--- title: "Connect timeBuzzer to Payaca - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in timeBuzzer, your agent runs \"Add invoice\" in Payaca." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-payaca" --- # Connect timeBuzzer to Payaca When **New Activity** fires in [timeBuzzer](https://apiant.ai/connections/timebuzzer), your agent runs **Add invoice** in [Payaca](https://apiant.ai/connections/payaca). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. timeBuzzer **1** trigger timeBuzzer **5** actions Payaca **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want timeBuzzer and Payaca 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 timeBuzzer can start in Payaca - When **New Activity** in timeBuzzer then **Add invoice** in Payaca - When **New Activity** in timeBuzzer then **Get customer** in Payaca 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 timeBuzzer and Payaca ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 19 actions - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Action **Add Activity** Creates a time-tracking activity (time entry) for a user in timeBuzzer, linked to one or more tiles. - Action **Create Tile** Create a new tile - Action **Edit Tile** Edit an existing tile - Action **Find Tile** Look for a specific Tile. Tiles are items like projects, customers, clients, tasks or whatever you have configured in the timeBuzzer admin section. - Action **Get Activity** Returns a single timeBuzzer activity (time entry) by its id, including its start and end times, note, tiles and billed status. - Action **Add invoice** Creates an invoice against a Payaca project for a fixed amount, a percentage of the accepted project value, or everything still payable, and can optionally send it or mark it as sent. - Action **Add payment** Records a payment against a Payaca project, optionally reconciling it to a specific invoice and emailing the customer a receipt. Returns the created payment and how it was reconciled. - Action **Add project note** Adds one or more notes to a Payaca project and returns the notes that were created. - Action **Add proposal** Creates a proposal on a Payaca project, with its line items, optional payment schedule and any grants. Returns the new proposal with its totals. - Action **Get customer** Returns a customer by id, including their contacts, addresses, custom field values and tags. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a Payaca invoice by its ID, including its status, totals, line items and linked project. An error occurs if the invoice is not found. - Action **Get project** Returns a project by its id, including its customer, pipeline stage, site address, custom fields, totals, grants and expected payments. - Action **Get scheduled event** Returns a single scheduled event, including its times, location, customer, project, assignees, notes, tags and contacts to notify. An error occurs if the event is not found. - Action **List customers** Returns all customers in the Payaca account, optionally narrowed to those with a contact on a given email address or phone number. - Action **List pipelines** Returns all pipelines in the Payaca account, including each pipeline's stages in order. - Action **List projects** Returns the projects in the Payaca account, optionally only those belonging to one customer. - Action **Mark proposal as accepted** Marks a proposal that was already sent to the customer as accepted and returns the updated proposal. - Action **Update project** Updates the custom field values on an existing project and returns the updated project. Service-type projects cannot be updated. - Action **Update scheduled event** Updates the name, description, start time or end time of an existing scheduled event, and returns the updated event. ## Each app on its own - [ **timeBuzzer** timeBuzzer is a simple time tracker and timesheet app to track hours worked across projects in real time.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timebuzzer) - [ **Payaca** Send professional quotes and invoices, manage customers and pricing, and take payment.](https://apiant.ai/connections/payaca) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from timeBuzzer - [ **timeBuzzer to EchtPost Postcards** With EchtPost, you write the postcard digitally in your web browser.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-echtpost-postcards) - [ **timeBuzzer to Humanitarian Data Exchange** Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is open platform for sharing data across crises and organisations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **timeBuzzer to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-trello) - [ **timeBuzzer to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-zoom) - [ **timeBuzzer to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-twilio) - [ **timeBuzzer to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-typeform) ## More into Payaca - [ **HubSpot to Payaca** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-payaca) - [ **Salesforce to Payaca** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-payaca) - [ **Slack to Payaca** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-payaca) - [ **Google Sheets to Payaca** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-payaca) - [ **Gmail to Payaca** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-payaca) - [ **Google Calendar to Payaca** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-payaca) Questions ## timeBuzzer and Payaca, answered ### ### What can start an automation from timeBuzzer? Any of timeBuzzer's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Activity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Payaca when something happens in timeBuzzer? Any of Payaca's 14 actions, including Update project, Update scheduled event, Add invoice and Add payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Payaca to timeBuzzer? Payaca has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in timeBuzzer. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Payaca's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for timeBuzzer or Payaca? 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 timeBuzzer and Payaca 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.