--- title: "Connect Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Attachment\" fires in Commerce Layer, your agent runs \"Create customer\" in QuickBooks Online." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-quickbooks-online" --- # Connect Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online When **New Attachment** fires in [Commerce Layer](https://apiant.ai/connections/commerce-layer), your agent runs **Create customer** in [QuickBooks Online](https://apiant.ai/connections/quickbooks-online), or **New bill** in QuickBooks Online to **Add Customer Address** in Commerce Layer. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Commerce Layer **13** triggers Commerce Layer **28** actions QuickBooks Online **11** triggers QuickBooks Online **45** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online can do together ### From Commerce Layer to QuickBooks Online - When **New Attachment** in Commerce Layer then **Create customer** in QuickBooks Online - When **New Customer** in Commerce Layer then **Create invoice** in QuickBooks Online ### From QuickBooks Online to Commerce Layer - When **New bill** in QuickBooks Online then **Add Customer Address** in Commerce Layer - When **New customer** in QuickBooks Online then **Create Customer** in Commerce Layer 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 Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online ## Triggers and actions 24 triggers · 73 actions - Trigger **New Attachment** Triggers when a new Attachment is created. - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new Customer is created. - Trigger **New Customer Address Event** Triggers when a customer address is created. - Trigger **New Customer Password Reset Event** Triggers when a customer password reset is requested. - Trigger **New Customer Subscription Event** Triggers when a given customer_subscription event (one of create or destroy) is fired. - Trigger **New Price** Triggers when a new Price is created. - Trigger **New Price Import** Fires when a new price import is created in Commerce Layer. - Trigger **New Price List** Triggers when a new Price List is created. - Trigger **New Shipping Category** Triggers when a Shipping Category is created. - Trigger **New SKU** Triggers when a new SKU is created. - Trigger **New SKU Import** Triggers when a new SKU import is created. - Trigger **New Stock Item Import** Triggers when a new Stock Item import is created. - Trigger **New Stock Transfer Event** Triggers when a given stock transfer event (one of create, upocoming, picking, in_transit, complete, cancel is fired). - Action **Add Customer Address** Adds an existing address to a customer's address book. - Action **Add Customer Password Reset** Requests a password reset for a customer, returning the reset token to send them. - Action **Add Customer Subscription** Subscribes a customer email to a list, identified by a reference such as a newsletter id. - Action **Add Stock Transfer** Moves a quantity of a SKU from one stock location to another. - Action **Balance Change Gift Card** Change balance of a gift card. - Action **Create Address** Creates a postal address that can be attached to customers, orders and stock locations. - Action **Create Attachment** Creates a new Attachment. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new Customer. - Action **Create Gift Card** Creates a new Gift Card. - Action **Create Price Import** Creates a new Price Import. - Action **Create Price List** Creates a new Price List. - Action **Create SKU** Creates a new SKU. - Action **Find Attachment** Finds a Attachment by name. - Action **Find Customer** Finds a customer by id or reference. - Action **Find Gift Card** Finds a gift card by id or reference. - Action **Find Price** Finds a price by price list. - Action **Find Price Import** Finds a Price Import by status. - Action **Find Price List** Finds a Price List by name. - Action **Find Shipping Category** Finds an Shipping Category by name. - Action **Find SKU** Finds an SKU by code. - Action **Find SKU Import** Finds an SKU Import by status. - Action **Find Stock Item Import** Finds a Stock Item Import by status. - Action **Get Address** Retrieves one address by id. - Action **Get Customer Address** Retrieves one customer address link by id. - Action **Get Customer Password Reset** Retrieves a customer password reset by id, returning customer_email, reset_password_token and reset_password_at. - Action **Get Customer Subscription** Retrieves one customer subscription by id. - Action **Get Stock Transfer** Retrieves one stock transfer by id. - Action **Update Customer Reference** Update customer data setting external identifier. - Trigger **New bill** Polls for newly created bills (accounts payable), most recent first. - Trigger **New customer** Polls for newly created customers, most recent first. - Trigger **New estimate** Fires when a new estimate is created in QuickBooks Online. - Trigger **New invoice** Polls for newly created invoices, most recent first. - Trigger **New or updated customer** Fires when a QuickBooks customer is created or any of its details change. - Trigger **New or updated estimate** Fires when a QuickBooks estimate is created or edited. - Trigger **New or updated invoice** Fires when a QuickBooks invoice is created or edited — line items, amounts, due date, or status. - Trigger **New or updated item** Fires when a QuickBooks product or service item is created or edited. - Trigger **New or updated vendor** Fires when a QuickBooks vendor is created or any of its details change. - Trigger **New paid invoice** Polls for invoices that are fully paid (Balance = 0), most recently updated first. - Trigger **New payment** Polls for newly created customer payments, most recent first. - Action **Create account** Create an account in the QuickBooks chart of accounts — name, account type, and detail type. - Action **Create bill** Creates a new bill (accounts payable) for a vendor with a single account-based line item. - Action **Create credit memo** Creates a new credit memo for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create customer** Creates a new customer in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Create estimate** Create a QuickBooks Online estimate (quote) for a customer. - Action **Create expense (purchase)** Creates a new expense (Purchase) paid from a bank/credit-card account with one account-based line. - Action **Create invoice** Creates a new invoice