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title: "Connect Playbook Creative and Square - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Asset Added\" fires in Playbook Creative, your agent runs \"Add order\" in Square, or \"New order\" in Square to \"Create Asset\" in Playbook Creative."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-square"
---

# Connect Playbook Creative and Square

When **Asset Added** fires in [Playbook Creative](https://apiant.ai/connections/playbook-creative), your agent runs **Add order** in [Square](https://apiant.ai/connections/square), or **New order** in Square to **Create Asset** in Playbook Creative. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Playbook Creative **2** triggers Playbook Creative **18** actions Square **3** triggers Square **19** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Playbook Creative and Square 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 Playbook Creative and Square can do together

### From Playbook Creative to Square

- When **Asset Added** in Playbook Creative then **Add order** in Square
- When **Asset Updated in Board** in Playbook Creative then **Create customer** in Square

### From Square to Playbook Creative

- When **New order** in Square then **Create Asset** in Playbook Creative
- When **New or updated customer** in Square then **Create Board** in Playbook Creative

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 Playbook Creative and Square

## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 37 actions

- Trigger

**Asset Added**

Triggers when a new asset is added to the chosen Playbook board. Returns the asset, the board and the organization it belongs to.

- Trigger

**Asset Updated in Board**

Triggers when an asset on a chosen Playbook board is updated, returning the asset and what changed.

- Action

**Create Asset**

Creates an asset in a Playbook workspace, either from a file URL (fetched by Playbook or saved as a link) or as a text note, optionally placing it on a board.

- Action

**Create Board**

Creates a new board in a Playbook workspace, optionally nested under an existing board as a sub-board.

- Action

**Create Organization**

Creates a new Playbook organization (workspace) with the given name and returns its id and slug.

- Action

**Delete asset**

Deletes an asset from a Playbook workspace.

- Action

**Delete board**

Deletes a board from a Playbook workspace.

- Action

**Find Asset**

Searches a Playbook workspace for assets matching the words you enter, best match first, with optional filters for media type, boards, tags, statuses, uploader and more.

- Action

**Find Board**

Returns the boards in a Playbook workspace whose title matches the text you search for.

- Action

**Get asset**

Returns one asset from a Playbook workspace, including its title, media type, tags, status, custom field values and preview URLs.

- Action

**Get board**

Returns one Playbook board, including its title, description, asset count, published-page state and preview assets.

- Action

**List assets**

Returns the assets in a Playbook workspace, optionally limited to one board, one uploader, or assets uploaded after a given time.

- Action

**List boards**

Returns the boards in a Playbook workspace, optionally filtered by title and sorted by title or creation date.

- Action

**List organizations**

Returns every Playbook organization (workspace) the connected user belongs to, with each one's name, slug, plan and usage limits.

- Action

**List users**

Returns the members of a Playbook workspace, optionally narrowed to those whose name or email matches a search.

- Action

**Move Asset**

Moves one or more assets into a different board in a Playbook workspace.

- Action

**Update Asset**

Updates an existing Playbook asset's title, board placement, status, tags or custom field values, and can save a new version of it.

- Action

**Update Asset Status**

Sets the status of an asset in a Playbook workspace and returns the updated asset.

- Action

**Update asset tags**

Adds and/or removes tags on a Playbook asset, leaving its other tags untouched, and returns the updated asset.

- Action

**Update board**

Updates a board's title, description, or parent board in a Playbook workspace and returns the updated board.

- Trigger

**New order**

Triggered when a new order is created at the specified location.

- Trigger

**New or updated customer**

Triggered when a customer is created or updated.

- Trigger

**New payment**

Triggered when a new payment is received.

- Action

**Add catalog object**

Creates a catalog object (item, variation, category, tax, discount, modifier list and more) in the Square catalog.

- Action

**Add order**

Creates a new Square order at a location, with optional line items, taxes, discounts, service charges and a fulfillment.

- Action

**Add payment**

Creates a payment: charges a card or payment token, or records a cash or external payment the seller received outside Square.

- Action

**Add refund**

Refund a payment.

- Action

**Cancel payment**

Cancels (voids) a Square payment that is still in the APPROVED status, i.e. a delayed-capture payment that has not been completed.

- Action

**Create customer**

Creates a new customer profile.

- Action

**Delete catalog object**

Deletes a Square catalog object by ID, along with any objects that depend on it (for example an item's variations).

- Action

**Delete customer**

Deletes a customer profile by ID.

- Action

**Find catalog object**

Retrieves a catalog object (item, variation, etc.) by ID.

- Action

**Find customer**

Returns customer details for the specified customer ID.

- Action

**Find order**

Retrieves an order by ID.

- Action

**Find payment**

Retrieves a payment by ID.

- Action

**List locations**

Lists all business locations for the connected Square account.

- Action

**List payments**

Lists payments for the connected merchant, newest first.

- Action

**Search catalog objects**

Searches catalog objects by type (ITEM, CATEGORY, etc.).

- Action

**Search customers**

Searches customer profiles by email, phone, or reference ID.

- Action

**Search orders**

Searches orders for the specified location(s).

- Action

**Update customer**

Updates an existing customer profile.

- Action

**Update order**

Updates an open Square order by adding or replacing fields, or clearing them. Completed or canceled orders cannot be updated.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Playbook Creative** Playbook Creative is a digital asset management tool that helps you organize and collaborate on your assets.](https://apiant.ai/connections/playbook-creative)
- [ **Square** Square is a commerce platform for payments, point of sale, orders, customers, catalog, and invoices.](https://apiant.ai/connections/square)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Playbook Creative

- [ **Playbook Creative to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-salesforce)
- [ **Playbook Creative to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-slack)
- [ **Playbook Creative to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-stripe)
- [ **Playbook Creative to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-shopify)
- [ **Playbook Creative to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-quickbooks-online)
- [ **Playbook Creative to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-trello)

## More into Square

- [ **Shopify to Square** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-square)
- [ **Intercom to Square** Intercom is a customer communications platform for support, engagement, and marketing.](https://apiant.ai/connect/intercom-to-square)
- [ **JotForm to Square** JotForm is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. Create forms, integrate them into your site, and collect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jotform-to-square)
- [ **OpenAI to Square** OpenAI's platform for text generation (Responses + Chat Completions), image generation (gpt-image-1 /...](https://apiant.ai/connect/openai-to-square)
- [ **Capsule CRM to Square** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-square)
- [ **MINDBODY to Square** MINDBODY is a powerful business management software that combines your scheduling, task automation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mindbody-to-square)

Questions

## Playbook Creative and Square, answered

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### What can start an automation from Playbook Creative?

Any of Playbook Creative's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Asset Added and Asset Updated in Board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in Square when something happens in Playbook Creative?

Any of Square's 19 actions, including Create customer, Update customer, Update order and Add catalog object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Square to Playbook Creative?

Yes. When something happens in Square, your agent can act in Playbook Creative too. This page covers both directions: Square's triggers and Playbook Creative's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Playbook Creative or Square?

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 Playbook Creative and Square 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.
