--- title: "Connect Shade to Piriod - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Updated\" fires in Shade, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Piriod." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-piriod" --- # Connect Shade to Piriod When **Asset Updated** fires in [Shade](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Piriod](https://apiant.ai/connections/piriod). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Shade **7** triggers Shade **7** actions Piriod **23** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Shade and Piriod 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 Shade can start in Piriod - When **Asset Updated** in Shade then **Add contact** in Piriod - When **New Asset** in Shade then **Add customer** in Piriod 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 Shade and Piriod ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **Asset Updated** Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select is added or changed. - Trigger **New Asset** Triggers when a new asset appears in the Shade drive and folder you select. - Trigger **New Collection** Triggers when a new collection is created in the Shade drive you select. - Trigger **New Drive** Triggers when a new drive is created in the Shade workspace you select. - Trigger **New Public Share Link** Triggers when a new public share link is created in the Shade drive you select. - Trigger **New Transcription** Triggers when an asset in the Shade drive and folder you select finishes transcription. - Trigger **Public Share Link Updated** Triggers when a public share link in the Shade drive you select is created or changed. - Action **Copy a File** Copies a file or folder to another location within the same Shade drive. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a folder at the path you supply in a Shade drive. - Action **Find an Asset** Returns the assets in a Shade drive that match the text you search for, optionally narrowed by precision filters. - Action **Get Public Links for a File or Folder** Returns the public share links that exist for a file or folder in a Shade drive. - Action **Search Asset Chunks** Search a Shade drive and get back matching assets together with the specific chunks (subclips, document passages, image regions) that matched, with a relevance floor you control per media type. - Action **Search for an Asset by Description** Searches a Shade drive with a plain-language description and returns the assets that match, using Shade's AI index. - Action **Share File or Folder** Shares a file or folder in a Shade drive with the people you list, at the role you choose. Each person is emailed an invitation. - Action **Add contact** Creates a contact person in Piriod, optionally linked to a customer, who can receive invoice emails and collection reminders. - Action **Add coupon** Creates a discount coupon in Piriod that can be applied to invoices or invoice lines. - Action **Add credit note** Creates a draft credit note that adjusts an existing invoice. - Action **Add customer** Creates a customer in Piriod with their name, address, country and billing preferences. - Action **Add invoice** Creates a draft invoice for a customer with the given lines. Totals are computed by Piriod; finalize it separately to issue it. - Action **Add payment** Creates a payment in Piriod, optionally applied to an invoice, customer or subscription. - Action **Add product** Creates a product in Piriod, which plans can then be priced under. - Action **Add subscription** Creates a recurring subscription for a customer, billing one or more plans on a schedule. - Action **Add usage** Records a usage quantity against a metered subscription line in Piriod. - Action **Cancel subscription** Cancels a Piriod subscription. A subscription with no finalized invoices is deleted outright instead. - Action **Delete customer** Deletes a customer, or archives it when it has invoices, subscriptions or payment history. - Action **Finalize invoice** Finalizes a draft or pending invoice, submitting it to the tax agency where applicable and locking it. Returns the finalized invoice. - Action **Get coupon** Returns a single coupon by its id, including its discount amount, duration and status. - Action **Get credit note** Returns a single credit note, including its lines, amounts and status. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single customer by its id, including address, tax details, contacts, payment sources and balance totals. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single invoice by its id, including its lines, totals, status and linked payments. - Action **Get subscription** Returns a subscription by its id, including its customer, plan lines, addons, billing dates and status. - Action **List payments** Returns a page of payments in your Piriod workspace, optionally filtered by customer, invoice, status, amount, currency or date. - Action **List products** Returns the products in your Piriod workspace, optionally filtered by name or plan. - Action **List usages** Returns usage records posted against metered subscription lines, optionally filtered by subscription line, date-time or quantity. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing Piriod customer, changing only the details you fill in. - Action **Update invoice** Updates a draft invoice: change its customer, dates, collection method, lines, discounts or notes. Only draft invoices can be updated. - Action **Update subscription** Updates an existing Piriod subscription, such as its customer, plans, billing dates, collection method or coupon. Only the fields you fill in are changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Shade** Shade is an AI-powered cloud NAS for media teams that enables real-time editing, natural language search...](https://apiant.ai/connections/shade) - [ **Piriod** Subscription management & recurring billing](https://apiant.ai/connections/piriod) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Shade - [ **Shade to Loop & Tie** Loop & Tie is a gifting-at-scale engagement platform, which allows gifters to send a list of curated gifts...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-loop-tie) - [ **Shade to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-stripe) - [ **Shade to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-shopify) - [ **Shade to Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-airtable) - [ **Shade to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-trello) - [ **Shade to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shade-to-zoom) ## More into Piriod - [ **HubSpot to Piriod** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-piriod) - [ **Salesforce to Piriod** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-piriod) - [ **Slack to Piriod** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-piriod) - [ **Google Sheets to Piriod** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-piriod) - [ **Gmail to Piriod** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-piriod) - [ **Google Calendar to Piriod** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-piriod) Questions ## Shade and Piriod, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Shade? Any of Shade's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Asset Updated, New Asset, New Collection and New Drive. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Piriod when something happens in Shade? Any of Piriod's 23 actions, including Update customer, Update invoice, Update subscription and Add contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Piriod to Shade? Piriod has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Shade. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Piriod's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Shade or Piriod? 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 Shade and Piriod 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.