--- title: "Connect Action Network and Mattermost - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New person\" fires in Action Network, your agent runs \"Post Message\" in Mattermost." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/action-network-to-mattermost" --- # Connect Action Network and Mattermost When **New person** fires in [Action Network](https://apiant.ai/connections/action-network), your agent runs **Post Message** in [Mattermost](https://apiant.ai/connections/mattermost), or **New Channel** in Mattermost 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 Mattermost **2** triggers Mattermost **26** 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 Mattermost 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 Mattermost can do together ### From Action Network to Mattermost - When **New person** in Action Network then **Post Message** in Mattermost - When **New person** in Action Network then **Add direct channel** in Mattermost ### From Mattermost to Action Network - When **New Channel** in Mattermost then **Find people by email** in Action Network - When **New user** in Mattermost 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 Mattermost ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 32 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 Channel** Triggers when a new public channel is created in a Mattermost team. - Trigger **New user** Triggers when a new user joins the selected Mattermost team. - Action **Add direct channel** Creates (or returns the existing) direct message channel between two users. - Action **Add Reaction** Adds an emoji reaction to a Mattermost post. - Action **Add user** Creates a new user account on the Mattermost server and returns the created user. - Action **Add User to Channel** Adds a user to a Mattermost channel. - Action **Add user to team** Adds a user to a team, making them a team member. - Action **Create Channel** Creates a public or private channel in a Mattermost team. - Action **Delete channel** Deletes (archives) a Mattermost channel, or permanently deletes it when requested. - Action **Delete Post** Deletes a Mattermost post. - Action **Delete reaction** Removes a user's emoji reaction from a post. - Action **Find channels by name** Searches a team's public channels (and channels you belong to) whose name or display name matches a search term, and returns the matching channels. - Action **Find posts by terms** Searches the posts in a team for the given search terms and returns the matching posts. - Action **Find User by Email** Finds a Mattermost user by email address. - Action **Find user by username** Finds a Mattermost user by their username and returns the user's profile. - Action **Get channel** Returns a Mattermost channel's details (name, display name, team, type, purpose and header) by its channel ID. - Action **Get Post** Returns a single Mattermost post by its ID. - Action **Get team** Returns a Mattermost team by its ID. - Action **Get user** Returns a Mattermost user's profile by their user ID. - Action **List channels** Returns the public channels on a Mattermost team. - Action **List posts** Returns the most recent posts in a Mattermost channel, newest first, optionally limited to posts changed since a time or before/after a given post. - Action **List Teams** Returns the Mattermost teams you belong to. - Action **List users** Returns users on the Mattermost server, optionally limited to a team, channel or group, or filtered by role and active status. - Action **Pin post** Pins a post to the channel it was posted in. - Action **Post Message** Posts a new message to a Mattermost channel, optionally as a reply in a thread. - Action **Remove user from channel** Removes a user from a channel. - Action **Update channel** Updates a channel's name, display name, purpose, header or other settings. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Post** Changes the text of an existing Mattermost post. ## 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) - [ **Mattermost** Mattermost offers modern team communication, behind your firewall.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mattermost) 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 Mattermost - [ **HubSpot to Mattermost** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mattermost) - [ **Google Sheets to Mattermost** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mattermost) - [ **Gmail to Mattermost** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-mattermost) - [ **Google Calendar to Mattermost** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-mattermost) - [ **Google Drive to Mattermost** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-mattermost) - [ **Mailchimp to Mattermost** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-mattermost) Questions ## Action Network and Mattermost, 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 Mattermost when something happens in Action Network? Any of Mattermost's 26 actions, including Create Channel, Post Message, Update channel and Update Post. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Mattermost to Action Network? Yes. When something happens in Mattermost, your agent can act in Action Network too. This page covers both directions: Mattermost's triggers and Action Network's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Action Network or Mattermost? 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 Mattermost 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.