ID (ISSN etc). - Action **List publishers** List/search publishers with filter/search params. - Action **List topics** List/search research topics with filter/search params. ## Each app on its own - [ **ChargeOver** Go beyond recurring and subscription billing with ChargeOver.](https://apiant.ai/connections/chargeover) - [ **OpenAlex** OpenAlex is an open catalog of the global scholarly record.](https://apiant.ai/connections/openalex) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ChargeOver - [ **ChargeOver to CustomGPT.ai** CustomGPT.ai is a no-code platform that lets you build AI chatbots using your own business content, designed...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-customgpt-ai) - [ **ChargeOver to IP2Location** IP geolocation and intelligence. Look up location, network, proxy, and security data for any IP address...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-ip2location) - [ **ChargeOver to Memberstack** Simple Auth & Payments for Webflow Developers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-memberstack) - [ **ChargeOver to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-hubspot) - [ **ChargeOver to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-salesforce) - [ **ChargeOver to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/chargeover-to-slack) ## More into OpenAlex - [ **HubSpot to OpenAlex** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-openalex) - [ **Salesforce to OpenAlex** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-openalex) - [ **Slack to OpenAlex** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-openalex) - [ **Google Sheets to OpenAlex** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-openalex) - [ **Gmail to OpenAlex** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-openalex) - [ **Google Calendar to OpenAlex** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-openalex) Questions ## ChargeOver and OpenAlex, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ChargeOver? Any of ChargeOver's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Contact Was Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in OpenAlex when something happens in ChargeOver? Any of OpenAlex's 7 actions, including Classify text topics, Find entities by autocomplete, Get funder and Get publisher. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from OpenAlex to ChargeOver? OpenAlex has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in ChargeOver. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads OpenAlex's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ChargeOver or OpenAlex? 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 ChargeOver and OpenAlex 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.