--- title: "Connect Contacts+ and ShipStation - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Contacts+, your agent runs \"Create or Update Order\" in ShipStation." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-shipstation" --- # Connect Contacts+ and ShipStation When **New Contact** fires in [Contacts+](https://apiant.ai/connections/contacts), your agent runs **Create or Update Order** in [ShipStation](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation), or **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation to **Add Note to Contact** in Contacts+. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Contacts+ **6** triggers Contacts+ **15** actions ShipStation **1** trigger ShipStation **18** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Contacts+ and ShipStation 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 Contacts+ and ShipStation can do together ### From Contacts+ to ShipStation - When **New Contact** in Contacts+ then **Create or Update Order** in ShipStation - When **New Tag** in Contacts+ then **Mark Order as Shipped** in ShipStation ### From ShipStation to Contacts+ - When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Add Note to Contact** in Contacts+ - When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Create Contact** in Contacts+ 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 Contacts+ and ShipStation ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a contact is created or a business card is transcribed. - Trigger **New Deleted Contact** Triggers when a contact is deleted. - Trigger **New Deleted Tag** Triggers when a tag is deleted from your account. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a tag is created on your account. - Trigger **New Updated Tag** Triggers when a tag is updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Appends a note to a contact. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact. - Action **Create or Get Tag** Gets or creates a tag. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by id. - Action **Delete tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Company** Find a company by domain or email. - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact by name, company, email, phone or any combination. - Action **Find Person** Find a person by email, phone or Twitter handle. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by id. - Action **Get Tag** Fetches a private or team tag by ID. - Action **List Webhook Triggers** Lists the webhook event types available to subscribe to. - Action **Remove Tag From Contact** Removes Tags from a contact. - Action **Tag Contact** Tags a contact. - Action **Update Contact** Updates a contact. - Action **Update tag** Edit a tag (rename). - Trigger **New or Updated Order** Polling trigger: fires when an order is created or modified. - Action **Add Warehouse** Create a new warehouse location. - Action **Create or Update Order** Create a new order or update an existing one (upsert by orderNumber/orderKey). - Action **Delete Order** Delete (deactivate) an order by its ShipStation order ID. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieve a single customer by customer ID. - Action **Get Order** Retrieve a single order by its ShipStation order ID. - Action **Get Product** Retrieve a single product by ID. - Action **Get Rates** Get shipping rate estimates for a carrier between two locations and package. - Action **Get Store** Retrieve details of a single store by ID. - Action **Get Warehouse** Retrieve details of a single warehouse by ID. - Action **List Carriers** List the shipping carriers connected to the account. - Action **List Customers** List customers in the ShipStation account. - Action **List Orders** List orders, optionally filtered by status, customer, or modified date. - Action **List Products** List products in the ShipStation catalog. - Action **List Stores** Retrieve the list of stores connected to the account. - Action **List Warehouses** List the ship-from warehouse locations configured in the account. - Action **Mark Order as Shipped** Mark an order as shipped with a carrier code and tracking number. - Action **Update Product** Update an existing product's details (SKU, name, price, weight, etc). - Action **Update Warehouse** Update an existing warehouse's name/address/return address. ## Each app on its own - [ **Contacts+** Contacts+, formerly known as FullContact, is a modern contact management app to keep your contacts...](https://apiant.ai/connections/contacts) - [ **ShipStation** ShipStation order, shipment, and fulfillment management.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Contacts+ - [ **Contacts+ to JIRA** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-jira) - [ **Contacts+ to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-hubspot) - [ **Contacts+ to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-salesforce) - [ **Contacts+ to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-slack) - [ **Contacts+ to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-google-sheets) - [ **Contacts+ to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contacts-to-gmail) ## More into ShipStation - [ **Erpnext to ShipStation** Open-source ERP system for accounting, inventory, manufacturing, sales, projects, and CRM.](https://apiant.ai/connect/erpnext-to-shipstation) - [ **Slack to ShipStation** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shipstation) - [ **Google Calendar to ShipStation** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shipstation) - [ **Google Drive to ShipStation** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-shipstation) - [ **Pipedrive to ShipStation** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-shipstation) - [ **ActiveCampaign to ShipStation** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-shipstation) Questions ## Contacts+ and ShipStation, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Contacts+? Any of Contacts+'s 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Deleted Contact, New Deleted Tag and New Tag. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ShipStation when something happens in Contacts+? Any of ShipStation's 18 actions, including Create or Update Order, Update Product, Update Warehouse and Add Warehouse. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ShipStation to Contacts+? Yes. When something happens in ShipStation, your agent can act in Contacts+ too. This page covers both directions: ShipStation's triggers and Contacts+'s actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Contacts+ or ShipStation? 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 Contacts+ and ShipStation 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.