---
title: "Connect OpenAI and Intervals - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New batch\" fires in OpenAI, your agent runs \"Add invoice\" in Intervals, or \"New client\" in Intervals to \"Create message\" in OpenAI."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-intervals"
---

# Connect OpenAI and Intervals

When **New batch** fires in [OpenAI](https://apiant.ai/connections/openai), your agent runs **Add invoice** in [Intervals](https://apiant.ai/connections/intervals), or **New client** in Intervals to **Create message** in OpenAI. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

OpenAI **5** triggers OpenAI **69** actions Intervals **6** triggers Intervals **38** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want OpenAI and Intervals 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 OpenAI and Intervals can do together

### From OpenAI to Intervals

- When **New batch** in OpenAI then **Add invoice** in Intervals
- When **New file** in OpenAI then **Add task** in Intervals

### From Intervals to OpenAI

- When **New client** in Intervals then **Create message** in OpenAI
- When **New invoice** in Intervals then **Create assistant** in OpenAI

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 OpenAI and Intervals

## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 107 actions

- Trigger

**New batch**

List your organization's batches.

- Trigger

**New file**

Returns a list of files.

- Trigger

**New model**

Lists the currently available models.

- Trigger

**New vector store**

Returns a list of vector stores.

- Trigger

**New video**

List recently generated videos for the current project.

- Action

**Cancel batch**

Cancels an in-progress batch.

- Action

**Cancel run**

Cancels a run that is in_progress.

- Action

**Cancel vector store file batch**

Cancel a vector store file batch.

- Action

**Content moderation**

Classifies text for hate, harassment, self-harm, sexual, and violence categories using the Moderations API.

- Action

**Count input tokens**

Returns input token counts of the request.

- Action

**Create assistant**

Create an assistant with a model and instructions.

- Action

**Create chat completion**

Sends a list of chat messages to a model via the Chat Completions API and returns the assistant's reply.

- Action

**Create completion**

Creates a completion for the provided prompt and parameters.

- Action

**Create embedding**

Generates a vector embedding for input text using an embeddings model (e.g. text-embedding-3-small).

- Action

**Create message**

Create a message.

- Action

**Create run**

Create a run.

- Action

**Creates and executes a batch from an uploaded file of requests**

Creates and executes a batch from an uploaded file of requests

- Action

**Create thread**

Create a thread.

- Action

**Create thread and run**

Create a thread and run it in one request.

- Action

**Create vector store**

Create a vector store.

- Action

**Create vector store file**

Create a vector store file by attaching a File to a vector store.

- Action

**Create vector store file batch**

Create a vector store file batch.

- Action

**Create video edit job**

Create a new video generation job by editing a source or existing generated video.

- Action

**Create video extension**

Create an extension of a completed video.

- Action

**Create video generation job**

Create a new video generation job from a prompt and optional reference assets.

- Action

**Create video remix**

Create a remix of a completed video using a refreshed prompt.

- Action

**Delete assistant**

Delete an assistant.

- Action

**Delete eval run**

Delete an eval run.

- Action

**Delete file**

Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.

- Action

**Delete message**

Deletes a message.

- Action

**Delete thread**

Delete a thread.

- Action

**Delete vector store**

Delete a vector store.

- Action

**Delete vector store file**

Delete a vector store file (removes from store, file itself not deleted).

- Action

**Delete video**

Permanently delete a completed or failed video and its stored assets.

- Action

**Download video content**

Download the generated video bytes or a derived preview asset.

- Action

**Edit image**

Creates an edited or extended image given one or more source images and a prompt.

- Action

**Generate image**

Generates an image from a text prompt using gpt-image-1 / DALL-E and returns the image URL or base64 data.

- Action

**Generate speech**

Converts text into spoken audio using a TTS model and the selected voice. Returns audio bytes.

- Action

**Get assistant**

Retrieves an assistant.

- Action

**Get batch**

Retrieves a batch.

- Action

**Get file**

Returns information about a specific file.

- Action

**Get file content**

Returns the contents of the specified file.

- Action

**Get message**

Retrieve a message.

- Action

**Get model**

Retrieves a model instance.

- Action

**Get run**

Retrieves a run.

- Action

**Get run step**

Retrieves a run step.

- Action

**Get thread**

Retrieves a thread.

- Action

**Get vector store**

Retrieves a vector store.

- Action

**Get vector store file**

Retrieves a vector store file.

- Action

**Get vector store file batch**

Retrieves a vector store file batch.

- Action

**Get vector store file content**

Retrieve the parsed contents of a vector store file.

- Action

**Get video**

Fetch the latest metadata for a generated video.

- Action

**List conversation items**

List all items for a conversation with the given ID.

- Action

**List files**

Lists files that have been uploaded to your OpenAI account.

- Action

**List messages**

Returns a list of messages for a given thread.

- Action

**List models**

Lists the models currently available to your account.

- Action

**List runs**

Returns a list of runs belonging to a thread.

- Action

**List run steps**

Returns a list of run steps belonging to a run.

- Action

**List vector store file batch files**

Returns a list of vector store files in a batch.

- Action

**List vector store files**

Returns a list of vector store files.

