--- title: "Connect Beehiiv and Buttondown - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New subscriber to publication\" fires in Beehiiv, your agent runs \"Create Subscriber\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-buttondown" --- # Connect Beehiiv and Buttondown When **New subscriber to publication** fires in [Beehiiv](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv), your agent runs **Create Subscriber** in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), or **New Draft** in Buttondown to **Update subscription by email** in Beehiiv. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Beehiiv **8** triggers Beehiiv **43** actions Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Beehiiv and Buttondown 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 Beehiiv and Buttondown can do together ### From Beehiiv to Buttondown - When **New subscriber to publication** in Beehiiv then **Create Subscriber** in Buttondown - When **New unsubscriber to publication** in Beehiiv then **Create Email** in Buttondown ### From Buttondown to Beehiiv - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Update subscription by email** in Beehiiv - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Add subscription tag** in Beehiiv 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 Beehiiv and Buttondown ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 72 actions - Trigger **List automations** poll for automations; new automations surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **List newsletter lists** poll newsletter lists; new lists surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **List polls** poll for polls; new polls surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **List segment subscriber IDs** poll subscriber IDs in a segment; new IDs surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **List segment subscribers** poll subscribers in a segment; new members surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **List tiers** poll subscription tiers; new tiers surface over time (trigger). - Trigger **New subscriber to publication** Polls Beehiiv and emits each new subscriber to the specified publication. Lists subscriptions newest-first; dedup by subscription id. - Trigger **New unsubscriber to publication** Polls Beehiiv and emits each new unsubscriber (inactive subscription) to the specified publication. Dedup by subscription id. - Action **Add subscription tag** add a tag to a subscription. - Action **Bulk create subscription** create multiple subscriptions in a single bulk request. - Action **Create custom field** create a new custom field. - Action **Create newsletter list** create a new newsletter list. - Action **Create segment** create a new segment. - Action **Create subscription** Creates a new subscriber on a publication. Sets email plus optional custom fields, UTM attribution, and referral source. - Action **Delete custom field** delete a custom field. - Action **Delete newsletter list** delete a newsletter list. - Action **Delete segment** delete a segment. - Action **Delete subscription** Remove a subscriber from a publication. - Action **Get aggregate stats** get aggregate statistics across posts. - Action **Get author** get details for a specific author. - Action **Get custom field** get details for a specific custom field. - Action **Get newsletter list** get details for a specific newsletter list. - Action **Get newsletter list subscription** get details for a newsletter list subscription. - Action **Get post** Retrieve a single post by ID. Returns content, stats, and publish status. - Action **Get post templates** get available post templates for a publication. - Action **Get publication** get details for a specific publication. - Action **Get publication engagements** get aggregate engagement stats for a publication. - Action **Get publications by subscription email** get publications associated with a subscriber email. - Action **Get referral program** get referral program details for a publication. - Action **Get segment** get details for a specific segment. - Action **Get subscription by email** Retrieve a single subscription by email address. Returns the subscriber's status, tier, and custom fields. - Action **Get subscription by ID** get details for a subscription by its ID. - Action **Get subscription update** get a specific bulk subscription update record. - Action **Identify user** get current OAuth user info. - Action **Identify workspace** get current workspace info. - Action **List authors** list all authors for a publication. - Action **List complimentary access** list free access grants for a publication. - Action **List condition sets** list all condition sets for a publication. - Action **List custom fields** List a publication's subscriber custom fields. Returns field names and types for mapping. - Action **List posts** List posts for a publication. Returns posts with status, audience, and publish metadata. - Action **List publications** List the publications on the account. Returns each publication's id, name, and settings — the entry point for resolving a publication id. - Action **List segments** List segments for a publication. Returns segment ids, names, and types for audience targeting. - Action **List subscriptions** List subscriptions for a publication. Returns subscribers with status, tier, and custom fields, supports filtering/pagination. - Action **List subscription updates** list bulk subscription update records. - Action **Recalculate segment** recalculate segment membership. - Action **Update a tier** update an existing tier. - Action **Update custom field** update an existing custom field. - Action **Update subscription by email** Update an existing subscriber identified by email. Changes tier, status, or custom fields. - Action **Update subscription by ID** update a subscription by its ID. - Action **Update subscriptions** update multiple subscriptions at once. - Action **Update subscriptions' status** bulk update subscription status. - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft is created. - Trigger **New Scheduled Email** Triggers when a new email is scheduled. - Trigger **Newsletters** Triggers when a new newsletter is created. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created. - Action **Add Segment** Create a new subscriber segment. - Action **Add Survey** Create a new survey. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a draft. - Action **Create Email** Creates an email. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a subscriber. - Action **Delete Automation** Delete an automation by id. - Action **Delete Email** Delete an email by id. - Action **Delete Newsletter** Delete a newsletter by id. - Action **Delete Segment** Delete a subscriber segment by id. - Action **Delete Subscriber** Remove a subscriber by id or email address. - Action **Delete Survey** Delete a survey by id. - Action **Delete Tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Tag** Finds a tag given its name. - Action **Get Automation** Retrieve a single automation by id. - Action **Get Email** Retrieve a single email by id. - Action **Get Newsletter** Retrieve a single newsletter by id. - Action **Get Segment** Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id. - Action **Get Survey** Retrieve a single survey by id. - Action **Get Tag** Retrieve a single tag by id. - Action **List Automations** List all automations configured on the account. - Action **List Segments** List all subscriber segments. - Action **List Surveys** List all surveys on the account. - Action **Publish Email** Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public. - Action **Update Automation** Update an automation's configuration. - Action **Update Email** Update an existing email's content or metadata. - Action **Update Newsletter** Update a newsletter's settings. - Action **Update Segment** Update a subscriber segment's definition. - Action **Update Survey** Update a survey's configuration. - Action **Update Tag** Update a tag's name or metadata. ## Each app on its own - [ **Beehiiv** Beehiiv is a newsletter publishing and audience growth platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv) - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Beehiiv - [ **Beehiiv to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-salesforce) - [ **Beehiiv to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-slack) - [ **Beehiiv to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-shopify) - [ **Beehiiv to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Beehiiv to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-zoom) - [ **Beehiiv to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-twilio) ## More into Buttondown - [ **ActiveCampaign to Buttondown** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-buttondown) - [ **Airtable to Buttondown** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-buttondown) - [ **Asana to Buttondown** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-buttondown) - [ **Brevo to Buttondown** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-buttondown) - [ **2Chat to Buttondown** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-buttondown) - [ **3Scribe to Buttondown** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-buttondown) Questions ## Beehiiv and Buttondown, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Beehiiv? Any of Beehiiv's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New subscriber to publication, New unsubscriber to publication, List automations and List newsletter lists. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Buttondown when something happens in Beehiiv? Any of Buttondown's 29 actions, including Create Draft, Create Email, Create Subscriber and Update Automation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Buttondown to Beehiiv? Yes. When something happens in Buttondown, your agent can act in Beehiiv too. This page covers both directions: Buttondown's triggers and Beehiiv's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Beehiiv or Buttondown? 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 Beehiiv and Buttondown 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.