--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Chaport - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Send a Message\" in Chaport." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-chaport" --- # Connect Buttondown and Chaport When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Send a Message** in [Chaport](https://apiant.ai/connections/chaport), or **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** in Chaport to **Create Email** in Buttondown. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions Chaport **8** triggers Chaport **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Buttondown and Chaport 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 Buttondown and Chaport can do together ### From Buttondown to Chaport - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Send a Message** in Chaport - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Create an Operator** in Chaport ### From Chaport to Buttondown - When **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** in Chaport then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Chat Started** in Chaport then **Update Email** in Buttondown 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 Buttondown and Chaport ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 41 actions - 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. - Trigger **Chat Closed (instant)** Fires when a chat is closed. Webhook event: chat.closed. - Trigger **Chat Finished** Triggers when chat is finished. - Trigger **Chat Stage Updated (instant)** Fires when a chat's stage changes. Webhook event: chat.stageUpdated. - Trigger **Message Read (instant)** Fires when a message is read. Webhook event: message.read. - Trigger **New Chat Started** Triggers when chat is started. - Trigger **New Message Sent (instant)** Fires when a new message is sent in a chat. Webhook event: message.sent. - Trigger **New Visitor (instant)** Fires when a new visitor is created. Webhook event: visitor.created. - Trigger **Visitor Updated** Triggers when visitor data is updated. - Action **Create an Operator** Adds a new operator to your Chaport account and returns the created operator. - Action **Delete a Message** Deletes one message from a Chaport chat. Identify the visitor and the message you want removed. - Action **Delete an Operator** Removes an operator from your Chaport account. - Action **List Operators** Returns every operator in your Chaport account, with each operator's name, email, role and status. - Action **List Visitors** Returns the visitors in your Chaport account, one page at a time. - Action **Retrieve an Operator** Returns one Chaport operator with their name, email, role, job title and current status. - Action **Retrieve a Visitor** Returns one Chaport visitor with their name, contact details, notes and any custom data held about them. - Action **Retrieve Last Visitor Chat** Returns a visitor's most recent Chaport chat, including its stage, operators and — when asked for — the transcript. - Action **Send a Message** Posts a message into a Chaport visitor's chat, starting a chat if there isn't one open. - Action **Update an Operator** Updates a Chaport operator's details. Anything you leave blank keeps its current value. - Action **Update a Visitor** Updates an existing Chaport visitor's contact details, notes and custom data. Only the fields you fill in are changed; blank fields are left untouched. - Action **Update Operator Status** Sets a Chaport operator's availability status, such as online or offline, optionally for a limited time. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Chaport** Chaport is a live chat for websites designed as a modern messenger.](https://apiant.ai/connections/chaport) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Buttondown - [ **Buttondown to HelloSalut** HelloSalut returns the word for "hello" in a visitor's own language.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hellosalut) - [ **Buttondown to Zoho Campaigns** Zoho Campaigns lets you send email and social media campaigns to your subscribers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-zoho-campaigns) - [ **Buttondown to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hubspot) - [ **Buttondown to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-salesforce) - [ **Buttondown to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-slack) - [ **Buttondown to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-google-sheets) ## More into Chaport - [ **aikstockdata to Chaport** KOSPI/KOSDAQ/KONEX daily settled closes, DART filings with receipt times, quarterly earnings](https://apiant.ai/connect/aikstockdata-to-chaport) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Chaport** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-chaport) - [ **Airtable to Chaport** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-chaport) - [ **Asana to Chaport** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-chaport) - [ **Freshdesk to Chaport** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-chaport) - [ **Brevo to Chaport** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-chaport) Questions ## Buttondown and Chaport, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buttondown? Any of Buttondown's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Scheduled Email, New Tag and Newsletters. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Chaport when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Chaport's 12 actions, including Create an Operator, Send a Message, Update an Operator and Update a Visitor. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Chaport to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Chaport, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Chaport's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Chaport? 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 Buttondown and Chaport 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.