--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Discord - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Send Channel Message\" in Discord, or \"New Forum Message\" in Discord to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-discord" --- # Connect Buttondown and Discord When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Send Channel Message** in [Discord](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord), or **New Forum Message** in Discord 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 Discord **7** triggers Discord **22** 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 Discord 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 Discord can do together ### From Buttondown to Discord - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Send Channel Message** in Discord - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Send Direct Message** in Discord ### From Discord to Buttondown - When **New Forum Message** in Discord then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Forum Post** in Discord 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 Discord ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers ยท 51 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 **New Forum Message** Triggers when a new Message is created on a Forum Post. - Trigger **New Forum Post** Triggers when a new Post is created on a Forum. - Trigger **New Mention** Triggers when a User or Role is mentioned. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific text channel. - Trigger **New Reaction on Message** Triggers when a new Reaction is added to a Message. - Trigger **New User Added** Triggers when a new user joins the Discord Server. - Trigger **Role Assigned to User** Triggers when a role is assigned to a user. - Action **Add Reaction to Message** React to a message in a channel with an emoji. Writer sibling for the New Reaction on Message trigger. - Action **Add Role** assign a role to a user - Action **Create Channel** Create a new channel in a server. - Action **Create new Forum Post** Create a new Post on a Forum Channel. - Action **Create Role** Create a new role in a server. - Action **Delete Channel** Delete or close a channel. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel. - Action **Find Channel** Find an existing channel by name. - Action **Find User** Find an existing user by name. - Action **Get Message** Retrieve a specific message from a channel by id. - Action **Get Server Member** Get one member of a Discord server, including the roles they currently hold. - Action **List Active Threads** List the threads and forum posts currently active in a Discord server. - Action **List Messages** List the most recent messages in a Discord channel, newest first. - Action **List Reactions** List the people who reacted to a message with a given emoji. - Action **List Roles** List every role defined in a Discord server, so you can pick the Role ID an operation needs. - Action **List Servers** List the Discord servers (guilds) the APIANT bot has been added to. Use it to get the Server ID every other Discord operation asks for. - Action **Remove User Role** Remove a chosen role from the specified user. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel to a specific name you choose. - Action **Send Channel Message** Post a new message to a specific #channel you choose. - Action **Send Direct Message** Send a direct message to a specific user. - Action **Send message in Forum Post** Send a new message in a specific Forum Post. - Action **Update Message** Edit the content of a previously sent message. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Discord** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/discord) 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 Discord - [ **Asana to Discord** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-discord) - [ **Archive.org to Discord** Archive.org is the Internet Archive, a public library of archived web pages, books, audio recordings, films...](https://apiant.ai/connect/archive-org-to-discord) - [ **CNBC to Discord** Get the latest business news, stock market, financial and earnings stories from CNBC's public RSS feeds.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cnbc-to-discord) - [ **Deel to Discord** Deel helps thousands of companies expand globally with unmatched speed and flexibility.](https://apiant.ai/connect/deel-to-discord) - [ **Diagrams.so to Discord** Generate editable draw.io architecture diagrams from text or infrastructure code](https://apiant.ai/connect/diagrams-so-to-discord) - [ **Slack to Discord** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-discord) Questions ## Buttondown and Discord, 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 Discord when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Discord's 22 actions, including Create Channel, Create new Forum Post, Create Role and Send Channel Message. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Discord to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Discord, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Discord's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Discord? 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 Discord 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.