--- title: "Connect Invoice Ninja to SimpleKPI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New expense\" fires in Invoice Ninja, your agent runs \"Get user\" in SimpleKPI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-simplekpi" --- # Connect Invoice Ninja to SimpleKPI When **New expense** fires in [Invoice Ninja](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja), your agent runs **Get user** in [SimpleKPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/simplekpi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Invoice Ninja **1** trigger Invoice Ninja **10** actions SimpleKPI **12** 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 SimpleKPI 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 Invoice Ninja can start in SimpleKPI - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Get user** in SimpleKPI - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Add KPI** in SimpleKPI 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 SimpleKPI ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 22 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. - Action **Add KPI** Creates a new KPI. - Action **Add KPI category** Creates a new KPI category used to organize KPIs. - Action **Add or Update a KPI Data Entry** Adds a KPI data entry for a user, KPI and date, or updates the existing entry for that same KPI, date and breakdown set. - Action **Delete KPI** Deletes a KPI and all of its data entries. - Action **Delete KPI entry** Deletes a KPI data entry by id. - Action **Get KPI** Fetch a single KPI by its id. - Action **Get KPI entry** Retrieves a single KPI data entry by id. - Action **Get user** Retrieves a single user by id. - Action **Increment a KPI Data Entry** Adds an amount to the actual value of a user's KPI entry for a date, creating the entry if none exists yet. Use a negative amount to decrement. The existing target and notes are kept unless you supply new ones. - Action **List KPI categories** Lists the KPI categories in the SimpleKPI account. - Action **List users** Lists the users on your SimpleKPI account. - Action **Update KPI** Replaces a KPI's settings in SimpleKPI with the values supplied. ## 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) - [ **SimpleKPI** SimpleKPI is KPI Software for companies of all sizes who track Key Performance Indicators and metrics -...](https://apiant.ai/connections/simplekpi) 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 SimpleKPI - [ **HubSpot to SimpleKPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-simplekpi) - [ **Salesforce to SimpleKPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-simplekpi) - [ **Slack to SimpleKPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-simplekpi) - [ **Google Sheets to SimpleKPI** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-simplekpi) - [ **Gmail to SimpleKPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-simplekpi) - [ **Google Calendar to SimpleKPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-simplekpi) Questions ## Invoice Ninja and SimpleKPI, 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 SimpleKPI when something happens in Invoice Ninja? Any of SimpleKPI's 12 actions, including Update KPI, Add KPI, Add KPI category and Add or Update a KPI Data Entry. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SimpleKPI to Invoice Ninja? SimpleKPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Invoice Ninja. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads SimpleKPI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Invoice Ninja or SimpleKPI? 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 SimpleKPI 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.