--- title: "Connect Recurly to Lob - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Prerenewal of subscription\" fires in Recurly, your agent runs \"Create Address\" in Lob." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-lob" --- # Connect Recurly to Lob When **Prerenewal of subscription** fires in [Recurly](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly), your agent runs **Create Address** in [Lob](https://apiant.ai/connections/lob). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Recurly **1** trigger Recurly **75** actions Lob **40** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Recurly and Lob 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 Recurly can start in Lob - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create Address** in Lob - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create Bank Account** in Lob 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 Recurly and Lob ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 115 actions - Trigger **Prerenewal of subscription** Instant trigger: fires before a Recurly subscription renews (webhook). - Action **Add add-on to subscription** Adds an add-on to an existing subscription. An error occurs if the subscription already has the add-on. - Action **Add coupon** Create a new discount coupon. - Action **Add coupon redemption** Apply a coupon to an account or subscription. - Action **Add gift card** Create a new gift card. - Action **Add invoice** Create an invoice for an account's pending line items. - Action **Add plan add-on** Create a new add-on for a subscription plan. - Action **Add shipping address** Create a new shipping address for an account. - Action **Adjust add-on quantity** Increases or decreases the quantity of the specified add-on. NOTE: this action assumes the subscription only has a single add-on! Do not use if the subscription has multiple add-ons, otherwise all add-ons other than the specified one will be deleted if the computed quantity is zero! - Action **Cancel subscription** Cancels a subscription so it remains active until the end of the current bill cycle, then expires. - Action **Convert trial subscription** Immediately converts a trial subscription to a fully active paid subscription, creating and collecting an invoice for auto-collecting subscriptions. If the invoice cannot be collected, the subscription will remain in trial. The subscription must be in a trial; active, paused, expired, cancelled, or failed subscriptions cannot be converted. - Action **Create account** Creates a new account. An error occurs if the account code already exists. - Action **Create line item** Creates a one-time charge or credit on the specified account. type is charge or credit. - Action **Create purchase - add subscription** Adds a subscription to the specified purchase. Must be passed a Purchase ID emitted by 'Create purchase - initialize'. - Action **Create purchase - add subscription add-on** Adds an add-on to the specified subscription within a staged purchase. The subscription (by plan code) must have already been added to the purchase. - Action **Create purchase - initialize** Initializes a new purchase. Emits a Purchase ID that must be passed into other create purchase actions to add items to the purchase and finalize. - Action **Create purchase - submit** Submits the assembled purchase to Recurly. - Action **Create subscription** Creates a new subscription for an account on a plan. Pass account_code, plan_code, and currency. - Action **Deactivate account** Deactivates (deletes) the specified account. - Action **Delete account billing info** Remove an account's stored billing information. - Action **Delete coupon** Expire a coupon so it can no longer be redeemed. - Action **Delete coupon redemption** Remove an active coupon redemption from an account or subscription. - Action **Delete item** Deactivate an item so it cannot be bought again. Existing line items are unaffected. - Action **Delete line item** Delete an uninvoiced line item. - Action **Delete plan** Remove a subscription plan. - Action **Delete plan add-on** Remove an add-on from a plan. - Action **Delete shipping address** Remove an account's shipping address. - Action **Delete subscription change** Cancel a subscription's pending scheduled change. - Action **Delete usage record** Deletes a usage record from a subscription add-on. - Action **Get account** Returns all fields for the specified account. The account ID may be a Recurly UUID or a code-prefixed account code. - Action **Get account balance** Fetch an account's current balance and past-due status. - Action **Get account billing info** Returns the billing information for the specified account. - Action **Get add-on** Fetch a single add-on by ID. - Action **Get all subscriptions** Returns all subscriptions for the account. - Action **Get coupon** Fetch a coupon by its code. - Action **Get gift card** Fetch a gift card by ID. - Action **Get invoice** Returns the specified invoice. ID may be a Recurly UUID or the invoice number. - Action **Get item** Fetch a catalog item by ID. - Action **Get line item** Fetch a single line item by ID. - Action **Get plan** Returns the specified plan. The ID may be a Recurly UUID or a code-prefixed plan code. - Action **Get shipping address** Fetch an account's shipping address. - Action **Get subscription** Returns all fields for