Integration
Connect FreshBooks to NGP VAN
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Add Contact History in NGP VAN. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want FreshBooks and NGP VAN to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What FreshBooks can start in NGP VAN
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Add Contact History in NGP VAN
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Add Note to Contact in NGP VAN
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 NGP VAN
Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 49 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.
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.
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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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Add a ContributionCreates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation.
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Add Activist CodesApplies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN.
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Add Canvass ResponsesRecords a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities.
Action
Add Contact HistoryRecords a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone.
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Add Note to ContactAdds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record.
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Add Survey ResponsesRecords one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed.
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Create Financial BatchCreates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation.
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Create or Update Contact With a ContributionFinds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID.
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Delete code from contactRemoves a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN.
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Delete contactDeletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID.
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Find ContactFinds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record.
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Find Financial BatchFinds financial batches whose names contain the given text.
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Get contactReturns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details.
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List activist codesReturns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type.
Action
List campaignsReturns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status.
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List notesReturns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN.
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Merge contactsMerges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source.
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Subscribe EmailFinds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed.
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Tag a ContactApplies a tag or source code to an existing contact.
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Update noteUpdates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
FreshBooks and NGP VAN, 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 NGP VAN when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from NGP VAN to FreshBooks?
NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in FreshBooks. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or NGP VAN?
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 NGP VAN 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.