Integration
Connect Close and FreshBooks
When New Contact in Contact Smart View fires in Close, your agent runs Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks, or New Bill in FreshBooks to Add Address to Lead in Close. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Close and FreshBooks can do together
From Close to FreshBooks
When New Contact in Contact Smart View in Close
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When New Lead in Smart View in Close
then Create Invoice in FreshBooks
From FreshBooks to Close
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Add Address to Lead in Close
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create Bulk Email in Close
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 Close and FreshBooks
Triggers and actions 19 triggers · 76 actions
Trigger
New Contact in Contact Smart ViewTriggers when a new contact appears in the selected contact Smart View.
Trigger
New Lead in Smart ViewTriggers when a new lead appears in the selected Close lead Smart View, newest leads first.
Trigger
New NoteTriggers when a new note is added to a lead in Close.
Action
Add Address to LeadAdds a new address to an existing Close lead, keeping the lead's current addresses, and returns the updated lead.
Action
Add UserAdds a user to your Close organization by email, provisioning a new Close user if one does not exist, and returns the new membership.
Action
Create Bulk ActionStarts a bulk edit in Close that sets a lead status, or sets or clears a custom field, on every record matching a search. Returns the bulk edit job and its status.
Action
Create Bulk EmailStarts a bulk email in Close that sends an email template to every lead matching a search query. Returns the bulk email job with its id and status.
Action
Create Bulk Workflow Subscription ActionStarts a bulk workflow (sequence) action in Close for every lead matching a search: subscribe them to a workflow, or pause or resume their existing workflow subscriptions. Returns the bulk action record and its processing status.
Action
Create ContactCreates a contact in Close, on an existing lead or on a new lead named after the contact, including any contact custom fields.
Action
Create Custom ActivityCreates a custom activity of a chosen type on a Close lead, optionally tied to a contact, and returns the new activity.
Action
Create ExportStarts an export of Close leads (optionally narrowed by an Advanced Filtering query) to a CSV or JSON file, and returns the export job. Close emails a download link when the export is done.
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Create LeadCreates a new lead in Close, optionally with nested contacts, addresses, a status and custom field values.
Action
Create Lead Smart ViewCreates a Lead Smart View in Close: a saved lead search defined by an Advanced Filtering query, and returns the new Smart View.
Action
Create NoteCreates a note on a lead in Close, optionally tied to a contact, pinned, or with file attachments.
Action
Create OpportunityCreates an opportunity in Close, optionally on an existing lead, with its value, status, pipeline, owner, note and custom fields.
Action
Create SMSCreates an SMS activity on a Close lead: log a received or sent text, save a draft, schedule one, or send it immediately from one of your Close phone numbers.
Action
Create TaskCreates a to-do task on a Close lead, optionally tied to one of the lead's contacts, assigned to a user and given a due date.
Action
Create WhatsApp MessageLogs a WhatsApp message activity on a Close lead and contact, with its text, direction, phone numbers and optional attachments.
Action
Delete EmailDeletes an email activity from Close.
Action
Delete Email Address From ContactRemoves one email address from a Close contact, keeping the contact's other email addresses.
Action
Delete Logged CallDeletes a logged Call activity from Close.
Action
Export Activity Report to CSVRuns a Close activity report (overview by time period or comparison by user) and returns it as CSV text.
Action
Find CallReturns the call activities logged in Close that match the lead, contact, user, call IDs or date range you specify.
Action
Find Connected AccountReturns the email and calendar accounts a Close user has connected, such as Gmail, Outlook or Zoom accounts.
Action
Find Custom ActivityReturns the custom activities in Close that match the lead, contact, user, activity type or date criteria you specify.
Action
Find Custom ObjectsReturns the custom object records attached to a lead, optionally limited to one custom object type.
Action
Find GroupReturns the Close groups whose name matches the name you supply, along with the first match.
Action
Find LeadReturns up to 200 leads whose name, contacts, emails, phones or other text fields match the search text.
Action
Find MeetingsReturns the Meeting activities in Close that match the lead, contact, user, meeting ID and date filters you supply.
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Find NoteReturns the Note activities in Close that match the lead, contact, user, note IDs or date ranges you specify.
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Find Number of Leads in Smart ViewReturns the number of leads that currently match a lead Smart View in Close.
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Find OpportunitiesReturns the opportunities that match a search query and any of the chosen filters, such as lead, owner, status, value period or date ranges.
