--- title: "Connect Contractbook and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Contractbook, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Contractbook and Nytimes When **New Draft** fires in [Contractbook](https://apiant.ai/connections/contractbook), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Get Document** in Contractbook. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Contractbook **3** triggers Contractbook **5** 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 Contractbook 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 Contractbook and Nytimes can do together ### From Contractbook to Nytimes - When **New Draft** in Contractbook then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Template** in Contractbook then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Contractbook - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Get Document** in Contractbook - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create Contract** in Contractbook 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 Contractbook and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 10 actions - Trigger **Draft Edited** Triggers when a draft document in Contractbook is edited. - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft document is created in Contractbook. - Trigger **New Template** Triggers when a new template is added to your Contractbook account. - Action **Create Contract** Creates a new contract document in Contractbook from one of your templates, optionally overriding its title, parties, data fields and other settings. - Action **Create Contract With Custom Parties** Creates a new contract from a Contractbook template, with the parties and signees you specify. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a new draft document from a Contractbook template, without sending it for signature. - Action **Create Draft With Custom Parties** Creates a draft document from a template with the parties and signees you specify, without sending it for signature. - Action **Get Document** Returns a Contractbook document (draft or contract) by its ID, including its parties, signees, data fields, state and events. - 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 - [ **Contractbook** Contractbook is an easy signing and simple contract management tool for modern businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/contractbook) - [ **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 Contractbook - [ **Contractbook to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-hubspot) - [ **Contractbook to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-salesforce) - [ **Contractbook to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-slack) - [ **Contractbook to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-google-sheets) - [ **Contractbook to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-gmail) - [ **Contractbook to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/contractbook-to-google-calendar) ## 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 ## Contractbook and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Contractbook? Any of Contractbook's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Template and Draft Edited. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Contractbook? 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 Contractbook? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Contractbook too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Contractbook's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Contractbook 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 Contractbook 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.