--- title: "Connect Casting42 to Surefire Local Platform - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Casting\" fires in Casting42, your agent runs \"Add message\" in Surefire Local Platform." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-surefire-local-platform" --- # Connect Casting42 to Surefire Local Platform When **New Casting** fires in [Casting42](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42), your agent runs **Add message** in [Surefire Local Platform](https://apiant.ai/connections/surefire-local-platform). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Casting42 **6** triggers Casting42 **15** actions Surefire Local Platform **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Casting42 and Surefire Local Platform 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 Casting42 can start in Surefire Local Platform - When **New Casting** in Casting42 then **Add message** in Surefire Local Platform - When **New Contact** in Casting42 then **Add order** in Surefire Local Platform 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 Casting42 and Surefire Local Platform ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **New Casting** Triggers when a casting has been created in your Casting42 Database. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a contact has been added to your Casting42 database. - Trigger **New Talent** Triggers when a new talent is added in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Trigger **Updated Casting** Triggers when the data of a casting has been updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when the data of a contact has been updated in your Casting42 database. - Trigger **Updated Talent** Triggers when a talent is updated in Casting42. Casting42 only shares talents whose "Allow API response" setting is turned on, so talents without it never trigger this. - Action **Add File to Talent** Uploads a file such as a resume or PDF document to a talent's profile. - Action **Add Mediafile to Talent** Uploads a video or audio media file to a talent's profile in Casting42. - Action **Add Talent to Group** Adds one or more talents to an existing Casting42 group. - Action **Create Casting** Creates a new casting project in Casting42 and returns it along with its talent sign-up link. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Casting42 with name, email, company, phone, language and address. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new group in Casting42 for organizing talents. - Action **Create or Update Candidate** Adds a talent to a casting as a candidate, or updates the candidate's tags if the talent is already in that casting. - Action **Create Talent** Creates a new talent profile in your Casting42 database and returns the created talent. - Action **Find Casting** Finds a casting by its tag and returns the full casting record. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Casting42 contact identified by its tag. - Action **Get Group** Returns a Casting42 group and its talents by the group's tag. - Action **Get Talent** Returns a single talent record, including custom fields and skills, by its tag. - Action **Update Casting** Updates an existing casting in Casting42, such as its name, description, dates, locations and sharing options. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in Casting42. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Talent** Updates an existing talent in Casting42, identified by its tag. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Add backlink** Creates a backlink record for a client, saving the source, the linking URL and the date it was referenced. - Action **Add client** Creates a new client in Surefire Local with its business contact details and enabled services. - Action **Add group** Creates a new group in Surefire from an existing client, recording the user who created it. - Action **Add message** Creates a content-calendar message (a WordPress or third-party blog post) for a client, as scheduled, pending approval, or draft. - Action **Add order** Creates a content order for a Surefire Local client, including its title, due date, word limit, keywords and briefing. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a lead (customer contact) for a client location in Surefire Local. - Action **Get message** Returns a content-calendar message (social post) for a client, including its comments and the per-network posts it was published as. - Action **List backlinks** Returns all the saved backlinks of a client, with each backlink's source, link and referenced date. - Action **List groups** Returns the client groups in the account, optionally filtered by national client or group client. - Action **List orders** Returns the orders placed for a client. - Action **List tags** Returns all tags defined for a Surefire location. - Action **List users** Returns the list of active users, optionally filtered to one client. - Action **List Yext reviews** Returns the Yext reviews for a location, optionally filtered by rating, keyword, source, comment status and date range. - Action **Update client** Updates an existing client's business details, contact info and service flags. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update message** Updates an existing content message (post), such as its text, subject, status, photos or SEO details, and returns the result reported by Surefire. ## Each app on its own - [ **Casting42** Casting42 is a customizable database for casting directors, production companies, extras agencies, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/casting42) - [ **Surefire Local Platform** All-in-one marketing platform helping local businesses manage their leads, online reviews, business listings...](https://apiant.ai/connections/surefire-local-platform) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Casting42 - [ **Casting42 to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-hubspot) - [ **Casting42 to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-salesforce) - [ **Casting42 to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-slack) - [ **Casting42 to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-google-sheets) - [ **Casting42 to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-gmail) - [ **Casting42 to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/casting42-to-google-calendar) ## More into Surefire Local Platform - [ **HubSpot to Surefire Local Platform** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-surefire-local-platform) - [ **Salesforce to Surefire Local Platform** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-surefire-local-platform) - [ **Slack to Surefire Local Platform** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-surefire-local-platform) - [ **Google Sheets to Surefire Local Platform** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-surefire-local-platform) - [ **Gmail to Surefire Local Platform** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-surefire-local-platform) - [ **Google Calendar to Surefire Local Platform** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-surefire-local-platform) Questions ## Casting42 and Surefire Local Platform, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Casting42? Any of Casting42's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Casting, New Contact, New Talent and Updated Casting. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Surefire Local Platform when something happens in Casting42? Any of Surefire Local Platform's 15 actions, including Create Lead, Update client, Update message and Add backlink. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Surefire Local Platform to Casting42? Surefire Local Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Casting42. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Surefire Local Platform's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Casting42 or Surefire Local Platform? 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 Casting42 and Surefire Local Platform 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.