--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Vacation Tracker - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Get user\" in Vacation Tracker." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-vacation-tracker" --- # Connect Buttondown and Vacation Tracker When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Get user** in [Vacation Tracker](https://apiant.ai/connections/vacation-tracker), or **Leave Updated** in Vacation Tracker 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 Vacation Tracker **7** triggers Vacation Tracker **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 Vacation Tracker 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Buttondown and Vacation Tracker can do together ### From Buttondown to Vacation Tracker - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Get user** in Vacation Tracker - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Add leave** in Vacation Tracker ### From Vacation Tracker to Buttondown - When **Leave Updated** in Vacation Tracker then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New Leave Added** in Vacation Tracker 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 Vacation Tracker ## Triggers and actions 11 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. - Trigger **Leave Cancelled** Triggers when a leave is cancelled in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Deleted** Triggers when a leave is deleted in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Request Approved** Triggers when a leave is approved in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Request Denied** Triggers when an approver or admin denies a leave request. - Trigger **Leave Updated** Triggers when an open or approved leave is changed, for example its dates, leave type or reason. - Trigger **New Leave Added** Triggers when an approved leave is added for a user, or when a leave request is approved automatically. - Trigger **New Leave Request Created** Triggers when a user requests a leave that needs approval. - Action **Add leave** Creates a leave in Vacation Tracker: a leave request for the acting user, or an already approved leave for a user you manage. - Action **Cancel leave** Cancels an open or approved leave. - Action **Delete leave** Deletes a leave of a user the API key's owner manages and returns the deleted leave. - Action **Get department** Returns a single department with its ID, name, default flag and creation time. - Action **Get leave** Returns a single leave by its ID, including its dates, status, user and leave type. - Action **Get location** Returns a single location with its name, time zone, default flag and creation time. - Action **Get user** Returns a single Vacation Tracker user with their name, email, location, department, status and labels. - Action **List departments** Returns every department in your Vacation Tracker company, with each department's ID, name, default flag and creation time. - Action **List leaves** Returns the leaves that overlap a date range, optionally filtered by status. - Action **List leave types** Returns all of the company's leave types, active and inactive, with their IDs, names and colors. - Action **List locations** Returns every location in your Vacation Tracker company that the API key can see, with each location's name, time zone and default flag. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Vacation Tracker company, optionally filtered by status, location, department or label. - Action **Update leave** Changes the dates, times, leave type, reason or substitute approver of an open or approved leave. Fields left blank keep their current value. ## Each app on its own - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **Vacation Tracker** Vacation Tracker is a PTO tracker that helps teams track leave, see who’s off, and approve time off fast.](https://apiant.ai/connections/vacation-tracker) 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 Vacation Tracker - [ **HubSpot to Vacation Tracker** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-vacation-tracker) - [ **Salesforce to Vacation Tracker** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-vacation-tracker) - [ **Slack to Vacation Tracker** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-vacation-tracker) - [ **Google Sheets to Vacation Tracker** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-vacation-tracker) - [ **Gmail to Vacation Tracker** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-vacation-tracker) - [ **Google Calendar to Vacation Tracker** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-vacation-tracker) Questions ## Buttondown and Vacation Tracker, 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 Vacation Tracker when something happens in Buttondown? Any of Vacation Tracker's 13 actions, including Update leave, Add leave, Get department and Get leave. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Vacation Tracker to Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Vacation Tracker, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Vacation Tracker's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or Vacation Tracker? 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 Vacation Tracker 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.