--- title: "Connect Buttondown to Parallel Web Systems - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Add FindAll run\" in Parallel Web Systems." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-parallel-web-systems" --- # Connect Buttondown to Parallel Web Systems When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Add FindAll run** in [Parallel Web Systems](https://apiant.ai/connections/parallel-web-systems). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** actions Parallel Web Systems **13** 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 Parallel Web Systems 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 can start in Parallel Web Systems - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Add FindAll run** in Parallel Web Systems - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Add monitor** in Parallel Web Systems 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 Parallel Web Systems ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 42 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. - Action **Add FindAll run** Starts a Parallel FindAll run that searches the web for every entity matching your objective and match conditions. The run starts queued; retrieve its status and results with the FindAll run id it returns. - Action **Add monitor** Creates a Parallel monitor that watches a web search query, or the output of an existing task run, for material changes on a schedule. The monitor runs once right away and then on the chosen frequency. - Action **Cancel monitor** Permanently stops a monitor from running. Cancellation cannot be undone; cancelling an already-cancelled monitor changes nothing. - Action **Create Async Web Enrichment** Starts an asynchronous web research/enrichment task run in Parallel. Returns immediately with the run in status 'queued'; fetch the result later with the run id. - Action **Extract web content** Extracts relevant excerpts (and optionally full content) as markdown from up to 20 web URLs. - Action **Fetch Results for Async Runs** Retrieves the result of a Parallel task run (created asynchronously) by its run ID, waiting until the run completes or the timeout elapses. - Action **Find entities by objective** Returns up to the chosen number of people or companies, ranked, that match a natural-language description of the entities you want. - Action **Get FindAll run** Retrieve a FindAll run's status, candidate metrics, generator and metadata. - Action **Get FindAll run result** Retrieve a snapshot of a FindAll run's result: run status and metrics plus every candidate evaluated so far with its match status, output and citations. - Action **Get monitor** Retrieves a monitor by its ID, including its type, status, frequency, query settings, webhook configuration and, for snapshot monitors, the latest output. - Action **List monitors** List monitors in the Parallel account, newest first, optionally filtered by type and status. - Action **Search web** Searches the web with Parallel and returns ranked results with relevant excerpts. - Action **Update monitor** Updates an existing Parallel monitor's frequency, processor, webhook, metadata, query or source settings. Only the fields you fill in are changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Parallel Web Systems** Parallel Web Systems is a web search platform that enables AI agents to find, extract, and enrich...](https://apiant.ai/connections/parallel-web-systems) 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 Parallel Web Systems - [ **Salesforce to Parallel Web Systems** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-parallel-web-systems) - [ **monday.com to Parallel Web Systems** monday.com helps you move projects forward fast, letting everyone know what's been done on a task—and what...](https://apiant.ai/connect/monday-com-to-parallel-web-systems) - [ **HubSpot to Parallel Web Systems** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-parallel-web-systems) - [ **Slack to Parallel Web Systems** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-parallel-web-systems) - [ **Google Sheets to Parallel Web Systems** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-parallel-web-systems) - [ **Gmail to Parallel Web Systems** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-parallel-web-systems) Questions ## Buttondown and Parallel Web Systems, 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 Parallel Web Systems when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Parallel Web Systems's 13 actions, including Create Async Web Enrichment, Update monitor, Add FindAll run and Add monitor. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Parallel Web Systems to Buttondown? Parallel Web Systems has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buttondown. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Parallel Web Systems's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Parallel Web Systems? 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 Parallel Web Systems 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.