--- title: "Connect AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New title added\" fires in AnimeNewsNetwork, your agent runs \"Find contacts\" in Aplos." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-aplos" --- # Connect AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos When **New title added** fires in [AnimeNewsNetwork](https://apiant.ai/connections/animenewsnetwork), your agent runs **Find contacts** in [Aplos](https://apiant.ai/connections/aplos), or **New contact** in Aplos to **Find titles by name** in AnimeNewsNetwork. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. AnimeNewsNetwork **1** trigger AnimeNewsNetwork **3** actions Aplos **3** triggers Aplos **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos can do together ### From AnimeNewsNetwork to Aplos - When **New title added** in AnimeNewsNetwork then **Find contacts** in Aplos - When **New title added** in AnimeNewsNetwork then **Get contact** in Aplos ### From Aplos to AnimeNewsNetwork - When **New contact** in Aplos then **Find titles by name** in AnimeNewsNetwork - When **New contribution** in Aplos then **Get title** in AnimeNewsNetwork 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 AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers ยท 16 actions - Trigger **New title added** Polls the encyclopedia's newest-additions report and fires once per new anime/manga title id seen. No auth. - Action **Find titles by name** Look up encyclopedia titles by primary name (not alternative titles) via the ~name batch syntax. - Action **Get title** Fetch full encyclopedia details for one or more anime/manga titles by ID. - Action **List titles** Run a dynamically-generated encyclopedia report (e.g. report id=155 for the anime/manga title list) as XML. - Trigger **New contact** Triggers when a new contact (a donor, individual or company) is added in Aplos. - Trigger **New contribution** Triggers when a new contribution (a donation batch) is recorded in Aplos. Use Get contribution with its ID to read the donors, purposes and amounts. - Trigger **New or updated contact** Triggers when a contact (a donor, individual or company) is added or changed in Aplos. - Action **Add contribution** Records a contribution (donation record) in Aplos, with one or more lines each crediting a contact and a purpose. - Action **Add payable** Creates an accounts payable bill in Aplos, split across one or more expense lines by account and fund. - Action **Add transaction** Creates an accounting transaction (journal entry) in Aplos. The transaction lines must balance by amount and fund. - Action **Find contacts** Returns the contacts that match the specified name, email, type or last-updated time. - Action **Find contributions** Returns contributions (donation records) that match the specified contact, name and date criteria. - Action **Find transactions** Returns accounting transactions that match the criteria you supply (contact, fund, account, amount, date range, memo, note, tags, reconciled status). - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single Aplos contact (individual or company) by its ID, including emails, phones and addresses. - Action **Get contribution** Retrieve a single Aplos contribution record by its ID. - Action **Get payable** Retrieves a single payable (bill) by its id. - Action **Get transaction** Retrieves a single accounting transaction, including its lines (account, fund, amount) and contact. - Action **List accounts** Lists the accounts in the organization's chart of accounts, optionally filtered by enabled status, name or account type. - Action **List funds** Lists the funds in the Aplos organization, optionally narrowed by name or fund balance account number. - Action **List purposes** Lists the donation purposes in the Aplos organization, optionally filtered by name or enabled status. ## Each app on its own - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork** Anime News Network's encyclopedia API serves anime and manga industry reference data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/animenewsnetwork) - [ **Aplos** Aplos is fund accounting and donor management software for churches and nonprofits: contacts and donors...](https://apiant.ai/connections/aplos) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from AnimeNewsNetwork - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-google-calendar) - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to Ipbase** REST API for IP geolocation, ASN lookup, and reverse-IP domain lookup, including bot and proxy threat...](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-ipbase) - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-hubspot) - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-salesforce) - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-slack) - [ **AnimeNewsNetwork to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/animenewsnetwork-to-google-sheets) ## More into Aplos - [ **Airtable to Aplos** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-aplos) - [ **Airbrake to Aplos** Airbrake collects errors generated by other applications, and aggregates the results for review.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airbrake-to-aplos) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Aplos** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-aplos) - [ **2Chat to Aplos** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-aplos) - [ **3Scribe to Aplos** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-aplos) - [ **5pm to Aplos** 5pm is an online project management tool for teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/5pm-to-aplos) Questions ## AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos, answered ### ### What can start an automation from AnimeNewsNetwork? Any of AnimeNewsNetwork's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New title added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Aplos when something happens in AnimeNewsNetwork? Any of Aplos's 13 actions, including Add contribution, Add payable, Add transaction and Find contacts. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Aplos to AnimeNewsNetwork? Yes. When something happens in Aplos, your agent can act in AnimeNewsNetwork too. This page covers both directions: Aplos's triggers and AnimeNewsNetwork's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for AnimeNewsNetwork or Aplos? 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 AnimeNewsNetwork and Aplos 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.