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FreshBooks Automation

FreshBooks Automation: manage businesses, projects, time tracking, and billing in FreshBooks cloud accounting

Overview

Automate FreshBooks operations including listing businesses, managing projects, tracking time, and monitoring budgets for small and medium-sized business accounting.

Core features

Tool Slug

Description

FRESHBOOKS_LIST_BUSINESSES

List all businesses for the authenticated user

FRESHBOOKS_LIST_PROJECTS

List projects with filtering and sorting for a business

Pitfall

Detail

business_id required

Most FreshBooks operations require a business_id. Always call FRESHBOOKS_LIST_BUSINESSES first to obtain it.

Date format

The updated_since parameter must be in RFC3339 format: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z". Other formats will fail.

Paginated results

Project list responses are paginated. Check for additional pages in the response.

Empty results

Returns an empty list if no projects exist or match the applied filters. This is not an error.

Target users

AI builders and operators who want Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or similar agents to automate Freshbooks workflows through Composio.

How to use

This skill requires the Rube MCP server connected at https://rube.app/mcp. Before executing any tools, ensure an active connection exists for the freshbooks toolkit. If no connection is active, initiate one via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS. ---

Effect review

Best for agent workflows that need real app actions with explicit tool discovery, connection checks, and schema-aware execution.

Frequently asked questions

What is FreshBooks Automation?

FreshBooks Automation: manage businesses, projects, time tracking, and billing in FreshBooks cloud accounting

How do I use FreshBooks Automation?

What does this skill require?

It requires Rube MCP and an active Composio connection for the Freshbooks toolkit before executing app actions.

Quick install

Install command

Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server.
RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS toolkits: ["freshbooks"]
RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS before every workflow, then execute with RUBE_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL.