--- title: "Connect ClickHelp to Factur-X by InvoiceXML - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Topic Created\" fires in ClickHelp, your agent runs \"Create Factur-X Invoice\" in Factur-X by InvoiceXML." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml" --- # Connect ClickHelp to Factur-X by InvoiceXML When **Topic Created** fires in [ClickHelp](https://apiant.ai/connections/clickhelp), your agent runs **Create Factur-X Invoice** in [Factur-X by InvoiceXML](https://apiant.ai/connections/factur-x-by-invoicexml). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ClickHelp **3** triggers ClickHelp **16** actions Factur-X by InvoiceXML **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want ClickHelp and Factur-X by InvoiceXML to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What ClickHelp can start in Factur-X by InvoiceXML - When **Topic Created** in ClickHelp then **Create Factur-X Invoice** in Factur-X by InvoiceXML - When **Topic Updated** in ClickHelp then **Extract Invoice JSON** in Factur-X by InvoiceXML 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 ClickHelp and Factur-X by InvoiceXML ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **Topic Created** Fires once for each new topic that appears in the selected ClickHelp project or publication. - Trigger **Topic Updated** Triggers when a topic is updated. - Trigger **Translation Document Updated** Fires when a topic (translation document) in the chosen translation project or publication is created or modified. - Action **Add TOC node** Create a TOC node (folder). - Action **Ask AnswerGenius** Ask AnswerGenius a question. - Action **Create Project Backup** Creates a backup of a project. - Action **Create User** Creates a new user account. - Action **Delete publication** Delete a project/publication. - Action **Find topics by keyword** Search the portal. - Action **Get publication** Get one project/publication by id. - Action **Get task status** Get project management (long task) status. - Action **Get TOC node** Returns one TOC node (caption, parent, position, topic) - Action **Get topic** Get a topic. - Action **Get user** Get a user profile. - Action **List topics** List all topics in a project/publication. - Action **List users** List portal users. - Action **Publish project** Publish a project. - Action **Update topic** Update a topic. - Action **Update user** Change a user profile. - Action **Convert CII XML to Factur-X** Converts a CII XML invoice into a Factur-X compliant PDF/A-3 with the XML embedded. The API generates a visual PDF rendering of the invoice and packages it with the source CII XML. - Action **Convert Factur-X PDF to CII** Extracts the embedded CII (UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice) XML from a Factur-X PDF and returns it as a standalone XML file. - Action **Convert Factur-X PDF to UBL** Extracts the embedded CII XML from a Factur-X PDF and converts it to UBL (Universal Business Language) XML. - Action **Convert UBL XML to Factur-X** Converts a UBL XML invoice into a Factur-X compliant PDF/A-3. The API maps UBL to CII, generates a visual PDF rendering, and embeds the CII XML in the PDF/A-3 container. - Action **Create Factur-X Invoice** Builds a Factur-X invoice from structured header, party, payment, and line-item data, then returns a ready-to-deliver PDF/A-3b file. - Action **Embed XML Into PDF (Factur-X)** Takes a PDF and a CII XML and produces a Factur-X compliant PDF/A-3 with the XML attached as factur-x.xml. Use this when you already have both the visual PDF and the structured XML of an invoice and just need the hybrid wrapper. - Action **Extract Invoice JSON** Pulls invoice fields from a PDF into structured JSON, preferring embedded Factur-X XML when present and falling back to intelligent extraction when not. - Action **Extract Invoice XML** Retrieves machine-readable invoice XML from a PDF, returning embedded Factur-X XML directly or generating compliant XML when none is embedded. - Action **Render CII as PDF** Renders a CII (UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice) XML document into a human-readable PDF. The output is a visual PDF, not a Factur-X hybrid file. - Action **Validate Factur-X Invoice** Checks whether a Factur-X invoice is structurally and semantically valid, including schema status, conformance level, and rule-level issues. ## Each app on its own - [ **ClickHelp** ClickHelp is an all-in-one online documentation platform which helps you author, host, translate and deliver...](https://apiant.ai/connections/clickhelp) - [ **Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Factur-X by InvoiceXML is an e-invoice automation: create, transform, validate, and extract Factur-X PDFs...](https://apiant.ai/connections/factur-x-by-invoicexml) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ClickHelp - [ **ClickHelp to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-hubspot) - [ **ClickHelp to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-salesforce) - [ **ClickHelp to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-slack) - [ **ClickHelp to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-google-sheets) - [ **ClickHelp to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-gmail) - [ **ClickHelp to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickhelp-to-google-calendar) ## More into Factur-X by InvoiceXML - [ **Stripe to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) - [ **HubSpot to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) - [ **Salesforce to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) - [ **Slack to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) - [ **Google Sheets to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) - [ **Gmail to Factur-X by InvoiceXML** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-factur-x-by-invoicexml) Questions ## ClickHelp and Factur-X by InvoiceXML, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ClickHelp? Any of ClickHelp's 3 triggers in the catalog, including Topic Created, Topic Updated and Translation Document Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Factur-X by InvoiceXML when something happens in ClickHelp? Any of Factur-X by InvoiceXML's 10 actions, including Create Factur-X Invoice, Convert CII XML to Factur-X, Convert Factur-X PDF to CII and Convert Factur-X PDF to UBL. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Factur-X by InvoiceXML to ClickHelp? Factur-X by InvoiceXML has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in ClickHelp. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Factur-X by InvoiceXML's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ClickHelp or Factur-X by InvoiceXML? 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 ClickHelp and Factur-X by InvoiceXML 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.