--- title: "Connect Beetexting and Channels - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Contact\" fires in Beetexting, your agent runs \"Create New Contact\" in Channels." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-channels" --- # Connect Beetexting and Channels When **New or Updated Contact** fires in [Beetexting](https://apiant.ai/connections/beetexting), your agent runs **Create New Contact** in [Channels](https://apiant.ai/connections/channels), or **New Call Finished** in Channels to **Create or Update Contact** in Beetexting. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Beetexting **1** trigger Beetexting **4** actions Channels **2** triggers Channels **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Beetexting and Channels 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 Beetexting and Channels can do together ### From Beetexting to Channels - When **New or Updated Contact** in Beetexting then **Create New Contact** in Channels - When **New or Updated Contact** in Beetexting then **Update contact** in Channels ### From Channels to Beetexting - When **New Call Finished** in Channels then **Create or Update Contact** in Beetexting - When **New Voicemail Left **in Channels then **Send Message** in Beetexting 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 Beetexting and Channels ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 13 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is added in Beetexting or an existing contact's details change. - Action **Create or Update Contact** Creates a new Beetexting contact, or updates the existing contact with the same mobile number. - Action **Find Contact by Mobile Number** Finds a Beetexting contact by mobile number and returns its details. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a Beetexting message by its ID, including sender, recipients, direction and time. - Action **Send Message** Sends a text message from one of your Beetexting numbers to one or more recipients. - Trigger **New Call Finished** Triggers when a call is finished. - Trigger **New Voicemail Left** - Action **Add note to contact** Add a note to a contact's history. - Action **Add number to do-not-call list** Block a phone number by adding it to the Do Not Call list. - Action **Create New Contact** Creates a new Contact in your Channels account. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by id. - Action **Delete number from do-not-call list** Unblock a phone number by removing it from the Do Not Call list. - Action **Get account balance** Retrieve the account's current finance balance. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by id. - Action **List contacts** List all contacts on the account. - Action **Update contact** Update an existing contact's fields. ## Each app on its own - [ **Beetexting** Beetexting is a business text messaging app that sales and service teams use to build deeper, stronger...](https://apiant.ai/connections/beetexting) - [ **Channels** Channels is a data-driven phone system that lets you make and take calls directly in the browser.](https://apiant.ai/connections/channels) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Beetexting - [ **Beetexting to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-hubspot) - [ **Beetexting to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-salesforce) - [ **Beetexting to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-slack) - [ **Beetexting to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-google-sheets) - [ **Beetexting to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-gmail) - [ **Beetexting to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/beetexting-to-google-calendar) ## More into Channels - [ **Pipefile to Channels** Pipefile streamlines the collection of personal, financial, and otherwise sensitive documents to keep your...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipefile-to-channels) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Channels** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-channels) - [ **Airtable to Channels** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-channels) - [ **Asana to Channels** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-channels) - [ **Brevo to Channels** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-channels) - [ **Calendly to Channels** Calendly is a scheduling automation platform for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-channels) Questions ## Beetexting and Channels, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Beetexting? Any of Beetexting's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or Updated Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Channels when something happens in Beetexting? Any of Channels's 9 actions, including Create New Contact, Update contact, Add note to contact and Add number to do-not-call list. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Channels to Beetexting? Yes. When something happens in Channels, your agent can act in Beetexting too. This page covers both directions: Channels's triggers and Beetexting's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Beetexting or Channels? 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 Beetexting and Channels 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.