# Connect Orderspace to CarAPI When **New Customer** fires in [Orderspace](https://apiant.ai/connections/orderspace), your agent runs **Look up recall records** in [CarAPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Orderspace **10** triggers Orderspace **19** actions CarAPI **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Orderspace and CarAPI to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 Orderspace can start in CarAPI - When **New Customer** in Orderspace then **Look up recall records** in CarAPI - When **New Dispatch** in Orderspace then **Check vehicle stolen status** in CarAPI 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 Orderspace and CarAPI ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Dispatch** Triggers when items on an Orderspace order are dispatched. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when an invoice is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new order is placed in Orderspace. - Trigger **New Payment** Triggers when a payment is made or recorded on an Orderspace invoice. - Trigger **New Product** Triggers when a new product is created in Orderspace. - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggers when a customer is updated in Orderspace, returning the customer record with the updates applied. - Trigger **Updated Inventory Level** Triggers when the stock on hand or available quantity of a product variant changes in Orderspace. - Trigger **Updated Order** Triggered when an order is changed. Watches the 200 most recently created orders. - Trigger **Updated Product** Triggers when a product is updated in Orderspace, returning the product with the updates applied. - Action **Add invoice** Creates an invoice in Orderspace for one or more of a customer's orders. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product with its variants, prices and categories in Orderspace. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer (a company that places orders) in Orderspace, with its buyer login, contact emails and address. - Action **Create Dispatch** Creates a dispatch for an order, marking the given items as shipped and reducing stock on hand. The order becomes fulfilled once all its items are dispatched. - Action **Create Order** Creates an order for an existing customer, with product, custom and shipping lines. - Action **Delete customer** Deletes a customer from your Orderspace site. - Action **Delete order** Deletes an order in Orderspace. - Action **Delete product** Deletes a product (and its variants) from your Orderspace catalog. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single Orderspace customer by its ID, including buyers, addresses, email addresses and assigned price list, payment terms and customer group. - Action **Get dispatch** Returns a single dispatch (the fulfilled items of an order) by its ID, including shipping address and dispatch lines. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single invoice by its ID, including its lines, orders, billing address and payments. - Action **Get order** Returns a single Orderspace order by its ID, including customer details, addresses, order lines and totals. - Action **Get product** Returns a single product by its ID, including its variants, prices, categories and images. - Action **List customers** Returns a list of customers, most recently created first, optionally filtered by company name, buyer email, status, reference, payment terms, group or price list. - Action **List inventory levels** Returns stock levels (on hand and available quantities) for product variants, optionally filtered by product, SKU, or created/updated date. - Action **List orders** Returns orders from your Orderspace site, most recently created first, optionally filtered by date, number, status, reference, customer or standing order. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing Orderspace customer. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Inventory Level** Sets the on-hand or available stock quantity for a product variant, identified by its SKU. - Action **Update product** Updates an existing product in Orderspace, including its details, variants, categories and images. Fields left blank stay unchanged. - Action **Check vehicle stolen status** Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen. - Action **Convert plate to VIN** Convert a license plate number to a VIN. - Action **Decode VIN** Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs. - Action **Estimate vehicle cost of ownership** Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time. - Action **Extract license plate from image** Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image. - Action **Extract VIN from image** Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image. - Action **Find nearest EV charging stations** Find EV charging stations near a location. - Action **Get time to sell for comparable vehicles** Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings. - Action **Get vehicle inspection history** Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle mileage history** Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle valuation** Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle. - Action **List supported EV vehicles** List EV models supported by the route planner. - Action **Look up recall records** Look up safety recall records for a vehicle. - Action **Plan EV route with charging stops** Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops. - Action **Search vehicle listings** Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria. ## Each app on its own - [ **Orderspace** Orderspace is the easy way to take wholesale orders online](https://apiant.ai/connections/orderspace) - [ **CarAPI** Vehicle specs, VIN decoder, and market data for 21+ million vehicles](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Orderspace - [ **Orderspace to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-salesforce) - [ **Orderspace to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-slack) - [ **Orderspace to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-stripe) - [ **Orderspace to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-shopify) - [ **Orderspace to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Orderspace to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/orderspace-to-pipedrive) ## More into CarAPI - [ **HubSpot to CarAPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carapi) - [ **Salesforce to CarAPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carapi) - [ **Slack to CarAPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carapi) - [ **Google Sheets to CarAPI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carapi) - [ **Gmail to CarAPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carapi) - [ **Google Calendar to CarAPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carapi) Questions ## Orderspace and CarAPI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Orderspace? Any of Orderspace's 10 triggers in the catalog, including New Customer, New Dispatch, New Invoice and New Order. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarAPI when something happens in Orderspace? Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarAPI to Orderspace? CarAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Orderspace. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarAPI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Orderspace or CarAPI? 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. ### ### 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.