for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create item (product/service)** Creates a new product or service item. - Action **Create journal entry** Create a QuickBooks journal entry with balanced debit and credit lines against the chart of accounts. - Action **Create payment** Records a customer payment, optionally applied against a specific invoice. - Action **Create refund receipt** Creates a new refund receipt for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create sales receipt** Creates a new sales receipt for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create vendor** Creates a new vendor in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Delete bill** Permanently delete a QuickBooks bill by Id. - Action **Delete credit memo** Permanently delete a QuickBooks credit memo by Id. - Action **Delete estimate** Permanently delete a QuickBooks estimate by Id. - Action **Delete invoice** Permanently delete a QuickBooks invoice by Id. Unlike voiding, this removes the transaction entirely. - Action **Delete sales receipt** Permanently delete a QuickBooks sales receipt by Id. - Action **Find account by name** Look up an account in the QuickBooks chart of accounts by its name. - Action **Find customer by name** Searches for a customer by display name and returns its Id and SyncToken. - Action **Find invoice by number** Look up a QuickBooks invoice by its document number (the invoice number customers see) rather than its internal Id. - Action **Find item by name** Look up a QuickBooks product or service item by its name. - Action **Find vendor by name** Look up a QuickBooks Online vendor by display name. - Action **Get bill balance** Returns the outstanding balance for a bill by its Id. - Action **Get customer by ID** Retrieves a single customer by its Id. - Action **Get estimate by ID** Retrieve a QuickBooks Online estimate by its ID. - Action **Get estimate PDF** Download the rendered PDF of a QuickBooks estimate by Id. - Action **Get invoice by ID** Retrieves a single invoice by its Id, including its balance. - Action **Get invoice PDF** Download the rendered PDF of a QuickBooks invoice by Id, for emailing or archiving. - Action **List accounts** List the accounts in the QuickBooks chart of accounts, with their type, detail type, and current balance. - Action **List attachments** List the files attached to a QuickBooks transaction or record, with their download links. - Action **List employees** List employees recorded in QuickBooks Online. - Action **List items** List products and services (items) defined in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Pay bill** Records a bill payment against a vendor bill, paid from the specified bank/credit-card account. - Action **Run query** Runs an arbitrary read-only QuickBooks Online query (QBO SQL-like syntax) and returns the raw QueryResponse. - Action **Send estimate** Email a QuickBooks Online estimate to the customer. - Action **Send invoice** Emails an invoice to the supplied email address (or the invoice's billing email if omitted). - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer (sparse update). Requires the customer Id and current SyncToken. - Action **Update estimate** Update an existing QuickBooks estimate by Id, changing only the fields supplied. - Action **Update invoice** Update an existing QuickBooks invoice by Id — a sparse update that changes only the fields supplied and leaves the rest of the invoice intact. - Action **Update item** Update an existing QuickBooks product or service item by Id — name, description, price, income account, or active flag. - Action **Update vendor** Update an existing QuickBooks vendor by Id — contact details, billing address, terms, or active flag. - Action **Upload attachment** Upload a file to QuickBooks and attach it to a transaction or record — a receipt on an expense, a contract on an invoice. - Action **Void invoice** Voids an existing invoice. Requires the invoice Id and current SyncToken. - Action **Void payment** Voids an existing customer payment. Requires the payment Id and current SyncToken. ## Each app on its own - [ **Commerce Layer** Commerce Layer is a lightning fast, super flexible and ultra secure REST API that lets you build...](https://apiant.ai/connections/commerce-layer) - [ **QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connections/quickbooks-online) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Commerce Layer - [ **Commerce Layer to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-hubspot) - [ **Commerce Layer to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-salesforce) - [ **Commerce Layer to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-slack) - [ **Commerce Layer to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-google-sheets) - [ **Commerce Layer to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-gmail) - [ **Commerce Layer to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/commerce-layer-to-google-calendar) ## More into QuickBooks Online - [ **HubSpot to QuickBooks Online** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Slack to QuickBooks Online** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Google Sheets to QuickBooks Online** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Gmail to QuickBooks Online** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Google Calendar to QuickBooks Online** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Google Drive to QuickBooks Online** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-quickbooks-online) Questions ## Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Commerce Layer? Any of Commerce Layer's 13 triggers in the catalog, including New Attachment, New Customer, New Customer Address Event and New Customer Password Reset Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in QuickBooks Online when something happens in Commerce Layer? Any of QuickBooks Online's 45 actions, including Create account, Create bill, Create credit memo and Create customer. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from QuickBooks Online to Commerce Layer? Yes. When something happens in QuickBooks Online, your agent can act in Commerce Layer too. This page covers both directions: QuickBooks Online's triggers and Commerce Layer's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Commerce Layer or QuickBooks Online? 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 Commerce Layer and QuickBooks Online 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.