--- title: "Connect Order Desk and shipcloud - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order Added\" fires in Order Desk, your agent runs \"Add order\" in shipcloud, or \"New Shipment Status\" in shipcloud to \"Add Shipment\" in Order Desk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-shipcloud" --- # Connect Order Desk and shipcloud When **New Order Added** fires in [Order Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk), your agent runs **Add order** in [shipcloud](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipcloud), or **New Shipment Status** in shipcloud to **Add Shipment** in Order Desk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Order Desk **2** triggers Order Desk **16** actions shipcloud **1** trigger shipcloud **16** 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 shipcloud 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 and shipcloud can do together ### From Order Desk to shipcloud - When **New Order Added** in Order Desk then **Add order** in shipcloud - When **Order Folder Changed** in Order Desk then **Add address** in shipcloud ### From shipcloud to Order Desk - When **New Shipment Status** in shipcloud then **Add Shipment** in Order Desk - When **New Shipment Status** in shipcloud then **Add Order Item** in Order Desk 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 shipcloud ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 32 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. - Trigger **New Shipment Status** Triggers when a shipcloud shipment changes status (label created, picked up, in transit, delivered, deleted and more). - Action **Add address** Creates a new address in your shipcloud address book, ready to use as a shipment's sender or recipient. - Action **Add order** Creates an order in shipcloud with its delivery address and line items, so shipments can later be associated with it. - Action **Add pickup request** Requests a carrier pickup for your shipments, either all shipments not yet picked up or only the ones you list. - Action **Create Shipment** Creates a shipment in shipcloud and, optionally, books the shipping label with the carrier. - Action **Create Shipment Quote** Returns the price a carrier would charge for shipping a package between two addresses, without creating a shipment. - Action **Delete shipment** Deletes a shipment. Prepared shipments can be deleted any time; shipments with a label only before the carrier's cutoff time. - Action **Find Shipment** Finds shipments matching a reference number, tracking number, carrier, status or creation date range. - Action **Get address** Returns a saved address from your shipcloud address book by its id. - Action **Get order** Returns an order previously sent to shipcloud, including its delivery address and line items. - Action **Get pickup request** Returns a pickup request, including its carrier, pickup time window, pickup address and included shipments. - Action **Get shipment** Returns the details of a single shipment, including its carrier, tracking information, label and addresses. - Action **List addresses** Returns the addresses saved in your shipcloud account, optionally filtered by name, company, street, city, postal code, country or phone. - Action **List carriers** Returns the carriers available to your shipcloud account, with their services, package types, additional services and label formats. - Action **List orders** Returns the orders previously created in your shipcloud account, including delivery address and line items. - Action **List shipments** Returns the shipments in your shipcloud account, optionally filtered by carrier, tracking number, reference number, service, type, source, tracking status or creation time. - Action **Update shipment** Updates an existing shipment, such as its addresses, package, carrier or service, and can create its shipping label. ## 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) - [ **shipcloud** Shipcloud is a shipping service provider for creating shipping labels as well as tracking shipments.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipcloud) 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 shipcloud - [ **HubSpot to shipcloud** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shipcloud) - [ **Salesforce to shipcloud** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shipcloud) - [ **Google Sheets to shipcloud** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shipcloud) - [ **Gmail to shipcloud** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shipcloud) - [ **Google Calendar to shipcloud** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shipcloud) - [ **Google Drive to shipcloud** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-shipcloud) Questions ## Order Desk and shipcloud, 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 shipcloud when something happens in Order Desk? Any of shipcloud's 16 actions, including Create Shipment, Create Shipment Quote, Update shipment and Add address. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from shipcloud to Order Desk? Yes. When something happens in shipcloud, your agent can act in Order Desk too. This page covers both directions: shipcloud's triggers and Order Desk's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Order Desk or shipcloud? 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 shipcloud 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.