--- title: "Connect Playbook Creative and timelink - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Added\" fires in Playbook Creative, your agent runs \"Create Client\" in timelink." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/playbook-creative-to-timelink" --- # Connect Playbook Creative and timelink When **Asset Added** fires in [Playbook Creative](https://apiant.ai/connections/playbook-creative), your agent runs **Create Client** in [timelink](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink), or **New Time Entry** in timelink 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 timelink **3** triggers timelink **24** 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 timelink 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Playbook Creative and timelink can do together ### From Playbook Creative to timelink - When **Asset Added** in Playbook Creative then **Create Client** in timelink - When **Asset Updated in Board** in Playbook Creative then **Create Project** in timelink ### From timelink to Playbook Creative - When **New Time Entry** in timelink then **Create Asset** in Playbook Creative - When **Updated Time Entry** in timelink 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 timelink ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 42 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 **Deleted Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is deleted. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in timelink. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in timelink, optionally assigned to a client. - Action **Create Service** Creates a new service (a type of work you track time against) in timelink. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a user in timelink, optionally linked to a client, project and service. - Action **Delete client** Deletes a client in timelink. - Action **Delete project** Deletes a project in timelink. - Action **Delete service** Deletes a service in timelink. - Action **Delete time entry** Deletes a time entry from timelink. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients whose details match the search text, optionally filtered by active status or ids. - Action **Find Project** Searches projects by name or other text and returns the matching projects, optionally narrowed to one client or to active/inactive projects. - Action **Find Service** Searches your timelink services by text, for example part of the service name, and returns the matching services. - Action **Find Time Entry** Searches time entries by text and optional filters such as date range, client, project, service, user and billing status, returning the matching entries. - Action **Get client** Returns a single client by its ID. - Action **Get project** Returns a single timelink project by its ID, including its client, color, acronym and active/billable flags. - Action **Get service** Returns a single service (activity type) by its ID, including name, color, acronym and billable/active status. - Action **Get time entry** Returns a single time entry by its ID, including its client, project, service, description, billing flags and start/end times. - Action **Get user** Returns a single timelink user by ID, including name, email, active status, timezone and language. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients in your timelink account, optionally filtered by search text or active status. - Action **List services** Returns the services (billable activities) in your timelink account, optionally filtered by text, active status or specific ids. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your timelink company, optionally filtered by search text, active status or specific user ids. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client in timelink. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project's name, client, color, billing and other details. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Service** Updates an existing service in timelink, such as its name, color, billable or active status. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry in timelink, changing only the details you fill in, such as its times, description, client, project or service. ## 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) - [ **timelink** timelink is a time recording tool that optionally uses a physical touch display as an input device.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink) 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 timelink - [ **HubSpot to timelink** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-timelink) - [ **Salesforce to timelink** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-timelink) - [ **Slack to timelink** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-timelink) - [ **Google Sheets to timelink** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-timelink) - [ **Gmail to timelink** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-timelink) - [ **Google Calendar to timelink** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-timelink) Questions ## Playbook Creative and timelink, answered ### ### 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 timelink when something happens in Playbook Creative? Any of timelink's 24 actions, including Create Client, Create Project, Create Service and Create Time Entry. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from timelink to Playbook Creative? Yes. When something happens in timelink, your agent can act in Playbook Creative too. This page covers both directions: timelink's triggers and Playbook Creative's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Playbook Creative or timelink? 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 timelink 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.