--- title: "Connect Circle and Poptin - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Member Completed Course Section\" fires in Circle, your agent runs \"Update contact status\" in Poptin." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-poptin" --- # Connect Circle and Poptin When **Member Completed Course Section** fires in [Circle](https://apiant.ai/connections/circle), your agent runs **Update contact status** in [Poptin](https://apiant.ai/connections/poptin), or **New Contact** in Poptin to **Create Contact** in Circle. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Circle **20** triggers Circle **27** actions Poptin **2** triggers Poptin **31** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Circle and Poptin 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 Circle and Poptin can do together ### From Circle to Poptin - When **Member Completed Course Section** in Circle then **Update contact status** in Poptin - When **New Access Group** in Circle then **Create preference** in Poptin ### From Poptin to Circle - When **New Contact** in Poptin then **Create Contact** in Circle - When **New Lead** in Poptin then **Create Comment** in Circle 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 Circle and Poptin ## Triggers and actions 22 triggers · 58 actions - Trigger **Content Approved** Triggers when a moderator approves reported (flagged) content in your Circle community. - Trigger **Content Flagged** Triggers when a piece of community content (a post, comment or message) is reported for moderation. - Trigger **Content Rejected** Triggers when a moderator rejects reported content (a post or comment) in your Circle community. - Trigger **Member Completed Course Section** Triggers when a member completes a section of a course in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Access Group** Triggers when a new access group is created in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Comment Posted** Triggers when a new comment is posted in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or post. - Trigger **New Event Created** Triggers when a new event is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one event space. - Trigger **New Event RSVP** Triggers when a member RSVPs yes to the selected Circle event. - Trigger **New Member Active Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes active in Circle. - Trigger **New Member Added** Triggers when a new member joins the Circle community. Optionally includes invited members who have not finished setting up their profile, or only members with chosen tags. - Trigger **New Member Canceled Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription is canceled in Circle, returning the canceled subscription with its member and paywall details. - Trigger **New Member Paid Charge** Triggers when a community member is charged successfully (a new paid charge appears in Circle). - Trigger **New Member Past Due Subscription** Triggers when a community member's paid subscription becomes past due. - Trigger **New Member Refunded Charge** Triggers when a member's charge is refunded, fully or partially, in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Post** Triggers when a new basic post is published in your Circle community, optionally limited to one space or space group. - Trigger **New Space Created** Triggers when a new space is created in your Circle community. - Trigger **New Tagged Member** Triggers when a member tag is applied to a community member or contact in your Circle community. - Trigger **Quiz Failed** Triggers when a member fails a course quiz in your Circle community. Requires Circle's Data API add-on. - Trigger **Quiz Passed** Triggers when a member passes a quiz in a course lesson. - Trigger **Quiz Submitted** Triggers when a member submits a quiz in a Circle course lesson. - Action **Add Member to Access Group** Adds an existing community member, identified by email or member ID, to an active access group in your Circle community. - Action **Add Member to Space** Adds an existing Circle user to a space by email. If the person is not yet a member of the community, they are added to the community too and emailed about it. - Action **Add Member to Space Group** Adds an existing community member, by email, to a space group and to every space in that group. Does nothing if they are already in the group. - Action **Create Comment** Creates a comment on a Circle post, or a reply to an existing comment, optionally authored as another community member. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a non-member contact (lead) in your Circle community from an email address. The contact appears in your audience for email marketing but has no login or community access. - Action **Create Course Lesson** Creates a lesson at the end of a course section in your Circle community, with optional content, status and media settings. - Action **Create Course Section** Creates a new section at the end of a course space. The section starts with no lessons. - Action **Create Event** Creates an event in a Circle event space, with its schedule, location, RSVP and notification settings, and optional recurrence, ticket price and invitations. - Action **Create Post** Creates a post in a Circle basic space, with a title, rich-text content, author and publishing options. - Action **Find Member** Finds a community member by their exact email address, including invited members who have not finished setting up their profile. - Action **Has Member Tag** Checks whether the community member with a given email address has a given member tag, and returns true or false along