--- title: "Connect Airtable and Freshdesk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Record\" fires in Airtable, your agent runs \"Add Note to Ticket\" in Freshdesk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-freshdesk" --- # Connect Airtable and Freshdesk When **New or Updated Record** fires in [Airtable](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable), your agent runs **Add Note to Ticket** in [Freshdesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshdesk), or **New Company** in Freshdesk to **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Airtable **2** triggers Airtable **14** actions Freshdesk **3** triggers Freshdesk **21** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Airtable and Freshdesk 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 Airtable and Freshdesk can do together ### From Airtable to Freshdesk - When **New or Updated Record** in Airtable then **Add Note to Ticket** in Freshdesk - When **New Record** in Airtable then **Create Contact** in Freshdesk ### From Freshdesk to Airtable - When **New Company** in Freshdesk then **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable - When **New Contact** in Freshdesk then **Create or Update Record** in Airtable 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 Airtable and Freshdesk ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggers when a record is created or updated. - Trigger **New Record** Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view. - Action **Add Comment to Record** Add a comment to an existing record in Airtable. - Action **Create Base** Create a new Airtable base in your workspace. - Action **Create or Update Record** Find and update an existing record, or create a new one. - Action **Create Record** Creates a new record with auto-populating fields. - Action **Create Table** Create a new table in an existing Airtable base. - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record in a table. - Action **Find Record** Find a record in a table. - Action **Find Record by ID** Find a specific record using its unique ID. - Action **Find Table** Find tables by searching for a keyword in table name or description. - Action **Get All Records** List all records from a table with pagination support. - Action **Get Base Schema** Retrieve the complete schema for a base, including all tables and their field definitions. - Action **List bases** Lists every Airtable base the connected account can see. Takes no search criterion. - Action **Update Multiple Records** Update up to 10 records at once in a specific table. - Action **Update Record** Update a record in a specific table. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created. - Trigger **New Ticket** Triggers when a new ticket is created. - Action **Add Note to Ticket** Adds a private or public note to a ticket. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new ticket in Freshdesk. - Action **Delete Contact** Deletes a contact by ID. - Action **Delete Ticket** Deletes a ticket by ID. - Action **Get Agent** Retrieves an agent by ID. - Action **Get Company** Retrieves a company by ID. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieves a contact by ID. - Action **Get Ticket** Retrieves a single ticket by ID. - Action **List Agents** Lists all agents. - Action **List Companies** Lists companies. - Action **List Contacts** Lists contacts. - Action **List Ticket Conversations** Lists all conversations (replies and notes) on a ticket. - Action **List Tickets** Lists tickets, most recently updated first. - Action **Reply to Ticket** Adds a public reply to a ticket conversation. - Action **Search Contacts** Searches contacts using a Freshdesk query string. - Action **Search Tickets** Searches tickets using a Freshdesk query string. - Action **Update Company** Updates a company by ID. - Action **Update Contact** Updates a contact by ID. - Action **Update Ticket** Updates an existing ticket by ID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable) - [ **Freshdesk** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshdesk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Airtable - [ **Airtable to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-hubspot) - [ **Airtable to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Airtable's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record and New Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Freshdesk when something happens in Airtable? Any of Freshdesk's 21 actions, including Create Company, Create Contact, Create Ticket and Update Company. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Freshdesk to Airtable? Yes. When something happens in Freshdesk, your agent can act in Airtable too. This page covers both directions: Freshdesk's triggers and Airtable's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Airtable or Freshdesk? 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 Airtable and Freshdesk 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.