Integration
Connect FreshBooks and Timesheet
When New Bill fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs Create Task in Timesheet, or New Absence in Timesheet 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 Timesheet can do together
From FreshBooks to Timesheet
When New Bill in FreshBooks
then Create Task in Timesheet
When New Client in FreshBooks
then Create Note in Timesheet
From Timesheet to FreshBooks
When New Absence in Timesheet
then Add Payment to Invoice in FreshBooks
When New Project in Timesheet
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 Timesheet
Triggers and actions 23 triggers · 82 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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New AbsenceTriggered when a new absence is requested or recorded in the chosen Timesheet organization.
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New ProjectTriggered when a new project is created in Timesheet.
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New RateTriggered when a new pay rate is created in Timesheet.
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New TagTriggered when a new tag is created in Timesheet.
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New TaskTriggered when a new tracked time entry is recorded in Timesheet.
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New TeamTriggered when a new team is created in Timesheet.
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New TodoTriggered when a new to-do is created in Timesheet.
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Approve AbsenceApproves a pending absence request in a Timesheet organization. Returns the updated absence, including its new status and who approved it.
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Create ExpenseCreates an expense on a Timesheet task, with an amount, date and optional receipt. Returns the new expense with its ID.
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Create NoteCreates a note on a Timesheet task, with text and an optional attachment. Returns the new note with its ID.
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Create OrganizationCreates a new organization (team workspace) in Timesheet. Returns the new organization with its ID.
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Create ProjectCreates a new project in Timesheet, optionally with a client, default billing rate and team. Returns the new project with its ID.
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Create RateCreates a pay rate in Timesheet, such as an overtime multiplier or a bonus amount. Returns the new rate with its ID.
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Create ReminderCreates a reminder in Timesheet on a one-off or recurring schedule. Returns the new reminder with its ID and next fire time.
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Create TagCreates a tag in Timesheet that can be applied to time entries. Returns the new tag with its ID.
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Create TaskCreates a time entry (task) on a Timesheet project, with start and end times and optional tags, rate and mileage. Returns the new entry with its ID and duration.
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Create TeamCreates a team inside a Timesheet organization. Returns the new team with its ID.
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Create TodoCreates a to-do on a Timesheet project, with an optional due date, assignees and time estimate. Returns the new to-do with its ID.
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Delete ExpenseDeletes an expense from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the expense was removed.
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Delete NoteDeletes a note from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the note was removed.
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Delete OrganizationDeletes an organization from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the organization was removed.
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Delete ProjectDeletes a project from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the project was removed.
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Delete RateDeletes a pay rate from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the rate was removed.
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Delete ReminderDeletes a reminder from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the reminder was removed.
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Delete TagDeletes a tag from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the tag was removed.
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Delete TaskDeletes a time entry from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the entry was removed.
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Delete TeamDeletes a team from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the team was removed.
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Delete TodoDeletes a to-do from Timesheet. Returns confirmation that the to-do was removed.
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Find AbsenceSearches absences in a Timesheet organization by member, contract, type, status or date range, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find ExpenseSearches Timesheet expenses by text, time entry, organization or date range, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find NoteSearches Timesheet notes by text, time entry, organization or date range, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find OrganizationLooks up a Timesheet organization by name and returns its ID and details. Timesheet has no organization search endpoint, so this reads your organizations and matches the name, ignoring upper/lower case.
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Find ProjectSearches Timesheet projects by name, team or status, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find RateSearches Timesheet pay rates by name, team, project or status, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find ReminderLooks up a Timesheet reminder by name and returns its ID and schedule. Timesheet has no reminder search endpoint, so this reads your reminders and matches the name, ignoring upper/lower case.
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Find TagSearches Timesheet tags by name, team, project or status, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find TaskSearches Timesheet time entries by text, project, to-do, team or date range, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find TeamSearches Timesheet teams by name or organization, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Find TodoSearches Timesheet to-dos by title, project, status or assignee, and returns the first match plus the full list of matches.
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Get Current TimerReturns the state of your current Timesheet timer — whether it is running, paused or stopped, and the time entry it is tracking.
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Get ProjectReturns one Timesheet project by ID, including its client, settings and tracked totals.
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Get RateReturns one Timesheet pay rate by ID, including its multiplier and extra amount.
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Get TagReturns a single tag by its ID, including its name, colour, archived state, owning team and total tracked time.
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Get TaskReturns a single tracked time entry by its ID, including its description, start and end times, duration, billing flags, project, rate, member and tags.
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Get TeamReturns a single team by its ID, including its name, description, colour, owning organization, and project and member counts.
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Pause TimerPauses the running timer, starting a break. Returns the timer with its new paused state.
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Resume TimerResumes a paused timer, ending the current break. Returns the timer with its new running state.
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Send ReportGenerates a timesheet report for the chosen period and emails it to the given address.
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Start TimerStarts the timer on a project, creating a running time entry. Returns the timer and the entry it is tracking.
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Stop TimerStops the running timer and closes out the time entry it was tracking.
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Update ExpenseUpdates an existing expense's description, date, amount, refund status or attached receipt. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update NoteUpdates an existing note's text, date or attachment. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update OrganizationUpdates an organization's name, description, image, colour or AI chat setting. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update ProjectUpdates an existing project's name, client, office, colour, billing defaults, salary or archived state. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update RateUpdates an existing pay rate's name, multiplier, extra amount, enabled or archived state. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update ReminderUpdates an existing reminder's title, prompt, message template or schedule. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update TagUpdates an existing tag's name, colour or archived state. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update TaskUpdates an existing tracked time entry's project, description, times, billing flags, rate or tags. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update TeamUpdates an existing team's name, description, image, colour or salary visibility. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Update TodoUpdates an existing to-do's title, details, status, due date, assignees or time estimate. Fields left blank keep their current values.
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Questions
FreshBooks and Timesheet, 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 Timesheet when something happens in FreshBooks?
Any of Timesheet's 53 actions, including Create Expense, Create Note, Create Organization and Create Project. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Timesheet to FreshBooks?
Yes. When something happens in Timesheet, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: Timesheet's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or Timesheet?
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 Timesheet 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.