--- title: "Connect Egnyte and Karbon - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New File in Folder\" fires in Egnyte, your agent runs \"Create Organization Contact\" in Karbon, or \"New work item\" in Karbon to \"Add comment\" in Egnyte." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-karbon" --- # Connect Egnyte and Karbon When **New File in Folder** fires in [Egnyte](https://apiant.ai/connections/egnyte), your agent runs **Create Organization Contact** in [Karbon](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon), or **New work item** in Karbon to **Add comment** in Egnyte. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Egnyte **2** triggers Egnyte **14** actions Karbon **1** trigger Karbon **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Egnyte and Karbon 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 Egnyte and Karbon can do together ### From Egnyte to Karbon - When **New File in Folder** in Egnyte then **Create Organization Contact** in Karbon - When **List Folders** in Egnyte then **Create Person Contact** in Karbon ### From Karbon to Egnyte - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Add comment** in Egnyte - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Add user** in Egnyte 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 Egnyte and Karbon ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **List Folders** Triggers when a new subfolder appears inside the Egnyte folder you choose. - Trigger **New File in Folder** Triggers when a new file is added to the chosen Egnyte folder. - Action **Add comment** Adds a comment to a file or folder in Egnyte. - Action **Add link** Creates a shareable link to a file or folder in Egnyte, with optional access, expiry and email settings. - Action **Add user** Creates a new user in your Egnyte domain. - Action **Copy file or folder** Copies a file or folder in Egnyte to a destination path, optionally renaming it. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a new folder at the given path in Egnyte. - Action **Delete file or folder** Deletes a file or folder in Egnyte by its path, or a single version of a file. Returns the path of the parent folder. - Action **Delete link** Deletes an Egnyte shared link so it can no longer be used. - Action **Download File** Downloads the contents of a file stored in Egnyte, optionally a specific earlier version. - Action **Find files by keyword** Searches Egnyte files and folders by keyword across names, content, comments and metadata, and returns the matching items. - Action **Get file or folder** Returns the details of a file or folder at a given path, optionally including the folder's contents, permissions, locks and custom metadata. - Action **Get user** Returns the details of one Egnyte user, including name, email, role, status and group memberships. - Action **Move file or folder** Moves a file or folder in Egnyte to a new location, optionally renaming it. - Action **Update user** Updates an existing Egnyte user's details such as name, email, status, role, user type and language. Only the values you fill in are changed. - Action **Upload File** Uploads a file to a path in Egnyte, creating it or overwriting an existing file at that path (up to 100 MB). - Trigger **New work item** Triggers when a new work item is created in Karbon. - Action **Add client group** Creates a new client group in Karbon, optionally with members, owner, manager and client team. - Action **Add note** Creates a note in Karbon, optionally assigned to a user and linked to work items, contacts, organizations or client groups. - Action **Add work item** Creates a new work item for a client in Karbon. - Action **Create Organization Contact** Creates a new Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Create Person Contact** Creates a new person Contact in Karbon and returns the created Contact record. - Action **Find an Organization Contact** Finds Organization contacts in Karbon matching a full name, email address, external key or contact type, and returns the matching organizations. - Action **Find a Person Contact** Finds person contacts in Karbon by email address, full name, phone number, contact type or external key, and returns the matches. - Action **Get work item** Returns the details of a single Karbon work item, including its client, dates, status, fee settings and role assignments. - Action **List invoices** Returns the invoices in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by invoice status and sorted. - Action **List timesheets** Returns a list of timesheets from your Karbon account, optionally filtered by date, user, work item or status, with their time entries if requested. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by name or email address. - Action **List work items** Returns the work items in your Karbon account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **Update client group** Renames an existing Karbon client group by changing its full name. - Action **Update Organization Contact** Updates the name or privacy level of an existing Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Update Person Contact** Updates the name details or privacy level of an existing Person Contact in Karbon. - Action **Update work item** Updates a Karbon work item's title, description, dates, assignee, work type, role assignments or status. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Egnyte** Egnyte enables users to easily and securely share files on-premises and in the cloud.](https://apiant.ai/connections/egnyte) - [ **Karbon** Karbon is the collaborative practice management platform for accounting firms.](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Egnyte - [ **Egnyte to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-hubspot) - [ **Egnyte to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-salesforce) - [ **Egnyte to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-slack) - [ **Egnyte to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-google-sheets) - [ **Egnyte to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-gmail) - [ **Egnyte to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/egnyte-to-google-calendar) ## More into Karbon - [ **eSputnik to Karbon** ESputnik is a marketing automation service made to embody the toughest ideas of enterprise level solutions...](https://apiant.ai/connect/esputnik-to-karbon) - [ **HubSpot to Karbon** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-karbon) - [ **Google Sheets to Karbon** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-karbon) - [ **Gmail to Karbon** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-karbon) - [ **Google Calendar to Karbon** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-karbon) - [ **Google Drive to Karbon** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-karbon) Questions ## Egnyte and Karbon, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Egnyte? Any of Egnyte's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New File in Folder and List Folders. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Karbon when something happens in Egnyte? Any of Karbon's 16 actions, including Create Organization Contact, Create Person Contact, Update client group and Update Organization Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Karbon to Egnyte? Yes. When something happens in Karbon, your agent can act in Egnyte too. This page covers both directions: Karbon's triggers and Egnyte's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Egnyte or Karbon? 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 Egnyte and Karbon 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.