the specified subscription. The ID may be a Recurly UUID or a uuid-prefixed value. - Action **Get subscription add-ons** Returns all add-ons for the specified subscription. - Action **Get subscription change** Fetch a subscription's pending scheduled change. - Action **Get transaction** Fetch a single payment transaction by ID. - Action **List account invoices** Returns the invoices for the specified account. - Action **List account line items** Returns the line items (charges and credits) for the specified account. - Action **List account notes** List the notes on an account. - Action **List accounts** Returns a list of accounts. Supports limit, order, sort, and state filters. - Action **List account subscriptions** Returns the subscriptions for the specified account. - Action **List active coupon redemptions** Read the coupon currently applied to an account. Fails with a not-found error when the account has no coupon on it. - Action **List a subscription add-on's usage records** Lists all usage records for a subscription add-on for the specified subscription. - Action **List coupons** Returns a list of coupons for the site. - Action **List credit payments** List credit payments issued across the site. - Action **List gift cards** List gift cards issued on the site. - Action **List invoices** Returns a list of all invoices on the site. Supports limit and state filters. - Action **List items** List a site's catalog items. - Action **List plans** Returns a list of plans for the site. - Action **List shipping addresses** List an account's shipping addresses. - Action **List subscriptions** Returns a list of all subscriptions. Supports limit and state filters. - Action **List transactions** List payment transactions across the site. - Action **Log a usage record on subscription add-on** Logs a usage record on the specified subscription add-on. - Action **Pause subscription** Pauses a subscription for the given number of remaining billing cycles. - Action **Reactivate account** Reactivate an inactive Recurly account. - Action **Reactivate subscription** Reactivates a canceled subscription so it renews at the end of the current bill cycle. - Action **Redeem gift card** Redeem a gift card's redemption code onto an account. - Action **Refund invoice** Issue a refund against an invoice. - Action **Remove add-on from subscription** Removes an add-on from a subscription. - Action **Terminate subscription** Immediately terminates a subscription. refund may be none, partial, or full. - Action **Update account** Updates the specified account. - Action **Update account billing info** Set or replace an account's credit card / payment billing information. - Action **Update coupon** Update an active coupon's details. - Action **Update plan add-on** Update an existing plan add-on. - Action **Update shipping address** Update an account's shipping address. - Action **Update subscription renewal date** For an active subscription, this will change the next renewal date. For a subscription in a trial period, modifying the renewal date will change when the trial expires. - Action **Void invoice** Void a credit invoice. - Action **Autocomplete US Address** Suggests complete US street addresses from the first part of one a person has typed, so an address field can autocomplete as they type. - Action **Bulk Verify International Addresses** Checks a batch of non-US addresses at once and returns each one standardized, with whether it is deliverable. - Action **Cancel Check** Cancels a check in Lob so it is not mailed. Only works while the check is still in the pre-print window. - Action **Cancel Letter** Cancels a letter in Lob so it is not mailed. Only works while the letter is still in the pre-print window. - Action **Cancel Postcard** Cancels a postcard in Lob so it is not mailed. Only works while the postcard is still in the pre-print window. - Action **Create Address** Saves an address in your Lob address book so you can reuse it as a sender or recipient on later mailings. - Action **Create Bank Account** Saves a bank account in Lob so you can send checks from it. Returns the new bank account's ID and whether it has been verified yet. - Action **Create Template** Saves a reusable HTML template in Lob that letters, postcards and checks can be built from. Returns the new template's ID and its published version. - Action **Delete Address** Deletes a saved address from Lob. Returns the deleted address's ID. - Action **Delete Bank Account** Deletes a saved bank account from Lob. Returns the deleted bank account's ID. - Action **Delete Template** Deletes an HTML template from Lob. Returns the deleted template's ID. - Action **Get Address** Returns one saved address from Lob by its ID, including the recipient details and any name/value pairs stored on it. - Action **Get Bank Account** Returns one saved bank account from Lob by its ID, including whether it has been verified. - Action **Get Check** Returns one check from Lob by its ID, including its amount, status and delivery tracking events. - Action **Get Letter** Returns one letter from Lob by its ID, including its status, addresses and delivery tracking events. - Action **Get Postcard** Returns one postcard from Lob by its ID, including its status, addresses and delivery tracking events. - Action **Get Template** Returns one HTML template from Lob by its ID, including its published