--- title: "Connect Booker Merchant to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Customer\" fires in Booker Merchant, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Booker Merchant to NGP VAN When **New Customer** fires in [Booker Merchant](https://apiant.ai/connections/booker-merchant), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Booker Merchant **6** triggers Booker Merchant **53** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Booker Merchant and NGP VAN 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 Booker Merchant can start in NGP VAN - When **New Customer** in Booker Merchant then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Order** in Booker Merchant then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 Booker Merchant and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 73 actions - Trigger **New Customer** Triggered when a new customer is added at a location. - Trigger **New Order** Triggered when a new order is added at a location. - Trigger **New or Updated Appointment** Triggered when an appointment is added or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Appointment Treatment** Triggered when an appointment treatment line is added or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Customer** Triggered when a customer is added or updated. - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggered when an existing customer is updated. - Action **Create Customer** Create a new customer. - Action **Create Dependent Customer** Create a customer that belongs to another customer's account. - Action **Create Employee** Create a new employee. - Action **Create Membership** Create a new membership. - Action **Create Room** Create a new room. - Action **Create Special** Create a special/promotion at a location. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete a customer. - Action **Delete Employee** Delete an employee. - Action **Delete Membership** Delete a membership. - Action **Delete Room** Delete a room. - Action **Find Appointments** List appointments at a location within a date range. - Action **Find Customers** List/search customers at a location. - Action **Find Employees** List employees/staff at a location. - Action **Find Location** Find a single location matching your filters. - Action **Find Locations** List locations for the merchant account. - Action **Find Orders** List orders at a location. - Action **Find Packages** Search the packages a location sells. - Action **Find Products** Search the products available to sell on an order. - Action **Find Rooms** Search the treatment rooms at a location. - Action **Find Series** Search the service series a location sells. - Action **Find Specials** List active specials/promotions at a location. - Action **Find Treatments** List bookable treatments/services at a location. - Action **Get Appointment** Get a single appointment by ID. - Action **Get Appointment By Booking Number** Retrieves an appointment using the booking reference the customer was given, rather than its internal Booker id. - Action **Get Appointments** Retrieves a batch of appointments by their Booker ids, with their treatments, staff, customer and times. - Action **Get Customer** Get a single customer by ID. - Action **Get Customer Appointments** List the appointments booked for one customer. - Action **Get Customer Types** List the customer types configured at a location. - Action **Get Employee** Get a single employee by ID. - Action **Get Employee Schedule** Retrieve an employee's working schedule. - Action **Get Gift Certificate Templates** List the gift certificate templates a location offers. - Action **Get Location** Get a single location by ID. - Action **Get Location Cancellation Policy** Retrieve a location's cancellation policy. - Action **Get Location Categories** List a location's service categories. - Action **Get Location Return Policy** Retrieve a location's return policy. - Action **Get Location Schedule** Get a location's day schedule / business hours. - Action **Get Location Sub Categories** List the sub-categories under a location's service category. - Action **Get Package** Retrieve a package by its id. - Action **Get Product Categories** List the product categories available. - Action **Get Product Sub Categories** List the product sub-categories available. - Action **Get Quantity In Stock** Check the stock level of a product. - Action **Get Room** Retrieve a room by its id. - Action **Get Special By Code** Retrieve a promotional special using its code. - Action **Get Treatment** Get a single treatment/service by ID. - Action **Update Customer** Update a customer record. - Action **Update Employee** Update an existing employee. - Action **Update Employee Schedule** Update an employee's working schedule. - Action **Update Location** Update an existing location. - Action **Update Location Cancellation Policy** Update a location's cancellation policy. - Action **Update Location Weekly Day Schedule** Update a location's weekly opening hours. - Action **Update Membership** Update an existing membership. - Action **Update Room** Update an existing room. - Action **Update Treatment** Update an existing treatment. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Booker Merchant** Booker by Mindbody is a cloud booking and business-management platform for spas and salons.](https://apiant.ai/connections/booker-merchant) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Booker Merchant - [ **Booker Merchant to EasyCSV** EasyCSV enables your users or team members to import CSV files and Google Sheets into your app or any public...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-easycsv) - [ **Booker Merchant to MailerLite** MailerLite’s super-fast email marketing platform helps you grow your business online using innovative email...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-mailerlite) - [ **Booker Merchant to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-hubspot) - [ **Booker Merchant to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-salesforce) - [ **Booker Merchant to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-slack) - [ **Booker Merchant to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/booker-merchant-to-google-sheets) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Booker Merchant and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Booker Merchant? Any of Booker Merchant's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Customer, New Order, New or Updated Appointment and New or Updated Appointment Treatment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Booker Merchant? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Booker Merchant? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Booker Merchant. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Booker Merchant or NGP VAN? 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 Booker Merchant and NGP VAN 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.