--- title: "Connect Brandfolder and Buttondown - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Brandfolder\" fires in Brandfolder, your agent runs \"Create Email\" in Buttondown, or \"New Draft\" in Buttondown to \"Create Asset\" in Brandfolder." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-buttondown" --- # Connect Brandfolder and Buttondown When **New Brandfolder** fires in [Brandfolder](https://apiant.ai/connections/brandfolder), your agent runs **Create Email** in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), or **New Draft** in Buttondown to **Create Asset** in Brandfolder. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Brandfolder **3** triggers Brandfolder **18** actions Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Brandfolder and Buttondown 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Brandfolder and Buttondown can do together ### From Brandfolder to Buttondown - When **New Brandfolder** in Brandfolder then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Collection** in Brandfolder then **Update Email** in Buttondown ### From Buttondown to Brandfolder - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Create Asset** in Brandfolder - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Create Brandfolder** in Brandfolder 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 Brandfolder and Buttondown ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 47 actions - Trigger **New Brandfolder** Triggers when a new Brandfolder becomes accessible to the connected user. - Trigger **New Collection** Triggers when a new collection becomes accessible to the connected Brandfolder user. - Trigger **New Section** Triggers when a new section is added to a Brandfolder. - Action **Create Asset** Creates an asset in a Brandfolder section, optionally with file attachments imported from public URLs. - Action **Create Brandfolder** Creates a new Brandfolder in the chosen organization. - Action **Create Custom Field** Creates a controlled custom field key in a Brandfolder, optionally restricting its allowed values. - Action **Create Section** Creates a new section in a Brandfolder to organize assets. - Action **Create Tag** Adds one or more tags to a Brandfolder asset and returns all of the asset's tags. - Action **Delete asset** Deletes an asset from Brandfolder. - Action **Delete collection** Deletes a collection from Brandfolder. - Action **Get asset** Returns a single Brandfolder asset by its id, optionally with its related attachments, tags, collections, section and custom fields. - Action **Get Brandfolder** Returns a single Brandfolder by its id, including its name, privacy, slug and tagline. - Action **Get collection** Returns a Brandfolder collection's details, optionally with its asset count and related records. - Action **List assets** Returns the assets in a Brandfolder, optionally narrowed by a search query and expanded with related records such as tags, collections or attachments. - Action **List Brandfolders** Returns all Brandfolders the connected user can access, optionally filtered by a search query. - Action **List collections** Returns every collection your Brandfolder account can access, across all Brandfolders. - Action **List sections** Returns the sections in a Brandfolder, with each section's name, default asset type and position. - Action **List tags** Returns the tags on assets in a Brandfolder. - Action **Update Asset** Updates an existing Brandfolder asset's name, description, thumbnail, approval, availability dates, and can add new attachments. - Action **Update attachment** Updates an attachment's file name or replaces its file from a URL, and returns the updated attachment. - Action **Update Brandfolder** Updates the name, privacy, slug or tagline of a Brandfolder. - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft is created. - Trigger **New Scheduled Email** Triggers when a new email is scheduled. - Trigger **Newsletters** Triggers when a new newsletter is created. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created. - Action **Add Segment** Create a new subscriber segment. - Action **Add Survey** Create a new survey. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a draft. - Action **Create Email** Creates an email. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a subscriber. - Action **Delete Automation** Delete an automation by id. - Action **Delete Email** Delete an email by id. - Action **Delete Newsletter** Delete a newsletter by id. - Action **Delete Segment** Delete a subscriber segment by id. - Action **Delete Subscriber** Remove a subscriber by id or email address. - Action **Delete Survey** Delete a survey by id. - Action **Delete Tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Tag** Finds a tag given its name. - Action **Get Automation** Retrieve a single automation by id. - Action **Get Email** Retrieve a single email by id. - Action **Get Newsletter** Retrieve a single newsletter by id. - Action **Get Segment** Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id. - Action **Get Survey** Retrieve a single survey by id. - Action **Get Tag** Retrieve a single tag by id. - Action **List Automations** List all automations configured on the account. - Action **List Segments** List all subscriber segments. - Action **List Surveys** List all surveys on the account. - Action **Publish Email** Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public. - Action **Update Automation** Update an automation's configuration. - Action **Update Email** Update an existing email's content or metadata. - Action **Update Newsletter** Update a newsletter's settings. - Action **Update Segment** Update a subscriber segment's definition. - Action **Update Survey** Update a survey's configuration. - Action **Update Tag** Update a tag's name or metadata. ## Each app on its own - [ **Brandfolder** Store, share, and showcase your assets in one place with Brandfolder, the world's most powerfully simple...](https://apiant.ai/connections/brandfolder) - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Brandfolder - [ **Brandfolder to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-hubspot) - [ **Brandfolder to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-salesforce) - [ **Brandfolder to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-slack) - [ **Brandfolder to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-google-sheets) - [ **Brandfolder to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-gmail) - [ **Brandfolder to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brandfolder-to-google-calendar) ## More into Buttondown - [ **ActiveCampaign to Buttondown** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-buttondown) - [ **Airtable to Buttondown** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-buttondown) - [ **Asana to Buttondown** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-buttondown) - [ **Brevo to Buttondown** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-buttondown) - [ **2Chat to Buttondown** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-buttondown) - [ **3Scribe to Buttondown** 3Scribe is the most accurate, automated text transcription available.](https://apiant.ai/connect/3scribe-to-buttondown) Questions ## Brandfolder and Buttondown, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Brandfolder? Any of Brandfolder's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Brandfolder, New Collection and New Section. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Buttondown when something happens in Brandfolder? Any of Buttondown's 29 actions, including Create Draft, Create Email, Create Subscriber and Update Automation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Buttondown to Brandfolder? Yes. When something happens in Buttondown, your agent can act in Brandfolder too. This page covers both directions: Buttondown's triggers and Brandfolder's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Brandfolder or Buttondown? 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 Brandfolder and Buttondown 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.