version and version history. - Action **List Addresses** Returns the saved addresses in your Lob address book, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Bank Accounts** Returns the bank accounts saved in your Lob account, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Booklets** Returns the booklets you have created in Lob, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Campaigns** Returns the direct-mail campaigns in your Lob account, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Checks** Returns the checks you have sent through Lob, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Informed Delivery Campaigns** Returns the USPS Informed Delivery campaigns in your Lob account, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Letters** Returns the letters you have sent through Lob, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Postcards** Returns the postcards you have sent through Lob, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List QR Code Analytics** Returns the QR code scans recorded on your Lob mailpieces — who scanned, when, and how many times — plus the overall scan total. - Action **List Snap Packs** Returns the snap packs you have sent through Lob, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Templates** Returns the saved HTML templates in your Lob account, newest first, with cursors for paging through more. - Action **List Uploads** Returns the recipient-list uploads in your Lob account, optionally narrowed to one campaign. - Action **Look Up ZIP Code** Looks up a US ZIP code and returns the cities, states and counties it covers, plus the USPS ZIP code type. - Action **Reverse Geocode Lookup** Takes a latitude and longitude and returns the nearest US ZIP codes with their city, state and distance from that point. - Action **Send Check** Prints and mails a physical check drawn on your Lob bank account to the recipient address you name. - Action **Send Letter** Prints and mails a letter to the recipient address you name, from a PDF, an HTML body, or a saved Lob template. - Action **Send Postcard** Prints and mails a postcard to the recipient address you name, using front and back artwork from a URL, HTML, or a saved Lob template. - Action **Update Template** Changes an existing Lob HTML template - its description, or which saved version is the live one. Anything you leave blank is left as it was. - Action **Validate Recipient Identity** Checks whether a person or company name is actually associated with a US address, and returns a confidence level and match score. - Action **Verify Bank Account** Confirms a Lob bank account by submitting the two micro-deposit amounts, so the account can be used to send checks. - Action **Verify International Address** Checks a non-US address, standardizes it, and tells you whether mail sent there is likely to be delivered. - Action **Verify Single Line US Address** Checks a US address given as one single line, standardizes it, and tells you whether mail sent there is deliverable. - Action **Verify US Address** Checks a US address, standardizes it to USPS format, and tells you whether mail sent there is deliverable. ## Each app on its own - [ **Recurly** Recurly is a subscription management and recurring billing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly) - [ **Lob** Lob makes it easy to seamlessly print and mail letters, postcards, photos, posters and more via a web API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/lob) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Recurly - [ **Recurly to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-salesforce) - [ **Recurly to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-slack) - [ **Recurly to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-shopify) - [ **Recurly to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Recurly to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-trello) - [ **Recurly to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-zoom) ## More into Lob - [ **Smsmobileapi to Lob** Smsmobileapi is a tool that uses your own mobile to send and receive SMS, track missed, incoming and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/smsmobileapi-to-lob) - [ **HubSpot to Lob** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-lob) - [ **Salesforce to Lob** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-lob) - [ **Slack to Lob** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-lob) - [ **Google Sheets to Lob** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-lob) - [ **Gmail to Lob** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-lob) Questions ## Recurly and Lob, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Recurly? Any of Recurly's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Prerenewal of subscription. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Lob when something happens in Recurly? Any of Lob's 40 actions, including Create Address, Create Bank Account, Create Template and Send Check. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Lob to Recurly? Lob has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Recurly. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Lob's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Recurly or Lob? 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 Recurly and Lob 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.