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When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Create Document in Google Docs, or Document Structure Changed in Google Docs to Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What FreshBooks and Google Docs can do together
From FreshBooks to Google Docs
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Create Document in Google Docs
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create Document Markdown in Google Docs
From Google Docs to FreshBooks
When Document Structure Changed in Google Docs
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When Document Updated in Google Docs
then Create Invoice in FreshBooks
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 FreshBooks and Google Docs
Triggers and actions 26 triggers · 59 actions
Trigger
New BillTriggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks.
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New ClientTriggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks.
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New Credit NoteTriggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account.
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New EstimateTriggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks.
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New ExpenseTriggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks.
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New Filtered InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks.
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New InvoiceTriggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks.
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New Invoice PaymentTriggers when a new invoice payment is created.
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New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks.
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New Staff MemberTriggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business.
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New Time EntryTriggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks.
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New VendorTriggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks.
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Updated BillTriggers when a bill is updated in FreshBooks. Returns the id of the updated bill and the account, business and user it belongs to.
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Updated EstimateTriggers when an estimate is updated.
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Updated InvoiceTriggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks.
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Updated VendorTriggers when a bill vendor is updated in FreshBooks.
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Add Payment to InvoiceRecords a payment against a FreshBooks invoice and returns the created payment.
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Create BillCreates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items.
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Create ClientCreates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts.
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Create Credit NoteCreates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks.
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Create EstimateCreates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items.
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Create ExpenseCreates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes.
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Create InvoiceCreates a new invoice for a client in FreshBooks, with optional line items, terms and notes. New invoices start as drafts unless a status is given.
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Create Invoice PDFReturns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store.
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Create or Update ClientUpdates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches.
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Create or Update InvoiceUpdates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches.
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Create Other IncomeRecords income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks.
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Create ProjectCreates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate.
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Create Recurring InvoiceCreates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule.
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Create Time EntryCreates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks.
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Create VendorCreates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business.
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Find BillFinds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches.
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Find ClientFinds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches.
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Find Credit NoteFinds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details.
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Find EstimateFinds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria.
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Find InvoiceFinds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts.
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Find ProjectFinds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects.
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Find VendorFinds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give.
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Send EstimateEmails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent.
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Send InvoiceEmails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent.
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Update BillUpdates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status.
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Update Credit NoteUpdates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in.
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Update EstimateUpdates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed.
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Update Time EntryUpdates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project.
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Update VendorUpdates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed.
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Document DeletedTriggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
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Document Placeholder FilledTriggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
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Document Search UpdateTriggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
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Document Structure ChangedTriggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
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Document UpdatedTriggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
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Document Word Count ThresholdTriggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
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Keyword Detected in DocumentTriggers when a specific keyword or phrase first appears in a Google Doc. This trigger monitors a Google Doc and fires once when the specified keyword is detected. After the keyword is found, the trigger will not fire again until reset.
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New Document AddedTriggers when a new Google Doc is added/created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected.
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New Document CreatedTriggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
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New Folder Created in RootTriggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.
Action
Copy DocumentTool to create a copy of an existing google document. use this to duplicate a document, for example, when using an existing document as a template. the copied document will have a default title (e.g., 'copy of [original title]') if no new title is provided, and will be placed in the user's root google drive folder.
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Create DocumentCreates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).
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Create Document MarkdownCreates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.
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Create FooterTool to create a new footer in a google document. use when you need to add a footer, optionally specifying its type and the section it applies to.
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Create FootnoteTool to create a new footnote in a google document. use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.
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Create HeaderTool to create a new header in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a header to a document, optionally specifying the section it applies to.
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Create Named RangeTool to create a new named range in a google document. use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.
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Create Paragraph BulletsTool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.
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Delete Content RangeTool to delete a range of content from a google document. use when you need to remove a specific portion of text or other structural elements within a document.
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Delete FooterTool to delete a footer from a google document. use when you need to remove a footer from a specific section or the default footer.
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Delete HeaderDeletes the header from the specified section or the default header if no section is specified. use this tool to remove a header from a google document.
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Delete Named RangeTool to delete a named range from a google document. use when you need to remove a previously defined named range by its id or name.
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Delete Paragraph BulletsTool to remove bullets from paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to clear bullet formatting from a section of a document.
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Delete TableTool to delete an entire table from a google document. use when you have the document id and the specific start and end index of the table element to be removed. the table's range can be found by inspecting the document's content structure.
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Delete Table ColumnTool to delete a column from a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to remove a specific column from an existing table within a document.
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Delete Table RowTool to delete a row from a table in a google document. use when you need to remove a specific row from an existing table.
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Get Document By IdRetrieves an existing google document by its id; will error if the document is not found.
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Insert Inline ImageTool to insert an image from a given uri at a specified location in a google document as an inline image. use when you need to add an image to a document programmatically.
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Insert Page BreakTool to insert a page break into a google document. use when you need to start new content on a fresh page, such as at the end of a chapter or section.
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Insert Table ActionTool to insert a table into a google document. use when you need to add a new table at a specific location or at the end of a segment (like document body, header, or footer) in a document.
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Insert Table ColumnTool to insert a new column into a table in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a column to an existing table at a specific location.
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Insert Text ActionTool to insert a string of text at a specified location within a google document. use when you need to add new text content to an existing document.
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Replace All TextTool to replace all occurrences of a specified text string with another text string throughout a google document. use when you need to perform a global find and replace operation within a document.
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Replace ImageTool to replace a specific image in a document with a new image from a uri. use when you need to update an existing image within a google doc.
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Search DocumentsSearch for google documents using various filters including name, content, date ranges, and more.
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Unmerge Table CellsTool to unmerge previously merged cells in a table. use this when you need to revert merged cells in a google document table back to their individual cell states.
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Update Document MarkdownReplaces the entire content of an existing google docs document with new markdown text; requires edit permissions for the document.
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Update Document StyleTool to update the overall document style, such as page size, margins, and default text direction. use when you need to modify the global style settings of a google document.
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Update Existing DocumentApplies programmatic edits, such as text insertion, deletion, or formatting, to a specified google doc using the `batchupdate` api method.
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Update Table Row StyleTool to update the style of a table row in a google document. use when you need to modify the appearance of specific rows within a table, such as setting minimum row height or marking rows as headers.
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Questions
FreshBooks and Google Docs, answered
What can start an automation from FreshBooks?
Any of FreshBooks's 16 triggers in the catalog, including New Bill, New Client, New Credit Note and New Estimate. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Google Docs when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of Google Docs's 30 actions, including Create Document, Create Document Markdown, Create Footer and Create Footnote. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Google Docs to FreshBooks?
Yes. When something happens in Google Docs, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: Google Docs's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or Google Docs?
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.
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.