--- title: "Connect Paperless and Quo - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Document updated\" fires in Paperless, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Quo." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-quo" --- # Connect Paperless and Quo When **Document updated** fires in [Paperless](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Quo](https://apiant.ai/connections/quo), or **List Phone Numbers** in Quo to **Create Document (From Template)** in Paperless. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Paperless **2** triggers Paperless **6** actions Quo **1** trigger Quo **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Paperless and Quo 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 Paperless and Quo can do together ### From Paperless to Quo - When **Document updated** in Paperless then **Add contact** in Quo - When **New document created** in Paperless then **Add task** in Quo ### From Quo to Paperless - When **List Phone Numbers** in Quo then **Create Document (From Template)** in Paperless - When **List Phone Numbers** in Quo then **Update Document** in Paperless 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 Paperless and Quo ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **Document updated** Fires when a document is updated (e.g. name changed). Backed by the document.updated webhook event. - Trigger **New document created** Fires when a new document is created. Backed by the document.created webhook event. - Action **Create Document (From Template)** Creates a new Paperless document from an existing template, optionally filling in recipients, form-field defaults and variables, and optionally sending it right away. - Action **Delete Document** Permanently delete a document by ID. - Action **Get Document** Retrieves a single Paperless document by its id. - Action **Get Template** Retrieves a single Paperless template by its id. - Action **List Templates** List all templates the API key's integration has access to, used to pick a template_id before creating a document. - Action **Update Document** Updates an existing Paperless document: rename it, set its recipients, form field defaults and variables, or send it by setting its state to dispatched. - Trigger **List Phone Numbers** Triggers when a new phone number is added to your Quo workspace. - Action **Add contact** Adds a new contact to your Quo workspace, with name, company, role, emails, phone numbers and custom field values. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in Quo linked to a phone number, a conversation, or a conversation activity, optionally with a due date and an assigned user. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from your Quo workspace. - Action **Get a Message by ID** Returns a single text message by its ID, including its sender, recipients, content, direction, delivery status and any attached media. - Action **Get a Summary for a Call** Returns the AI-generated summary of a call, including key points discussed, suggested next steps, and any Sona job results. Call summaries are available on Business and Scale plans. - Action **Get a Transcription for a Call** Returns the transcript of a call, including each spoken segment with its speaker and timing. Transcripts are available on Quo Business and Scale plans. - Action **Get call** Returns a single Quo call by its ID, including its direction, status, participants, duration and timestamps. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Quo contact by its ID, including name, company, role, phone numbers, emails and custom field values. - Action **Get phone number** Returns one of your Quo phone numbers, including its display name, number, forwarding setting, assigned users and calling/messaging restrictions. - Action **Get Recordings for a Call** Returns the recordings for a call, oldest segment first, with each recording's status, duration, file type and download URL. - Action **Get user** Returns a user in your Quo workspace, including their name, email, role and profile picture. - Action **Get voicemail for a call** Returns the voicemail left on a call, including its status, length, transcript and a link to the audio. Fields stay blank while the voicemail is still processing. - Action **List Calls** Returns the calls between one of your Quo numbers and a specific external phone number, optionally limited to a date range. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Quo workspace, optionally limited to contacts with specific external IDs or sources. - Action **List Conversations** Returns the conversations in your Quo workspace, newest activity first, optionally narrowed to specific Quo numbers, a user's access, or a created/updated date range. - Action **List Messages** Returns the text messages exchanged between one of your Quo numbers and the given participants, newest first, optionally filtered by sender and date range. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Returns the phone numbers in your Quo workspace along with the users who have access to each, optionally limited to one user's numbers. - Action **List tasks** Returns the tasks in your Quo workspace, including title, description, due date, assignee and completion status. - Action **List users** Returns every user in your Quo workspace, with their email, name, role and picture. - Action **Send a Message** Sends a text message from one of your Quo phone numbers to up to 10 recipients. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing Quo contact's name, company, role, emails, phone numbers and custom fields. Fields you leave blank keep their current values. ## Each app on its own - [ **Paperless** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless) - [ **Quo** Quo is a next-generation phone system to engage customers, collaborate with your team, and scale your reach...](https://apiant.ai/connections/quo) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Paperless - [ **Paperless to Google Maps Platform** APIs and SDKs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, and location-based data in apps.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-google-maps-platform) - [ **Paperless to Metropolitan Museum of Art** The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API exposes the museum's open-access catalogue of more than four...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-metropolitan-museum-of-art) - [ **Paperless to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML is a German e-invoice compliance service for creating, validating...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Paperless to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-salesforce) - [ **Paperless to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-slack) - [ **Paperless to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-stripe) ## More into Quo - [ **HubSpot to Quo** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-quo) - [ **Google Sheets to Quo** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-quo) - [ **Gmail to Quo** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-quo) - [ **Google Calendar to Quo** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-quo) - [ **Google Drive to Quo** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-quo) - [ **Mailchimp to Quo** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-quo) Questions ## Paperless and Quo, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Paperless? Any of Paperless's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Document updated and New document created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Quo when something happens in Paperless? Any of Quo's 21 actions, including Send a Message, Update contact, Add contact and Add task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Quo to Paperless? Yes. When something happens in Quo, your agent can act in Paperless too. This page covers both directions: Quo's triggers and Paperless's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Paperless or Quo? 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 Paperless and Quo 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.