--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Smily - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Add payment\" in Smily, or \"New And/Or Updated Client\" in Smily to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-smily" --- # Connect Buttondown and Smily When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Add payment** in [Smily](https://apiant.ai/connections/smily), or **New And/Or Updated Client** in Smily 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 Smily **4** triggers Smily **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 Smily 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 Smily can do together ### From Buttondown to Smily - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Add payment** in Smily - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Create or Update Client** in Smily ### From Smily to Buttondown - When **New And/Or Updated Client** in Smily then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New And/Or Updated Payment** in Smily 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 Smily ## 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 And/Or Updated And/Or Canceled Booking** Trigger when a booking is created and/or updated and/or canceled (with line item support). - Trigger **New And/Or Updated Client** Trigger when a client is created and/or updated (with line item support). - Trigger **New And/Or Updated Payment** Trigger when a payment is created and/or updated. - Trigger **New Inquiry** Trigger when a new inquiry is created. - Action **Add booking** Creates a booking (reservation, tentative hold or unavailable block) on a rental's calendar in Smily. - Action **Add payment** Records a new payment against a booking in Smily. - Action **Add rental** Creates a new rental property in your Smily account. Note that each rental added increases the account's monthly fee. - Action **Create Inquiry** Creates an inquiry for a rental, recording a guest's contact details, requested dates and message. - Action **Create or Update Client** Creates a new Smily client (guest), or updates an existing one when a client ID is given. - Action **Delete booking** Cancels a booking in Smily so it no longer occupies the rental's calendar. - Action **Find Bookings in Date Range** Returns the bookings that overlap a date range, optionally filtered by status, rental or client. - Action **Find Client by Email** Finds Smily clients (guests) whose email address matches the one given, returning the matching client records. - Action **Find Payment** Finds payments by their order ID (one or more, comma-separated). - Action **Get booking** Returns a single booking (reservation) by its ID, including dates, status, guest counts, pricing and linked rental and client. - Action **Get client** Returns a single client (guest) by ID, including their addresses, emails and phone numbers. - Action **Get rental** Returns a single rental (property) by its ID, including its details, pricing, location and related record IDs. - Action **List bookings** Returns the bookings in your Smily account, optionally filtered by dates, status, rental, client or last update time. By default only future, non-canceled bookings are returned. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients (guests) in your Smily account, including their addresses, emails and phone numbers. - Action **List inquiries** Returns the inquiries on your Smily account, including guest contact details, requested dates and party size. - Action **List payments** Returns the payments recorded on your Smily account, optionally filtered by order ID. - Action **List rentals** Returns the rentals (properties) in your Smily account, with their names, locations, capacity and pricing details. - Action **Update Booking** Updates an existing booking (reservation) in Smily — dates, guest counts, prices, deposit, notes, tags and status flags — and returns the updated booking. - Action **Update rental** Updates an existing rental property in Smily. 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) - [ **Smily** Smily, top property management software for Short-Term Rental Managers and Concierges.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smily) 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 Smily - [ **HubSpot to Smily** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-smily) - [ **Salesforce to Smily** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-smily) - [ **Slack to Smily** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-smily) - [ **Google Sheets to Smily** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-smily) - [ **Gmail to Smily** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-smily) - [ **Google Calendar to Smily** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-smily) Questions ## Buttondown and Smily, 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 Smily when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Smily's 19 actions, including Create Inquiry, Create or Update Client, Update Booking and Update rental. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Smily to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Smily, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Smily's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Smily? 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 Smily 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.