--- title: "Connect CalendarLink and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Upcoming Event\" fires in CalendarLink, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-nytimes" --- # Connect CalendarLink and Nytimes When **New Upcoming Event** fires in [CalendarLink](https://apiant.ai/connections/calendarlink), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **List Contacts** in CalendarLink. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. CalendarLink **1** trigger CalendarLink **8** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want CalendarLink and Nytimes 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 CalendarLink and Nytimes can do together ### From CalendarLink to Nytimes - When **New Upcoming Event** in CalendarLink then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Upcoming Event** in CalendarLink then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to CalendarLink - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **List Contacts** in CalendarLink - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create New Event** in CalendarLink 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 CalendarLink and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 13 actions - Trigger **New Upcoming Event** Triggered when a new upcoming event is added to your CalendarLink organisation. - Action **Create New Event** Creates an event in a CalendarLink collection and returns its add-to-calendar link. Times use the format 2026-09-01 09:00:00. Optionally turns on RSVP with a deadline, attendee limit and notification settings. - Action **Find Event** Searches your CalendarLink events for one whose title contains the text you give, and returns the first match with its add-to-calendar link, times and RSVP counts. - Action **List Contacts** Returns a page of the contacts in your CalendarLink organisation, 15 per page, along with how many pages there are. - Action **List Event Collections** Returns every event collection in your CalendarLink organisation, with each collection's ID, name, description, public link and event count. - Action **List Event Registrations** Returns a page of the people who signed up for one CalendarLink event, 15 per page. The event must have RSVP turned on. - Action **List Past Events** Returns a page of your CalendarLink events that have already finished, 15 per page, newest first. - Action **List Upcoming Events** Returns a page of your CalendarLink events that have not happened yet, 15 per page. - Action **Update Event Collection** Changes the settings of one CalendarLink event collection — its name, description, appearance, what visitors can add and whether sign-up is required. Only the fields you fill in are changed; the rest keep their current values. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **CalendarLink** CalendarLink creates add-to-calendar links to any calendar service and make sure your users don't forget...](https://apiant.ai/connections/calendarlink) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from CalendarLink - [ **CalendarLink to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-stripe) - [ **CalendarLink to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-hubspot) - [ **CalendarLink to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-salesforce) - [ **CalendarLink to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-slack) - [ **CalendarLink to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-google-sheets) - [ **CalendarLink to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendarlink-to-gmail) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## CalendarLink and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from CalendarLink? Any of CalendarLink's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Upcoming Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in CalendarLink? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to CalendarLink? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in CalendarLink too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and CalendarLink's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for CalendarLink or Nytimes? 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 CalendarLink and Nytimes 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.