--- title: "Connect LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact Matching Filter\" fires in LiveSwitch, your agent runs \"Add company contact\" in ServiceM8." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-servicem8" --- # Connect LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 When **New Contact Matching Filter** fires in [LiveSwitch](https://apiant.ai/connections/liveswitch), your agent runs **Add company contact** in [ServiceM8](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicem8), or **New Job** in ServiceM8 to **Find Contact by ID** in LiveSwitch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. LiveSwitch **5** triggers LiveSwitch **21** actions ServiceM8 **2** triggers ServiceM8 **23** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 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 LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 can do together ### From LiveSwitch to ServiceM8 - When **New Contact Matching Filter** in LiveSwitch then **Add company contact** in ServiceM8 - When **New Conversation Matching Filter** in LiveSwitch then **Add job payment** in ServiceM8 ### From ServiceM8 to LiveSwitch - When **New Job** in ServiceM8 then **Find Contact by ID** in LiveSwitch - When **Job Queued** in ServiceM8 then **Find Contact by Phone** in LiveSwitch 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 LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 44 actions - Trigger **New Contact Matching Filter** Triggers when a new contact appears in your LiveSwitch organization, optionally limited to contacts matching a filter. - Trigger **New Conversation Matching Filter** Triggers when a new conversation is created in LiveSwitch, optionally limited to conversations matching a filter. - Trigger **New Guided Instructions** Triggers when a new set of guided instructions is added to your LiveSwitch organization, returning its name, description, where it is shown and its steps. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project appears in LiveSwitch, optionally limited by status, contact or external ID. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created in LiveSwitch. - Action **Create Conversation** Creates a LiveSwitch conversation, such as a live call, recording request, photo session or scheduled call, for a new or existing contact. Returns the conversation with its join and review links. - Action **Create Project** Creates a project in LiveSwitch with a name, status, address, tags, associated contacts and custom attributes, and returns the new project including its links. - Action **Create Tag** Creates a tag in your LiveSwitch organization, with an optional display color, and returns the new tag. - Action **Find All Tags** Returns the tags in your LiveSwitch organization, optionally narrowed by a filter and sorted in the order you choose. - Action **Find Contact by ID** Returns a single LiveSwitch contact by its id, including its name, email, phone and custom attribute values. - Action **Find Contact by Phone** Returns the LiveSwitch contact that has the given phone number, including its custom attributes. - Action **Find Conversation by ID** Returns one LiveSwitch conversation by its ID, including its join and review links, status, contact, tags, notes and custom attributes. - Action **Find Conversations** Returns the conversations in your LiveSwitch organization that match an optional filter, most recent first unless you choose another order. - Action **Find Document by ID** Returns a single LiveSwitch document, either a snapshot or an uploaded file, with its project, conversation, tags and links. - Action **Find Form by ID** Returns a LiveSwitch form by its id, including its name, headline, notes and the fields it collects. - Action **Find Form Submission by ID** Returns a single form submission by its id, including the form, contact and conversation it belongs to and the answers given. - Action **Find Guided Instructions** Returns the guided instructions in your LiveSwitch organization that match the specified filter or conversation type. - Action **Find Project by ID** Returns a single LiveSwitch project by its ID, including its status, share links, tags, contacts and custom attributes. - Action **Find Projects** Returns the projects in your LiveSwitch organization, optionally narrowed by status, external ID, contact or a custom filter. - Action **Find Recording by ID** Returns one LiveSwitch recording by its ID, including its public link, thumbnail, type, status and tags. - Action **Find Recordings by Conversation** Returns the recordings that belong to a LiveSwitch conversation, including their public links, status and tags. - Action **Find Recordings by Project** Returns the recordings that belong to the specified project, including their public links, status, type and tags. - Action **Get Current User (Me)** Returns the LiveSwitch user the connected account is signed in as, including their name, contact details and organization. - Action **Get Organization Settings** Returns the settings of the organization you are logged in to, including its default country code, whether recordings start automatically, and whether SMS is enabled. - Action **Update Conversation** Updates a conversation's name, notes, tags, contact, project or assigned user in LiveSwitch and returns the updated conversation. - Action **Update Tag** Updates the name or display color of an existing tag and returns the updated tag. - Trigger **Job Queued** Triggers when a Job is assigned to a Queue. - Trigger **New Job** Triggers when a new job is created. - Action **Add attachment** Uploads a file and attaches it to a job (or another ServiceM8 record), so it appears in that record's diary. - Action **Add company contact** Creates a new contact person on a ServiceM8 client (company), such as a billing or job contact. - Action **Add job allocation** Allocates a ServiceM8 job to a staff member, optionally with a scheduled date and allocation window. - Action **Add job material** Adds a material line item to a ServiceM8 job, with quantity, pricing and tax details. - Action **Add job payment** Records a payment against a ServiceM8 job, with its amount, method, date and optional note. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a job, client or other ServiceM8 record. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client (company) record in ServiceM8. - Action **Create Job** Creates a new job in ServiceM8, optionally linked to a client, category and queue, and returns the new job's UUID. - Action **Delete client** Deletes (archives) a client in ServiceM8. - Action **Delete job** Deletes (archives) a job in ServiceM8. The job is hidden in the app and can be restored later. - Action **Get attachment** Returns the details of a single file attachment (photo, PDF or other file) by its UUID. - Action **Get client** Returns one ServiceM8 client (company) record by its UUID, including its name, address and billing details. - Action **Get job** Returns a single ServiceM8 job by its UUID, including its status, client, address and totals. - Action **Get Job Allocation** Returns a single job allocation — which staff member a job is allocated to, its window, dates and status. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients (companies) in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **List job materials** Returns the materials (line items) recorded on jobs, optionally filtered, for example to a single job. - Action **List job payments** Returns the payments recorded against jobs, optionally filtered (for example to a single job). - Action **List Job Queues** Returns the job queues set up in the ServiceM8 account. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes in your ServiceM8 account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List staff members** Returns the staff members in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **Update client** Updates an existing client (company) in ServiceM8. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing job in ServiceM8, changing only the fields you fill in. ## Each app on its own - [ **LiveSwitch** LiveSwitch is a video business communication company that provides instant connectivity between customers...](https://apiant.ai/connections/liveswitch) - [ **ServiceM8** ServiceM8 is a field service app and small business management platform for your computer, iPhone and iPad.](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicem8) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from LiveSwitch - [ **LiveSwitch to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-salesforce) - [ **LiveSwitch to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-slack) - [ **LiveSwitch to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-mailchimp) - [ **LiveSwitch to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-stripe) - [ **LiveSwitch to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-shopify) - [ **LiveSwitch to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveswitch-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into ServiceM8 - [ **HubSpot to ServiceM8** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-servicem8) - [ **Salesforce to ServiceM8** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Sheets to ServiceM8** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-servicem8) - [ **Gmail to ServiceM8** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Calendar to ServiceM8** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Drive to ServiceM8** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-servicem8) Questions ## LiveSwitch and ServiceM8, answered ### ### What can start an automation from LiveSwitch? Any of LiveSwitch's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact Matching Filter, New Conversation Matching Filter, New Guided Instructions and New Project. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ServiceM8 when something happens in LiveSwitch? Any of ServiceM8's 23 actions, including Create Client, Create Job, Update client and Update job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ServiceM8 to LiveSwitch? Yes. When something happens in ServiceM8, your agent can act in LiveSwitch too. This page covers both directions: ServiceM8's triggers and LiveSwitch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for LiveSwitch or ServiceM8? 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 LiveSwitch and ServiceM8 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.