Create approval tasks when expenses are submitted

When a new expense is submitted in Mercury, automatically create a review task in Notion for the project manager.

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How Knit builds this workflow

The Agent researches both APIs and wires the trigger on one side to the action on the other — no pre-built connector required. Here is the vocabulary it has to work with.

Mercury Explore Mercury →

Triggers

New expense submitted

Fires when an employee submits a new expense in Mercury.

Expense approved

Fires when an expense in Mercury is approved.

Expense rejected

Fires when an expense in Mercury is rejected.

Receipt uploaded

Fires when a receipt is attached to an expense in Mercury.

Actions

Create expense report

Creates a new expense report in Mercury.

Approve expense

Approves a pending expense in Mercury.

Reject expense

Rejects a pending expense in Mercury.

Sync to accounting

Syncs an approved expense in Mercury to the general ledger.

Notion Explore Notion →

Triggers

New task created

Fires when a new task, job or item is created in Notion.

Task completed

Fires when a task in Notion is marked complete.

Due date approaching

Fires when a task's due date in Notion is coming up.

Status changed

Fires when a task, job or project changes status in Notion.

Actions

Create task

Creates a new task, job or item in Notion.

Update task

Updates a task's status or assignee in Notion.

Add comment

Posts a comment on a task in Notion.

Assign task

Assigns a task in Notion to a team member.

Approve expenses when review tasks are completed When an expense approval task is completed in Notion, automatically approve the expense in Mercury. See details

Add comments to project tasks when expenses are rejected When an expense is rejected in Mercury, automatically post a comment to the related task in Notion detailing the rejection. See details

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FAQ

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Can Knit build “Create approval tasks when expenses are submitted” between Mercury and Notion?

Yes — describe it in the box above and Knit's Integrations Agent researches Mercury and Notion's public API docs (or your own uploaded docs) and builds a working workflow, whether or not either app already has a pre-built connector.

How long does it take to build?

Minutes to a first working version, not weeks — you test it against real data before it goes anywhere near production.

What is the main benefit of pairing Notion with Mercury?

It streamlines expense approvals and project budget tracking by linking reimbursement requests directly to active project tasks.

Can expense submissions automatically notify project managers?

Yes, submitting a new expense in Mercury can create a task or comment in Notion so the responsible manager can review it immediately.