--- title: "Connect Recurly and QuickBooks Online - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Prerenewal of subscription\" fires in Recurly, your agent runs \"Create invoice\" in QuickBooks Online." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-quickbooks-online" --- # Connect Recurly and QuickBooks Online When **Prerenewal of subscription** fires in [Recurly](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly), your agent runs **Create invoice** in [QuickBooks Online](https://apiant.ai/connections/quickbooks-online), or **New customer** in QuickBooks Online to **Add invoice** in Recurly. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Recurly **1** trigger Recurly **80** actions QuickBooks Online **11** triggers QuickBooks Online **45** 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 QuickBooks Online 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) Connecting QuickBooks Online and Recurly keeps your subscription billing and your books describing the same customers. New QuickBooks customers can open Recurly accounts, paid invoices can bring canceled subscriptions back, and upcoming Recurly renewals can raise the matching estimate, invoice or journal entry in QuickBooks Online. Example flows ## What Recurly and QuickBooks Online can do together ### From Recurly to QuickBooks Online - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create invoice** in QuickBooks Online - When **Prerenewal of subscription** in Recurly then **Create customer** in QuickBooks Online ### From QuickBooks Online to Recurly - When **New customer** in QuickBooks Online then **Add invoice** in Recurly - When **New paid invoice** in QuickBooks Online then **Add gift card** in Recurly 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 QuickBooks Online ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 125 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 item** Create a new catalog item. - Action **Add plan** Create a new subscription plan. - 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 **Add subscription change** Schedule a pending change to a subscription (e.g. plan or quantity change at renewal). - 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 item** Update an existing catalog item. - Action **Update plan** Update an existing subscription plan. - 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. - Trigger **New bill** Polls for newly created bills (accounts payable), most recent first. - Trigger **New customer** Polls for newly created customers, most recent first. - Trigger **New estimate** Fires when a new estimate is created in QuickBooks Online. - Trigger **New invoice** Polls for newly created invoices, most recent first. - Trigger **New or updated customer** Fires when a QuickBooks customer is created or any of its details change. - Trigger **New or updated estimate** Fires when a QuickBooks estimate is created or edited. - Trigger **New or updated invoice** Fires when a QuickBooks invoice is created or edited — line items, amounts, due date, or status. - Trigger **New or updated item** Fires when a QuickBooks product or service item is created or edited. - Trigger **New or updated vendor** Fires when a QuickBooks vendor is created or any of its details change. - Trigger **New paid invoice** Polls for invoices that are fully paid (Balance = 0), most recently updated first. - Trigger **New payment** Polls for newly created customer payments, most recent first. - Action **Create account** Create an account in the QuickBooks chart of accounts — name, account type, and detail type. - Action **Create bill** Creates a new bill (accounts payable) for a vendor with a single account-based line item. - Action **Create credit memo** Creates a new credit memo for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create customer** Creates a new customer in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Create estimate** Create a QuickBooks Online estimate (quote) for a customer. - Action **Create expense (purchase)** Creates a new expense (Purchase) paid from a bank/credit-card account with one account-based line. - Action **Create invoice** Creates a new invoice for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create item (product/service)** Creates a new product or service item. - Action **Create journal entry** Create a QuickBooks journal entry with balanced debit and credit lines against the chart of accounts. - Action **Create payment** Records a customer payment, optionally applied against a specific invoice. - Action **Create refund receipt** Creates a new refund receipt for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create sales receipt** Creates a new sales receipt for a customer with a single line item. - Action **Create vendor** Creates a new vendor in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Delete bill** Permanently delete a QuickBooks bill by Id. - Action **Delete credit memo** Permanently delete a QuickBooks credit memo by Id. - Action **Delete estimate** Permanently delete a QuickBooks estimate by Id. - Action **Delete invoice** Permanently delete a QuickBooks invoice by Id. Unlike voiding, this removes the transaction entirely. - Action **Delete sales receipt** Permanently delete a QuickBooks sales receipt by Id. - Action **Find account by name** Look up an account in the QuickBooks chart of accounts by its name. - Action **Find customer by name** Searches for a customer by display name and returns its Id and SyncToken. - Action **Find invoice by number** Look up a QuickBooks invoice by its document number (the invoice number customers see) rather than its internal Id. - Action **Find item by name** Look up a QuickBooks product or service item by its name. - Action **Find vendor by name** Look up a QuickBooks Online vendor by display name. - Action **Get bill balance** Returns the outstanding balance for a bill by its Id. - Action **Get customer by ID** Retrieves a single customer by its Id. - Action **Get estimate by ID** Retrieve a QuickBooks Online estimate by its ID. - Action **Get estimate PDF** Download the rendered PDF of a QuickBooks estimate by Id. - Action **Get invoice by ID** Retrieves a single invoice by its Id, including its balance. - Action **Get invoice PDF** Download the rendered PDF of a QuickBooks invoice by Id, for emailing or archiving. - Action **List accounts** List the accounts in the QuickBooks chart of accounts, with their type, detail type, and current balance. - Action **List attachments** List the files attached to a QuickBooks transaction or record, with their download links. - Action **List employees** List employees recorded in QuickBooks Online. - Action **List items** List products and services (items) defined in QuickBooks Online. - Action **Pay bill** Records a bill payment against a vendor bill, paid from the specified bank/credit-card account. - Action **Run query** Runs an arbitrary read-only QuickBooks Online query (QBO SQL-like syntax) and returns the raw QueryResponse. - Action **Send estimate** Email a QuickBooks Online estimate to the customer. - Action **Send invoice** Emails an invoice to the supplied email address (or the invoice's billing email if omitted). - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer (sparse update). Requires the customer Id and current SyncToken. - Action **Update estimate** Update an existing QuickBooks estimate by Id, changing only the fields supplied. - Action **Update invoice** Update an existing QuickBooks invoice by Id — a sparse update that changes only the fields supplied and leaves the rest of the invoice intact. - Action **Update item** Update an existing QuickBooks product or service item by Id — name, description, price, income account, or active flag. - Action **Update vendor** Update an existing QuickBooks vendor by Id — contact details, billing address, terms, or active flag. - Action **Upload attachment** Upload a file to QuickBooks and attach it to a transaction or record — a receipt on an expense, a contract on an invoice. - Action **Void invoice** Voids an existing invoice. Requires the invoice Id and current SyncToken. - Action **Void payment** Voids an existing customer payment. Requires the payment Id and current SyncToken. ## Each app on its own - [ **Recurly** Recurly is a subscription management and recurring billing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/recurly) - [ **QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connections/quickbooks-online) 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. 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It uses the lookups each app offers, such as Find customer by name in QuickBooks Online and Get account in Recurly, before writing anything. If no match comes back, the agent follows the rule you set instead of creating a duplicate record. ### ### Can renewals in Recurly raise paperwork in QuickBooks Online automatically? Yes. The Prerenewal of subscription trigger fires before a Recurly subscription renews, and from there the agent can create an invoice, create an estimate and send it, or post a journal entry in QuickBooks Online. ### ### 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 QuickBooks Online when something happens in Recurly? Any of QuickBooks Online's 45 actions, including Create invoice, Create journal entry, Create account and Create bill. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from QuickBooks Online to Recurly? Yes. When something happens in QuickBooks Online, your agent can act in Recurly too. This page covers both directions: QuickBooks Online's triggers and Recurly's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Recurly or QuickBooks Online? 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 QuickBooks Online 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.