--- title: "Connect Autotask to CarAPI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Company\" fires in Autotask, your agent runs \"Look up recall records\" in CarAPI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-carapi" --- # Connect Autotask to CarAPI When **New Company** fires in [Autotask](https://apiant.ai/connections/autotask), your agent runs **Look up recall records** in [CarAPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Autotask **24** triggers Autotask **9** actions CarAPI **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Autotask and CarAPI 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 Autotask can start in CarAPI - When **New Company** in Autotask then **Look up recall records** in CarAPI - When **New Company "To Do" Event** in Autotask then **Check vehicle stolen status** in CarAPI 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 Autotask and CarAPI ## Triggers and actions 24 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Company "To Do" Event** Triggers when a new to-do is added to a company. - Trigger **New Configuration Item** Triggers when a new configuration item is created. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created. - Trigger **New or Updated Ticket Note** Triggers when a ticket note is created or updated. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Quote** Triggers when a new quote is created. - Trigger **New Service Call** Triggers when a new service call is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new project task is created. - Trigger **New Ticket** Triggers when a new ticket is created. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Company** Triggers when a company is updated. - Trigger **Updated Company "To Do" Event** Triggers when an existing company to-do is updated. - Trigger **Updated Configuration Item** Triggers when a configuration item is updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated. - Trigger **Updated Opportunity** Triggers when an opportunity is updated. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when a project is updated. - Trigger **Updated Quote** Triggers when a quote is updated. - Trigger **Updated Service Call** Triggers when an existing service call is updated. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a project task is updated. - Trigger **Updated Ticket** Triggers when an existing ticket is updated. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Find Company** Finds companies by ID, name or phone. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts by ID, email, name or company. - Action **Find Contract** Finds contracts by ID, company or name. - Action **Find Country** Finds countries by ID, code or name. - Action **Find Currency** Finds currencies by ID or code. - Action **Find Opportunity** Finds opportunities by ID, company or title. - Action **Find Quote** Finds quotes by ID, company, opportunity or name. - Action **Find Resource** Finds resources (users) by ID, email, username or last name. - Action **Find Ticket** Finds tickets by ID, ticket number, company or title. - Action **Check vehicle stolen status** Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen. - Action **Convert plate to VIN** Convert a license plate number to a VIN. - Action **Decode VIN** Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs. - Action **Estimate vehicle cost of ownership** Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time. - Action **Extract license plate from image** Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image. - Action **Extract VIN from image** Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image. - Action **Find nearest EV charging stations** Find EV charging stations near a location. - Action **Get time to sell for comparable vehicles** Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings. - Action **Get vehicle inspection history** Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle mileage history** Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle valuation** Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle. - Action **List supported EV vehicles** List EV models supported by the route planner. - Action **Look up recall records** Look up safety recall records for a vehicle. - Action **Plan EV route with charging stops** Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops. - Action **Search vehicle listings** Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria. ## Each app on its own - [ **Autotask** Autotask provides an IT business management solution that combines service desk, CRM, projects, time and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/autotask) - [ **CarAPI** Vehicle specs, VIN decoder, and market data for 21+ million vehicles](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Autotask - [ **Autotask to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-hubspot) - [ **Autotask to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-salesforce) - [ **Autotask to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-slack) - [ **Autotask to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-google-sheets) - [ **Autotask to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-gmail) - [ **Autotask to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/autotask-to-google-calendar) ## More into CarAPI - [ **HubSpot to CarAPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carapi) - [ **Salesforce to CarAPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carapi) - [ **Slack to CarAPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carapi) - [ **Google Sheets to CarAPI** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carapi) - [ **Gmail to CarAPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carapi) - [ **Google Calendar to CarAPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carapi) Questions ## Autotask and CarAPI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Autotask? Any of Autotask's 24 triggers in the catalog, including New Company, New Company "To Do" Event, New Configuration Item and New Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarAPI when something happens in Autotask? Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarAPI to Autotask? CarAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Autotask. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarAPI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Autotask or CarAPI? 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 Autotask and CarAPI 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.