--- title: "Connect Hub Planner and Xero - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Booking\" fires in Hub Planner, your agent runs \"Add purchase order\" in Xero, or \"New bill\" in Xero to \"Create Event\" in Hub Planner." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-xero" --- # Connect Hub Planner and Xero When **New Booking** fires in [Hub Planner](https://apiant.ai/connections/hub-planner), your agent runs **Add purchase order** in [Xero](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero), or **New bill** in Xero to **Create Event** in Hub Planner. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Hub Planner **4** triggers Hub Planner **11** actions Xero **4** triggers Xero **26** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Hub Planner and Xero to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### 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)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Hub Planner and Xero can do together ### From Hub Planner to Xero - When **New Booking** in Hub Planner then **Add purchase order** in Xero - When **New or Updated Project** in Hub Planner then **Create or update contact** in Xero ### From Xero to Hub Planner - When **New bill** in Xero then **Create Event** in Hub Planner - When **New or updated contact** in Xero then **Create Project** in Hub Planner 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 Hub Planner and Xero ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 37 actions - Trigger **New Booking** Triggers when a new booking is created. - Trigger **New or Updated Project** Triggers when a project is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Resource** Triggers when a resource is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created or updated. - Action **Create Booking** Create / Schedule a booking for resource and project or event. - Action **Create Event** Creates a new event. - Action **Create Milestone** Create a Milestone for a Project. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Time Entry** Create timeEntry for resource and project. - Action **Find Booking** Find Booking by id. - Action **Find Event** Find event by name or id. - Action **Find Project** Find project by name, code or id. - Action **Find Resource** Find resource by it's ID, name or email address. - Action **Find TimeEntry** Find timeentry by id. - Action **Update Booking** Updates an existing booking. - Trigger **New bill** Triggered when a new bill (ACCPAY) is added. - Trigger **New or updated contact** Triggered when a contact is created or updated. - Trigger **New payment** Triggered when a new payment is received. - Trigger **New sales invoice** Triggered when a new sales invoice (ACCREC) is added. - Action **Add account** Create a chart of accounts entry. - Action **Add credit note** Create a credit note. - Action **Add item** Create an inventory/sales item. - Action **Add purchase order** Create a purchase order. - Action **Add quote** Create a quote. - Action **Create bank transaction** Create a spend or receive money bank transaction. - Action **Create bill** Create a new bill (Accounts Payable, Type=ACCPAY). - Action **Create or update contact** Create a new contact or update an existing one. - Action **Create payment** Create a payment against an approved invoice. - Action **Create sales invoice** Create a new sales invoice (Accounts Receivable, Type=ACCREC). - Action **Find contact by email** Find a contact by email address. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by ContactID. - Action **Get invoice** Retrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID. - Action **Get quote** Returns one quote by its id, with its contact, status, line items and totals. - Action **List accounts** Retrieve the chart of accounts. - Action **List bank transactions** List bank transactions. - Action **List contacts** Retrieve contacts from Xero. - Action **List credit notes** List credit notes. - Action **List invoices** Retrieve sales invoices and bills. - Action **List items** List items. - Action **List organisations** Retrieve organisation details for the connected Xero tenant. - Action **List payments** Retrieve payments. - Action **List purchase orders** List purchase orders. - Action **List tax rates** List tax rates. - Action **Update contact** Update a contact by id. - Action **Update invoice** Update a draft/submitted invoice. ## Each app on its own - [ **Hub Planner** Hub Planner is a resource planning and scheduling service with timesheets and dynamic reporting.](https://apiant.ai/connections/hub-planner) - [ **Xero** Xero online accounting — manage contacts, invoices, bills, payments, accounts, and bank transactions via the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/xero) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Hub Planner - [ **Hub Planner to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-hubspot) - [ **Hub Planner to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-salesforce) - [ **Hub Planner to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-slack) - [ **Hub Planner to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-mailchimp) - [ **Hub Planner to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-stripe) - [ **Hub Planner to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hub-planner-to-shopify) ## More into Xero - [ **Gallabox to Xero** Gallabox is no-code conversation workspace for business to grow sales](https://apiant.ai/connect/gallabox-to-xero) - [ **HubSpot to Xero** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-xero) - [ **Salesforce to Xero** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-xero) - [ **Slack to Xero** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-xero) - [ **Google Sheets to Xero** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-xero) - [ **Gmail to Xero** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-xero) Questions ## Hub Planner and Xero, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Hub Planner? Any of Hub Planner's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Booking, New or Updated Project, New or Updated Resource and New or Updated Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Xero when something happens in Hub Planner? Any of Xero's 26 actions, including Create bank transaction, Create bill, Create or update contact and Create payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Xero to Hub Planner? Yes. When something happens in Xero, your agent can act in Hub Planner too. This page covers both directions: Xero's triggers and Hub Planner's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Hub Planner or Xero? 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 Hub Planner and Xero 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.