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title: "Connect Quaderno to GoCardless - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Quaderno, your agent runs \"Add customer\" in GoCardless."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-gocardless"
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# Connect Quaderno to GoCardless

When **New Contact** fires in [Quaderno](https://apiant.ai/connections/quaderno), your agent runs **Add customer** in [GoCardless](https://apiant.ai/connections/gocardless). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Quaderno **3** triggers Quaderno **24** actions GoCardless **18** actions

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

## What do you want Quaderno and GoCardless 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 Quaderno can start in GoCardless

- When **New Contact** in Quaderno then **Add customer** in GoCardless
- When **New Invoice** in Quaderno then **Add customer bank account** in GoCardless

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 Quaderno and GoCardless

## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 42 actions

- Trigger

**New Contact**

Triggers when a new contact is created in Quaderno.

- Trigger

**New Invoice**

Triggers when a new invoice is created in Quaderno.

- Trigger

**New Sale**

Triggers when a new sale is recorded in Quaderno, i.e. a new invoice or receipt is created.

- Action

**Add invoice payment**

Records a payment against a Quaderno invoice. When total payments reach the invoice amount, the invoice is marked as paid.

- Action

**Add product**

Creates a new product in Quaderno that can be used as a line item on invoices, credit notes and expenses.

- Action

**Add receipt**

Creates a paid receipt in Quaderno for a completed sale, with its customer, line items and payment method.

- Action

**Calculate tax rate**

Calculates the tax rate and tax amount that applies to a sale for a given customer location and product type.

- Action

**Create Contact**

Creates a new contact (customer or vendor) in Quaderno and returns the created contact.

- Action

**Create Estimate**

Creates an estimate (proforma) in Quaderno for a customer, with line items, dates and notes.

- Action

**Create Expense**

Creates an expense in Quaderno for a vendor, with its line items, and returns the new expense.

- Action

**Create Invoice**

Creates an invoice for a customer with line items; optionally records full payment so the invoice is marked paid.

- Action

**Create Paid Invoice**

Creates an invoice for a customer and records a full payment against it, so the invoice is marked paid.

- Action

**Create Sale**

Records a sale in Quaderno, which calculates taxes and issues the matching invoice or receipt for the customer.

- Action

**Delete contact**

Permanently deletes a contact (customer or vendor) from your Quaderno account.

- Action

**Find Contact**

Finds contacts whose name, email or tax ID matches the search text, or whose payment-processor ID matches.

- Action

**Find Sale**

Finds sales (invoices) by invoice number, customer name or PO number, payment processor transaction id, customer, state or issue date range, and returns the matches.

- Action

**Get contact**

Returns a single Quaderno contact (customer or vendor) by its ID.

- Action

**Get Estimate**

Returns a single estimate (proforma) by its id, including its number, customer, line items, taxes and totals.

- Action

**Get Expense**

Returns the details of an existing expense in your Quaderno account.

- Action

**Get invoice**

Returns a single invoice by its id, including number, contact, line items, taxes, totals and payments.

- Action

**Get product**

Returns a single product (item) from your Quaderno account by its id, including its name, code, price and tax settings.

- Action

**Get Receipt**

Returns a receipt by its id, including number, totals, taxes, contact and payment details.

- Action

**Update contact**

Updates an existing Quaderno contact. Fields left blank keep their current values.

- Action

**Update invoice**

Updates the editable fields of an existing invoice: PO number, tags, payment details, notes, custom metadata and billing address.

- Action

**Update product**

Updates an existing product in Quaderno. Only the fields you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Validate tax ID**

Checks whether a customer's tax ID (EU/UK VAT, ABN, NZBN, QST, Swiss UID) is valid and belongs to a real business.

- Action

**Void invoice**

Voids an existing invoice in Quaderno and returns the voided invoice.

- Action

**Add billing request**

Creates a GoCardless billing request to collect a Direct Debit mandate, a one-off payment, or both from a customer.

- Action

**Add customer**

Creates a new customer record in GoCardless with their name, contact details and address.

- Action

**Add customer bank account**

Creates a bank account for an existing GoCardless customer, using local bank details or an IBAN.

- Action

**Cancel mandate**

Cancels a Direct Debit mandate so no further payments can be collected against it, and returns the cancelled mandate.

- Action

**Cancel payment**

Cancels a pending GoCardless payment so it is not collected, and returns the updated payment.

- Action

**Cancel subscription**

Cancels a GoCardless subscription so no further payments are collected under it, and returns the cancelled subscription.

- Action

**Create Direct Debit Payment**

Collects a one-off Direct Debit payment from a customer against their existing mandate.

- Action

**Create Instant Bank Payment**

Creates a billing request for a one-off instant bank payment (Pay By Bank) for the given amount and currency.

- Action

**Create Mandate Authorisation Request**

Creates a Direct Debit mandate request for a payer and returns a hosted authorisation link you can send them to set up the mandate.

- Action

**Create Subscription**

Creates a recurring subscription that collects a fixed amount on a schedule against an existing GoCardless mandate.

- Action

**Get customer**

Returns a single GoCardless customer by its ID, including contact details, address and metadata.

- Action

**Get mandate**

Returns a single Direct Debit mandate, including its status, scheme, reference and linked customer bank account and creditor.

- Action

**Get payment**

Returns a single GoCardless payment by its ID, including amount, status, charge date and linked mandate.

- Action

**Get subscription**

Returns the details of a single GoCardless subscription, including its amount, schedule, status and upcoming payments.

- Action

**Retry payment**

Retries a failed payment, resubmitting it for collection on the next available date or a date you choose.

- Action

**Search for a Billing Request**

Searches billing requests, optionally filtered by customer, status and creation date, and returns the matches.

- Action

**Search for a Customer**

Searches your GoCardless customers by email, company name, surname, currency or creation date and returns the matches.

- Action

**Update customer**

Updates an existing GoCardless customer's name, contact details, address or metadata. Fields left blank are not changed.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Quaderno** Quaderno is a tax software that handles sales tax, VAT, and GST for your online business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/quaderno)
- [ **GoCardless** GoCardless is a payments platform helping businesses collect payments directly from customer bank accounts.](https://apiant.ai/connections/gocardless)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Quaderno

- [ **Quaderno to Hyperstack Certificates** Hyperstack helps you easily create and manage digital certificates & badges for your events or courses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-hyperstack-certificates)
- [ **Quaderno to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-salesforce)
- [ **Quaderno to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-slack)
- [ **Quaderno to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-stripe)
- [ **Quaderno to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-shopify)
- [ **Quaderno to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quaderno-to-quickbooks-online)

## More into GoCardless

- [ **HubSpot to GoCardless** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-gocardless)
- [ **Salesforce to GoCardless** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-gocardless)
- [ **Slack to GoCardless** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gocardless)
- [ **Google Sheets to GoCardless** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-gocardless)
- [ **Gmail to GoCardless** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-gocardless)
- [ **Google Calendar to GoCardless** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-gocardless)

Questions

## Quaderno and GoCardless, answered

###

### What can start an automation from Quaderno?

Any of Quaderno's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Invoice and New Sale. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in GoCardless when something happens in Quaderno?

Any of GoCardless's 18 actions, including Create Direct Debit Payment, Create Instant Bank Payment, Create Mandate Authorisation Request and Create Subscription. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from GoCardless to Quaderno?

GoCardless has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Quaderno. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads GoCardless's API documentation and adds it.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Quaderno or GoCardless?

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 Quaderno and GoCardless 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.
