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Summary
Manage FreshBooks (invoices, clients, expenses, time entries, payments) from any AI agent. 9 tools, OAuth2 auth.
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FreshBooks
Manage FreshBooks (invoices, clients, expenses, time entries, payments) from any AI agent. 9 tools, OAuth2 auth.
Setup
This connector wraps the FreshBooks New API (api.freshbooks.com/accounting).
Setup — OAuth2 refresh flow:
- Go to https://my.freshbooks.com/#/developer → Create an App. Set redirect URI to your callback.
- Run the auth flow:
https://my.freshbooks.com/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=...&redirect_uri=...&scope=user:profile:read user:clients:read user:invoices:read user:invoices:write user:expenses:read user:time_entries:read user:payments:read user:payments:write. - Exchange the code at
https://api.freshbooks.com/auth/oauth/tokenfor access + refresh tokens. - …
Prerequisites: FRESHBOOKS_CLIENT_ID, FRESHBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET, FRESHBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN, FRESHBOOKS_ACCOUNT_ID
Install the connector locally
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick FreshBooks and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
freshbooks_me | Return the authenticated user with business memberships and their account IDs |
freshbooks_list_clients | List clients in an account |
freshbooks_create_client | Create a client |
freshbooks_list_invoices | List invoices |
freshbooks_get_invoice | Get a single invoice with all lines + payments |
freshbooks_create_invoice | Create an invoice |
freshbooks_list_expenses | List expenses |
freshbooks_list_payments | List payments received against invoices |
freshbooks_record_payment | Record a payment against an invoice |
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