--- title: "Connect Copper and Paystack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Copper, your agent runs \"Send Simple Invoice\" in Paystack, or \"New Chargeback\" in Paystack to \"Create Lead\" in Copper." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-paystack" --- # Connect Copper and Paystack When **New Activity** fires in [Copper](https://apiant.ai/connections/copper), your agent runs **Send Simple Invoice** in [Paystack](https://apiant.ai/connections/paystack), or **New Chargeback** in Paystack to **Create Lead** in Copper. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Copper **17** triggers Copper **22** actions Paystack **11** triggers Paystack **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Copper and Paystack 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 Copper and Paystack can do together ### From Copper to Paystack - When **New Activity** in Copper then **Send Simple Invoice** in Paystack - When **New Company** in Copper then **Add Product** in Paystack ### From Paystack to Copper - When **New Chargeback** in Paystack then **Create Lead** in Copper - When **New Invoice** in Paystack then **Create Task** in Copper 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 Copper and Paystack ## Triggers and actions 28 triggers · 39 actions - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new Company is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a Lead is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when an Opportunity is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new Person is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new Project is created in Copper. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new Task is created in Copper. - Trigger **Updated Company** Triggers when a Person's Company is changed. - Trigger **Updated Contact Type** Triggers when a Person's Contact Type is changed. - Trigger **Updated Lead** Triggers when a Lead is changed. - Trigger **Updated Lead Status** Triggers when a Lead's status is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity** Triggers when an Opportunity is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity Stage** Triggers when an Opportunity's stage is changed. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity Status** Triggers when an Opportunity's status is changed. - Trigger **Updated Person** Triggers when a Person is changed. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a Project is changed. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a Task is changed. - Action **Associate to Project** This Action allows you to relate an existing Project to and existing CRM object; both objects have to exist before you run this Action. This Action expects two ID's for input: the ID of the CRM record you want to relate to and the Project ID you want to relate it with. This Action was designed to be used in multi-step Zaps, where you already have a Project ID and an related record ID (e.g. a Person) from previous steps. - Action **Create Activity** Logs a new Activity on a Person, Company, Opportunity, or Lead. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new Company. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new Lead. - Action **Create Opportunity** Creates a new Opportunity. - Action **Create Person** Creates a new Person. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new Project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new Task. - Action **Create/Update Company** Creates or Updates a Company depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Lead** Creates or Updates a Lead depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Opportunity** Creates or Updates an Opportunity based off of a match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Person** Creates or Updates a Person depending on the match criteria. - Action **Create/Update Project** Creates or Updates a Project depending on the match criteria. - Action **Search for a Company** Searches for an existing company in Copper. - Action **Search for an Activity** Searches for an existing activity in Copper. - Action **Search for a Opportunity** Searches for an existing opportunity in Copper. - Action **Search for a Person** Searches for an existing person in Copper. - Action **Search for a Project** Searches for an existing project in Copper. - Action **Update Company** Updates a Company depending on the match criteria. - Action **Update Opportunity** Updates an Opportunity based off of a match criteria. - Action **Update Person** Updates a Person depending on the match criteria. - Action **Update Project** Updates a Project depending on the match criteria. - Trigger **Abandoned Transaction** Triggers when a customer starts a payment but does not complete it, leaving an abandoned transaction. - Trigger **Cancelled Subscription** Triggers when a subscription is cancelled. - Trigger **New Chargeback** Triggers when a customer files a new chargeback (transaction dispute) on your Paystack account. