--- title: "Connect Beehiiv and Twilio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"List segment subscribers\" fires in Beehiiv, your agent runs \"Update Message\" in Twilio." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-twilio" --- # Connect Beehiiv and Twilio When **List segment subscribers** fires in [Beehiiv](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv), your agent runs **Update Message** in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), or **New Message Received** in Twilio to **Get 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 Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **11** 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 Twilio 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) Twilio handles the calls and texts, Beehiiv holds the subscriber records, and joining them lets each one read the other. You can look up a caller or a texter against your Beehiiv subscriptions, create and update subscribers from inbound messages, and send or cancel Twilio texts when someone subscribes or unsubscribes. The agent builds the flow, tests every scenario and keeps it running. Example flows ## What Beehiiv and Twilio can do together ### From Beehiiv to Twilio - When **List segment subscribers** in Beehiiv then **Update Message** in Twilio - When **New subscriber to publication** in Beehiiv then **Schedule Message** in Twilio ### From Twilio to Beehiiv - When **New Message Received** in Twilio then **Get subscription by email** in Beehiiv - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Create subscription** 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 Twilio ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers ยท 54 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 โ€” 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 Call** Polls for voice calls on your Twilio account. - Trigger **New Incoming Call** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call. - Trigger **New Message Received** Polls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account. - Trigger **New SMS received** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it. - Action **Delete Message** Deletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs. - Action **Find available phone numbers by criteria** Returns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location). - Action **Get Call** Retrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID. - Action **List Calls** Lists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status. - Action **List Messages** Lists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Looks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent. - Action **Update Message** Updates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. - Action **Update Phone Number** Update settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number. ## Each app on its own - [ **Beehiiv** Beehiiv is a newsletter publishing and audience growth platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/beehiiv) - [ **Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio) 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 โ€” 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 Intercom** Intercom is a customer communications platform for support, engagement, and marketing.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beehiiv-to-intercom) ## More into Twilio - [ **HubSpot to Twilio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twilio) - [ **Salesforce to Twilio** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twilio) - [ **Mailchimp to Twilio** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-twilio) - [ **Shopify to Twilio** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-twilio) - [ **QuickBooks Online to Twilio** QuickBooks Online accounting โ€” manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-twilio) - [ **Pipedrive to Twilio** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-twilio) Questions ## Beehiiv and Twilio, answered ### ### Can a text message to my Twilio number add someone to Beehiiv? Yes. The New Message Received trigger in Twilio can feed the Create subscription action in Beehiiv, using the email address from the message body. You can also pull the existing record first with Get subscription by email so you don't add someone twice. ### ### Can I stop a scheduled text when a reader unsubscribes in Beehiiv? Yes. The New unsubscriber to publication trigger in Beehiiv can run the Update Message action in Twilio, which cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. It works only for messages scheduled through a Twilio Messaging Service. ### ### 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 Twilio when something happens in Beehiiv? Any of Twilio's 11 actions, including Lookup Phone Number, Update Message, Update Phone Number and Find available phone numbers by criteria. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twilio to Beehiiv? Yes. When something happens in Twilio, your agent can act in Beehiiv too. This page covers both directions: Twilio's triggers and Beehiiv's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Beehiiv or Twilio? 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 Twilio 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.