--- title: "Connect Air and Kenect Text Messaging - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Asset Custom Field Updated\" fires in Air, your agent runs \"Add contacts to contact group\" in Kenect Text Messaging." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-kenect-text-messaging" --- # Connect Air and Kenect Text Messaging When **Asset Custom Field Updated** fires in [Air](https://apiant.ai/connections/air), your agent runs **Add contacts to contact group** in [Kenect Text Messaging](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging), or **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging to **Add Assets to a Board** in Air. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Air **5** triggers Air **27** actions Kenect Text Messaging **1** trigger Kenect Text Messaging **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Air and Kenect Text Messaging 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 Air and Kenect Text Messaging can do together ### From Air to Kenect Text Messaging - When **Asset Custom Field Updated** in Air then **Add contacts to contact group** in Kenect Text Messaging - When **Board Custom Field Updated** in Air then **Push Lead** in Kenect Text Messaging ### From Kenect Text Messaging to Air - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Add Assets to a Board** in Air - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Add Guest to a Board** in Air 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 Air and Kenect Text Messaging ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 39 actions - Trigger **Asset Custom Field Updated** Triggers when the custom field values on an asset change (or a new asset appears with custom field values), checking the most recently updated assets. - Trigger **Board Custom Field Updated** Triggers when the custom field values on a board change (also fires once for each board when first seen). Returns the board with its current custom field values. - Trigger **New Asset** Triggers when a new asset is added to the Air workspace, optionally limited to a board, showcase, tag or search. - Trigger **New Board** Triggers when a new board is created in your Air workspace. - Trigger **Tag Added to Asset** Triggers when a tag is added to an asset in your Air workspace, once per asset and tag. - Action **Add Assets to a Board** Adds one or more assets to a board in your Air workspace. - Action **Add Guest to a Board** Invites a person by email as a guest on an Air board with the chosen guest role. - Action **Add Tags to an Asset Version** Adds an existing tag to a specific version of an asset in Air. - Action **Apply a Custom Field to a Board** Sets the value of a custom field on an Air board — text or date for plain fields, or selected options for single- and multi-select fields. - Action **Apply a Custom Field to an Asset** Sets the value of one custom field on an asset — text or date for plain fields, or chosen option(s) for single- and multi-select fields. - Action **Apply Custom Fields to an Asset** Sets the value or selected options of one custom field on an Air asset. - Action **Create a Board** Creates a board in your Air workspace, at the top level, at the root of a library, or inside another board. - Action **Create a Custom Field** Creates a new custom field in the Air workspace, optionally with its list of choices for a select field. - Action **Find Assets** Returns the assets in your Air workspace that match a search term, board, showcase, tag, custom field value or creation date range. - Action **Find Boards** Finds boards in your Air workspace by name, optionally limited to a parent board, showcase or library. Returns the matching boards, most recently updated first. - Action **Find Custom Fields** Searches the workspace's custom fields by name and returns the matching fields. - Action **Find Guests of a Board** Returns the guests of an Air board, accepted guests first, optionally filtered by email address. - Action **Generate an Upload URL** Creates a new asset (or a new version of an existing asset) in Air and returns the URL to upload the file's bytes to. - Action **Get Asset by ID** Returns an Air asset by its id, including its custom field values and cover version details (file name, type, size, tags and preview URLs). - Action **Get Asset Parent Boards** Returns the boards that contain a given Air asset, most recently created first. - Action **Get Asset Version by ID** Returns one version of an asset, including its file details, tags, preview URLs and IPTC/EXIF metadata. - Action **Get Board by ID** Returns a single Air board by its ID, including its title, description, parent board, dates and custom field values. - Action **Get Custom Field by ID** Returns one Air custom field, including its name, type and the choices of a select field. - Action **Get or Create Tags** Returns the tag with the given name, creating it in the Air workspace first if it does not already exist. - Action **Import a File From a URL** Imports a file into Air from a public URL, creating a new asset or a new version of an existing asset. Returns the import id to check its status. - Action **Remove an Asset From a Board** Removes an asset from a board in your Air workspace. The asset itself is not deleted. - Action **Remove Guest From a Board** Removes a guest from a board, revoking their access to it. - Action **Status of an Import** Returns the current status of a file import (pending, in progress, failed or succeeded), with error details when it failed. - Action **Update a Board** Updates the title, description or parent board of an existing Air board. - Action **Update an Asset Version** Updates the title and/or description of an asset version in Air. - Action **Update Role of Guest** Changes the role of a guest on an Air board. - Action **Upload a File** Uploads a file from a URL into your Air workspace as a new asset, or as a new version of an existing asset. - Trigger **Lead Push** Triggers when a new conversation starts in Kenect, the closest record Kenect's API exposes to an incoming lead. - Action **Add contacts to contact group** Adds one or more contacts to an existing contact group and returns the per-contact processing status. - Action **Find contact by phone** Finds the contact at a Kenect location that has the given phone number. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Kenect contact by its contact ID, including its phone numbers and contact groups. - Action **Get conversation** Returns one Kenect conversation with its messages, contact, assignment and read status. - Action **List contact groups** Returns the contact groups in a Kenect location, with each group's name and its contact, opt-in and opt-out counts. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Kenect account, optionally narrowed by location, search text or status, and sorted the way you choose. - Action **List locations** Returns all the Kenect locations available to your account, including each location's name and address. - Action **List reviews** Returns all Google and Facebook reviews for the locations assigned to the connected Kenect user, including their ratings, comments and reply status. - Action **List users** Returns the users on the Kenect account, optionally only those with permissions in a chosen location. - Action **Push Lead** Submits a lead to a Kenect location, which begins a text conversation with the person making the inquiry. Returns the id of the new lead. - Action **Reply to conversation** Sends a reply in an existing Kenect conversation from a chosen location, with optional subject and attachments. - Action **Review Request** Sends a review request to a contact's phone number from a Kenect location and returns the message that was sent. ## Each app on its own - [ **Air** Air is a tool for automating creative operations & managing creative assets at any scale.](https://apiant.ai/connections/air) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging** Kenect is a texting platform that allows companies to send and receive texts, attachments, web leads, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Air - [ **Air to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-hubspot) - [ **Air to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-salesforce) - [ **Air to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-slack) - [ **Air to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-google-sheets) - [ **Air to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-gmail) - [ **Air to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-google-calendar) ## More into Kenect Text Messaging - [ **HubSpot to Kenect Text Messaging** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Sheets to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Gmail to Kenect Text Messaging** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Calendar to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Drive to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Kenect Text Messaging** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-kenect-text-messaging) Questions ## Air and Kenect Text Messaging, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Air? Any of Air's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Asset Custom Field Updated, Board Custom Field Updated, New Asset and New Board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Kenect Text Messaging when something happens in Air? Any of Kenect Text Messaging's 12 actions, including Add contacts to contact group, Find contact by phone, Get contact and Get conversation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Kenect Text Messaging to Air? Yes. When something happens in Kenect Text Messaging, your agent can act in Air too. This page covers both directions: Kenect Text Messaging's triggers and Air's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Air or Kenect Text Messaging? 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 Air and Kenect Text Messaging 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.