--- title: "Connect Beehiiv and MySQL - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"List segment subscribers\" fires in Beehiiv, your agent runs \"Add Row\" in MySQL." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-mysql" --- # Connect Beehiiv and MySQL When **List segment subscribers** fires in [Beehiiv](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv), your agent runs **Add Row** in [MySQL](https://apiant.ai/connections/mysql), or **New or Updated Row** in MySQL 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 **42** actions MySQL **4** triggers MySQL **6** 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 MySQL to do together? 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New rows in MySQL can become Beehiiv subscribers with the right custom fields, and signups or unsubscribes in Beehiiv can be written back to the tables your team already reports from. The agent builds the flow, tests every scenario and keeps it running. Example flows ## What Beehiiv and MySQL can do together ### From Beehiiv to MySQL - When **List segment subscribers** in Beehiiv then **Add Row** in MySQL - When **New subscriber to publication** in Beehiiv then **Find Row** in MySQL ### From MySQL to Beehiiv - When **New or Updated Row** in MySQL then **Update subscription by email** in Beehiiv - When **New Row** in MySQL 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 MySQL ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 48 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 **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 or Updated Row** Triggers when a new row is added or modified. - Trigger **New or Updated Row (Custom Query)** Fires for each new or changed row returned by a SELECT statement you write against the connected MySQL database. - Trigger **New Row** Triggers when you add a new row. - Trigger **New Table** Fires when a new table appears in the connected MySQL database. - Action **Add Row** Adds a new row. - Action **Delete Row** Delete the rows in a table whose chosen column equals a value. - Action **Find Row** Finds a row in a table via a lookup column. - Action **Find Rows via Custom Query** Run an author-written SELECT against the connected MySQL database and return every row it produced. Mirrors PostgreSQL 715ae2ac, SQL Server 8e0bbb5d and Oracle 2c308e4d; MySQL placeholder style is ?. - Action **Find Row via Custom Query** Runs a SELECT statement you write against the connected MySQL database and returns the first row it matches. - Action **Update Row** Updates an existing row. ## Each app on its own - [ **Beehiiv** Beehiiv is a newsletter publishing and audience growth platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv) - [ **MySQL** Connect directly to a MySQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mysql) 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. 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A flow can run Find Row or Find Row via Custom Query against your MySQL database first, then only create, update or tag the Beehiiv subscription when the lookup returns what you expect. The agent tests each scenario, including the case where no row is found. ### ### How does Beehiiv activity get recorded in MySQL? The New subscriber and New unsubscriber triggers fire for each subscription, and you can follow them with Add Row or Update Row in MySQL. You choose the table and the lookup column, so an unsubscribe can set a status field on an existing contact rather than adding a duplicate. ### ### What can start an automation from Beehiiv? Any of Beehiiv's 8 triggers in the catalog, including List segment subscribers, New subscriber to publication, New unsubscriber to publication and List automations. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in MySQL when something happens in Beehiiv? Any of MySQL's 6 actions, including Add Row, Find Row, Update Row and Find Rows via Custom Query. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from MySQL to Beehiiv? Yes. When something happens in MySQL, your agent can act in Beehiiv too. This page covers both directions: MySQL's triggers and Beehiiv's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Beehiiv or MySQL? 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 MySQL 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.