--- title: "Connect Paperless and Salesmate - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Document updated\" fires in Paperless, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Salesmate." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-salesmate" --- # Connect Paperless and Salesmate When **Document updated** fires in [Paperless](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Salesmate](https://apiant.ai/connections/salesmate), or **New De-Activated User** in Salesmate 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 Salesmate **2** triggers Salesmate **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 Paperless and Salesmate 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 Salesmate can do together ### From Paperless to Salesmate - When **Document updated** in Paperless then **Create Contact** in Salesmate - When **New document created** in Paperless then **Update Contact** in Salesmate ### From Salesmate to Paperless - When **New De-Activated User** in Salesmate then **Create Document (From Template)** in Paperless - When **New User** in Salesmate 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 Salesmate ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 16 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 **New De-Activated User** Triggers when a user in Salesmate is de-activated. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is added to your Salesmate account. - Action **Add Note** Adds a note to a contact in Salesmate. Returns the id of the note that was created. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Salesmate. Returns the id of the contact that was created. - Action **Random User** Picks one active Salesmate user at random, for round-robin style assignment. Returns that user's id, name and email. - Action **Search for Total Rows in Activity** Returns how many Salesmate activities match the criteria you supply, without returning the activities themselves. - Action **Search for Total Rows in Company** Returns how many Salesmate companies match the criteria you supply, without returning the companies themselves. - Action **Search for Total Rows in Contacts** Returns how many Salesmate contacts match the criteria you supply, without returning the contacts themselves. - Action **Search for Total Rows in Deal** Returns how many Salesmate deals match the criteria you supply, without returning the deals themselves. - Action **Search User** Returns the Salesmate users whose name or email matches the text you supply. Leave both blank to return every user of the chosen status. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in Salesmate. Only the fields you supply are changed. - Action **Update Note** Updates an existing note on a contact in Salesmate. ## Each app on its own - [ **Paperless** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paperless) - [ **Salesmate** Salesmate is an All-in-one Sales Management, Automation, and Acceleration Software for Teams of All Sizes &...](https://apiant.ai/connections/salesmate) 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 Salesmate - [ **MINDBODY to Salesmate** MINDBODY is a powerful business management software that combines your scheduling, task automation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mindbody-to-salesmate) - [ **HubSpot to Salesmate** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-salesmate) - [ **Salesforce to Salesmate** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-salesmate) - [ **Google Sheets to Salesmate** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-salesmate) - [ **Gmail to Salesmate** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-salesmate) - [ **Google Calendar to Salesmate** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-salesmate) Questions ## Paperless and Salesmate, 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 Salesmate when something happens in Paperless? Any of Salesmate's 10 actions, including Create Contact, Update Contact, Update Note and Add Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Salesmate to Paperless? Yes. When something happens in Salesmate, your agent can act in Paperless too. This page covers both directions: Salesmate's triggers and Paperless's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Paperless or Salesmate? 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 Salesmate 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.