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Find TaskReturns the Close tasks that match the filters you supply, such as the lead, assignee, completion state, type or due date.
Action
Find WhatsApp MessagesReturns the WhatsApp message activities in Close that match the lead, contact, user, WhatsApp message id or date range you specify.
Action
Find Workflow SubscriptionReturns the workflow (sequence) subscriptions for a workflow, contact or lead.
Action
Merge Two LeadsMerges one Close lead into another. The source lead's contacts, activities and opportunities move to the destination lead, and the source lead is removed.
Action
Resubscribe EmailResubscribes an email address in Close by removing it from the organization's unsubscribed email list, so Close can send email to it again.
Action
Run Activity Overview ReportRuns a Close activity overview report and returns the chosen activity metrics for each time period in the range, plus totals for the whole range.
Action
Run Opportunity Funnel ReportRuns Close's opportunity funnel totals report for a pipeline, returning win rates, won and completed values, time to win and sales velocity, overall and per user.
Action
Run Sent Email ReportReturns sent email statistics for an organization — totals, opens and replies overall and per email template — optionally limited to a date range or user.
Action
Run Status Change ReportRuns Close's lead status change report, returning how many leads were in each lead status over a period and how leads moved between statuses.
Action
Select Random UserPicks one user at random from the members of your Close organization and returns that user's details — useful for round-robin style lead or task assignment.
Action
Unsubscribe EmailUnsubscribes an email address so Close no longer sends it email, for example when the person opted out of a mailing list elsewhere.
Action
Update CallUpdates an existing call activity in Close, such as its note, outcome, status or duration. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
Action
Update ContactUpdates an existing Close contact's name, title, lead, emails, phones, URLs, timezone or custom fields. Fields left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update Custom ActivityUpdates an existing custom activity in Close: its contact, date, draft/published status, pinned state and custom field values.
Action
Update LeadUpdates an existing Close lead's name, description, website, status, addresses or custom fields. Fields left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update Lead Smart ViewRenames a lead Smart View in Close or replaces the filter that decides which leads it lists.
Action
Update NoteUpdates an existing note on a Close lead: its text, title, pinned state, contact, activity date or attachments. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update OpportunityUpdates an existing opportunity in Close, changing only the fields you fill in, including your custom opportunity fields.
Trigger
New BillTriggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New ClientTriggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New Credit NoteTriggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account.
Trigger
New EstimateTriggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New ExpenseTriggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New Filtered InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New Invoice PaymentTriggers when a new invoice payment is created.
Trigger
New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New Staff MemberTriggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business.
Trigger
New Time EntryTriggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
New VendorTriggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
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.
Trigger
Updated EstimateTriggers when an estimate is updated.
Trigger
Updated InvoiceTriggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks.
Trigger
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.
Action
Create BillCreates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items.
Action
Create ClientCreates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts.
Action
Create Credit NoteCreates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks.
Action
Create EstimateCreates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items.
Action
Create ExpenseCreates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes.
Action
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.
Action
Create Invoice PDFReturns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store.
Action
Create or Update ClientUpdates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches.
Action
Create or Update InvoiceUpdates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches.
Action
Create Other IncomeRecords income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate.
Action
Create Recurring InvoiceCreates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule.
Action
Create Time EntryCreates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks.
Action
Create VendorCreates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business.
Action
Find BillFinds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches.
Action
Find ClientFinds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches.
Action
Find Credit NoteFinds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details.
Action
Find EstimateFinds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria.
Action
Find InvoiceFinds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts.
Action
Find ProjectFinds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects.
Action
Find VendorFinds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give.
Action
Send EstimateEmails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent.
Action
Send InvoiceEmails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent.
Action
Update BillUpdates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status.
Action
Update Credit NoteUpdates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in.
Action
Update EstimateUpdates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
Action
Update Time EntryUpdates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project.
Action
Update VendorUpdates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed.
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Questions
Close and FreshBooks, answered
What can start an automation from Close?
Any of Close's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact in Contact Smart View, New Lead in Smart View and New Note. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in FreshBooks when something happens in Close?
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 Close?
Yes. When something happens in FreshBooks, your agent can act in Close too. This page covers both directions: FreshBooks's triggers and Close's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Close 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 Close 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.