--- title: "Connect Accredible Certificates to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Credential Created\" fires in Accredible Certificates, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Accredible Certificates to NGP VAN When **New Credential Created** fires in [Accredible Certificates](https://apiant.ai/connections/accredible-certificates), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Accredible Certificates **2** triggers Accredible Certificates **19** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Accredible Certificates and NGP VAN 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Accredible Certificates can start in NGP VAN - When **New Credential Created** in Accredible Certificates then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Credential Published** in Accredible Certificates then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 Accredible Certificates and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 39 actions - Trigger **New Credential Created** Triggers when a new credential (certificate or badge) is created in your Accredible account. - Trigger **New Credential Published** Triggers when a credential (certificate or badge) is published in Accredible, optionally limited to one group or recipient. - Action **Add department** Creates a new department in your Accredible account, with its name, website, logo and branding images. - Action **Add design** Creates a new certificate or badge design in Accredible from encoded design content. - Action **Add evidence item** Adds an evidence item (a file, link, video, grade or transcript) to an existing credential so it is shown on the recipient's certificate or badge page. - Action **Add group** Creates a group in Accredible representing a course or achievement, which credentials can then be issued from. - Action **Add reference** Adds a reference (a testimonial from a teacher, manager, mentor or colleague) to an existing credential. - Action **Create Credential** Creates a credential (certificate or badge) for a recipient in one of your groups, optionally with evidence items and references. - Action **Create Evidence - Transcript** Adds a transcript to a credential as an evidence item, shown on the recipient's certificate or badge. - Action **Delete Credential** Deletes a credential (certificate or badge) from your Accredible account and returns the record that was removed. - Action **Delete group** Deletes a group (a course or achievement) from your Accredible account and returns the deleted group. - Action **Find Credentials** Returns the credentials that match the criteria you supply, such as recipient email, recipient name, group, or issue date range. - Action **Find designs** Returns the certificate and badge designs in your Accredible account, optionally narrowed by kind or meta data. - Action **Find Groups** Returns the groups (courses or achievements) whose name, course name, department, collection, metadata or last-updated date match the criteria you give. - Action **Generate credential PDF** Generates a PDF of a published credential and returns a link to download it. - Action **Get credential** Returns one credential by its id, including its recipient, group, custom attributes, evidence, references, skills and image links. - Action **Get group** Returns a group (a course or achievement) with its course details, design, collections, earning criteria and skills. - Action **List credentials** Returns every credential in your Accredible account, oldest first, optionally narrowed to one group, a publish state, a recipient or a date range. - Action **List groups** Returns every group (course or achievement) in your Accredible account, optionally narrowed by department, collection, name or last-updated date. - Action **Update Credential** Updates an existing credential's recipient details, course information, dates, custom attributes, evidence and references. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update group** Updates an existing group (course or achievement) in Accredible, changing its name, course details, designs, expiry and skills settings. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Accredible Certificates** Easily create and manage digital certificates & open badges for your events or courses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/accredible-certificates) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Accredible Certificates - [ **Accredible Certificates to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-hubspot) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-salesforce) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-slack) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-google-sheets) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-gmail) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-google-calendar) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Accredible Certificates and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Accredible Certificates? Any of Accredible Certificates's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Credential Created and New Credential Published. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Accredible Certificates? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Accredible Certificates? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Accredible Certificates. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Accredible Certificates or NGP VAN? 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. ### ### Can my AI client use Accredible Certificates and NGP VAN 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. ### ### 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. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.