with the member's id and tags. - Action **Invite Member** Invites a person to your Circle community by email, creating their Circle account if needed, and optionally adds them to spaces, space groups and member tags. Returns the new community member. - Action **Is Member of Space** Checks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a chosen space and returns their space membership details. - Action **Is Member of Space Group** Checks whether a community member, identified by email, belongs to a space group, and returns their membership details when they do. - Action **Mark Course Lesson as Completed** Marks a course lesson as completed for a member of the course space, identified by their email address. - Action **Remove Member** Removes a member from your Circle community by deactivating their membership and canceling their running paid subscriptions. Their posts and comments are kept, and inviting the same email again restores the membership. - Action **Remove Member From Access Group** Removes a community member, identified by member ID or email, from an access group. - Action **Remove Member From Event** Removes a member's RSVP from a Circle event, identified by the member's email. The attendee record is kept with its RSVP set to no. - Action **Remove Member From Space** Removes a community member, identified by email, from a space. The person stays a member of the community. - Action **Remove Member From Space Group** Removes a member from a space group and from every space in that group. They stay a member of the community. - Action **RSVP Member to Event** Adds a community member, identified by email, to an event. The member is RSVPed directly when the event auto-RSVPs invited attendees; otherwise they are invited. - Action **Send Direct Message** Sends a direct chat message to a Circle community member, identified by email, optionally as a reply in a thread. - Action **Start a Group Chat** Sends a message to a group of community members in a group chat, starting the group chat if it does not exist yet. The message is sent as the community member the connection authenticates as. - Action **Tag Member** Applies a member tag to the community member with the given email. If the member already has the tag, it is kept. - Action **Untag Member** Removes a member tag from the community member with the given email. The tag itself stays in the community; only its assignment to that member is removed. - Action **Update Event** Updates an existing event in a Circle event space. Only the fields you fill in are changed; everything else on the event stays as it is. - Action **Update Member** Updates an existing Circle community member's profile, profile fields, moderation flag and preferences, and adds them to spaces, space groups and member tags. Existing memberships and tags are kept. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to your Poptin contact list. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a visitor submits a Poptin form, creating a new lead (conversion). - Action **Campaign Analytics** See how your email campaigns performed overall in a date range (sends, opens, clicks, bounces) - the same metrics as a single campaign, rolled up. - Action **Create preference** Add a new subscription preference topic (name and optional description) that contacts can be opted into. **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **Delete campaign** Permanently delete a campaign you no longer need. Campaigns that are `sending` or `queued` cannot be deleted (**422**). Allowed while under review. Returns **204** with no body. - Action **Delete contact** Permanently remove one contact by public id (`uid`). For many deletions, prefer **Bulk delete contacts (JSON)**. Returns **204** with no body. **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **Delete conversion** Remove lead personal details from a conversion while the row may be kept for aggregate stats. Returns **204**. **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **Delete poptin** Soft-delete a popup/form (recoverable by support for a limited time). A/B versions are reassigned as in the dashboard. Returns **204**. **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **Delete preference** Remove a subscription preference topic you no longer offer. Contacts lose this preference association. **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **Delete property** Remove a custom property you no longer need. Built-in/default properties cannot be deleted (**406**). **423** if the account is locked for processing. - Action **End campaign** Mark a `paused` campaign as `completed` so it will not continue sending - use this to close out a send early. Ending an already `completed` campaign is a no-op (**200**). **422** for other statuses or when the campaign is under review. - Action **List campaigns** Browse email campaigns on your account (with optional name/status filters) so you can find a campaign to inspect or control. Paginated (`per_page` default **10**, max **100**). - Action **List contacts** Browse and search people on your contact list so you can sync a CRM, audit who is subscribed, or find a contact before updating them. - Action **List conversions** Browse leads and actions captured from your popups/forms so you can sync them to another system or review recent activity. - Action **List poptins** Browse your popups and forms with per-Poptin aggregate metrics so you can rank performers or find a Poptin to inspect. - Action **List preferences** List subscription preference topics on your account so you can build a preference center or map topic ids when syncing