Integration
Connect FreshBooks and Pennylane
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Create Company Customer V2 in Pennylane, or New Billing Subscription V2 in Pennylane 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 Pennylane can do together
From FreshBooks to Pennylane
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Create Company Customer V2 in Pennylane
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create Customer Invoice V2 in Pennylane
From Pennylane to FreshBooks
When New Billing Subscription V2 in Pennylane
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When New Customer Invoice V2 in Pennylane
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 Pennylane
Triggers and actions 21 triggers · 63 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.
Trigger
New Billing Subscription V2Triggers when a new billing subscription is created in Pennylane.
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New Customer Invoice V2Triggers when a new customer invoice or credit note is created in Pennylane.
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New Customer V2Triggers when a new customer (company or individual) is created in Pennylane.
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New Product V2Triggers when a new product is created in Pennylane.
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New Quote V2Triggers when a new quote is created in Pennylane.
Action
Add supplierCreates a supplier in Pennylane and returns the new supplier record.
Action
Create Company Customer V2Creates a company customer in Pennylane with its billing address, contact and invoicing details, and returns the new customer.
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Create Customer Invoice V2Creates a draft or finalized customer invoice (or credit note) in Pennylane for an existing customer.
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Create Individual Customer V2Creates an individual (person) customer in Pennylane with their name, billing address and invoicing preferences.
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Create Product V2Creates a product in Pennylane with its label, price before tax and VAT rate, and returns the created product.
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Create Quote V2Creates a quote for a customer in Pennylane, with its line items, dates and optional discount.
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Finalize customer invoiceFinalizes a draft customer invoice or credit note in Pennylane, assigning its number and locking it from further edits.
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Get Billing Subscription V2Returns one billing subscription, including its schedule, status, customer and invoice settings.
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Get supplierReturns a single supplier from Pennylane by its id, including contact, address, payment terms and ledger account.
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Get supplier invoiceReturns a single supplier invoice from Pennylane by its ID, including amounts, dates, supplier, and payment status.
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Get transactionReturns a single bank transaction by its id, including amount, currency, date, bank account, categories and linked customer or supplier.
Action
List bank accountsReturns the company's bank accounts with their currency, balance, journal and ledger account.
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List billing subscriptionsReturns the billing subscriptions in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by status, customer or start date.
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List categoriesReturns the analytical categories defined in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by group, label or code.
Action
List customer invoicesReturns customer invoices and credit notes, optionally filtered and sorted.
Action
List customersReturns a list of company and individual customers in Pennylane, optionally filtered and sorted.
Action
List ledger accountsReturns the company's ledger accounts (chart of accounts), up to 1000 per call, optionally filtered by number, id or enabled status.
Action
List ledger entriesReturns the ledger entries of your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by id, date or journal and sorted by id or date.
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List productsReturns the products in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by label, reference or id.
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List quotesReturns the quotes in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by customer or status.
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List supplier invoicesReturns the supplier invoices in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered and sorted.
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List suppliersReturns the suppliers in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered and sorted.
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List transactionsReturns the bank transactions in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by bank account, journal, date or id.
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Retrieve Customer V2Returns one customer (company or individual) by its Pennylane id, including contact details, addresses and billing settings.
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Retrieve Invoice V2Returns one customer invoice or credit note, including its amounts, status, customer and links to its lines and payments.
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Retrieve Product V2Returns one Pennylane product by its id, including price, VAT rate, unit, ledger account and custom field values.
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Retrieve Quote V2Returns a single quote by its ID, including amounts, status, customer and dates.
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Update Billing Subscription V2Updates a billing subscription in Pennylane: stop or resume it, change its invoicing mode, payment terms, schedule, customer or invoice content.
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Update Company Customer V2Updates an existing company customer in Pennylane and returns the updated customer.
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Update customer invoiceUpdates a customer invoice in Pennylane. Draft invoices accept all fields; finalized invoices accept only label, external reference, transaction reference, invoice line imputation/performance dates and installments.
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Update Individual Customer V2Updates an individual (person) customer in Pennylane and returns the updated customer.
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Update Product V2Updates an existing product in Pennylane, such as its label, price, VAT rate or custom fields.
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Update Quote V2Updates an existing quote in Pennylane — its dates, customer, texts, discount, language and invoice lines — and returns the updated quote.
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Update supplierUpdates an existing supplier in Pennylane and returns the updated supplier.
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 Pennylane, 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 Pennylane when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of Pennylane's 34 actions, including Create Company Customer V2, Create Customer Invoice V2, Create Individual Customer V2 and Create Product V2. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Pennylane to FreshBooks?
Yes. When something happens in Pennylane, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: Pennylane's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or Pennylane?
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 Pennylane 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.