--- title: "Connect Action Network and Cakemail - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New person\" fires in Action Network, your agent runs \"Add Suppressed Email\" in Cakemail." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-cakemail" --- # Connect Action Network and Cakemail When **New person** fires in [Action Network](https://apiant.ai/connections/action-network), your agent runs **Add Suppressed Email** in [Cakemail](https://apiant.ai/connections/cakemail), or **New Contact** in Cakemail to **Find people by email** in Action Network. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Action Network **1** trigger Action Network **6** actions Cakemail **8** triggers Cakemail **2** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Action Network and Cakemail 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 Action Network and Cakemail can do together ### From Action Network to Cakemail - When **New person** in Action Network then **Add Suppressed Email** in Cakemail - When **New person** in Action Network then **Find Contact by Email** in Cakemail ### From Cakemail to Action Network - When **New Contact** in Cakemail then **Find people by email** in Action Network - When **New Email Bounce** in Cakemail then **RSVP for Event** in Action Network 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 Action Network and Cakemail ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 8 actions - Trigger **New person** Triggers when a new person is added to the Action Network list tied to your API key. - Action **Donate to Fundraiser** Records a donation made on an Action Network fundraising page, adding the donor as a person if they are new. - Action **Find people by email** Finds people on your Action Network list whose email address matches exactly. - Action **List people** Returns the people on the email list connected to your Action Network account, optionally filtered by name, email, phone, location or date. - Action **RSVP for Event** Records a person's RSVP to an Action Network event, adding them as a person if they are new. - Action **Sign Petition** Records a signature on an Action Network petition, adding the signer as a person if they are new. - Action **Subscribe Person** Adds a person to your Action Network email list, or updates them if they already exist, and subscribes them to email. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new Contact is added. - Trigger **New Email Bounce** Triggers when an email bounces. - Trigger **New Email Click** Triggers when a new Email Click is tracked. - Trigger **New Email Open** Triggers when a new Email Open is tracked. - Trigger **New List** Triggers when a List is created. - Trigger **New Suppressed Email** Triggers when a new Suppressed Email is added. - Trigger **Unsubscribed Contact** Triggers when a Contact is unsubscribed. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a Contact is updated. - Action **Add Suppressed Email** Adds an email address to the Cakemail suppression list so no further mail is sent to it. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Returns the contacts on a Cakemail list whose email address matches the one you supply. ## Each app on its own - [ **Action Network** Action Network is an online organizing tool for progressives, offering actions such as fundraising...](https://apiant.ai/connections/action-network) - [ **Cakemail** Cakemail provides all the tools you need to deliver the emails people want.](https://apiant.ai/connections/cakemail) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Action Network - [ **Action Network to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-hubspot) - [ **Action Network to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-salesforce) - [ **Action Network to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-slack) - [ **Action Network to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-google-sheets) - [ **Action Network to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-gmail) - [ **Action Network to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-google-calendar) ## More into Cakemail - [ **Affinda to Cakemail** AI document processing platform that extracts structured data from invoices, resumes, bank statements, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-cakemail) - [ **Shopify to Cakemail** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-cakemail) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Cakemail** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-cakemail) - [ **Airtable to Cakemail** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-cakemail) - [ **Asana to Cakemail** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-cakemail) - [ **Brevo to Cakemail** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-cakemail) Questions ## Action Network and Cakemail, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Action Network? Any of Action Network's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New person. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Cakemail when something happens in Action Network? Any of Cakemail's 2 actions, including Add Suppressed Email and Find Contact by Email. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Cakemail to Action Network? Yes. When something happens in Cakemail, your agent can act in Action Network too. This page covers both directions: Cakemail's triggers and Action Network's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Action Network or Cakemail? 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 Action Network and Cakemail 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.