--- title: "Connect Bloomerang and SendGrid - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Constituent\" fires in Bloomerang, your agent runs \"Create or update contact\" in SendGrid." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-sendgrid" --- # Connect Bloomerang and SendGrid When **New Constituent** fires in [Bloomerang](https://apiant.ai/connections/bloomerang), your agent runs **Create or update contact** in [SendGrid](https://apiant.ai/connections/sendgrid), or **New bounce** in SendGrid to **Create Task** in Bloomerang. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Bloomerang **6** triggers Bloomerang **6** actions SendGrid **4** triggers SendGrid **10** 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 SendGrid 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 SendGrid can do together ### From Bloomerang to SendGrid - When **New Constituent** in Bloomerang then **Create or update contact** in SendGrid - When **New Interaction** in Bloomerang then **Send an email** in SendGrid ### From SendGrid to Bloomerang - When **New bounce** in SendGrid then **Create Task** in Bloomerang - When **New global suppression** in SendGrid then **Create Constituent** 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 SendGrid ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 16 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 **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 **Find Constituent** Searches Bloomerang constituents and households by name, email or other text and returns the matches. - Action **Update Constituent** Updates an existing Bloomerang constituent. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Trigger **New bounce** Polls the v3 Suppression Bounces API for bounced email addresses. Emits one record per bounce. - Trigger **New global suppression** Polls the v3 Suppressions API for globally-suppressed (unsubscribed) email addresses. Emits one record per suppressed email. - Trigger **New or updated recipient** Triggered when a recipient is created or updated. - Trigger **New suppressed email** Triggered when a new email is suppressed. - Action **Add to suppression group** Add a recipient's email to a SendGrid suppression group (unsubscribe group). - Action **Create custom field** Creates a new custom field. - Action **Create list** Creates a new marketing contact list via the v3 Marketing Lists API. - Action **Create or update contact** Adds or updates a marketing contact (upsert by email) via the v3 Marketing Contacts API. Optionally assigns to lists. - Action **Create or update recipient** Creates a new recipient if the email does not exist, otherwise updates the existing recipient. - Action **Delete contacts** Deletes one or more marketing contacts by their contact IDs via the v3 Marketing Contacts API. - Action **Get contact by email** Looks up a marketing contact by email address via the v3 Marketing Contacts search-by-emails endpoint. - Action **Remove from suppression group** Remove a recipient's email from a SendGrid suppression group (unsubscribe group). - Action **Send an email** Sends an email via the v3 Mail Send API to a single recipient with subject and plain-text or HTML body. - Action **Send an email using template** Sends an email via the v3 Mail Send API using a dynamic template ID. Dynamic template data is passed as a JSON object. ## 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) - [ **SendGrid** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/sendgrid) 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 SendGrid - [ **HubSpot to SendGrid** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-sendgrid) - [ **Salesforce to SendGrid** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-sendgrid) - [ **Slack to SendGrid** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-sendgrid) - [ **Gmail to SendGrid** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-sendgrid) - [ **Pipedrive to SendGrid** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-sendgrid) - [ **ActiveCampaign to SendGrid** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-sendgrid) Questions ## Bloomerang and SendGrid, 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 SendGrid when something happens in Bloomerang? Any of SendGrid's 10 actions, including Create custom field, Create list, Create or update contact and Create or update recipient. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SendGrid to Bloomerang? Yes. When something happens in SendGrid, your agent can act in Bloomerang too. This page covers both directions: SendGrid's triggers and Bloomerang's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Bloomerang or SendGrid? 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 SendGrid 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.