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggered when a new invoice (payment request) is created in Paystack. - Trigger **New Order** Triggered when a new order is created on your Paystack storefronts or products. - Trigger **New Payment Page Transaction** Triggers when a customer pays through one of your Paystack payment pages. Returns the transaction with its amount, customer, and the page it came from. - Trigger **New Refund** Triggered when a new refund is created in your Paystack account. - Trigger **New Subscription** Triggers when a new subscription is created on your Paystack integration. - Trigger **New Transaction** Triggers when a new transaction is created on your Paystack integration, optionally limited by status, channel, customer and more. - Trigger **New Transfer** Triggered when a new transfer is created on your Paystack business. - Trigger **Subsciption Renewal** Triggers when a subscription renews, meaning a further payment has been made after its first one. - Action **Add Product** Creates a new product on your Paystack integration and returns the created product. - Action **Cancel Subscription** Cancels an active Paystack subscription so the customer is no longer charged on renewal. - Action **Check Terminal Status** Returns whether a Paystack Terminal is online and available to receive an event, so you can check it before sending one. - Action **Create Refund** Creates a refund for a previously completed Paystack transaction, in full or for part of its amount. Returns the new refund and its status. - Action **Create Subscription** Creates a subscription that puts a customer on one of your plans, and returns the new subscription's id, code and email token. - Action **Create Virtual Terminal** Creates a Virtual Terminal on your Paystack integration, with the WhatsApp numbers that should receive its payment notifications. - Action **Find Customer** Returns the Paystack customer matching an email address or customer code, including their transactions, subscriptions and saved authorizations. - Action **Find Order** Returns the details of a Paystack order, including its customer, items and payment status, for the order ID you supply. - Action **Find Transaction** Returns the transaction that matches a transaction reference, including its status, amount, customer and payment authorization. - Action **Find Transfer** Returns the transfer that matches the specified transfer reference, including its status, amount and recipient. - Action **Get Customer Totals** Returns how many transactions a Paystack customer has made and the total value of those transactions, along with the customer's full record. - Action **Initialize Transaction** Creates a new pending Paystack transaction and returns the checkout link to send your customer to, along with its access code and reference. - Action **Initiate a Direct Debit Request** Starts linking a bank account to a customer for Direct Debit and returns the link the customer opens to authorize the mandate. - Action **Remove Phone Number From Virtual Terminal** Removes one or more WhatsApp phone numbers from a Paystack Virtual Terminal, so they stop receiving its payment notifications. - Action **Resolve Account Number** Returns the account name registered to a bank account number, so you can confirm who an account belongs to before paying it. - Action **Send Simple Invoice** Creates a payment request that issues an invoice to a customer and, by default, emails it to them. Returns the new invoice, including its request code. - Action **Share Link for Updating Subscription Card** Returns a link you can share with a customer so they can update the card on their subscription. ## Each app on its own - [ **Copper** Copper is a Recommended for Google Workspace CRM that improves productivity and increases visibility across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/copper) - [ **Paystack** Paystack helps African merchants accept one-time and recurring payments online with a modern, safe, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/paystack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Copper - [ **Copper to LeadSimple** LeadSimple is the CRM that property management and real estate companies use to scale and grow.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-leadsimple) - [ **Copper to Nvidia** API platform for deploying GPU-accelerated AI models, including inference microservices and a container...](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-nvidia) - [ **Copper to WattFigure** WattFigure publishes US residential and commercial electricity rates by state together with derived...](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-wattfigure) - [ **Copper to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-hubspot) - [ **Copper to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-salesforce) - [ **Copper to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-google-sheets) ## More into Paystack - [ **HubSpot to Paystack** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-paystack) - [ **Google Sheets to Paystack** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-paystack) - [ **Gmail to Paystack** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-paystack) - [ **Google Calendar to Paystack** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-paystack) - [ **Google Drive to Paystack** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-paystack) - [ **Mailchimp to Paystack** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-paystack) Questions ## Copper and Paystack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Copper? Any of Copper's 17 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Company, New Lead and New Opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Paystack when something happens in Copper? Any of Paystack's 17 actions, including Create Refund, Create Subscription, Create Virtual Terminal and Send Simple Invoice. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Paystack to Copper? Yes. When something happens in Paystack, your agent can act in Copper too. This page covers both directions: Paystack's triggers and Copper's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Copper or Paystack? 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 Copper and Paystack 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.