--- title: "Connect Altoviz and Knack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact\" fires in Altoviz, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Knack, or \"New View Record\" in Knack to \"Create Contact\" in Altoviz." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-knack" --- # Connect Altoviz and Knack When **Contact** fires in [Altoviz](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), or **New View Record** in Knack to **Create Contact** in Altoviz. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Altoviz **5** triggers Altoviz **32** actions Knack **1** trigger Knack **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Altoviz and Knack 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 Altoviz and Knack can do together ### From Altoviz to Knack - When **Contact** in Altoviz then **Create Record** in Knack - When **Customer** in Altoviz then **Create View Record** in Knack ### From Knack to Altoviz - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Contact** in Altoviz - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Customer** in Altoviz 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 Altoviz and Knack ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 43 actions - Trigger **Contact** Triggers when a contact is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Customer** Triggers when a customer is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Product** Triggers when a product is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Invoice** Triggers when a sales invoice is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Quote** Triggers when a sales quote is created, updated or deleted. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer. - Action **Create Customer Family** Creates a new customer family. - Action **Create Draft Sales Invoice** Creates a new draft sales invoice. - Action **Create Product Family** Creates a new product family. - Action **Create Receipt** Creates a new receipt. - Action **Create Sales Credit** Creates a new sales credit. - Action **Create Sales Quote** Creates a new sales quote. - Action **Create Supplier** Creates a new supplier. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete an existing contact. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete an existing customer. - Action **Delete Customer Family** Delete an existing customer family. - Action **Delete Product** Delete an existing product. - Action **Delete Product Family** Delete an existing product family. - Action **Delete Receipt** Delete an existing receipt. - Action **Delete Sales Credit** Delete an existing sales credit. - Action **Delete Sales Invoice** Delete an existing draft sales invoice. - Action **Delete Sales Quote** Delete an existing sales quote. - Action **Delete Supplier** Delete an existing supplier. - Action **Download Purchase Invoice** Download a purchase invoice. - Action **Download Sales Invoice** Download a sales invoice. - Action **Download Sales Quote** Download a sales quote. - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact by email, optionally create a contact if none is found. - Action **Find Product** Find a product by number, optionally create a product if none is found. - Action **Get Customer Family** Returns a customer family by its id: label, number and internal id. - Action **Get Product Family** Returns a product family by its id: label and number. - Action **Get Settings** Returns the Altoviz account's application settings (company, accounting, sales, VAT, e-invoicing, emailing, general and social settings). - Action **Update Customer** Update an existing customer. - Action **Update Product** Update an existing product. - Action **Update Receipt** Update an existing receipt. - Action **Update Supplier** Update an existing supplier. - Action **Upload Purchase Invoice** Upload a purchase invoice. - Trigger **New View Record** Fires when a new record appears in a Knack page view — polls a view's records (respects the view's access control and filters), the view-based counterpart to New Record. - Action **Create Record** Add a new record to a Knack object. Provide field values as a JSON object keyed by field key (e.g. field_1). - Action **Create View Record** create a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based) - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record from a Knack object by ID. - Action **Delete View Record** delete a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Get Record** Retrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object. - Action **Get View Record** Retrieve a single record through a page view by its ID — returns only the fields exposed by the view and respects the view's access control, the view-based counterpart to Get Record. - Action **List Records** Retrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters. - Action **List View Records** retrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters) - Action **Update Record** Update an existing record in a Knack object by ID. - Action **Update View Record** update a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Upload File or Image** upload a file or image asset to associate with a record field ## Each app on its own - [ **Altoviz** Altoviz is an invoicing and accounting app for small businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz) - [ **Knack** Knack is an online database and app builder. Read and write records in your Knack objects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Altoviz - [ **Altoviz to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-hubspot) - [ **Altoviz to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-salesforce) - [ **Altoviz to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-slack) - [ **Altoviz to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-sheets) - [ **Altoviz to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-gmail) - [ **Altoviz to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-calendar) ## More into Knack - [ **ActiveCampaign to Knack** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-knack) - [ **Asana to Knack** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-knack) - [ **JIRA to Knack** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-knack) - [ **SendGrid to Knack** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-knack) - [ **JotForm to Knack** JotForm is a web-based WYSIWYG form builder. Create forms, integrate them into your site, and collect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/jotform-to-knack) - [ **Capsule CRM to Knack** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-knack) Questions ## Altoviz and Knack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Altoviz? Any of Altoviz's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact, Customer, Product and Sales Invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Knack when something happens in Altoviz? Any of Knack's 11 actions, including Create Record, Create View Record, Update Record and Update View Record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Knack to Altoviz? Yes. When something happens in Knack, your agent can act in Altoviz too. This page covers both directions: Knack's triggers and Altoviz's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Altoviz or Knack? 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 Altoviz and Knack 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.