Integration
Connect Act! and Direct Mail
When Contact Updated fires in Act!, your agent runs Add or Update Contact in Direct Mail, or New Contact in Direct Mail to Add Contact in Act!. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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Claude Code
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Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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.
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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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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.
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What Act! and Direct Mail can do together
From Act! to Direct Mail
When Contact Updated in Act!
then Add or Update Contact in Direct Mail
From Direct Mail to Act!
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 Act! and Direct Mail
Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 35 actions
- Contact Updated
Triggers when an Act! contact is created or updated.
- New Company
Triggers when a new company is created in Act!.
- New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is created in Act!.
- New Opportunity
Triggers when a new opportunity is created in Act!.
- Add Activity
Schedules an activity (call, meeting or to-do) in Act!, optionally linked to a contact.
- Add Company
Creates a new company in Act!.
- Add Contact
Creates a new contact in your Act! database.
- Add Group
Creates a new group in Act!.
- Add History
Records a history item (a logged interaction) in Act!, optionally on a contact.
- Add Note
Adds a note in Act!, optionally attached to a contact.
- Add Opportunity
Creates a new sales opportunity in Act!.
- Delete company
Deletes an existing company from your Act! database.
- Delete Contact
Deletes an Act! contact by its ID.
- Delete group
Deletes an existing group in Act!.
- Delete note
Deletes an existing note in Act!.
- Delete opportunity
Deletes an opportunity from your Act! database.
- Find Company
Finds companies in Act! by exact name.
- Find Contact
Finds contacts in Act! by email address.
- Find Group
Finds groups in Act! by exact name.
- Get company
Returns a single Act! company by its ID, including its addresses, contact details and custom fields.
- Get Contact
Returns one Act! contact by its ID.
- Get group
Returns a single Act! group by its ID, including its name, description, address, contact count and custom fields.
- Get opportunity
Returns a single Act! opportunity by its ID, including its stage, status, totals, associated contacts, companies and groups, and custom fields.
- List companies
Returns the companies in your Act! database, optionally filtered and sorted.
- List contacts
Returns contacts from your Act! database, optionally filtered and sorted.
- Update company
Updates an existing company in Act!, changing only the fields you fill in.
- Update Contact
Updates the fields you supply on an existing Act! contact.
- Update group
Updates an existing Act! group's name, description, parent group, privacy, record manager, address or custom fields. Fields left blank are not changed.
- Update note
Updates an existing Act! note's text, type, display date, privacy, or linked contacts, companies, groups and opportunities. Fields left blank keep their current values.
- Update Opportunity
Updates the fields you supply on an existing Act! opportunity.
- New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is added to a Direct Mail address group.
- Sent Campaign
Triggers when an email campaign is sent from a Direct Mail project (a new campaign report appears).
- Updated Contact
Triggers when a contact in a Direct Mail address group is added or changes, including being unsubscribed or hard bounced.
- Add or Update Contact
Adds a contact to a Direct Mail address group; Direct Mail merges it with an existing contact that has the same email address.
- Delete Contact
Removes the contact with the given email address from a Direct Mail address group.
- Find Contact
Finds a contact in a Direct Mail address group by email address.
- Get report
Returns a campaign report from a Direct Mail project, including its delivery statistics and links to recipients, opens and clicks.
- List address groups
Returns every address group (mailing list) in a Direct Mail project, with its name, UUID, blacklist flag and address count.
- List projects
Returns every Direct Mail project your API key has been granted access to.
- List reports
Returns the campaign reports in a Direct Mail project, with send date, status and open, click, bounce and unsubscribe counts.
- Unsubscribe Contact
Marks the contact with the given email address as unsubscribed in a Direct Mail address group.
- Update Contact
Updates the contact with the given email address in a Direct Mail address group.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Act! and Direct Mail, answered
What can start an automation from Act!?
Any of Act!'s 4 triggers in the catalog, including Contact Updated, New Company, New Contact and New Opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Direct Mail when something happens in Act!?
Any of Direct Mail's 9 actions, including Update Contact, Add or Update Contact, Find Contact and Get report. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Direct Mail to Act!?
Yes. When something happens in Direct Mail, your agent can act in Act! too. This page covers both directions: Direct Mail's triggers and Act!'s actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Act! or Direct Mail?
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 Act! and Direct Mail 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.