---
title: "Connect Buttondown and Relatel - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Relatel, or \"New Call\" in Relatel to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-relatel"
---

# Connect Buttondown and Relatel

When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Relatel](https://apiant.ai/connections/relatel), or **New Call** in Relatel 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 Relatel **4** triggers Relatel **19** 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 Relatel 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 Relatel can do together

### From Buttondown to Relatel

- When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Add contact** in Relatel
- When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Update contact** in Relatel

### From Relatel to Buttondown

- When **New Call** in Relatel then **Create Email** in Buttondown
- When **New message** in Relatel 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 Relatel

## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 48 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 Call**

Triggers when a new call is made or received in Relatel.

- Trigger

**New message**

Triggered when a new message is sent or received in Relatel.

- Trigger

**New Smiley**

Triggers when a caller or chat visitor gives a new smiley (satisfaction rating) in Relatel.

- Trigger

**New voicemail**

Triggers when a new voicemail is left for an employee or reception.

- Action

**Add comment**

Adds a comment to a contact in Relatel, optionally notifying a colleague.

- Action

**Add contact**

Adds a new contact to your Relatel company and returns the new contact's id.

- Action

**Cloak Reception**

Sets which reception's number is shown as the caller ID on the authenticated employee's outgoing calls.

- Action

**Delete contact**

Deletes a contact from your Relatel organization and returns Relatel's confirmation message.

- Action

**Dial call**

Initiates a phone call: rings the authenticated employee's phone, then connects them to the given number.

- Action

**Do Not Disturb**

Turns Do Not Disturb on or off for the connected employee and returns the updated employee.

- Action

**Find contact by phone number**

Finds a Relatel contact by its phone number and returns the contact's details.

- Action

**Get contact**

Returns a single contact, including its phone number, name, email, tags and latest activity, by its contact ID.

- Action

**Get employee**

Returns one employee in your Relatel company by ID, including name, email, phone number, presence and do-not-disturb status.

- Action

**Join a Group**

Adds the authenticated employee to an employee group and returns the group's details after joining.

- Action

**Leave a Group**

Removes the authenticated employee from the chosen employee group and returns the group's details.

- Action

**List calls**

Returns calls in the Relatel account, optionally filtered by start time, end time, direction or the employee or reception that took the call.

- Action

**List contacts**

Returns the contacts in your Relatel account, optionally only those with a given phone number.

- Action

**List employee groups**

Returns all employee groups in your Relatel account, with each group's name, presence status and member employees.

- Action

**List employees**

Returns all employees in your Relatel company, including their phone numbers, presence and group memberships.

- Action

**List receptions**

Returns all receptions (phone lines/queues) in the Relatel account.

- Action

**List voicemails**

Returns the account's voicemails, optionally filtered by recording time, recipient or phone number. Returns up to 100 voicemails.

- Action

**Send SMS**

Sends an SMS to one or more phone numbers from your Relatel account or one of your receptions.

- Action

**Update contact**

Updates an existing contact's phone number, name, email, flag or tags, and returns the updated contact.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown)
- [ **Relatel** Create interesting integrations by using your Relatel events for actions.](https://apiant.ai/connections/relatel)

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 Relatel

- [ **HubSpot to Relatel** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-relatel)
- [ **Google Sheets to Relatel** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-relatel)
- [ **Gmail to Relatel** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-relatel)
- [ **Google Calendar to Relatel** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-relatel)
- [ **Google Drive to Relatel** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-relatel)
- [ **Mailchimp to Relatel** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-relatel)

Questions

## Buttondown and Relatel, 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 Relatel when something happens in Buttondown?

Any of Relatel's 19 actions, including Send SMS, Update contact, Add comment and Add contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Relatel to Buttondown?

Yes. When something happens in Relatel, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Relatel's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Relatel?

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 Relatel 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.
