--- title: "Connect Erpnext and Invoice Ninja - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Customer\" fires in Erpnext, your agent runs \"Email Invoice\" in Invoice Ninja, or \"New expense\" in Invoice Ninja to \"Add Contact\" in Erpnext." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-invoice-ninja" --- # Connect Erpnext and Invoice Ninja When **New Customer** fires in [Erpnext](https://apiant.ai/connections/erpnext), your agent runs **Email Invoice** in [Invoice Ninja](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja), or **New expense** in Invoice Ninja to **Add Contact** in Erpnext. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Erpnext **2** triggers Erpnext **30** actions Invoice Ninja **1** trigger Invoice Ninja **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 Erpnext and Invoice Ninja 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 Erpnext and Invoice Ninja can do together ### From Erpnext to Invoice Ninja - When **New Customer** in Erpnext then **Email Invoice** in Invoice Ninja - When **New Sales Invoice** in Erpnext then **Find Invoice** in Invoice Ninja ### From Invoice Ninja to Erpnext - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Add Contact** in Erpnext - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Add Customer** in Erpnext 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 Erpnext and Invoice Ninja ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 40 actions - Trigger **New Customer** Fires when a new customer is created. - Trigger **New Sales Invoice** Fires when a new sales invoice is created. - Action **Add Contact** Create a new contact. - Action **Add Customer** Create a new customer record. - Action **Add Item** Create a new item (product/service) record. - Action **Add Lead** Create a new lead. - Action **Add Sales Invoice** Create a new sales invoice. - Action **Add Sales Order** Create a new sales order. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact record. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete a customer record. - Action **Delete Item** Delete an item record. - Action **Delete Lead** Delete a lead record. - Action **Delete Sales Invoice** Delete a sales invoice record. - Action **Delete Sales Order** Delete a sales order record. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by name/id. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieve a single customer by name/id. - Action **Get Item** Retrieve a single item by name/id. - Action **Get Lead** Retrieve a single lead by name/id. - Action **Get Sales Invoice** Retrieve a single sales invoice by name/id. - Action **Get Sales Order** Retrieve a single sales order by name/id. - Action **List Contacts** List contact records with optional filters. - Action **List Customers** List customer records with optional filters. - Action **List Items** List item records with optional filters. - Action **List Leads** List lead records with optional filters. - Action **List Sales Invoices** List sales invoice records with optional filters. - Action **List Sales Orders** List sales order records with optional filters. - Action **Update Contact** Update fields on an existing contact. - Action **Update Customer** Update fields on an existing customer. - Action **Update Item** Update fields on an existing item. - Action **Update Lead** Update fields on an existing lead. - Action **Update Sales Invoice** Update fields on an existing sales invoice. - Action **Update Sales Order** Update fields on an existing sales order. - Trigger **New expense** Triggers when a new expense is created in Invoice Ninja. - Action **Delete invoice** Deletes an invoice from your Invoice Ninja company by its id. - Action **Email Invoice** Emails an invoice to its client using the chosen email template, optionally with a custom subject, body and CC address. - Action **Email Quote** Emails an existing quote to its client, using a quote template or a custom subject and body. Returns the confirmation message and the quote that was emailed. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients by name, email, number or search text and returns the matching client records. - Action **Find Credit** Returns the credits that match a credit number, search text, client, status or date. - Action **Find Invoice** Finds invoices by number, search text, client, status or date, and returns the matches with the first one broken out. - Action **Find payments** Returns the payments that match a payment number, search text, client or other criteria. - Action **Find Product** Finds products in Invoice Ninja by name, product key or other filters, returning the matches and the first match. - Action **Find Project** Finds projects whose name, number or notes match the search text and returns the matches. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a quote number, search text, client, status or date criteria. ## Each app on its own - [ **Erpnext** Open-source ERP system for accounting, inventory, manufacturing, sales, projects, and CRM.](https://apiant.ai/connections/erpnext) - [ **Invoice Ninja** Create. Send. Get Paid. Invoice Ninja is a free, code-available suite of apps to invoice clients, accept...](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Erpnext - [ **Erpnext to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-pipedrive) - [ **Erpnext to PandaDoc** PandaDoc helps you build and deliver sales quotes and proposals and track presentations and close deals...](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-pandadoc) - [ **Erpnext to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-supabase) - [ **Erpnext to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-vercel) - [ **Erpnext to FreeAgent** FreeAgent is cloud accounting software for small businesses and freelancers — manage contacts, invoices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-freeagent) - [ **Erpnext to Google Chat** Google Chat is a communication software developed by Google built for teams that provides direct messages...](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-google-chat) ## More into Invoice Ninja - [ **HubSpot to Invoice Ninja** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-invoice-ninja) - [ **Google Sheets to Invoice Ninja** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-invoice-ninja) - [ **Gmail to Invoice Ninja** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-invoice-ninja) - [ **Google Calendar to Invoice Ninja** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-invoice-ninja) - [ **Google Drive to Invoice Ninja** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-invoice-ninja) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Invoice Ninja** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-invoice-ninja) Questions ## Erpnext and Invoice Ninja, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Erpnext? Any of Erpnext's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Customer and New Sales Invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Invoice Ninja when something happens in Erpnext? Any of Invoice Ninja's 10 actions, including Email Invoice, Email Quote, Find Client and Find Credit. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Invoice Ninja to Erpnext? Yes. When something happens in Invoice Ninja, your agent can act in Erpnext too. This page covers both directions: Invoice Ninja's triggers and Erpnext's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Erpnext or Invoice Ninja? 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 Erpnext and Invoice Ninja 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.