--- title: "Connect OpenAI and Recurly - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New batch\" fires in OpenAI, your agent runs \"Log a usage record on subscription add-on\" in Recurly." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-recurly" --- # Connect OpenAI and Recurly When **New batch** fires in [OpenAI](https://apiant.ai/connections/openai), your agent runs **Log a usage record on subscription add-on** in [Recurly](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly), or **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly 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 Recurly **1** trigger Recurly **75** 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 Recurly 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) Recurly holds the subscriptions, plans and invoices; OpenAI handles the writing, speech and usage-driven work. Joining them lets a renewal that is coming up in Recurly pull the plan and balance details and hand them to OpenAI for drafted copy, and lets work finished in OpenAI turn into charges or usage records back on the Recurly account. Example flows ## What OpenAI and Recurly can do together ### From OpenAI to Recurly - When **New batch** in OpenAI then **Log a usage record on subscription add-on** in Recurly - When **New video** in OpenAI then **Add invoice** in Recurly ### From Recurly to OpenAI - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create message** in OpenAI - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create chat completion** 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 Recurly ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 144 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 **Prerenewal of subscription** Instant trigger: fires before a Recurly subscription renews (webhook). - Action **Add add-on to subscription** Adds an add-on to an existing subscription. An error occurs if the subscription already has the add-on. - Action **Add coupon** Create a new discount coupon. - Action **Add coupon redemption** Apply a coupon to an account or subscription. - Action **Add gift card** Create a new gift card. - Action **Add invoice** Create an invoice for an account's pending line items. - Action **Add plan add-on** Create a new add-on for a subscription plan. - Action **Add shipping address** Create a new shipping address for an account. - Action **Adjust add-on quantity** Increases or decreases the quantity of the specified add-on. NOTE: this action assumes the subscription only has a single add-on! Do not use if the subscription has multiple add-ons, otherwise all add-ons other than the specified one will be deleted if the computed quantity is zero! - Action **Cancel subscription** Cancels a subscription so it remains active until the end of the current bill cycle, then expires. - Action **Convert trial subscription** Immediately converts a trial subscription to a fully active paid subscription, creating and collecting an invoice for auto-collecting subscriptions. If the invoice cannot be collected, the subscription will remain in trial. The subscription must be in a trial; active, paused, expired, cancelled, or failed subscriptions cannot be converted. - Action **Create account** Creates a new account. An error occurs if the account code already exists. - Action **Create line item** Creates a one-time charge or credit on the specified account. type is charge or credit. - Action **Create purchase - add subscription** Adds a subscription to the specified purchase. Must be passed a Purchase ID emitted by 'Create purchase - initialize'. - Action **Create purchase - add subscription add-on** Adds an add-on to the specified subscription within a staged purchase. The subscription (by plan code) must have already been added to the purchase. - Action **Create purchase - initialize** Initializes a new purchase. Emits a Purchase ID that must be passed into other create purchase actions to add items to the purchase and finalize. - Action **Create purchase - submit** Submits the assembled purchase to Recurly. - Action **Create subscription** Creates a new subscription for an account on a plan. Pass account_code, plan_code, and currency. - Action **Deactivate account** Deactivates (deletes) the specified account. - Action **Delete account billing info** Remove an account's stored billing information. - Action **Delete coupon** Expire a coupon so it can no longer be redeemed. - Action **Delete coupon redemption** Remove an active coupon redemption from an account or subscription. - Action **Delete item** Deactivate an item so it cannot be bought again. Existing line items are unaffected. - Action **Delete line item** Delete an uninvoiced line item. - Action **Delete plan** Remove a subscription plan. - Action **Delete plan add-on** Remove an add-on from a plan. - Action **Delete shipping address** Remove an account's shipping address. - Action **Delete subscription change** Cancel a subscription's pending scheduled change. - Action **Delete usage record** Deletes a usage record from a subscription add-on. - Action **Get account** Returns all fields for the specified account. The account ID may be a Recurly UUID or a code-prefixed account code. - Action **Get account balance** Fetch an account's current balance and past-due status. - Action **Get account billing info** Returns the billing information for the specified account. - Action **Get