--- title: "Connect Invoice Ninja and Karlia - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New expense\" fires in Invoice Ninja, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Karlia, or \"New Contact\" in Karlia to \"Email Invoice\" in Invoice Ninja." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-karlia" --- # Connect Invoice Ninja and Karlia When **New expense** fires in [Invoice Ninja](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Karlia](https://apiant.ai/connections/karlia), or **New Contact** in Karlia to **Email Invoice** in Invoice Ninja. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Invoice Ninja **1** trigger Invoice Ninja **10** actions Karlia **21** triggers Karlia **39** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Invoice Ninja and Karlia to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Invoice Ninja and Karlia can do together ### From Invoice Ninja to Karlia - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Create Contact** in Karlia - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Create Customer** in Karlia ### From Karlia to Invoice Ninja - When **New Contact** in Karlia then **Email Invoice** in Invoice Ninja - When **New Equipment** in Karlia then **Email Quote** in Invoice Ninja 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 Invoice Ninja and Karlia ## Triggers and actions 22 triggers · 49 actions - Trigger **New expense** Triggers when a new expense is created in Invoice Ninja. - Action **Delete invoice** Deletes an invoice from your Invoice Ninja company by its id. - Action **Email Invoice** Emails an invoice to its client using the chosen email template, optionally with a custom subject, body and CC address. - Action **Email Quote** Emails an existing quote to its client, using a quote template or a custom subject and body. Returns the confirmation message and the quote that was emailed. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients by name, email, number or search text and returns the matching client records. - Action **Find Credit** Returns the credits that match a credit number, search text, client, status or date. - Action **Find Invoice** Finds invoices by number, search text, client, status or date, and returns the matches with the first one broken out. - Action **Find payments** Returns the payments that match a payment number, search text, client or other criteria. - Action **Find Product** Finds products in Invoice Ninja by name, product key or other filters, returning the matches and the first match. - Action **Find Project** Finds projects whose name, number or notes match the search text and returns the matches. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a quote number, search text, client, status or date criteria. - Trigger **Delete Equipment** Triggers when an equipement is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Event** Triggers when an event is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Note** Triggers when a note is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Opportunity** Triggers when an opportunity is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Product** Triggers when a product is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Project** Triggers when a project is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Project Subtask** Triggers when a project subtask is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Project Task** Triggers when a project task is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Task** Triggers when a task is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Ticket** Triggers when a ticket is deleted. - Trigger **Delete Time** Triggers when a time is deleted. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created. - Trigger **New Equipment** Triggers when a new equipment is created. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created. - Trigger **New Product** Triggers when a new product is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Project Subtask** Triggers when a new project subtask is created. - Trigger **New Project Task** Triggers when a new project task is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. - Trigger **New Ticket** Triggers when a new ticket is created. - Trigger **New Time** Triggers when a new time is created. - Action **Create Contact** Adds a new contact to a Karlia customer or supplier. - Action **Create Customer** Create a Customer. - Action **Create Equipment** Create a Equipment. - Action **Create Event** Create an Event. - Action **Create Note** Creates a note in Karlia, optionally linked to a customer, opportunity, project or ticket. - Action **Create Opportunity** Create an Opportunity. - Action **Create Product** Create a Product. - Action **Create Project Subtask** Creates a subtask under a task in a Karlia project, with optional status, dates, time estimate and assignee. - Action **Create Project Task** Creates a task inside a Karlia project. - Action **Create Supplier** Create a Supplier. - Action **Create Task** Create a Task. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a ticket in a Karlia ticketing pipeline. - Action **Create Time** Create a Time. - Action **Delete Equipment** Deletes a piece of equipment from Karlia. - Action **Delete Event** Delete an event (calendar appointment) in Karlia. - Action **Delete Note** Delete a note in Karlia by its ID. - Action **Delete Opportunity** Deletes an opportunity. - Action **Delete Product** Delete a product in Karlia. - Action **Delete Project** Delete a project in Karlia. - Action **Delete Project Subtask** Deletes a subtask from a project task in Karlia. - Action **Delete Project Task** Deletes a task from a Karlia project. - Action **Delete Task** Delete a task in Karlia. - Action **Delete Ticket** Deletes a ticket in Karlia by its ID. - Action **Delete Time** Delete a time entry in Karlia. - Action **Find Contact** Returns up to 100 Karlia contacts that match the specified search criteria (email, name, phone, customer/supplier, and more). - Action **Find Customer** Returns the Karlia customers that match the search criteria you supply, plus the first match on its own. - Action **Find Supplier** Returns the Karlia suppliers that match the specified search criteria. - Action **Get Contact** Show contact details - Action **Get Customer** Show customer details - Action **Get Opportunity** Show opportunity details - Action **Get Product** Show product details - Action **Get Project Subtask** Returns one subtask of a Karlia project task, including its status, dates, time estimate and assignees. - Action **Get Supplier** Show supplier details - Action **Get Ticket** Retrieve one Karlia ticket by its ID. - Action **Get Time** Get one time entry from Karlia by its ID. - Action **List Projects** Lists the projects in your Karlia account. - Action **List Project Tasks** Lists the tasks of one Karlia project. - Action **List Webhook Events** Lists the event names a Karlia webhook can subscribe to. - Action **Update/Create Customer** Updates a Karlia customer when a Customer ID is given; otherwise creates a new customer. ## Each app on its own - [ **Invoice Ninja** Create. Send. Get Paid. Invoice Ninja is a free, code-available suite of apps to invoice clients, accept...](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja) - [ **Karlia** Karlia is the first CRM software to integrate your complete mailboxes with tracking, scheduled mailings...](https://apiant.ai/connections/karlia) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Invoice Ninja - [ **Invoice Ninja to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-salesforce) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-slack) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-mailchimp) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-stripe) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-shopify) - [ **Invoice Ninja to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Karlia - [ **Channels to Karlia** Channels is a data-driven phone system that lets you make and take calls directly in the browser.](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-karlia) - [ **HubSpot to Karlia** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-karlia) - [ **Google Sheets to Karlia** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-karlia) - [ **Gmail to Karlia** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-karlia) - [ **Google Calendar to Karlia** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-karlia) - [ **Google Drive to Karlia** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-karlia) Questions ## Invoice Ninja and Karlia, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Invoice Ninja? Any of Invoice Ninja's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New expense. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Karlia when something happens in Invoice Ninja? Any of Karlia's 39 actions, including Create Contact, Create Customer, Create Equipment and Create Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Karlia to Invoice Ninja? Yes. When something happens in Karlia, your agent can act in Invoice Ninja too. This page covers both directions: Karlia's triggers and Invoice Ninja's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Invoice Ninja or Karlia? 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 Invoice Ninja and Karlia 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.