--- title: "Connect timelink to ServiceTrade - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Time Entry\" fires in timelink, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in ServiceTrade." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-servicetrade" --- # Connect timelink to ServiceTrade When **New Time Entry** fires in [timelink](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [ServiceTrade](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicetrade). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. timelink **3** triggers timelink **24** actions ServiceTrade **30** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want timelink and ServiceTrade 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 timelink can start in ServiceTrade - When **New Time Entry** in timelink then **Create Contact** in ServiceTrade - When **Updated Time Entry** in timelink then **Create Invoice** in ServiceTrade 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 timelink and ServiceTrade ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 54 actions - Trigger **Deleted Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is deleted. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in timelink. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in timelink, optionally assigned to a client. - Action **Create Service** Creates a new service (a type of work you track time against) in timelink. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a user in timelink, optionally linked to a client, project and service. - Action **Delete client** Deletes a client in timelink. - Action **Delete project** Deletes a project in timelink. - Action **Delete service** Deletes a service in timelink. - Action **Delete time entry** Deletes a time entry from timelink. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients whose details match the search text, optionally filtered by active status or ids. - Action **Find Project** Searches projects by name or other text and returns the matching projects, optionally narrowed to one client or to active/inactive projects. - Action **Find Service** Searches your timelink services by text, for example part of the service name, and returns the matching services. - Action **Find Time Entry** Searches time entries by text and optional filters such as date range, client, project, service, user and billing status, returning the matching entries. - Action **Get client** Returns a single client by its ID. - Action **Get project** Returns a single timelink project by its ID, including its client, color, acronym and active/billable flags. - Action **Get service** Returns a single service (activity type) by its ID, including name, color, acronym and billable/active status. - Action **Get time entry** Returns a single time entry by its ID, including its client, project, service, description, billing flags and start/end times. - Action **Get user** Returns a single timelink user by ID, including name, email, active status, timezone and language. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients in your timelink account, optionally filtered by search text or active status. - Action **List services** Returns the services (billable activities) in your timelink account, optionally filtered by text, active status or specific ids. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your timelink company, optionally filtered by search text, active status or specific user ids. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client in timelink. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project's name, client, color, billing and other details. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Service** Updates an existing service in timelink, such as its name, color, billable or active status. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry in timelink, changing only the details you fill in, such as its times, description, client, project or service. - Action **Add Asset to Location** Creates a new asset (equipment or system) at a ServiceTrade location. - Action **Add Attachment to Job** Uploads a file from a URL and attaches it to a ServiceTrade job. - Action **Add Comment to Job** Adds a comment to a ServiceTrade job, with optional visibility, author and pinning. - Action **Add Comment to Location** Adds a comment to a ServiceTrade location. - Action **Add Tag** Creates a tag, or attaches a new or existing tag to a ServiceTrade record such as a job, location or company. - Action **Create Appointment** Creates a new appointment on a ServiceTrade job, optionally assigning services and technicians. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in ServiceTrade and optionally assigns it to companies and locations. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates an invoice or vendor bill in ServiceTrade for a customer, optionally linked to a job, with line items. - Action **Create Job** Creates a new job (work order) at a ServiceTrade location. - Action **Create Job Item** Adds a part, labor, service or other item to an existing ServiceTrade job. - Action **Create Location** Creates a new location (a site where work is performed) for a ServiceTrade company. - Action **Create Quote** Creates a new quote in ServiceTrade for work at a location, covering one or more services. - Action **Find Asset by Search** Finds assets whose text fields or properties match a search term, optionally narrowed by location, job, appointment, type, status or dates. - Action **Find Company** Searches ServiceTrade companies by name, with optional filters for type, status, location and tags, and returns the matching companies. - Action **Find Company by External ID** Finds a ServiceTrade company by the ID it carries in an external system, and returns the full company record. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts by name, phone number or email address, optionally narrowed by company, location, contact type or dates. - Action **Find Contract by Name** Finds ServiceTrade contracts whose name contains the text you supply, optionally narrowed by customer, vendor, location, tag or dates. - Action **Find Deficiency by Deficiency Number** Finds deficiencies whose reference number exactly matches the one you supply, optionally narrowed by status, severity, location, company and other filters. - Action **Find Job by Job ID** Returns a single ServiceTrade job by its ID, including its customer, location, service requests, appointments and scheduling comments. - Action **Find Job by Job Number** Finds jobs by their job number and returns the first match plus all matching jobs. - Action **Find Location** Finds locations whose name or store number contains the text you give, optionally narrowed by company, status, region, office or tags. - Action **Find Location by External ID** Finds a ServiceTrade location by its ID in an external system and returns the full location record. - Action **Find Quote by Quote Number** Finds a quote by its exact quote number (reference number) and returns the matching quote. - Action **Remove Tag** Removes a tag from a ServiceTrade record (job, location, company, etc.), or deletes the tag from every record when no record is given. - Action **Update Appointment** Updates an existing ServiceTrade appointment's status, time window, assigned technicians, services, or release state. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing ServiceTrade contact's name, phone numbers, email, status, contact types, and company or location assignments. - Action **Update Invoice** Updates an existing ServiceTrade invoice's status, numbering, notes, dates, terms and assignment. - Action **Update Job Item** Updates an existing job item (material, part, labor or service on a job) in ServiceTrade. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Location** Updates an existing ServiceTrade location's name, address, contact details, status, tax and office settings. - Action **Upload File to Bulk Import** Creates a bulk import of the chosen type in ServiceTrade and uploads the CSV file to it, which starts processing the import. ## Each app on its own - [ **timelink** timelink is a time recording tool that optionally uses a physical touch display as an input device.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink) - [ **ServiceTrade** ServiceTrade is a customer service and sales application for commercial service contractors.](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicetrade) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from timelink - [ **timelink to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-trello) - [ **timelink to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-zoom) - [ **timelink to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-twilio) - [ **timelink to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-typeform) - [ **timelink to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-webflow) - [ **timelink to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/timelink-to-wix) ## More into ServiceTrade - [ **HubSpot to ServiceTrade** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-servicetrade) - [ **Salesforce to ServiceTrade** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-servicetrade) - [ **Slack to ServiceTrade** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-servicetrade) - [ **Google Sheets to ServiceTrade** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-servicetrade) - [ **Gmail to ServiceTrade** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-servicetrade) - [ **Google Calendar to ServiceTrade** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-servicetrade) Questions ## timelink and ServiceTrade, answered ### ### What can start an automation from timelink? Any of timelink's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Time Entry, Updated Time Entry and Deleted Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ServiceTrade when something happens in timelink? Any of ServiceTrade's 30 actions, including Create Appointment, Create Contact, Create Invoice and Create Job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ServiceTrade to timelink? ServiceTrade has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in timelink. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ServiceTrade's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for timelink or ServiceTrade? 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 timelink and ServiceTrade 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.