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title: "Connect Order Desk to CarsXE - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Order Added\" fires in Order Desk, your agent runs \"International VIN Decoder API\" in CarsXE."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-carsxe"
---

# Connect Order Desk to CarsXE

When **New Order Added** fires in [Order Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk), your agent runs **International VIN Decoder API** in [CarsXE](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Order Desk **2** triggers Order Desk **16** actions CarsXE **10** actions

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

## What do you want Order Desk and CarsXE 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 Order Desk can start in CarsXE

- When **New Order Added** in Order Desk then **International VIN Decoder API** in CarsXE
- When **Order Folder Changed** in Order Desk then **Vehicle Images API** in CarsXE

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 Order Desk and CarsXE

## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 26 actions

- Trigger

**New Order Added**

Triggered when a new order is added in Order Desk.

- Trigger

**Order Folder Changed**

Triggered when an order moves to a different folder in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Order Item**

Adds a line item to an existing order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Order Note**

Adds a note to an order's history in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Shipment**

Records a shipment with tracking details against an order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Change Folder**

Moves an order into a different folder in Order Desk.

- Action

**Change Tag**

Sets the tag on an order in Order Desk. Reads the order first and writes it back with the new tag so no other order details are lost.

- Action

**Create Inventory Item**

Creates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory.

- Action

**Create New Order**

Creates a new order in Order Desk with its line items, addresses and totals.

- Action

**Delete Inventory Item**

Deletes a product from the Order Desk store's inventory.

- Action

**Delete Order**

Deletes an order from Order Desk.

- Action

**Delete Order Item**

Removes a line item from an order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Get Inventory Item**

Returns one product from the Order Desk store's inventory, including its stock level and your own metadata.

- Action

**Get Order**

Returns one order from Order Desk with its line items, addresses, shipments, notes and your own metadata.

- Action

**List Orders**

Returns orders from Order Desk, with optional folder, source, customer and date filters.

- Action

**Set Order Data**

Updates fields on an existing Order Desk order. Reads the order first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost.

- Action

**Set Order Item Data**

Updates a line item on an Order Desk order. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else on the item is lost.

- Action

**Update Inventory Item**

Updates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost.

- Action

**Get Lien & Theft**

Checks a US vehicle's VIN for active lien and theft records, returning the vehicle's year, make, model and any reported events.

- Action

**Get Vehicle History**

Returns a vehicle history report for a VIN, including title, brand, junk/salvage and insurance records.

- Action

**Get Vehicle Market Value**

Returns the market value of a vehicle by VIN, including wholesale, retail, trade-in and auction values across condition tiers.

- Action

**Get Vehicle Specifications**

Decodes a 17-character VIN and returns the vehicle's specifications, including attributes, colors, equipment and warranties.

- Action

**International VIN Decoder API**

Decodes a non-US (international) VIN and returns the vehicle's attributes such as make and model.

- Action

**Search Vehicle by License Plate**

Looks up a vehicle by its license plate (and country/state) and returns the decoded vehicle details such as make, model, year, trim and VIN.

- Action

**Vehicle Images API**

Returns images of a vehicle by make and model, optionally filtered by year, trim, color, angle and size.

- Action

**Vehicle OBD Codes Decoder**

Returns the plain-language diagnosis for an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code, such as P0115.

- Action

**Vehicle Recalls API**

Returns the open safety recalls for a vehicle, looked up by its VIN.

- Action

**Year Make Model API**

Returns vehicle data matched by year, make and model (and optionally trim), without needing a VIN.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Order Desk** Order Desk's order management software allows you to customize your order management workflow.](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk)
- [ **CarsXE** CarsXE is a vehicle data platform that provides automotive history, market value, specs, and more to support...](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Order Desk

- [ **Order Desk to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-elevenlabs)
- [ **Order Desk to Odoo CRM** Odoo is a powerful open source platform with dozens of apps to help you grow your business.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-odoo-crm)
- [ **Order Desk to Writer** Writer is a generative AI platform built for the needs of companies and teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-writer)
- [ **Order Desk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-salesforce)
- [ **Order Desk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-slack)
- [ **Order Desk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-stripe)

## More into CarsXE

- [ **HubSpot to CarsXE** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carsxe)
- [ **Salesforce to CarsXE** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carsxe)
- [ **Slack to CarsXE** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carsxe)
- [ **Google Sheets to CarsXE** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carsxe)
- [ **Gmail to CarsXE** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carsxe)
- [ **Google Calendar to CarsXE** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carsxe)

Questions

## Order Desk and CarsXE, answered

###

### What can start an automation from Order Desk?

Any of Order Desk's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Order Added and Order Folder Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in CarsXE when something happens in Order Desk?

Any of CarsXE's 10 actions, including Get Lien & Theft, Get Vehicle History, Get Vehicle Market Value and Get Vehicle Specifications. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from CarsXE to Order Desk?

CarsXE has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Order Desk. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarsXE's API documentation and adds it.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Order Desk or CarsXE?

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 Order Desk and CarsXE 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.
