--- title: "Connect shipcloud to Accounting Seed - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Shipment Status\" fires in shipcloud, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Accounting Seed." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-accounting-seed" --- # Connect shipcloud to Accounting Seed When **New Shipment Status** fires in [shipcloud](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipcloud), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Accounting Seed](https://apiant.ai/connections/accounting-seed). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. shipcloud **1** trigger shipcloud **16** actions Accounting Seed **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want shipcloud and Accounting Seed 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 shipcloud can start in Accounting Seed - When **New Shipment Status** in shipcloud then **Create Record** in Accounting Seed - When **New Shipment Status** in shipcloud then **Update Record** in Accounting Seed 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 shipcloud and Accounting Seed ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 23 actions - Trigger **New Shipment Status** Triggers when a shipcloud shipment changes status (label created, picked up, in transit, delivered, deleted and more). - Action **Add address** Creates a new address in your shipcloud address book, ready to use as a shipment's sender or recipient. - Action **Add order** Creates an order in shipcloud with its delivery address and line items, so shipments can later be associated with it. - Action **Add pickup request** Requests a carrier pickup for your shipments, either all shipments not yet picked up or only the ones you list. - Action **Create Shipment** Creates a shipment in shipcloud and, optionally, books the shipping label with the carrier. - Action **Create Shipment Quote** Returns the price a carrier would charge for shipping a package between two addresses, without creating a shipment. - Action **Delete shipment** Deletes a shipment. Prepared shipments can be deleted any time; shipments with a label only before the carrier's cutoff time. - Action **Find Shipment** Finds shipments matching a reference number, tracking number, carrier, status or creation date range. - Action **Get address** Returns a saved address from your shipcloud address book by its id. - Action **Get order** Returns an order previously sent to shipcloud, including its delivery address and line items. - Action **Get pickup request** Returns a pickup request, including its carrier, pickup time window, pickup address and included shipments. - Action **Get shipment** Returns the details of a single shipment, including its carrier, tracking information, label and addresses. - Action **List addresses** Returns the addresses saved in your shipcloud account, optionally filtered by name, company, street, city, postal code, country or phone. - Action **List carriers** Returns the carriers available to your shipcloud account, with their services, package types, additional services and label formats. - Action **List orders** Returns the orders previously created in your shipcloud account, including delivery address and line items. - Action **List shipments** Returns the shipments in your shipcloud account, optionally filtered by carrier, tracking number, reference number, service, type, source, tracking status or creation time. - Action **Update shipment** Updates an existing shipment, such as its addresses, package, carrier or service, and can create its shipping label. - Action **Create Record** Create a record of any Salesforce / Accounting Seed object type (e.g. AcctSeed__Billing__c) with the supplied field values. - Action **Delete Record** Delete a Salesforce / Accounting Seed record by object type and ID. - Action **Describe Object** Return the field metadata (describe) for a Salesforce / Accounting Seed object type — useful for discovering available fields. - Action **Get Record** Retrieve a single Salesforce / Accounting Seed record by object type and ID. Optionally restrict returned fields. - Action **List Objects** List all available Salesforce / Accounting Seed object types (sobjects) on the org. - Action **Run SOQL Query** Execute a SOQL query against Salesforce / Accounting Seed objects and return matching records. - Action **Update Record** Update an existing Salesforce / Accounting Seed record by object type and ID with the supplied field values. ## Each app on its own - [ **shipcloud** Shipcloud is a shipping service provider for creating shipping labels as well as tracking shipments.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipcloud) - [ **Accounting Seed** Accounting Seed is a Salesforce-native accounting application connecting front- and back-office finance.](https://apiant.ai/connections/accounting-seed) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from shipcloud - [ **shipcloud to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-slack) - [ **shipcloud to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-stripe) - [ **shipcloud to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-shopify) - [ **shipcloud to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-trello) - [ **shipcloud to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-zoom) - [ **shipcloud to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipcloud-to-twilio) ## More into Accounting Seed - [ **Pipedrive to Accounting Seed** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-accounting-seed) - [ **Freshdesk to Accounting Seed** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-accounting-seed) - [ **Webflow to Accounting Seed** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/webflow-to-accounting-seed) - [ **FreeAgent to Accounting Seed** FreeAgent is cloud accounting software for small businesses and freelancers — manage contacts, invoices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/freeagent-to-accounting-seed) - [ **Recurly to Accounting Seed** Recurly is a subscription management and recurring billing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recurly-to-accounting-seed) - [ **HubSpot to Accounting Seed** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-accounting-seed) Questions ## shipcloud and Accounting Seed, answered ### ### What can start an automation from shipcloud? Any of shipcloud's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Shipment Status. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Accounting Seed when something happens in shipcloud? Any of Accounting Seed's 7 actions, including Create Record, Update Record, Describe Object and Get Record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Accounting Seed to shipcloud? Accounting Seed has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in shipcloud. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Accounting Seed's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for shipcloud or Accounting Seed? 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 shipcloud and Accounting Seed 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.