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A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

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An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with FreshBooks, the action could be "Add Payment to Invoice."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

- Balance Below Amount
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Age of Money Days
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
Category Overspent
Triggers when a category is overspent and has a negative balance.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New or Updated Category
Triggers when a new category is created or an existing category is updated.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New or Updated Transaction
Triggers when a transaction is created or updated.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It

New Account
Triggers when a new account is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New Payee
Triggers when a new payee is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It

- Account
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Category
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
Action
Write
- Api_docs_info
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query String Parameters
- Headers
- Additional Request Headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Invoice ID
  Required
- Payment Type
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Item ID
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Send Admin Receipt?
  Required
- Note
- Is Active?
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Category
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Notes
- Staff Member
  Required
- Tax1 Amount
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 1
- Tax2 Amount
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Compounded Tax
- Currency
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Duplicate Estimate?
- Account Name
- Transaction Id
- Invoice Id
- Status
  Required
- Bank Name
- External System ID
- Has Receipt?
- Background Job ID?
- External Invoice ID
- Markup Percent
- Project
- Profile ID
- Visibility State
- Account System ID
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Invoice
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Project
- Task
- Started At
  Required
- Created At
- Duration
  Required
- Is Logged
  Required
- Internal?
- Client ID
- Billed?
- Billable
- Active
- Pending Client
- Pending Project
- Pending Task
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Checkout Link ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email Body
  Required
- Email Subject
  Required
- Invoice ID
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Checkout Link ID
  Required
- Item ID
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Note
- Is Active?
- Send Admin Receipt?
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Item Name
  Required
- Terms and Conditions
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Note ID
  Required
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Create if Client Does Not Exsist
  Required
- Append Line Items on Update
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Invoice Number
- Language
  Required
- Estimate
- Active Payment Gateway
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Rate
  Required
- Notes
- PO Number
- Terms
- Discount Value
- Discount Description
- Body
- Delay
- Age of Money Days
  Required
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Is 099
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
  Required
- Last Name
- Note
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency Code
  Required
- Quantity
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Age of Money Days
  Required
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Rate
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Value
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
  Required
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Search or write

Age of Money Changes
Triggers when your Age of Money changes.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New or Updated Account
Triggers when a new account is created or an existing account is updated.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New or Updated Scheduled Transaction
Triggers when a scheduled transaction is created or updated.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
Goal Completed
Triggers when a goal is completed.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New Category
Triggers when a new category is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
New Transaction
Triggers when a new transaction is created.
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Category
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Account
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Payee Type
- Category
  Required
- Memo
- Cleared
- Approved?
  Required
- Flag Color
- Import_id
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
- Status
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Scheduled
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
Trigger
Instant
Try It
- Account
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
  Required
- Last Name
- Note
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency Code
  Required
- Quantity
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Age of Money Days
  Required
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Notes
- Description
- Description
- Late Fee Type
- Quantity
  Required
- Rate
  Required
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Rate
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Invoice Paid?
- Terms
- Discount Value
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Unit Cost Code
- Category Name
  Required
- Tax Amount
- Tax Name
- Date
  Required
- Note
- Payment Type
- Source
- Visibility State
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Client
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Rate
  Required
- Active Payment Gateway
- Notes
- Terms
- Discount Value
- Discount Description
- Invoice Number
- PO Number
- Language
  Required
- Frequency
  Required
- Is Infinite?
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Vendor Name
  Required
- Contact First Name
- Contact Last Name
- Contact Email
- Street
- City
- Province
- Postal Code
- Country
- Account Number
- Phone
- Website
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Is 1099 Contractor
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Email_recipients
  Required
- Email Body
  Required
- Email Subject
  Required
- Estimate
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Bill ID
  Required
- Vendor
  Required
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date
  Required
- Days Due From Issue
- Bill Number
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax Name
- Tax Percent
- Rate
  Required
- Expense Category
  Required
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Client Does Not Exsist
  Required
- Email
  Required
- First Name
- Home Phone
- Language
  Required
- Last Name
- Mobile Phone
- Note
- Organization
- Primary City
- Primary Country
- Primary State
- Primary Street 1
- Primary Street 2
- Primary Zip Code
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Work Phone
- Currency Code
  Required
- Quantity
- Balance Below Amount
  Required
- Description
- Credit_note_create_date
- Credit_note_credit_type
- Body
- Delay
- Age of Money Days
  Required
- Late Fee Percentage or Amount
- Repeat Late Fee
- Late Fee Type
- First Tax Name
- First Tax Percent
- Second Tax Name
- Second Tax Percent
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Create if Client Does Not Exsist
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Unit Cost Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Notes
- Description
- Description
- Late Fee Type
- Quantity
  Required
- Rate
  Required
- Currency Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Time Entry ID
  Required
- Project
- Started At
  Required
- Duration
  Required
- Is Logged
  Required
- Internal?
- Client ID
- Billed?
- Billable
- Active
- Note
Action
Write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
Action
Search
- Account
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Client ID
  Required
- Credit Type
- Credit Number
- Currency Code
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Notes
- Terms
- Language
  Required
- Description
- Description
- Quantity
  Required
- Tax 1 Name
- Tax 1 Amount
- Tax 2 Name
- Tax 2 Amount
- Compounded Tax
- Unit Cost
- Currency Code
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Customer
  Required
- Date of Issue
- Estimate Number
- Organization
- First Name
- Last Name
- Visibility State
- Discount Value
- Currency Code
  Required
- Language
  Required
- Terms
- Address
- PO Number
- Street
- Street 2
- City
- Province
- Zip Code
- Country
- Estimate
- Sent ID
- VAT Name
- VAT Number
- Notes
- Description
- Description
- Late Fee Type
- Quantity
  Required
- Rate
  Required
- Unit Cost Code
- Tax Name 1
- Tax Amount 1
- Tax Name 2
- Tax Amount 2
- Send to Customer?
Action
Search or write
- Account
  Required
- Search Field
  Required
- Search Value
  Required
- Title
  Required
- Client ID
- Due Date
- Project Type
- Fixed Price
- Rate
- Budget
- Active
- Complete
- Billable
Action
Search or write

About You Need A Budget

You Need A Budget is a tool to help you gain total control of your money, living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt, and save more money.

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About FreshBooks

FreshBooks is a cloud accounting software designed exclusively for self-employed professionals and their teams. Send invoices, track expenses, manage your time, and collaborate on projects.

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