--- title: "Connect ProAbono and VideoDB - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Event(s) Related to a Customer\" fires in ProAbono, your agent runs \"Add Collection\" in VideoDB." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-videodb" --- # Connect ProAbono and VideoDB When **Event(s) Related to a Customer** fires in [ProAbono](https://apiant.ai/connections/proabono), your agent runs **Add Collection** in [VideoDB](https://apiant.ai/connections/videodb), or **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB to **Create a Line in the Customer Balance **in ProAbono. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ProAbono **1** trigger ProAbono **13** actions VideoDB **1** trigger VideoDB **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 ProAbono and VideoDB 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 ProAbono and VideoDB can do together ### From ProAbono to VideoDB - When **Event(s) Related to a Customer** in ProAbono then **Add Collection** in VideoDB - When **Event(s) Related to a Customer** in ProAbono then **Add Overlay / Watermark** in VideoDB ### From VideoDB to ProAbono - When **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB then **Create a Line in the Customer Balance **in ProAbono - When **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** in VideoDB then **Create or Update a Customer** in ProAbono 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 ProAbono and VideoDB ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **Event(s) Related to a Customer** Triggers when a customer is created or updated in ProAbono (name, email, status, language or other customer details change). - Action **Anonymize a Customer** Anonymizes a customer in ProAbono, clearing their personal details such as name and email. Returns the anonymized customer. - Action **Bill a Customer** Invoices a customer's current balance right away instead of waiting for the next billing cycle, optionally adding a note to the invoice. - Action **Create a Line in the Customer Balance** Adds a one-time debit or credit line to a customer's balance in ProAbono. The line is invoiced with the customer's next billing. - Action **Create or Update a Customer** Creates a customer in ProAbono, or updates the existing customer that has the same customer reference. Returns the customer record with its customer-portal links. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single ProAbono invoice by its ID, including its number, state, amounts, customer and links to view or pay it. - Action **List customers** Returns the customers in your ProAbono account, optionally only those in one segment or those with an active subscription that includes a given feature. - Action **Retrieve a Customer** Returns a customer by your own customer reference, including their status, segment, metadata and customer portal links. - Action **Retrieve Billing Address of a Customer** Returns the billing address of a customer, looked up by your own customer reference. - Action **Retrieve Full Invoice (PDF)** Returns a full invoice by its ID, including its amounts, status and a link to download the invoice PDF. - Action **Retrieve Payment Settings of a Customer** Returns a customer's payment settings: payment type, billing mode, grey-list status, invoice note and next billing date. - Action **Suspend a Customer** Suspends a customer so they can no longer access the customer portal, download invoices, use their payment method or receive emails. Returns the updated customer. - Action **Update Billing Address of a Customer** Sets or updates the billing address of a ProAbono customer, and returns the saved address. - Action **Update Payment Settings of a Customer** Updates a customer's payment settings in ProAbono, such as a manual payment method, billing mode, next billing date or the note shown on their invoices, and returns the saved settings. - Trigger **New Video Uploaded & Indexed** Triggered when a new video is uploaded to a VideoDB collection. - Action **Add Collection** Creates a new VideoDB collection to organize videos and scope search. - Action **Add Overlay / Watermark** Places an image (logo or watermark) over a VideoDB video at a chosen time and position, and returns a stream URL for the result. - Action **Ask Video (Q&A)** Get the Q&A for a video. - Action **Auto-Chapter Video** Splits a video into scenes (chapters) using shot detection or fixed time segments. The job runs in the background; the result is available at the returned output URL. - Action **Auto-Dub Video** Starts an AI dubbing job that replaces a video's soundtrack with a version in another language, preserving the speaker's voice characteristics. - Action **Check Job Status** Checks the progress of a long-running VideoDB job (dubbing, generation, transcoding, indexing) and returns its status and, once finished, its result. - Action **Create Highlight Clip** Starts an AI clip-generation job on an indexed video from a natural-language prompt describing the moments to include. - Action **Delete Video** Permanently delete a video and all its metadata, transcripts and indexes from VideoDB. - Action **Find Video Moment** Searches one indexed video for the moments matching a spoken-word or visual query, returning each match's start and end time, text and score. - Action **Generate Image** Generates an image from a text prompt using VideoDB's AI generation. Generation runs asynchronously; the result returns a job id and an address to check for the finished image. - Action **Generate Subtitles** Generates subtitles for a video using VideoDB service. - Action **Generate Video** Starts an AI video generation job from a text prompt and saves the result to a collection. - Action **Generate Voice-Over** Converts text into AI-generated speech (a voice-over audio asset) in a VideoDB collection. Generation runs as a job; check its result with Check Job Status or a callback URL. - Action **Get Collection** Retrieve the details of one VideoDB collection by its id. - Action **Get Meeting Assets** Get a meeting recording's status and recorded video URL. - Action **Get Transcript** Get the transcript of a video. - Action **Get Video Metadata** Get metadata for a video. - Action **List Collections** Retrieve all collections in your VideoDB account, including the default collection. - Action **List Videos** Lists the videos in a VideoDB collection. - Action **Summarize Video** Asks VideoDB's AI to summarize a video using your own instructions. Summarization usually runs as a background job: use Check Job Status with the returned job id to fetch the finished summary. - Action **Upload & Index Video** Uploads a video from a URL into a VideoDB collection, waits for the upload to finish, then starts indexing it (spoken words by default) and returns the indexing job. ## Each app on its own - [ **ProAbono** Subscription Billing Made Easy. Subscription Billing As-a-Service, for the New Generation of Services.](https://apiant.ai/connections/proabono) - [ **VideoDB** VideoDB is an AI engine for video workflows—search scenes, cut clips, dub, subtitles, and apply GenAI effects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/videodb) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ProAbono - [ **ProAbono to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-salesforce) - [ **ProAbono to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-slack) - [ **ProAbono to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-stripe) - [ **ProAbono to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-shopify) - [ **ProAbono to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **ProAbono to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/proabono-to-trello) ## More into VideoDB - [ **HubSpot to VideoDB** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-videodb) - [ **Salesforce to VideoDB** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-videodb) - [ **Slack to VideoDB** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-videodb) - [ **Google Sheets to VideoDB** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-videodb) - [ **Gmail to VideoDB** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-videodb) - [ **Google Calendar to VideoDB** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-videodb) Questions ## ProAbono and VideoDB, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ProAbono? Any of ProAbono's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Event(s) Related to a Customer. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in VideoDB when something happens in ProAbono? Any of VideoDB's 21 actions, including Create Highlight Clip, Upload & Index Video, Add Collection and Add Overlay / Watermark. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from VideoDB to ProAbono? Yes. When something happens in VideoDB, your agent can act in ProAbono too. This page covers both directions: VideoDB's triggers and ProAbono's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ProAbono or VideoDB? 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 ProAbono and VideoDB 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.