--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Groundhogg - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Add Tags to Contact\" in Groundhogg, or \"New Contact\" in Groundhogg to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-groundhogg" --- # Connect Buttondown and Groundhogg When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Add Tags to Contact** in [Groundhogg](https://apiant.ai/connections/groundhogg), or **New Contact** in Groundhogg 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 Groundhogg **2** triggers Groundhogg **11** 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 Groundhogg 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 Groundhogg can do together ### From Buttondown to Groundhogg - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Add Tags to Contact** in Groundhogg - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Send Email to Contact** in Groundhogg ### From Groundhogg to Buttondown - When **New Contact** in Groundhogg then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Note** in Groundhogg 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 Groundhogg ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 40 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 Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to Groundhogg. - Trigger **New Note** Triggers when a new note is added in Groundhogg. - Action **Add Tags to Contact** Applies one or more tags to a Groundhogg contact, by tag ID or name. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Groundhogg with an email address, name, opt-in status, owner, custom fields and tags. - Action **Create Note** Adds a note to a Groundhogg contact's record. - Action **Create Tag** Creates a new tag in Groundhogg. - Action **Delete Contact** Permanently deletes a contact from Groundhogg. - Action **Find Contacts** Finds Groundhogg contacts whose email or name matches the search text and returns the matching contact records. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Groundhogg contact by its ID, including its details, custom fields and tags. - Action **List Tags** Returns the tags defined in your Groundhogg site. - Action **Remove Tags from Contact** Removes one or more tags from a Groundhogg contact. - Action **Send Email to Contact** Sends one of your Groundhogg emails to a contact. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing Groundhogg contact's details, custom fields and tags. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Groundhogg** CRM and email marketing automation plugin for WordPress, with contact management, segmentation, and campaign...](https://apiant.ai/connections/groundhogg) 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](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-google-sheets) ## More into Groundhogg - [ **Google Sheets to Groundhogg** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-groundhogg) - [ **Gmail to Groundhogg** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-groundhogg) - [ **Google Calendar to Groundhogg** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-groundhogg) - [ **Google Drive to Groundhogg** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-groundhogg) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Groundhogg** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-groundhogg) - [ **Airtable to Groundhogg** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-groundhogg) Questions ## Buttondown and Groundhogg, 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 Groundhogg when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Groundhogg's 11 actions, including Create Contact, Create Note, Create Tag and Send Email to Contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Groundhogg to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Groundhogg, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Groundhogg's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Groundhogg? 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 Groundhogg 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.