--- title: "Connect BigMailer and Grafana - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in BigMailer, your agent runs \"Add Team Member\" in Grafana, or \"New Dashboard\" in Grafana to \"Add/Update Contact\" in BigMailer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-grafana" --- # Connect BigMailer and Grafana When **New Contact** fires in [BigMailer](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigmailer), your agent runs **Add Team Member** in [Grafana](https://apiant.ai/connections/grafana), or **New Dashboard** in Grafana to **Add/Update Contact** in BigMailer. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BigMailer **1** trigger BigMailer **35** actions Grafana **1** trigger Grafana **24** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BigMailer and Grafana 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 BigMailer and Grafana can do together ### From BigMailer to Grafana - When **New Contact** in BigMailer then **Add Team Member** in Grafana - When **New Contact** in BigMailer then **Create Alert Rule** in Grafana ### From Grafana to BigMailer - When **New Dashboard** in Grafana then **Add/Update Contact** in BigMailer - When **New Dashboard** in Grafana then **Create a bulk campaign** in BigMailer 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 BigMailer and Grafana ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 59 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggered when a new contact is created in a BigMailer brand. - Action **Add/Update Contact** Creates a BigMailer contact, or updates the existing contact with that email address. Custom fields for the selected brand can be mapped alongside list membership and unsubscribe settings. - Action **Create a bulk campaign** Creates a bulk email campaign in a BigMailer brand — name, subject, sender, content, recipient lists, tracking and optional schedule. - Action **Create an RSS campaign** Creates an RSS-to-email campaign in a BigMailer brand: watches a feed URL and emails new items on the schedule you choose. - Action **Create a transactional campaign** Creates a transactional campaign in a BigMailer brand — the reusable email template and settings you later send one-off emails with. - Action **Create list** Creates a new contact list inside a BigMailer brand. - Action **Create segment** Creates a segment in a BigMailer brand: a saved set of conditions that picks out the contacts you want to target. - Action **Create template** Creates a reusable email or landing-page template in a BigMailer brand. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from a BigMailer brand, by contact ID or email address. - Action **Delete list** Deletes a contact list from a BigMailer brand. - Action **Delete segment** Deletes a segment from a BigMailer brand. - Action **Delete template** Deletes a template from a BigMailer brand. - Action **Get brand** Returns one BigMailer brand: its name, default sender, bounce settings, contact count and engagement stats. - Action **Get bulk campaign** Returns one bulk campaign from a BigMailer brand, including its content, recipients and send statistics. - Action **Get contact** Returns one BigMailer contact by ID or email address, including its custom field values. - Action **Get list** Returns one contact list from a BigMailer brand. - Action **Get RSS campaign** Returns one RSS campaign from a BigMailer brand, including its feed URL, schedule and content. - Action **Get segment** Returns one segment from a BigMailer brand, including the conditions that define it. - Action **Get template** Returns one template from a BigMailer brand, including its HTML. - Action **Get transactional campaign** Returns one transactional campaign from a BigMailer brand, including its content and send statistics. - Action **List brands** Lists the brands in your BigMailer account. - Action **List bulk campaigns** Lists the bulk campaigns in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List contacts** Lists the contacts in a BigMailer brand, optionally limited to one list. - Action **List lists** Lists the contact lists in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List RSS campaigns** Lists the RSS campaigns in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List segments** Lists the segments in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List senders** Lists the sending identities in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List templates** Lists the templates in a BigMailer brand. - Action **List transactional campaigns** Lists the transactional campaigns in a BigMailer brand. - Action **Update a bulk campaign** Updates an existing bulk campaign in a BigMailer brand. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update an RSS campaign** Updates an existing RSS campaign in a BigMailer brand. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update a transactional campaign** Updates an existing transactional campaign in a BigMailer brand. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update brand** Updates an existing BigMailer brand — its name, default sender name and email, website URL, unsubscribe text, bounce thresholds, contact limit and logo. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update list** Renames an existing contact list inside a BigMailer brand. - Action **Update segment** Updates an existing BigMailer segment — its name, match operator (all/any) and its list of conditions. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update template** Updates an existing BigMailer template — its name, type, HTML content and account-wide sharing. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Trigger **New Dashboard** Triggers when a new dashboard is created in your Grafana instance. - Action **Add Team Member** Adds an existing Grafana user to a team. - Action **Create Alert Rule** Creates a Grafana-managed alert rule (or recording rule) in a folder and rule group, and returns the new rule. - Action **Create Annotation** Creates an annotation in Grafana, either on a specific dashboard panel or as an organization-wide annotation. Supports point-in-time and region annotations with tags. - Action **Create Folder** Creates a new folder in Grafana, optionally nested under a parent folder. - Action **Create or Update Dashboard** Creates a new dashboard or updates an existing one from a complete dashboard model, optionally placing it in a folder and recording a version-history message. - Action **Create Team** Creates a new team in your Grafana organization with a name and optional email. - Action **Delete Alert Rule** Deletes a Grafana-managed alert rule or recording rule by its UID. - Action **Delete Annotation** Deletes an annotation from Grafana by its id. - Action **Delete Dashboard** Deletes a dashboard from your Grafana instance by its unique identifier. - Action **Delete Folder** Deletes a Grafana folder along with all dashboards and alerts stored in it. - Action **Find Annotations** Returns annotations matching the given time range, dashboard, panel, user, alert, type or tags. - Action **Find Teams** Finds teams in your Grafana organization by name or partial name. - Action **Get Alert Rule** Returns a single Grafana-managed alert rule or recording rule by its UID, including its queries, labels, annotations and folder. - Action **Get Annotation** Returns a single annotation by its id, including its text, tags, time range and the dashboard and panel it belongs to. - Action **Get Dashboard** Returns a Grafana dashboard, including its full dashboard model and metadata such as its folder and URL, given the dashboard's unique identifier. - Action **Get Data Source** Returns a single Grafana data source, including its type, URL, access mode and settings, looked up by its UID. - Action **Get Folder** Returns a Grafana folder by its UID, including its title and parent folder. - Action **Get Team** Returns a Grafana team's details (name, email, organization, created and updated times) by its ID. - Action **List Data Sources** Returns all data sources configured in your Grafana organization, with their names, types and connection settings. - Action **List Folders** Returns all folders in your Grafana organization that you have permission to view, with each folder's UID, title and parent folder. - Action **Remove Team Member** Removes a user from a Grafana team. - Action **Update Alert Rule** Updates an existing Grafana alert or recording rule, replacing its title, queries, condition, labels and other settings. - Action **Update Annotation** Updates the text, tags, or time range of an existing annotation. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Folder** Updates an existing folder's title, or moves it under a different parent folder. ## Each app on its own - [ **BigMailer** BigMailer is email marketing software for agencies and developers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigmailer) - [ **Grafana** Grafana offers application analytics visualization services and features graphing, styling, template...](https://apiant.ai/connections/grafana) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BigMailer - [ **BigMailer to MINDBODY** MINDBODY is a powerful business management software that combines your scheduling, task automation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-mindbody) - [ **BigMailer to BridgeDb** bridgedb webservices](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-bridgedb) - [ **BigMailer to Salesmap** SalesMap is a data-driven CRM for sales growth.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-salesmap) - [ **BigMailer to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-hubspot) - [ **BigMailer to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-salesforce) - [ **BigMailer to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigmailer-to-slack) ## More into Grafana - [ **Google Sheets to Grafana** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-grafana) - [ **Gmail to Grafana** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-grafana) - [ **Google Calendar to Grafana** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-grafana) - [ **Google Drive to Grafana** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-grafana) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Grafana** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-grafana) - [ **Airtable to Grafana** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-grafana) Questions ## BigMailer and Grafana, answered ### ### What can start an automation from BigMailer? Any of BigMailer's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Grafana when something happens in BigMailer? Any of Grafana's 24 actions, including Create Alert Rule, Create Annotation, Create Folder and Create or Update Dashboard. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Grafana to BigMailer? Yes. When something happens in Grafana, your agent can act in BigMailer too. This page covers both directions: Grafana's triggers and BigMailer's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BigMailer or Grafana? 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 BigMailer and Grafana 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.