contacts. Paginated (`per_page` default **50**, max **100**). - Action **List properties** List the contact fields available on your account so you can map forms or syncs to the right keys. Paginated (`per_page` default **50**, max **100**). - Action **Pause campaign** Temporarily stop a campaign that is currently `sending` or `queued` - for example while you fix content or list issues. Pausing an already `paused` campaign is a no-op (**200**). **422** for other statuses or when the campaign is under review. - Action **Pause poptin** Turn off an active popup/form so it stops showing on your site. Pausing an already `inactive` poptin is a no-op (**200**). **422** for statuses that cannot be paused (for example `draft`). - Action **Poptin Analytics** See account-wide popup and form results for a time period - visitors, views, conversions, growth, and rates - the same overview style numbers you would check in the dashboard. - Action **Refresh poptin stats** Ask Poptin to recompute popup/form aggregate stats when the cached overview looks stale. - Action **Rename poptin** Change the display name of a popup/form. Name must be 2–256 characters and unique on the account (**422** if taken). - Action **Resume campaign** Continue a `paused` campaign, or retry one that entered an `error` state. Resuming an already `sending`, `queued`, or `scheduled` campaign is a no-op (**200**), except when under review (**422**). **422** for other statuses or when the campaign is under review. - Action **Resume poptin** Turn an inactive popup/form back on. Resuming an already `active` poptin is a no-op (**200**). **422** for statuses that cannot be resumed (for example `draft`). - Action **Show bulk job status** Poll a background bulk job until `status` is `done` or `failed`. Requires `object_id` and `object_name` from the **202** response of a queuing operation. - Action **Show campaign** Get one campaign by public id (`uid`), including its delivery status and performance statistics (sends, opens, clicks, bounces, and rates). A/B campaigns also include `ab`, `ab_test_percentage`, and per-variant details (`type`, `has_body`, headers). During an active A/B test, top-level `subject` / ` - Action **Show contact** Get one contact by public id (`uid`), including field values, tags, preferences, and subscription status - useful before an update or to verify a sync. - Action **Show conversion** Get one conversion by public id (`uid`) - for example to fetch full lead details after a webhook or list sync. Pass `include=extra_fields` to resolve submitted input fields. - Action **Show poptin** Get one popup or form by public id (`uid`) with its aggregate metrics. A/B parents include nested versions; A/B versions include the parent’s identity and metrics. - Action **Show preference** Get one preference topic by public id (`uid`). Pass `include=contacts_count` when you need how many contacts currently have this preference. - Action **Show property** Get one contact property, including its type and options, so you can map forms or syncs to the right field. - Action **Update contact status** Change only a contact’s subscription status (for example subscribe, unsubscribe, or mark as bounced) without rewriting their other fields. - Action **Update preference** Update a preference topic without changing which contacts are opted in. **423** if the account is locked for processing. ## Each app on its own - [ **Circle** A modern community platform for creators.](https://apiant.ai/connections/circle) - [ **Poptin** Poptin is a free lead capture platform that lets you create engaging web and mobile popups and improve your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/poptin) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Circle - [ **Circle to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-hubspot) - [ **Circle to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-salesforce) - [ **Circle to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-slack) - [ **Circle to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-google-sheets) - [ **Circle to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-gmail) - [ **Circle to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/circle-to-google-calendar) ## More into Poptin - [ **HubSpot to Poptin** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-poptin) - [ **Google Sheets to Poptin** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-poptin) - [ **Gmail to Poptin** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-poptin) - [ **Google Calendar to Poptin** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-poptin) - [ **Google Drive to Poptin** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-poptin) - [ **Mailchimp to Poptin** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-poptin) Questions ## Circle and Poptin, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Circle? Any of Circle's 20 triggers in the catalog, including Member Completed Course Section, New Access Group, New Comment Posted and New Event Created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Poptin when something happens in Circle? Any of Poptin's 31 actions, including Create preference, Update contact status, Update preference and Campaign Analytics. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Poptin to Circle? Yes. When something happens in Poptin, your agent can act in Circle too. This page covers both directions: Poptin's triggers and Circle's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Circle or Poptin? 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 Circle and Poptin 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.