--- title: "Connect Bannerbear and Better Uptime - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Animated Gif\" fires in Bannerbear, your agent runs \"Add heartbeat\" in Better Uptime." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-better-uptime" --- # Connect Bannerbear and Better Uptime When **New Animated Gif** fires in [Bannerbear](https://apiant.ai/connections/bannerbear), your agent runs **Add heartbeat** in [Better Uptime](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-uptime), or **New incident** in Better Uptime to **Join PDF Files** in Bannerbear. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bannerbear **6** triggers Bannerbear **8** actions Better Uptime **1** trigger Better Uptime **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Bannerbear and Better Uptime 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 Bannerbear and Better Uptime can do together ### From Bannerbear to Better Uptime - When **New Animated Gif** in Bannerbear then **Add heartbeat** in Better Uptime - When **New Image** in Bannerbear then **Add incident** in Better Uptime ### From Better Uptime to Bannerbear - When **New incident** in Better Uptime then **Join PDF Files** in Bannerbear - When **New incident** in Better Uptime then **Create Animated Gif** in Bannerbear 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 Bannerbear and Better Uptime ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers ยท 18 actions - Trigger **New Animated Gif** Triggers when a new animated gif has 100% rendered - Trigger **New Image** Triggers when a new image has been generated. - Trigger **New Movie** Triggers when a new movie has 100% rendered - Trigger **New Template** Triggers when there's a new template. - Trigger **New Video** Triggers when a new video has 100% rendered - Trigger **New Video Template** Triggers when a new Video Template is created - Action **Create Animated Gif** Creates an Animated Gif - Action **Create Image** Generates a new Image - Action **Create Movie** Joins multiple clips / images into a movie with transitions - Action **Create Screenshot** Take a screenshot of a website - Action **Find Animated Gif** Finds an Animated Gif - Action **Find Image** Finds an Image. - Action **Find Movie** Returns a single movie by its unique identifier, including its render status, progress and the final movie URL once rendering has completed. - Action **Join PDF Files** Join multiple PDF files into a single PDF - Trigger **New incident** Polling trigger for new incidents. - Action **Add heartbeat** Create a heartbeat. - Action **Add incident** Create an incident. - Action **Add monitor** Create a monitor. - Action **Delete monitor** Delete a monitor. - Action **Get incident** Get an incident by id. - Action **Get monitor** Get a monitor by id. - Action **List heartbeats** List heartbeats. - Action **List incidents** List incidents. - Action **List monitors** List monitors (paginated). - Action **Update monitor** Update a monitor. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bannerbear** Bannerbear is a service that automatically generates variations of graphic templates.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bannerbear) - [ **Better Uptime** Uptime and incident monitoring service that checks websites, APIs, and servers, alerts on-call teams, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-uptime) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bannerbear - [ **Bannerbear to Namedays Calendar** Namedays Calendar (nameday.abalin.net) publishes name-day data for many countries, chiefly in Central and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-namedays-calendar) - [ **Bannerbear to QR Code Crafter** QR Code Crafter renders static QR codes from supplied content.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-qr-code-crafter) - [ **Bannerbear to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-hubspot) - [ **Bannerbear to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-salesforce) - [ **Bannerbear to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-slack) - [ **Bannerbear to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/bannerbear-to-google-sheets) ## More into Better Uptime - [ **ActiveCampaign to Better Uptime** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-better-uptime) - [ **Airtable to Better Uptime** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-better-uptime) - [ **Asana to Better Uptime** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-better-uptime) - [ **2Chat to Better Uptime** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-better-uptime) - [ **3Scribe to Better Uptime** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-better-uptime) - [ **5pm to Better Uptime** 5pm is an online project management tool for teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/5pm-to-better-uptime) Questions ## Bannerbear and Better Uptime, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Bannerbear? Any of Bannerbear's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Animated Gif, New Image, New Movie and New Template. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Better Uptime when something happens in Bannerbear? Any of Better Uptime's 10 actions, including Update monitor, Add heartbeat, Add incident and Add monitor. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Better Uptime to Bannerbear? Yes. When something happens in Better Uptime, your agent can act in Bannerbear too. This page covers both directions: Better Uptime's triggers and Bannerbear's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bannerbear or Better Uptime? 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 Bannerbear and Better Uptime 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.