--- title: "Connect Karbon and UniBee - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New work item\" fires in Karbon, your agent runs \"Add Invoice\" in UniBee, or \"New Invoice Event\" in UniBee to \"Create Organization Contact\" in Karbon." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-unibee" --- # Connect Karbon and UniBee When **New work item** fires in [Karbon](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon), your agent runs **Add Invoice** in [UniBee](https://apiant.ai/connections/unibee), or **New Invoice Event** in UniBee to **Create Organization Contact** in Karbon. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Karbon **1** trigger Karbon **16** actions UniBee **9** triggers UniBee **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Karbon and UniBee 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 Karbon and UniBee can do together ### From Karbon to UniBee - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Add Invoice** in UniBee - When **New work item** in Karbon then **Add Payment** in UniBee ### From UniBee to Karbon - When **New Invoice Event** in UniBee then **Create Organization Contact** in Karbon - When **New Payment Event** in UniBee then **Create Person Contact** in Karbon 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 Karbon and UniBee ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 36 actions - Trigger **New work item** Triggers when a new work item is created in Karbon. - Action **Add client group** Creates a new client group in Karbon, optionally with members, owner, manager and client team. - Action **Add note** Creates a note in Karbon, optionally assigned to a user and linked to work items, contacts, organizations or client groups. - Action **Add work item** Creates a new work item for a client in Karbon. - Action **Create Organization Contact** Creates a new Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Create Person Contact** Creates a new person Contact in Karbon and returns the created Contact record. - Action **Find an Organization Contact** Finds Organization contacts in Karbon matching a full name, email address, external key or contact type, and returns the matching organizations. - Action **Find a Person Contact** Finds person contacts in Karbon by email address, full name, phone number, contact type or external key, and returns the matches. - Action **Get work item** Returns the details of a single Karbon work item, including its client, dates, status, fee settings and role assignments. - Action **List invoices** Returns the invoices in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by invoice status and sorted. - Action **List timesheets** Returns a list of timesheets from your Karbon account, optionally filtered by date, user, work item or status, with their time entries if requested. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Karbon account, optionally filtered by name or email address. - Action **List work items** Returns the work items in your Karbon account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **Update client group** Renames an existing Karbon client group by changing its full name. - Action **Update Organization Contact** Updates the name or privacy level of an existing Organization contact in Karbon. - Action **Update Person Contact** Updates the name details or privacy level of an existing Person Contact in Karbon. - Action **Update work item** Updates a Karbon work item's title, description, dates, assignee, work type, role assignments or status. Fields left blank are not changed. - Trigger **New Invoice Event** Triggers when an invoice event occurs (created, paid, process, cancelled, failed, or reversed). - Trigger **New Payment Event** Triggers when a payment event occurs (created, authorised need, success, cancelled, or failure). - Trigger **New Refund Event** Triggers when a refund event occurs (created, success, failure, cancelled, or reversed). - Trigger **New Subscription Activated** Triggers when a subscription becomes active. - Trigger **New Subscription Event** Triggers when a subscription event occurs (created, activated, updated, cancelled, expired, etc.). - Trigger **New Subscription Onetime Addon Event** Triggers when a subscription onetime addon event occurs (created, success, cancelled, or expired). - Trigger **New Subscription Pending Update Event** Triggers when a subscription pending update event occurs (create, success, or cancelled). - Trigger **New User Event** Triggers when a user event occurs (created, updated, metric update, or subscription update). - Trigger **New User Plan Change** Triggers when a user subscription or subscription change occurs. - Action **Add Discount Code** Create a new discount/promo code. - Action **Add Invoice** Create a new invoice. - Action **Add Payment** Record/create a new payment. - Action **Add Plan** Create a new subscription plan. - Action **Add Product** Create a new product. - Action **Add Subscription** Create a new subscription for a user against a plan. - Action **Add User** Create a new customer/user record in UniBee. - Action **Cancel Subscription** Cancel a subscription immediately. - Action **Get Invoice** Fetch a single invoice's detail by invoice id. - Action **Get Payment** Fetch a single payment's detail by payment id. - Action **Get Plan** Fetch a single plan's detail by plan id. - Action **Get Subscription** Fetch a single subscription's detail by subscription id. - Action **Get User** Fetch a single user's profile by user id. - Action **List Discount Codes** List discount codes with pagination/filters. - Action **List Invoices** List invoices with pagination/filters. - Action **List Plans** List plans with pagination/filters. - Action **List Products** List products with pagination/filters. - Action **List Subscriptions** List subscriptions with pagination/filters. - Action **List Users** List/search customer users with pagination. - Action **Update User** Update an existing user's profile fields. ## Each app on its own - [ **Karbon** Karbon is the collaborative practice management platform for accounting firms.](https://apiant.ai/connections/karbon) - [ **UniBee** UniBee is a subscription management and billing automation platform for SaaS and AI businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/unibee) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Karbon - [ **Karbon to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-salesforce) - [ **Karbon to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-slack) - [ **Karbon to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-mailchimp) - [ **Karbon to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-stripe) - [ **Karbon to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-shopify) - [ **Karbon to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/karbon-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into UniBee - [ **HubSpot to UniBee** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-unibee) - [ **Salesforce to UniBee** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-unibee) - [ **Slack to UniBee** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-unibee) - [ **Google Sheets to UniBee** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-unibee) - [ **Gmail to UniBee** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-unibee) - [ **Google Calendar to UniBee** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-unibee) Questions ## Karbon and UniBee, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Karbon? Any of Karbon's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New work item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in UniBee when something happens in Karbon? Any of UniBee's 20 actions, including Update User, Add Discount Code, Add Invoice and Add Payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from UniBee to Karbon? Yes. When something happens in UniBee, your agent can act in Karbon too. This page covers both directions: UniBee's triggers and Karbon's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Karbon or UniBee? 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 Karbon and UniBee 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.