Integration
Connect FreshBooks and SmartEmailing
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Add Contact list in SmartEmailing, or New Contact in SmartEmailing 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 SmartEmailing can do together
From FreshBooks to SmartEmailing
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Add Contact list in SmartEmailing
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Send custom email in SmartEmailing
From SmartEmailing to FreshBooks
When New Contact in SmartEmailing
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When Updated Contact in SmartEmailing
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 SmartEmailing
Triggers and actions 18 triggers · 44 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.
Action
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.
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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.
Action
Create Time EntryCreates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks.
Action
Create VendorCreates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business.
Action
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.
Action
Send InvoiceEmails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent.
Action
Update BillUpdates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status.
Action
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.
Action
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 ContactTriggers when a new contact is added to your SmartEmailing account.
Trigger
Updated ContactTriggers when an existing contact is updated in SmartEmailing.
Action
Add Contact listCreates a new contact list in SmartEmailing.
Action
Add Custom fieldCreates a new contact custom field in SmartEmailing with the given name and type.
Action
Delete ContactPermanently deletes a contact and anonymizes its data (GDPR forget). This cannot be undone.
Action
Get ContactReturns a single contact by email address or ID, including contact list memberships and custom field values.
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Get Contact listReturns a single contact list by its ID with all its properties, such as name, sender details and engagement rates.
Action
List Contact listsReturns all contact lists in your SmartEmailing account.
Action
List ContactsReturns contacts in your SmartEmailing account, optionally filtered by email, name, company and other contact details, including their list memberships and custom field values.
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List Contacts in listReturns the contacts that belong to a contact list, with their details and list memberships.
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List Custom fieldsReturns the custom field definitions set up in your SmartEmailing account, optionally with their options.
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List NewslettersReturns your finished newsletters with their sender details, send times and open, click and unsubscribe counts.
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Send custom emailSends a SmartEmailing email or email template to one recipient, with optional subject, preheader and dynamic content overrides.
Action
Send transactional emailSends a transactional email (no unsubscribe link) to one recipient, either from a saved email/template or from a subject and body you supply.
Action
Unsubscribe ContactUnsubscribes a contact from a chosen contact list.
Action
Update Contact email addressChanges a contact's email address in SmartEmailing, moving all of the contact's data to the new address.
Action
Update Contact listUpdates an existing contact list's name, public name, sender name, sender email or reply-to address. Only the values you provide are changed.
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Questions
FreshBooks and SmartEmailing, 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 SmartEmailing when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of SmartEmailing's 15 actions, including Send custom email, Send transactional email, Update Contact email address and Update Contact list. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from SmartEmailing to FreshBooks?
Yes. When something happens in SmartEmailing, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: SmartEmailing's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or SmartEmailing?
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 SmartEmailing 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.