--- title: "Connect Benchmark Email Classic and Stora - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Benchmark Email Classic, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Stora." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-stora" --- # Connect Benchmark Email Classic and Stora When **New Contact** fires in [Benchmark Email Classic](https://apiant.ai/connections/benchmark-email-classic), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Stora](https://apiant.ai/connections/stora), or **Completed Task** in Stora to **Add Contact to List** in Benchmark Email Classic. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Benchmark Email Classic **6** triggers Benchmark Email Classic **10** actions Stora **10** triggers Stora **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Benchmark Email Classic and Stora 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 Benchmark Email Classic and Stora can do together ### From Benchmark Email Classic to Stora - When **New Contact** in Benchmark Email Classic then **Create Contact** in Stora - When **New Contact in Segment** in Benchmark Email Classic then **Update Contact** in Stora ### From Stora to Benchmark Email Classic - When **Completed Task** in Stora then **Add Contact to List** in Benchmark Email Classic - When **New Contact** in Stora then **Find Contact** in Benchmark Email Classic 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 Benchmark Email Classic and Stora ## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **Email Opened** Triggers when a contact opens the selected email campaign. - Trigger **Link Clicked** Triggers when a contact clicks a link in the selected email campaign. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to the selected Benchmark Email contact list. - Trigger **New Contact in Segment** Triggers when a contact is added to the selected segment. - Trigger **New List** Triggers when a new contact list is created in your Benchmark Email account. - Trigger **New Unsubscriber** Triggers when a contact unsubscribes from the selected email campaign. - Action **Add Contact to List** Adds a contact to a Benchmark Email contact list. - Action **Add list** Creates a new contact list in Benchmark Email. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from a Benchmark Email contact list. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts by email address across all lists, returning each list membership found. - Action **Get contact** Returns the details of one contact in a contact list, including its name, email, opt-in info and custom field values. - Action **Get email** Returns the details of an email campaign, including its subject, sender, contact lists and content. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in a Benchmark Email contact list, optionally filtered by a search value or status. - Action **List emails** Returns the email campaigns in the Benchmark Email account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List lists** Returns the contact lists in the Benchmark Email account. - Action **Unsubscribe Contact** Unsubscribes a contact by moving them from a list to the account's Do Not Contact (master unsubscribe) list. - Trigger **Completed Task** Triggers when a task is completed. - Trigger **Finalized Order** Triggers when an order is finalized (ready for payment). - Trigger **New Contact** Fires when a contact is created in Stora. - Trigger **New Note** Triggers when a new note is created. - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new order is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. - Trigger **Reopened Task** Triggers when a completed task is reopened. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated. - Trigger **Updated Note** Triggers when a note is updated. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task is updated. - Action **Complete Task** Marks a Stora task as complete. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Note** Create a note attached to a contact, unit, subscription or task in Stora. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task. - Action **Create Timeline Event** Creates a new timeline event. - Action **Delete Contact** deletes a contact by id (scope public.contact:write). Only lead contacts without invoices can be deleted; others return 409. - Action **Find Contact** Returns the contacts that match the given email, name/phone search or filters. The first match is also returned on its own. - Action **Find Order** Finds orders matching the given contact, site, status, source, billing period or date criteria and returns the matches plus the first match. - Action **Find Site** Find self-storage sites by name, optionally narrowed by creation or update date. - Action **Find Staff Member** Finds Stora staff members by name or email. - Action **Find Task** Find tasks in Stora by related record, assignee, status or date range. - Action **Find Unit** Finds a unit by ID, reference ID, unit type, or site. - Action **Find Unit Type** Finds unit types whose name contains the text you give, optionally narrowed to a site and a created/updated date range. - Action **Reopen Task** Mark a completed Stora task as open again. - Action **Update Contact** Update an existing Stora contact. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Note** Update an existing note in Stora: change its text, move it to a different contact, unit, subscription or task, or replace its metadata. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Task** Update an existing Stora task's title, description, due date, site, assignee, related record or metadata. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Benchmark Email Classic** Benchmark Email Classic is an easy-to-use email marketing tool, the original version that has helped...](https://apiant.ai/connections/benchmark-email-classic) - [ **Stora** Stora is an all-in-one self-storage management software that automates bookings, payments, and facility...](https://apiant.ai/connections/stora) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Benchmark Email Classic - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-hubspot) - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-salesforce) - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-slack) - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-google-sheets) - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-gmail) - [ **Benchmark Email Classic to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/benchmark-email-classic-to-google-calendar) ## More into Stora - [ **JIRA to Stora** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-stora) - [ **HubSpot to Stora** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-stora) - [ **Salesforce to Stora** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-stora) - [ **Slack to Stora** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-stora) - [ **Google Sheets to Stora** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-stora) - [ **Gmail to Stora** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-stora) Questions ## Benchmark Email Classic and Stora, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Benchmark Email Classic? Any of Benchmark Email Classic's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Contact in Segment, New List and New Unsubscriber. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Stora when something happens in Benchmark Email Classic? Any of Stora's 17 actions, including Create Contact, Create Note, Create Task and Create Timeline Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Stora to Benchmark Email Classic? Yes. When something happens in Stora, your agent can act in Benchmark Email Classic too. This page covers both directions: Stora's triggers and Benchmark Email Classic's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Benchmark Email Classic or Stora? 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 Benchmark Email Classic and Stora 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.