--- title: "Connect Buttondown and FairTest - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Create Employee\" in FairTest, or \"New Employee\" in FairTest to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-fairtest" --- # Connect Buttondown and FairTest When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Create Employee** in [FairTest](https://apiant.ai/connections/fairtest), or **New Employee** in FairTest 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 FairTest **2** triggers FairTest **7** 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 FairTest 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 FairTest can do together ### From Buttondown to FairTest - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Create Employee** in FairTest - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Update Employee** in FairTest ### From FairTest to Buttondown - When **New Employee** in FairTest then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Selection Event** in FairTest 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 FairTest ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers ยท 36 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 Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added. - Trigger **New Selection Event** Triggers when a random selection is run. - Action **Create Employee** Creates a new employee - Action **Get employee** Retrieve a single employee by id. - Action **Get selection** Retrieve a single random selection event by id. - Action **List employees** List employees in the organisation, with pagination. - Action **List selections** List random selection events, with pagination. - Action **Run Random Selection** Randomly selects employees for drug and alcohol testing - Action **Update Employee** Updates an existing employee ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **FairTest** FairTest is a drug and alcohol testing management platform that helps organisations run random selections...](https://apiant.ai/connections/fairtest) 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 FairTest - [ **Basin to FairTest** Basin is a simple form backend that allows you to collect submission data without writing a single line of...](https://apiant.ai/connect/basin-to-fairtest) - [ **ActiveCampaign to FairTest** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-fairtest) - [ **Airtable to FairTest** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-fairtest) - [ **Asana to FairTest** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-fairtest) - [ **ClickUp to FairTest** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-fairtest) - [ **Discord to FairTest** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-fairtest) Questions ## Buttondown and FairTest, 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 FairTest when something happens in Buttondown? Any of FairTest's 7 actions, including Create Employee, Update Employee, Get employee and Get selection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from FairTest to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in FairTest, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: FairTest's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or FairTest? 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 FairTest 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.