--- title: "Connect LiveAgent to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New conversation\" fires in LiveAgent, your agent runs \"Create XRechnung Invoice\" in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/liveagent-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml" --- # Connect LiveAgent to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML When **New conversation** fires in [LiveAgent](https://apiant.ai/connections/liveagent), your agent runs **Create XRechnung Invoice** in [ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML](https://apiant.ai/connections/zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. LiveAgent **3** triggers LiveAgent **7** actions ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want LiveAgent and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What LiveAgent can start in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - When **New conversation** in LiveAgent then **Create XRechnung Invoice** in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - When **New Customer** in LiveAgent then **Create ZUGFeRD Invoice** in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML 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 LiveAgent and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 15 actions - Trigger **New conversation** Triggers when a new conversation (ticket, chat, call or message) is created in LiveAgent. - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer (contact) is added in LiveAgent. - Trigger **New Customer (Experimental)** Triggers when a new customer (contact) is added in LiveAgent. - Action **Add customer group** Creates a new customer group in LiveAgent with a name and optional text and background colors. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in LiveAgent that can be assigned to conversations. - Action **Get conversation** Returns a LiveAgent conversation (ticket) by its ID, code or public URL code, including status, owner, tags and custom field values. - Action **List conversation messages** Returns all message groups and their messages for a LiveAgent conversation, optionally limited to a date range. - Action **List conversations** Returns conversations (tickets, chats, calls) in LiveAgent, optionally filtered by owner, department, agent, status, channel, subject and dates. - Action **List customer groups** Returns every customer group defined in the LiveAgent account, with each group's id and name. - Action **List tags** Returns every tag defined in the LiveAgent account, with each tag's id and name. - Action **Convert XRechnung to PDF** Renders an XRechnung invoice XML file (UBL or CII syntax) into a readable PDF preview. The PDF is for human reading only and has no legal standing. - Action **Create XRechnung Invoice** Generates a validated XRechnung 3.0 e-invoice (UBL by default, or CII) from structured invoice data and returns the XML document. Totals and the VAT breakdown are calculated from the lines unless supplied. - Action **Create ZUGFeRD Invoice** Creates a new ZUGFeRD compliant PDF/A-3b invoice from scratch using the provided invoice data. - Action **Extract Invoice JSON** Reads a structured e-invoice (a Factur-X / ZUGFeRD / Peppol PDF with embedded CII or UBL XML, or a standalone CII or UBL XML file) and returns its data as structured JSON. Pure XML parsing, no AI. - Action **Extract Invoice XML** Pulls the embedded XML invoice out of a hybrid PDF (ZUGFeRD, Factur-X or other PDF/A-3 invoice) and returns it unchanged. - Action **Transform to ZUGFeRD** Turns a plain PDF invoice into a ZUGFeRD 2.x hybrid invoice (PDF/A-3 with embedded XML) using AI extraction. - Action **Validate XRechnung Invoice** Validates a CII XML invoice for XRechnung / EN16931 compliance. - Action **Validate ZUGFeRD Invoice** Validates a ZUGFeRD 2.x hybrid PDF invoice against the official schema and EN 16931 business rules for the profile it declares, and returns whether it is compliant along with any errors and warnings. ## Each app on its own - [ **LiveAgent** LiveAgent is the only customer support app you will ever need.](https://apiant.ai/connections/liveagent) - [ **ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML is a German e-invoice compliance service for creating, validating...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from LiveAgent - [ **LiveAgent to World News Api** REST API for searching global news articles with entity extraction, sentiment analysis, and geolocation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveagent-to-world-news-api) - [ **LiveAgent to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveagent-to-salesforce) - [ **LiveAgent to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve published...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-netherlands-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Paperless to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Smartsheet to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **HubSpot to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Salesforce to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) Questions ## LiveAgent and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML, answered ### ### What can start an automation from LiveAgent? Any of LiveAgent's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New conversation, New Customer and New Customer (Experimental). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML when something happens in LiveAgent? Any of ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML's 8 actions, including Create XRechnung Invoice, Create ZUGFeRD Invoice, Convert XRechnung to PDF and Extract Invoice JSON. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML to LiveAgent? ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in LiveAgent. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for LiveAgent or ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML? 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 LiveAgent and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML 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.