Integration
Connect Buttondown to ZapCap
When something happens in Buttondown, your agent does the next thing in ZapCap. Describe it and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Buttondown and ZapCap to do together?
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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Buttondown can start in ZapCap
When New Draft in Buttondown
then Add font in ZapCap
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 ZapCap
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 43 actions
- New Draft
Triggers when a new draft is created.
- New Scheduled Email
Triggers when a new email is scheduled.
- Newsletters
Triggers when a new newsletter is created.
- New Tag
Triggers when a new tag is created.
- Add Segment
Create a new subscriber segment.
- Add Survey
Create a new survey.
- Create Draft
Creates a draft.
- Create Email
Creates an email.
- Create Subscriber
Creates a subscriber.
- Delete Automation
Delete an automation by id.
- Delete Email
Delete an email by id.
- Delete Newsletter
Delete a newsletter by id.
- Delete Segment
Delete a subscriber segment by id.
- Delete Subscriber
Remove a subscriber by id or email address.
- Delete Survey
Delete a survey by id.
- Delete Tag
Delete a tag by id.
- Find Tag
Finds a tag given its name.
- Get Automation
Retrieve a single automation by id.
- Get Email
Retrieve a single email by id.
- Get Newsletter
Retrieve a single newsletter by id.
- Get Segment
Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id.
- Get Survey
Retrieve a single survey by id.
- Get Tag
Retrieve a single tag by id.
- List Automations
List all automations configured on the account.
- List Segments
List all subscriber segments.
- List Surveys
List all surveys on the account.
- Publish Email
Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public.
- Update Automation
Update an automation's configuration.
- Update Email
Update an existing email's content or metadata.
- Update Newsletter
Update a newsletter's settings.
- Update Segment
Update a subscriber segment's definition.
- Update Survey
Update a survey's configuration.
- Update Tag
Update a tag's name or metadata.
- Add font
Uploads a custom font file (TTF, OTF, WOFF or WOFF2) to ZapCap so it can be used in caption styling.
- Add video
Uploads a video (or audio file) to ZapCap from a public URL and returns the new video's id, which is used to create captioning tasks.
- Approve transcript
Approves a captioning task's transcript and starts rendering the video with the transcript currently stored on the task.
- Delete font
Deletes a custom font you uploaded to ZapCap.
- Generate video clips
Starts a ZapCap task that cuts short clips out of an uploaded long-form video. The task runs in the background; use Get clip task with the returned task id to check its status and fetch the clips.
- Get account balance
Returns the remaining API credit balance (USD) on the connected ZapCap account.
- Get clip task
Retrieves a ZapCap clip task (viral shorts generation) for a video, including its status and generated clips.
- Get font
Retrieves the details of one uploaded custom font: its file name, font family and style.
- Get transcript
Get the word-by-word transcript of a ZapCap captioning task.
- Get video task
Fetches the status and result of a captioning task by ID. An error occurs if the task is not found.
- List templates
Lists every captioning template available to the account, with its id, categories and preview links. Use a template id when creating a video processing task.
- List videos
Lists the videos uploaded to your ZapCap account, with their metadata and associated task ids.
- Process Video
Starts a captioning (processing) task on an uploaded ZapCap video using a template. The task runs asynchronously; use Get video task to check its status and fetch the rendered video.
- Update transcript
Updates an existing video task's transcript by ID before rendering.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Buttondown and ZapCap, 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 ZapCap when something happens in Buttondown?
Any of ZapCap's 14 actions, including Update transcript, Add font, Add video and Approve transcript. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from ZapCap to Buttondown?
ZapCap has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Buttondown. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ZapCap's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown or ZapCap?
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.
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.