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title: "Connect 2Chat to You Need A Budget - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Incoming Call Completed\" fires in 2Chat, your agent runs \"Add account\" in You Need A Budget."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-you-need-a-budget"
---

# Connect 2Chat to You Need A Budget

When **Incoming Call Completed** fires in [2Chat](https://apiant.ai/connections/2chat), your agent runs **Add account** in [You Need A Budget](https://apiant.ai/connections/you-need-a-budget). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

2Chat **13** triggers 2Chat **1** action You Need A Budget **18** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want 2Chat and You Need A Budget 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 2Chat can start in You Need A Budget

- When **Incoming Call Completed** in 2Chat then **Add account** in You Need A Budget
- When **New WhatsApp Conversation** in 2Chat then **Add payee** in You Need A Budget

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 2Chat and You Need A Budget

## Triggers and actions 13 triggers · 19 actions

- Trigger

**Call Status Update**

Triggers when a call changes state. E.g.: ringing, missed, answered, canceled, completed, etc.

- Trigger

**Incoming Call Completed**

Triggers when an incoming phone call is completed (answered or missed).

- Trigger

**New WhatsApp Conversation**

Triggers when a new WhatsApp conversation is started on your 2Chat connected number.

- Trigger

**New WhatsApp Message**

Triggers when a new message is either sent or received on 2Chat. Works for messages sent by agents or sent by your users/customers.

- Trigger

**Outgoing Call Completed**

Triggers when an outgoing phone call is completed (answered or canceled).

- Trigger

**Participant Joined a WhatsApp Group**

Triggers when someone joins a WhatsApp Group

- Trigger

**Participant Left a WhatsApp Group**

Triggers when someone leaves a WhatsApp Group

- Trigger

**Participant Was Removed From a WhatsApp Group**

Triggers when someone is removed from a WhatsApp Group

- Trigger

**WhatsApp Audio Message Transcribed**

Triggers when a new WhatsApp audio message is transcribed to text.

- Trigger

**WhatsApp Call Made**

Triggers when a new WhatsApp call is made from your connected number.

- Trigger

**WhatsApp Call Received**

Triggers when a new WhatsApp call is received on your connected number.

- Trigger

**WhatsApp Group Message Received**

Triggers when a new WhatsApp Group Message is received

- Trigger

**WhatsApp Order Received**

Triggers when a WhatsApp Order is received on your 2Chat connected number.

- Action

**Create Contact**

Creates a Contact in 2Chat

- Action

**Add account**

Create an account.

- Action

**Add payee**

Create a payee.

- Action

**Add scheduled transaction**

Create a scheduled transaction.

- Action

**Add transaction**

Create a transaction.

- Action

**Delete transaction**

Delete a transaction.

- Action

**Get account**

Get an account.

- Action

**Get plan**

Get a plan with all entities.

- Action

**Get plan month**

Get a plan month with category budgets.

- Action

**Get transaction**

Get a transaction by id.

- Action

**Import transactions**

Imports available transactions on all linked accounts for a plan, like clicking Import in YNAB.

- Action

**List accounts**

List accounts in a plan.

- Action

**List categories**

List categories grouped.

- Action

**List payees**

List payees.

- Action

**List plans**

List all plans (budgets).

- Action

**List scheduled transactions**

List scheduled transactions.

- Action

**List transactions**

List transactions for a plan (since_date, type filters).

- Action

**Update category**

Update a category.

- Action

**Update transaction**

Update a transaction.

## Each app on its own

- [ **2Chat** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/2chat)
- [ **You Need A Budget** REST API for personal budgeting software, providing access to budgets, accounts, categories, transactions...](https://apiant.ai/connections/you-need-a-budget)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from 2Chat

- [ **2Chat to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-hubspot)
- [ **2Chat to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-salesforce)
- [ **2Chat to GatewayAPI SMS** GatewayAPI SMS is an API service providing out- and ingoing SMS message services at competitive prices.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-gatewayapi-sms)
- [ **2Chat to PostHog** PostHog is the single platform for building successful products.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-posthog)
- [ **2Chat to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-slack)
- [ **2Chat to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-google-sheets)

## More into You Need A Budget

- [ **HubSpot to You Need A Budget** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-you-need-a-budget)
- [ **Salesforce to You Need A Budget** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-you-need-a-budget)
- [ **Slack to You Need A Budget** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-you-need-a-budget)
- [ **Google Sheets to You Need A Budget** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-you-need-a-budget)
- [ **Gmail to You Need A Budget** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-you-need-a-budget)
- [ **Google Calendar to You Need A Budget** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-you-need-a-budget)

Questions

## 2Chat and You Need A Budget, answered

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### What can start an automation from 2Chat?

Any of 2Chat's 13 triggers in the catalog, including Incoming Call Completed, New WhatsApp Conversation, New WhatsApp Message and Outgoing Call Completed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in You Need A Budget when something happens in 2Chat?

Any of You Need A Budget's 18 actions, including Update category, Update transaction, Add account and Add payee. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from You Need A Budget to 2Chat?

You Need A Budget has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in 2Chat. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads You Need A Budget's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for 2Chat or You Need A Budget?

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.

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### Can my AI client use 2Chat and You Need A Budget 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
