--- title: "Connect Bloomerang and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Constituent\" fires in Bloomerang, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Bloomerang and Nytimes When **New Constituent** fires in [Bloomerang](https://apiant.ai/connections/bloomerang), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Add email** in Bloomerang. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bloomerang **6** triggers Bloomerang **18** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Bloomerang and Nytimes 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 Bloomerang and Nytimes can do together ### From Bloomerang to Nytimes - When **New Constituent** in Bloomerang then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Interaction** in Bloomerang then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Bloomerang - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add email** in Bloomerang - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add note** in Bloomerang 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 Bloomerang and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **New Constituent** Triggers when a new constituent (individual or organization) is added in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Interaction** Triggers when a new interaction (call, email, meeting or other touchpoint) is logged in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New or Updated Constituent** Triggers when a constituent is added or changed in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Transaction** Triggers when a new transaction (donation, pledge or recurring gift) is recorded in Bloomerang, including its designation line items. - Trigger **New Transaction Payment** Triggers once for each donation, pledge payment or recurring donation payment in a new Bloomerang transaction, so a split payment fires once per line item. - Action **Add address** Adds a new address to an existing Bloomerang constituent and returns the created address. - Action **Add email** Adds an email address to an existing constituent in Bloomerang. - Action **Add household** Creates a household in Bloomerang with a head of household and optional members, and returns the new household's ID. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a constituent's record in Bloomerang. - Action **Add phone** Adds a phone number to an existing Bloomerang constituent. - Action **Add relationship** Creates a relationship between two constituents (not households), giving each side its relationship role. - Action **Complete task** Marks a Bloomerang task as complete, optionally recording it as an interaction on the constituent. - Action **Create Constituent** Creates a new individual or organization constituent in Bloomerang, with optional primary email, phone and address. - Action **Create Donation** Records a donation for a Bloomerang constituent, split across up to 10 fund designations. - Action **Create Interaction** Logs a new interaction (a call, email, meeting or other touchpoint) on a Bloomerang constituent. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in Bloomerang, optionally tied to a constituent and assigned to a user. - Action **Delete constituent** Deletes a constituent from Bloomerang by its ID. - Action **Find Constituent** Searches Bloomerang constituents and households by name, email or other text and returns the matches. - Action **Get constituent** Returns a single Bloomerang constituent by its ID, including contact details, household membership, communication preferences and custom field values. - Action **Get transaction** Returns one Bloomerang transaction by its ID, including its amount, payment method, designations and custom values. - Action **Update Constituent** Updates an existing Bloomerang constituent. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update household** Updates a household's names in Bloomerang, and optionally its head and members. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in Bloomerang, such as its subject, due date, note, channel, purpose or assigned user. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **Bloomerang** Bloomerang is a simple, cloud-based donor database solution that pools together the latest in best practices...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bloomerang) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bloomerang - [ **Bloomerang to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-hubspot) - [ **Bloomerang to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-salesforce) - [ **Bloomerang to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-slack) - [ **Bloomerang to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-google-sheets) - [ **Bloomerang to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-gmail) - [ **Bloomerang to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-google-calendar) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## Bloomerang and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Bloomerang? Any of Bloomerang's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Constituent, New Interaction, New or Updated Constituent and New Task. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Bloomerang? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to Bloomerang? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Bloomerang too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Bloomerang's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bloomerang or Nytimes? 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 Bloomerang and Nytimes 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.