add-on** Fetch a single add-on by ID. - Action **Get all subscriptions** Returns all subscriptions for the account. - Action **Get coupon** Fetch a coupon by its code. - Action **Get gift card** Fetch a gift card by ID. - Action **Get invoice** Returns the specified invoice. ID may be a Recurly UUID or the invoice number. - Action **Get item** Fetch a catalog item by ID. - Action **Get line item** Fetch a single line item by ID. - Action **Get plan** Returns the specified plan. The ID may be a Recurly UUID or a code-prefixed plan code. - Action **Get shipping address** Fetch an account's shipping address. - Action **Get subscription** Returns all fields for the specified subscription. The ID may be a Recurly UUID or a uuid-prefixed value. - Action **Get subscription add-ons** Returns all add-ons for the specified subscription. - Action **Get subscription change** Fetch a subscription's pending scheduled change. - Action **Get transaction** Fetch a single payment transaction by ID. - Action **List account invoices** Returns the invoices for the specified account. - Action **List account line items** Returns the line items (charges and credits) for the specified account. - Action **List account notes** List the notes on an account. - Action **List accounts** Returns a list of accounts. Supports limit, order, sort, and state filters. - Action **List account subscriptions** Returns the subscriptions for the specified account. - Action **List active coupon redemptions** Read the coupon currently applied to an account. Fails with a not-found error when the account has no coupon on it. - Action **List a subscription add-on's usage records** Lists all usage records for a subscription add-on for the specified subscription. - Action **List coupons** Returns a list of coupons for the site. - Action **List credit payments** List credit payments issued across the site. - Action **List gift cards** List gift cards issued on the site. - Action **List invoices** Returns a list of all invoices on the site. Supports limit and state filters. - Action **List items** List a site's catalog items. - Action **List plans** Returns a list of plans for the site. - Action **List shipping addresses** List an account's shipping addresses. - Action **List subscriptions** Returns a list of all subscriptions. Supports limit and state filters. - Action **List transactions** List payment transactions across the site. - Action **Log a usage record on subscription add-on** Logs a usage record on the specified subscription add-on. - Action **Pause subscription** Pauses a subscription for the given number of remaining billing cycles. - Action **Reactivate account** Reactivate an inactive Recurly account. - Action **Reactivate subscription** Reactivates a canceled subscription so it renews at the end of the current bill cycle. - Action **Redeem gift card** Redeem a gift card's redemption code onto an account. - Action **Refund invoice** Issue a refund against an invoice. - Action **Remove add-on from subscription** Removes an add-on from a subscription. - Action **Terminate subscription** Immediately terminates a subscription. refund may be none, partial, or full. - Action **Update account** Updates the specified account. - Action **Update account billing info** Set or replace an account's credit card / payment billing information. - Action **Update coupon** Update an active coupon's details. - Action **Update plan add-on** Update an existing plan add-on. - Action **Update shipping address** Update an account's shipping address. - Action **Update subscription renewal date** For an active subscription, this will change the next renewal date. For a subscription in a trial period, modifying the renewal date will change when the trial expires. - Action **Void invoice** Void a credit invoice. ## 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) - [ **Recurly** Recurly is a subscription management and recurring billing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly) 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. 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Recurly fires when a subscription is about to renew, before the bill cycle turns over. From there the agent can read the subscription, the account and its balance, then call OpenAI and write back to Recurly with actions such as applying a coupon redemption or adding a line item. ### ### Can OpenAI work trigger something in Recurly? Yes. New files, batches, models, vector stores and videos in OpenAI can each start a run, and the agent can then create a line item, log a usage record on a subscription add-on, or update an account in Recurly. ### ### What can start an automation from OpenAI? Any of OpenAI's 5 triggers in the catalog, including New batch, New video, New file and New model. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Recurly when something happens in OpenAI? Any of Recurly's 75 actions, including Create line item, Get subscription, Log a usage record on subscription add-on and Create account. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Recurly to OpenAI? Yes. When something happens in Recurly, your agent can act in OpenAI too. This page covers both directions: Recurly's triggers and OpenAI's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for OpenAI or Recurly? 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 Recurly 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.