--- title: "Connect Pipedrive to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Pipedrive, your agent runs \"Create XRechnung Invoice\" in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml" --- # Connect Pipedrive to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML When **New Activity** fires in [Pipedrive](https://apiant.ai/connections/pipedrive), your agent runs **Create XRechnung Invoice** in [ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML](https://apiant.ai/connections/zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Pipedrive **7** triggers Pipedrive **37** actions ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Pipedrive and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Pipedrive can start in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - When **New Activity** in Pipedrive then **Create XRechnung Invoice** in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - When **New Deal** in Pipedrive then **Create ZUGFeRD Invoice** in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML 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 Pipedrive and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 45 actions - Trigger **Deal Won** Triggers when a deal is marked as won in Pipedrive. - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Trigger **New Deal** Triggers when a new deal is created. - Trigger **New lead** Triggers when a new lead is added in Pipedrive. - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when a new organization is added. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new person (contact) is added. - Trigger **New Person (with Custom Fields and Labels)** Triggered when a new person (contact) is added. Includes custom fields and labels. - Action **Add File to Deal** Attaches a file to a deal, person, or organization by file URL reference. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product in your Pipedrive products catalog, with optional prices, tax, unit and custom field values. - Action **Create Activity** Creates a new activity (call, meeting, task, etc.). - Action **Create Deal** Adds a new deal to Pipedrive. Returns the created deal. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead. Returns the created lead. - Action **Create Note** Adds a new note to a deal, person, or organization. - Action **Create Organization** Adds a new organization. Returns the created organization. - Action **Create Person** Adds a new person (contact). Returns the created person. - Action **Delete Activity** Marks an activity as deleted. - Action **Delete Deal** Marks a deal as deleted. - Action **Delete Organization** Marks an organization as deleted. - Action **Delete Person** Marks a person as deleted. - Action **Get Activity** Returns the details of one Pipedrive activity by its ID, including its subject, type, due date, linked records and participants. - Action **Get Deal** Returns the deal with the given ID. - Action **Get lead** Returns the details of a single Pipedrive lead by its ID, including its custom field values. - Action **Get Organization** Returns the organization with the given ID. - Action **Get Person** Returns the person with the given ID. - Action **Get product** Returns one Pipedrive product by its ID, including its prices and custom field values. - Action **Get related deals for person** Returns deals having the specified status that are related to the specified person. - Action **Get stage ID by stage name** Returns the stage id if the stage name exists. - Action **List activities** Returns the activities in the Pipedrive account, optionally narrowed by saved filter, owner, deal, lead, person, organization, done status or update time. - Action **List deals** Returns the deals in your Pipedrive account that are not archived, optionally filtered by owner, person, organization, pipeline, stage, status or update time. - Action **List organizations** Returns all organizations in the Pipedrive account, optionally narrowed by filter, owner, IDs or update time. - Action **List persons** Returns the persons in your Pipedrive account, optionally narrowed by filter, owner, organization, deal or update time. - Action **List pipelines** Returns all deal pipelines in the Pipedrive account, with their names and ids. - Action **List stages** Returns the stages in your Pipedrive account, optionally limited to one pipeline. - Action **Merge organizations** Merges two organization accounts. Info from the organization record to discard is merged into the organization record to keep. - Action **Merge persons** Merges two person accounts. Info from the person record to discard is merged into the person record to keep. - Action **Search Deals** Searches deals by term. Returns matching deals. - Action **Search Organizations** Searches organizations by term. Returns matching organizations. - Action **Search Persons** Searches persons by term (name, email, phone). Returns matching persons. - Action **Update Activity** Updates an existing activity by ID. - Action **Update Deal** Updates an existing deal by ID. - Action **Update lead** Updates an existing lead in Pipedrive. Only the values you fill in are changed. - Action **Update note** Updates an existing note in Pipedrive: its content, the deal, person, organization, lead, project or task it is attached to, its author, and its pinning. - Action **Update Organization** Updates an existing organization by ID. - Action **Update Person** Updates an existing person by ID. - Action **Convert XRechnung to PDF** Renders an XRechnung invoice XML file (UBL or CII syntax) into a readable PDF preview. The PDF is for human reading only and has no legal standing. - Action **Create XRechnung Invoice** Generates a validated XRechnung 3.0 e-invoice (UBL by default, or CII) from structured invoice data and returns the XML document. Totals and the VAT breakdown are calculated from the lines unless supplied. - Action **Create ZUGFeRD Invoice** Creates a new ZUGFeRD compliant PDF/A-3b invoice from scratch using the provided invoice data. - Action **Extract Invoice JSON** Reads a structured e-invoice (a Factur-X / ZUGFeRD / Peppol PDF with embedded CII or UBL XML, or a standalone CII or UBL XML file) and returns its data as structured JSON. Pure XML parsing, no AI. - Action **Extract Invoice XML** Pulls the embedded XML invoice out of a hybrid PDF (ZUGFeRD, Factur-X or other PDF/A-3 invoice) and returns it unchanged. - Action **Transform to ZUGFeRD** Turns a plain PDF invoice into a ZUGFeRD 2.x hybrid invoice (PDF/A-3 with embedded XML) using AI extraction. - Action **Validate XRechnung Invoice** Validates a CII XML invoice for XRechnung / EN16931 compliance. - Action **Validate ZUGFeRD Invoice** Validates a ZUGFeRD 2.x hybrid PDF invoice against the official schema and EN 16931 business rules for the profile it declares, and returns whether it is compliant along with any errors and warnings. ## Each app on its own - [ **Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pipedrive) - [ **ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML is a German e-invoice compliance service for creating, validating...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Pipedrive - [ **Pipedrive to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-salesforce) - [ **Pipedrive to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-google-sheets) - [ **Pipedrive to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-google-calendar) - [ **Pipedrive to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-google-drive) - [ **Pipedrive to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-mailchimp) - [ **Pipedrive to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-shopify) ## More into ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML - [ **Freshworks CRM to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Freshworks CRM (Freshsales Suite) — manage contacts, sales accounts, deals, notes, tasks, and appointments.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Open Government, Netherlands to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Netherlands Government Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve published...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-netherlands-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Paperless to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Paperless lets you create, sign, and manage intelligent documents on a single platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paperless-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Smartsheet to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connect/smartsheet-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **HubSpot to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) - [ **Salesforce to ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zugferd-xrechnung-by-invoicexml) Questions ## Pipedrive and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Pipedrive? Any of Pipedrive's 7 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Deal, New lead and New Organization. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML when something happens in Pipedrive? Any of ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML's 8 actions, including Create XRechnung Invoice, Create ZUGFeRD Invoice, Convert XRechnung to PDF and Extract Invoice JSON. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML to Pipedrive? ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pipedrive. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Pipedrive or ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML? 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 Pipedrive and ZUGFeRD & XRechnung by InvoiceXML 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.