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title: "Connect folk to GoCardless - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Company Added\" fires in folk, your agent runs \"Add customer\" in GoCardless."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-gocardless"
---

# Connect folk to GoCardless

When **Company Added** fires in [folk](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk), your agent runs **Add customer** in [GoCardless](https://apiant.ai/connections/gocardless). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

folk **11** triggers folk **16** actions GoCardless **18** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want folk and GoCardless 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 folk can start in GoCardless

- When **Company Added** in folk then **Add customer** in GoCardless
- When **Company Custom Field Updated** in folk then **Add customer bank account** in GoCardless

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 folk and GoCardless

## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 34 actions

- Trigger

**Company Added**

Triggers when a new company is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Company Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a company custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Company Removed**

Triggers when a company is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Company Updated**

Triggers when a company basic field (like name, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Trigger

**Deal Added**

Fires when a new deal is created.

- Trigger

**Deal Removed**

Fires when a deal is deleted from a pipeline.

- Trigger

**Deal Updated**

Fires when a deal is updated (stage change, field update).

- Trigger

**Person Added**

Triggers when a new person is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Person Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a person custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Person Removed**

Triggers when a person is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Person Updated**

Triggers when a person basic field (like first name, job title, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Action

**Create Company**

Creates a company in folk, optionally adding it to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Deal**

Creates a deal in a folk group, optionally linked to companies and people, and sets that deal type's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a group in folk. A default "All people" table view is added to the group automatically.

- Action

**Create Note**

Creates a note on a folk person, company or deal. Optionally posts it as a reply to an existing note.

- Action

**Create Person**

Creates a person in folk, optionally adding them to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Reminder**

Creates a reminder on a folk person, company or deal, scheduled with an iCalendar recurrence rule.

- Action

**Delete Company**

Deletes a company from folk by its id.

- Action

**Delete Person**

Deletes a person from folk by their id. This also removes their custom fields, notes and associations.

- Action

**Find a Company**

Searches folk companies by name, email or website and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Find a Person**

Searches folk people by email, full name or phone and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Get a Company**

Fetches one folk company by id, including its custom field values.

- Action

**Get a Note**

Fetches one folk note by id, with its text, author and the record it is attached to.

- Action

**Get a Person**

Fetches one folk person by id, including their custom field values.

- Action

**List Groups**

Returns the groups in the folk workspace, with each group's id, name and visibility.

- Action

**Update Company**

Updates a folk company. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

- Action

**Update Person**

Updates a folk person. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

- Action

**Add billing request**

Creates a GoCardless billing request to collect a Direct Debit mandate, a one-off payment, or both from a customer.

- Action

**Add customer**

Creates a new customer record in GoCardless with their name, contact details and address.

- Action

**Add customer bank account**

Creates a bank account for an existing GoCardless customer, using local bank details or an IBAN.

- Action

**Cancel mandate**

Cancels a Direct Debit mandate so no further payments can be collected against it, and returns the cancelled mandate.

- Action

**Cancel payment**

Cancels a pending GoCardless payment so it is not collected, and returns the updated payment.

- Action

**Cancel subscription**

Cancels a GoCardless subscription so no further payments are collected under it, and returns the cancelled subscription.

- Action

**Create Direct Debit Payment**

Collects a one-off Direct Debit payment from a customer against their existing mandate.

- Action

**Create Instant Bank Payment**

Creates a billing request for a one-off instant bank payment (Pay By Bank) for the given amount and currency.

- Action

**Create Mandate Authorisation Request**

Creates a Direct Debit mandate request for a payer and returns a hosted authorisation link you can send them to set up the mandate.

- Action

**Create Subscription**

Creates a recurring subscription that collects a fixed amount on a schedule against an existing GoCardless mandate.

- Action

**Get customer**

Returns a single GoCardless customer by its ID, including contact details, address and metadata.

- Action

**Get mandate**

Returns a single Direct Debit mandate, including its status, scheme, reference and linked customer bank account and creditor.

- Action

**Get payment**

Returns a single GoCardless payment by its ID, including amount, status, charge date and linked mandate.

- Action

**Get subscription**

Returns the details of a single GoCardless subscription, including its amount, schedule, status and upcoming payments.

- Action

**Retry payment**

Retries a failed payment, resubmitting it for collection on the next available date or a date you choose.

- Action

**Search for a Billing Request**

Searches billing requests, optionally filtered by customer, status and creation date, and returns the matches.

- Action

**Search for a Customer**

Searches your GoCardless customers by email, company name, surname, currency or creation date and returns the matches.

- Action

**Update customer**

Updates an existing GoCardless customer's name, contact details, address or metadata. Fields left blank are not changed.

## Each app on its own

- [ **folk** folk is the next generation CRM for teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk)
- [ **GoCardless** GoCardless is a payments platform helping businesses collect payments directly from customer bank accounts.](https://apiant.ai/connections/gocardless)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from folk

- [ **folk to OpenRouter** OpenRouter is a unified interface to AI models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-openrouter)
- [ **folk to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-hubspot)
- [ **folk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-salesforce)
- [ **folk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-slack)
- [ **folk to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-google-sheets)
- [ **folk to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-gmail)

## More into GoCardless

- [ **HubSpot to GoCardless** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-gocardless)
- [ **Salesforce to GoCardless** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-gocardless)
- [ **Slack to GoCardless** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gocardless)
- [ **Google Sheets to GoCardless** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-gocardless)
- [ **Gmail to GoCardless** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-gocardless)
- [ **Google Calendar to GoCardless** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-gocardless)

Questions

## folk and GoCardless, answered

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### What can start an automation from folk?

Any of folk's 11 triggers in the catalog, including Company Added, Company Custom Field Updated, Company Removed and Company Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in GoCardless when something happens in folk?

Any of GoCardless's 18 actions, including Create Direct Debit Payment, Create Instant Bank Payment, Create Mandate Authorisation Request and Create Subscription. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from GoCardless to folk?

GoCardless has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in folk. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads GoCardless's API documentation and adds it.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for folk or GoCardless?

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 folk and GoCardless 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.