- Action

**OpenAI agent message**

Runs one AI agent turn on OpenAI and returns the model's reply. The turn is billed to the OpenAI account connected on this step, and the agent can call the account's AI tool automations.

- Action

**Retrieve response**

Retrieves a previously created model response by its Response ID.

- Action

**Search vector store**

Search a vector store for relevant chunks based on a query and filter.

- Action

**Send model a message**

Sends a message to an OpenAI model via the Responses API and emits its response. Returns a Response ID usable as previous_response_id for multi-turn conversations.

- Action

**Submit tool outputs to run**

Submit tool outputs when a run requires action.

- Action

**Transcribe audio**

Transcribes audio into the input language.

- Action

**Translate audio**

Translates audio into English.

- Action

**Update assistant**

Modifies an assistant.

- Action

**Update message**

Modifies a message.

- Action

**Update run**

Modifies a run.

- Action

**Update thread**

Modifies a thread.

- Action

**Update vector store**

Modifies a vector store.

- Action

**Update vector store file attributes**

Update attributes on a vector store file.

- Action

**Upload file**

Upload a file that can be used across various endpoints.

- Trigger

**New client**

Polling trigger: fires when a new client is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New invoice**

Polling trigger: fires when a new invoice is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New milestone**

Polling trigger: fires when a new milestone is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New person**

Polling trigger: fires when a new person is added in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New project**

Polling trigger: fires when a new project is created in Intervals.

- Trigger

**New task**

Polling trigger: fires when a new task is created in Intervals.

- Action

**Add client**

Create a new client.

- Action

**Add expense**

Create a new expense.

- Action

**Add invoice**

Create a new invoice.

- Action

**Add milestone**

Create a new milestone.

- Action

**Add person**

Create a new person (team member).

- Action

**Add project**

Create a new project.

- Action

**Add task**

Create a new task.

- Action

**Add time entry**

Log a new time entry against a task.

- Action

**Add timer**

Start a new timer for a task.

- Action

**Delete client**

Delete a client.

- Action

**Delete expense**

Delete an expense.

- Action

**Delete invoice**

Delete an invoice.

- Action

**Delete milestone**

Delete a milestone.

- Action

**Delete person**

Delete a person.

- Action

**Delete project**

Delete a project.

- Action

**Delete task**

Delete a task.

- Action

**Delete time entry**

Delete a logged time entry.

- Action

**Delete timer**

Delete a timer.

- Action

**Get client**

Retrieve a single client by id.

- Action

**Get expense**

Retrieve a single expense by id.

- Action

**Get invoice**

Retrieve a single invoice by id.

- Action

**Get milestone**

Retrieve a single milestone by id.

- Action

**Get person**

Retrieve a single person by id.

- Action

**Get project**

Retrieve a single project by id.

- Action

**Get task**

Retrieve a single task by id.

- Action

**Get time entry**

Retrieve a single logged time entry by id.

- Action

**Get timer**

Retrieve a single timer by id.

- Action

**List milestones**

Retrieve all milestones in the Intervals account.

- Action

**List tasks**

Retrieve all tasks in the Intervals account.

- Action

**Update client**

Update an existing client's details.

- Action

**Update expense**

Update an existing expense.

- Action

**Update invoice**

Update an existing invoice.

- Action

**Update milestone**

Update an existing milestone.

- Action

**Update person**

Update an existing person's details.

- Action

**Update project**

Update an existing project's details.

- Action

**Update task**

Update an existing task's details.

- Action

**Update time entry**

Update an existing logged time entry.

- Action

**Update timer**

Update a timer (e.g. stop or adjust it).

## Each app on its own

- [ **OpenAI** OpenAI's platform for text generation (Responses + Chat Completions), image generation (gpt-image-1 /...](https://apiant.ai/connections/openai)
- [ **Intervals** Intervals is cloud-based time tracking and task management with powerful reporting.](https://apiant.ai/connections/intervals)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from OpenAI

- [ **OpenAI to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-hubspot)
- [ **OpenAI to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-salesforce)
- [ **OpenAI to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-slack)
- [ **OpenAI to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-stripe)
- [ **OpenAI to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-quickbooks-online)
- [ **OpenAI to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-pipedrive)

## More into Intervals

- [ **HubSpot to Intervals** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-intervals)
- [ **Google Sheets to Intervals** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-intervals)
- [ **Gmail to Intervals** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-intervals)
- [ **Google Calendar to Intervals** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-intervals)
- [ **QuickBooks Online to Intervals** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-intervals)
- [ **ActiveCampaign to Intervals** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-intervals)

Questions

## OpenAI and Intervals, answered

###

### What can start an automation from OpenAI?

Any of OpenAI's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New batch, New file, New model and New vector store. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in Intervals when something happens in OpenAI?

Any of Intervals's 38 actions, including Update client, Update expense, Update invoice and Update milestone. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Intervals to OpenAI?

Yes. When something happens in Intervals, your agent can act in OpenAI too. This page covers both directions: Intervals's triggers and OpenAI's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for OpenAI or Intervals?

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 OpenAI and Intervals 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.
