--- title: "Connect Method CRM and Pennylane - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Method CRM, your agent runs \"Create Company Customer V2\" in Pennylane." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-pennylane" --- # Connect Method CRM and Pennylane When **New Activity** fires in [Method CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/method-crm), your agent runs **Create Company Customer V2** in [Pennylane](https://apiant.ai/connections/pennylane), or **New Billing Subscription V2** in Pennylane to **Add Contact to Existing Entity** in Method CRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Method CRM **6** triggers Method CRM **14** actions Pennylane **5** triggers Pennylane **34** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Method CRM and Pennylane 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Method CRM and Pennylane can do together ### From Method CRM to Pennylane - When **New Activity** in Method CRM then **Create Company Customer V2** in Pennylane - When **New Contact** in Method CRM then **Create Customer Invoice V2** in Pennylane ### From Pennylane to Method CRM - When **New Billing Subscription V2** in Pennylane then **Add Contact to Existing Entity** in Method CRM - When **New Customer Invoice V2** in Pennylane then **Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** in Method CRM 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 Method CRM and Pennylane ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 48 actions - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is added in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Triggers when a new customer or customer lead is added to a QuickBooks-synced Method account. - Trigger **New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Triggers when a new customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead is added in a Xero-synced Method account. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Vendor** Triggers when a new vendor is added in Method CRM. - Action **Add Activity** Creates an activity record in your Method CRM account, using the fields your Activity table defines (including custom fields). - Action **Add Contact to Existing Entity** Creates a contact in Method CRM linked to an existing customer, vendor or lead. - Action **Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Creates a customer or customer lead in a QuickBooks-synced Method CRM account. - Action **Add Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Creates a customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead in a Method CRM account synced with Xero. - Action **Add Generic Entry** Creates a new record (entry) in any Method CRM table, using the field values you supply, and returns the new record's id. - Action **Add Opportunity** Creates a new opportunity in your Method CRM account. - Action **Delete record** Deletes a record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or activity. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts in Method CRM matching your filter criteria, such as an email or name, and returns up to 100 matching contacts. - Action **Find Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Finds customers or customer leads in a QuickBooks-synced Method account by name, returning the matching records. - Action **Find Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Finds customers, vendors, or customer/vendor leads by name in a Xero-synced Method account. - Action **Find records by criteria** Finds records in a Method CRM table that match your filter criteria, returning up to 100 matches. - Action **Find Vendor** Finds vendors in your Method account that match the criteria you give, returning the first match and the full list of matches. - Action **Get record** Returns one record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or invoice, by its record ID. - Action **Update record** Updates the chosen fields of an existing record in any Method table, such as a contact, customer or invoice. - Trigger **New Billing Subscription V2** Triggers when a new billing subscription is created in Pennylane. - Trigger **New Customer Invoice V2** Triggers when a new customer invoice or credit note is created in Pennylane. - Trigger **New Customer V2** Triggers when a new customer (company or individual) is created in Pennylane. - Trigger **New Product V2** Triggers when a new product is created in Pennylane. - Trigger **New Quote V2** Triggers when a new quote is created in Pennylane. - Action **Add supplier** Creates a supplier in Pennylane and returns the new supplier record. - Action **Create Company Customer V2** Creates a company customer in Pennylane with its billing address, contact and invoicing details, and returns the new customer. - Action **Create Customer Invoice V2** Creates a draft or finalized customer invoice (or credit note) in Pennylane for an existing customer. - Action **Create Individual Customer V2** Creates an individual (person) customer in Pennylane with their name, billing address and invoicing preferences. - Action **Create Product V2** Creates a product in Pennylane with its label, price before tax and VAT rate, and returns the created product. - Action **Create Quote V2** Creates a quote for a customer in Pennylane, with its line items, dates and optional discount. - Action **Finalize customer invoice** Finalizes a draft customer invoice or credit note in Pennylane, assigning its number and locking it from further edits. - Action **Get Billing Subscription V2** Returns one billing subscription, including its schedule, status, customer and invoice settings. - Action **Get supplier** Returns a single supplier from Pennylane by its id, including contact, address, payment terms and ledger account. - Action **Get supplier invoice** Returns a single supplier invoice from Pennylane by its ID, including amounts, dates, supplier, and payment status. - Action **Get transaction** Returns a single bank transaction by its id, including amount, currency, date, bank account, categories and linked customer or supplier. - Action **List bank accounts** Returns the company's bank accounts with their currency, balance, journal and ledger account. - Action **List billing subscriptions** Returns the billing subscriptions in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by status, customer or start date. - Action **List categories** Returns the analytical categories defined in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by group, label or code. - Action **List customer invoices** Returns customer invoices and credit notes, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List customers** Returns a list of company and individual customers in Pennylane, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List ledger accounts** Returns the company's ledger accounts (chart of accounts), up to 1000 per call, optionally filtered by number, id or enabled status. - Action **List ledger entries** Returns the ledger entries of your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by id, date or journal and sorted by id or date. - Action **List products** Returns the products in the Pennylane company, optionally filtered by label, reference or id. - Action **List quotes** Returns the quotes in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by customer or status. - Action **List supplier invoices** Returns the supplier invoices in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List suppliers** Returns the suppliers in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List transactions** Returns the bank transactions in your Pennylane company, optionally filtered by bank account, journal, date or id. - Action **Retrieve Customer V2** Returns one customer (company or individual) by its Pennylane id, including contact details, addresses and billing settings. - Action **Retrieve Invoice V2** Returns one customer invoice or credit note, including its amounts, status, customer and links to its lines and payments. - Action **Retrieve Product V2** Returns one Pennylane product by its id, including price, VAT rate, unit, ledger account and custom field values. - Action **Retrieve Quote V2** Returns a single quote by its ID, including amounts, status, customer and dates. - Action **Update Billing Subscription V2** Updates a billing subscription in Pennylane: stop or resume it, change its invoicing mode, payment terms, schedule, customer or invoice content. - Action **Update Company Customer V2** Updates an existing company customer in Pennylane and returns the updated customer. - Action **Update customer invoice** Updates a customer invoice in Pennylane. Draft invoices accept all fields; finalized invoices accept only label, external reference, transaction reference, invoice line imputation/performance dates and installments. - Action **Update Individual Customer V2** Updates an individual (person) customer in Pennylane and returns the updated customer. - Action **Update Product V2** Updates an existing product in Pennylane, such as its label, price, VAT rate or custom fields. - Action **Update Quote V2** Updates an existing quote in Pennylane — its dates, customer, texts, discount, language and invoice lines — and returns the updated quote. - Action **Update supplier** Updates an existing supplier in Pennylane and returns the updated supplier. ## Each app on its own - [ **Method CRM** Method CRM™ is a QuickBooks CRM that streamlines your business from lead to repeat and everything in between.](https://apiant.ai/connections/method-crm) - [ **Pennylane** Pennylane centralizes all your cash flows and connects with your financial tools to ease and automate...](https://apiant.ai/connections/pennylane) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Method CRM - [ **Method CRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-salesforce) - [ **Method CRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Method CRM's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Contact, New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only) and New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Pennylane when something happens in Method CRM? Any of Pennylane's 34 actions, including Create Company Customer V2, Create Customer Invoice V2, Create Individual Customer V2 and Create Product V2. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Pennylane to Method CRM? Yes. When something happens in Pennylane, your agent can act in Method CRM too. This page covers both directions: Pennylane's triggers and Method CRM's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Method CRM or Pennylane? 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 Method CRM and Pennylane 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.