--- title: "Connect Flashquotes to CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Updated Event Staff\" fires in Flashquotes, your agent runs \"Create CII Invoice\" in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-cii-ubl-by-invoicexml" --- # Connect Flashquotes to CII & UBL by InvoiceXML When **Updated Event Staff** fires in [Flashquotes](https://apiant.ai/connections/flashquotes), your agent runs **Create CII Invoice** in [CII & UBL by InvoiceXML](https://apiant.ai/connections/cii-ubl-by-invoicexml). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Flashquotes **2** triggers Flashquotes **9** actions CII & UBL by InvoiceXML **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Flashquotes and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Flashquotes can start in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - When **Updated Event Staff** in Flashquotes then **Create CII Invoice** in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML - When **Updated Event Timeline** in Flashquotes then **Create UBL Invoice** in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML 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 Flashquotes and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **Updated Event Staff** Triggers when the staff assigned to an event change. Returns the event and its current staff. - Trigger **Updated Event Timeline** Triggers when an event's timeline changes, including its service or shift times and its prep, travel, setup, cleanup or unload durations. - Action **Get Event** Returns a single Flashquotes event by its id, optionally including related details such as its location, staff, services, checklists and booking. - Action **Get Form Response** Returns the answers submitted on a Flashquotes form response, keyed by each question's title. - Action **Get Invoices** Returns all invoices for a booking, including each invoice's number, status, due date, amounts and viewing link. - Action **Get quote** Returns a quote by ID with its live total price, dates, status details and event information, plus any related records you ask to include. An error occurs if the quote is not found. - Action **Get resource** Returns a single Flashquotes resource, such as a piece of equipment or a bookable item, by its ID, including its name, category, status and location. - Action **Get staff member** Returns one staff member by ID, including their contact details, role and status. Inactive staff are returned too. - Action **List Events** Returns your company's Flashquotes events, newest first, optionally narrowed by service start time, creation date, location or booking. - Action **List quotes** Returns quote summaries for your company with live totals, newest first, optionally filtered by contact, location, booking, event type or date range. - Action **List resources** Returns the resources for your company, newest first, optionally only those at one location. - Action **Convert CII to UBL** Translates a UN/CEFACT CII invoice XML into a standards-compliant UBL 2.1 XML document, enabling interoperability between systems that use different e-invoice formats. - Action **Convert UBL to CII** Transforms a UBL 2.1 invoice XML into a UN/CEFACT CII XML document, bridging compatibility between PEPPOL-based systems and CII-native accounting platforms. - Action **Create CII Invoice** Produces a UN/CEFACT Cross-Industry Invoice (CII) XML document from structured billing data, ready for submission through any EN16931-compliant e-invoicing channel. - Action **Create UBL Invoice** Generates a standards-compliant UBL 2.1 XML invoice from structured billing data including seller, buyer, line items, and payment details. - Action **Extract Invoice Attachments** Download an e-invoice's embedded attachments as a ZIP. - Action **Extract Invoice JSON** Parses a PDF invoice into machine-readable JSON, reading embedded CII or UBL XML when available and applying AI-based extraction as a fallback for unstructured PDFs. - Action **Extract Invoice XML** Pull the CII or UBL XML out of an e-invoice PDF. - Action **Parse Invoice JSON** AI-parse any PDF invoice — messy, scanned, or handwritten — into structured JSON. - Action **Render CII to PDF** Produce a human-readable PDF from a CII e-invoice. - Action **Render UBL to PDF** Produce a human-readable PDF from a UBL e-invoice. - Action **Transform PDF to CII** Reads an existing PDF invoice and produces a UN/CEFACT CII XML document using AI-powered data extraction. Ideal for digitising paper-based or scanned invoices into a structured CII format. Note: AI can make mistakes; review output before sending. - Action **Transform PDF to UBL** Reads an existing PDF invoice and produces a UBL 2.1 XML document using AI-powered data extraction. Useful for onboarding legacy invoices into structured e-invoicing workflows. Note: AI can make mistakes; review output before sending. - Action **Validate CII Invoice** Verifies a UN/CEFACT CII invoice XML against EN16931 semantic rules and XSD schema, returning a detailed compliance report including any rule failures or data inconsistencies. - Action **Validate UBL Invoice** Checks a UBL 2.1 invoice XML against EN16931 business rules and schema constraints, returning a structured validation report with any rule violations or structural errors. ## Each app on its own - [ **Flashquotes** Flashquotes is a quoting and booking platform for event businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/flashquotes) - [ **CII & UBL by InvoiceXML** CII & UBL by InvoiceXML is an e-invoice compliance service for creating, converting, validating, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cii-ubl-by-invoicexml) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Flashquotes - [ **Flashquotes to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-hubspot) - [ **Flashquotes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-salesforce) - [ **Flashquotes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Flashquotes's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Updated Event Staff and Updated Event Timeline. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CII & UBL by InvoiceXML when something happens in Flashquotes? Any of CII & UBL by InvoiceXML's 14 actions, including Create CII Invoice, Create UBL Invoice, Convert CII to UBL and Convert UBL to CII. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CII & UBL by InvoiceXML to Flashquotes? CII & UBL by InvoiceXML has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Flashquotes. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CII & UBL by InvoiceXML's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Flashquotes or CII & UBL by InvoiceXML? 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 Flashquotes and CII & UBL by InvoiceXML 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.