Integration
Connect FreshBooks and Loop Returns
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Create Allowlist Item in Loop Returns, or New Return Created in Loop Returns 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 Loop Returns can do together
From FreshBooks to Loop Returns
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Create Allowlist Item in Loop Returns
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create Blocklist Item in Loop Returns
From Loop Returns to FreshBooks
When New Return Created in Loop Returns
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When Return Status Updated in Loop Returns
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 Loop Returns
Triggers and actions 18 triggers · 111 actions
Trigger
New BillTriggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks.
Trigger
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.
Trigger
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.
Action
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.
Action
Create Invoice PDFReturns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store.
Action
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.
Action
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.
Action
Update VendorUpdates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed.
Trigger
New Return CreatedTriggers when a new return is created in Loop.
Trigger
Return Status UpdatedTriggers when a Loop return changes state (for example open to closed or cancelled).
Action
Add Product to CollectionAttach a product to a collection.
Action
Add Product to Collection by External IDAttach a product to a collection by commerce `external_id`.
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Advanced Shipping NoticeThis endpoint will pull all packages by tracking statuses/timeframe. The ASN endpoint will return an array of
Action
Cancel Draft ReturnCancel a draft return.
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Cancel ReturnCancel a return in Loop. Canceling a return will allow a customer to make another return with the same
Action
Close ReturnClose a return. Closing a return will not fulfill any outcomes such as exchanges or gift cards, and the
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Create Allowlist ItemCreate an allowlist entry.
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Create Blocklist ItemCreate a blocklist entry.
Action
Create Bulk OperationUploads a JSONL file of order, product or other jobs and starts a Loop bulk operation that runs them.
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Create DestinationCreate a destination.
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Create Fraud ReportAttach a fraud report to a return.
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Create Return NotePost a new note to a return.
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Delete Allowlist ItemDelete an allowlist entry.
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Delete Blocklist ItemDelete a blocklist entry.
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Delete CollectionDelete a collection.
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Delete Collection by External IDDelete a collection by its commerce `external_id`.
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Delete CustomerDelete a customer.
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Delete Customer by External IDDelete a customer by its commerce `external_id`.
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Delete DestinationDelete a destination.
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Delete InventoryDelete an inventory.
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Delete Inventory by External IDsDelete an inventory record identified by the product variant's `external_id` and the location's `external_id`. If more than one product variant in the shop shares the same `external_id`, this request returns `409 Conflict`.
Action
Delete LocationDelete a location.
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Delete Location by External IDDelete a location by its commerce `external_id`.
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Delete OrderDelete a specific order.
Action
Delete Order by External IDDelete a specific order by its commerce `external_id`.
Action
Delete Product by External IDDelete a product by its commerce `external_id`.
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Delete Product from CollectionDelete a product from a collection.
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Delete Product from Collection by External IDDelete a product from a collection by commerce `external_id`.
Action
Delete Product VariantDelete a product variant.
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Delete Product Variant by External IDDelete a product variant by the parent product's commerce `external_id` and the variant's commerce `external_id`.
Action
Detailed Returns ListPull a detailed list of returns created within a given timeframe.
Action
Finalize ItemsFinalizes the returning items and cart items of the draft return.
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Flag ReturnFlag a return in Loop for review. This will prevent automated processing and will require a human to go
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Get All DestinationsRetrieve all destinations.
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Get Allowlist ItemRetrieve an allowlist entry.
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Get Blocklist ItemRetrieve a blocklist entry.
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Get Bulk OperationGet the details about a specific bulk operation.
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Get CollectionGet details about a single collection.
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Get Collection by External IDGet details about a single collection by its commerce `external_id`.
Action
Get CustomerGet details about a single customer.
Action
Get Customer by External IDGet details about a single customer by its commerce `external_id`.
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Get Destination DetailsGet details for a single destination.
Action
Get Draft ReturnRetrieves the details of a draft return, including its current state, returning items, cart items, and
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Get InventoryGet inventory details for a product variant by location.
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Get Inventory by External IDsGet inventory details for a product variant at a location, identified by the variant's `external_id` and the location's `external_id`. If more than one product variant in the shop shares the same `external_id`, this request returns `409 Conflict`.
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Get LocationGet the details about a single location.
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Get Location by External IDGet the details about a single location by its commerce `external_id`.
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Get OrderGet details about a specific order.
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Get Order by External IDGet details about a specific order by its commerce `external_id`.
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Get Product by External IDGet the details about a single product by its commerce `external_id`.
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Get Product VariantGet the details about a single product variant.
Action
Get Product Variant by External IDGet the details about a single product variant by the parent product's commerce `external_id` and the variant's commerce `external_id`.
Action
Get Return DetailsGet the details of a specific return based on a return's ID,
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Get Return NotesGet notes on a specific return using the return's ID.
Action
Get Shipment InformationGet high level information from a Happy Returns shipment.
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Get Shipment ItemsGet all items for a Happy Returns shipment.
Action
Get ShipmentsGet information about all Happy Returns shipments created within a given timeframe.
Action
List Allowlist ItemsRetrieve a list of paginated allowlist entries.
Action
List Blocklist ItemsRetrieve a list of paginated blocklist entries.
Action
List Bulk Operation JobsRetrieve a list of bulk operation jobs.
Action
List Bulk OperationsRetrieve a list of bulk operations. The list can be sorted and paginated using the parameters below.
Action
List CollectionsRetrieve a list of collections. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
Action
List CustomersRetrieve a list of customers. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
Action
List InventoriesRetrieve a list of inventories. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
Action
List LocationsRetrieve a list of locations. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
Action
List OrdersList all orders.
Action
List ProductsRetrieve a list of products. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the body parameters below.
Action
List Product VariantsRetrieve a list of product variants. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the body parameters below.
Action
Look Up Order Return Eligibility by Order NameReport per-line-item return eligibility for an order, by its order name, without starting a return.
Action
Process ReturnProcess a return in Loop based on the return ID. Processing a return will archive it in Loop and
Action
Remove Cart ItemRemoves a specific item from the draft return's cart.
Action
Remove Line ItemsRemove one or more line items from an open return.
Action
Remove Returning ItemRemoves a specific item from the draft return's ReturningItems.
Action
Set AddressSets the return shipping address for the draft return.
Action
Set Credit TypeSets the credit type for the draft return.
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Set CustomerSets the customer information for the draft return.
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Set Processing TypeSets the processing type (`regular` or `instant`) of the draft return.
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Set Returning Item Return TypeSets the return type for a specific returning item.
Action
Submit Draft ReturnSubmits the draft return.
Action
Unfinalize ItemsReopens the returning items and cart items of the draft return for modification.
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Update DestinationUpdate a destination.
Action
Upsert InventoryUpsert inventory details for a product variant by location. If the inventory exists, it will be updated; if it doesn't exist, it will be created.
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Questions
FreshBooks and Loop Returns, 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 Loop Returns when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of Loop Returns's 82 actions, including Create Allowlist Item, Create Blocklist Item, Create Bulk Operation and Create Destination. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Loop Returns to FreshBooks?
Yes. When something happens in Loop Returns, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: Loop Returns's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or Loop Returns?
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 FreshBooks and Loop Returns 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.