--- title: "Connect Crowdin to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Comment/Issue Added\" fires in Crowdin, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Crowdin to NGP VAN When **Comment/Issue Added** fires in [Crowdin](https://apiant.ai/connections/crowdin), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Crowdin **12** triggers Crowdin **29** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Crowdin and NGP VAN 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 Crowdin can start in NGP VAN - When **Comment/Issue Added** in Crowdin then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **Comment/Issue Updated** in Crowdin then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 Crowdin and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 49 actions - Trigger **Comment/Issue Added** Triggers when a user creates a comment or an issue. - Trigger **Comment/Issue Deleted** Triggers when a user deletes a comment or an issue. - Trigger **Comment/Issue Updated** Triggers when a user updates a comment or an issue. - Trigger **File Added** Triggers when a new file has been added to the project. - Trigger **File Approved** Triggers when a file is fully translated and approved. - Trigger **File Deleted** Triggers when a file has been deleted from the project. - Trigger **File Reverted** Triggers when a file update has been reverted. - Trigger **File Translated** Triggers when a file is fully translated. - Trigger **File Updated** Triggers when a file has been updated. - Trigger **New Directory** Triggers when a new directory is created in a Crowdin project. - Trigger **New Label** Triggers when a new label is added to a Crowdin project. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created in Crowdin. - Action **Add Approval** Approves a translation (or a source-string correction) in a Crowdin project. - Action **Add Translation** Adds a translation in a target language to a source string in a Crowdin project, or uploads a translated asset file. - Action **Create Comment** Adds a comment or issue to a string or asset file in a Crowdin project. - Action **Create Directory** Creates a directory in a Crowdin project, optionally inside a branch or parent directory. - Action **Create Label** Creates a new label in a Crowdin project, which can then be assigned to strings or screenshots. - Action **Create or Update a File** Uploads a source file to a Crowdin project, adding it as a new file or, when an existing file ID is given, replacing that file's content. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new translation project in Crowdin with the chosen source and target languages and project settings. - Action **Create String** Creates a source string for translation in a file of a Crowdin project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a translation or proofreading task in a Crowdin project for chosen files, directories, branches or strings. - Action **Delete Comment** Deletes a string or asset comment or issue from a Crowdin project. - Action **Delete File** Deletes a source file from a Crowdin project. - Action **Download Translated File** Builds the translated version of a project file for one target language and returns a temporary download link for it. - Action **Find Directory** Finds directories in a Crowdin project by name. - Action **Find File** Finds source files in a Crowdin project whose name matches the text you give, optionally limited to a branch or directory. - Action **Find Label** Finds labels in a Crowdin project whose title matches the title you supply. - Action **Find Language** Finds a Crowdin language by its name or language code (for example "Spanish" or "es") and returns its codes and details. - Action **Find Project** Finds Crowdin projects whose name matches the text you supply, returning the first match and the full list. - Action **Find String** Finds source strings in a Crowdin project by text, identifier or context, returning the first match and the full list. - Action **Find Task** Finds a task in a Crowdin project by its title, optionally narrowed by status or batch, and returns the first match. - Action **Get Comment** Returns a single string or asset comment (or issue) in a Crowdin project, including its text, author, issue status and attachments. - Action **Get Screenshot** Returns a screenshot from a Crowdin project, including its name, image link, size, tags and labels. - Action **Get Translation** Returns a single translation of a string or asset in a Crowdin project, including its text, author, rating and provider. - Action **Label String** Assigns a label to one or more strings in a Crowdin project and returns the updated strings. - Action **List Approvals** Returns the approvals on translations in a Crowdin project, filtered by translation, correction or language. - Action **Remove Label From String** Removes a label from one or more strings in a Crowdin project and returns the updated strings. - Action **Resolve Issue** Marks an issue reported on a Crowdin string or asset as resolved and returns the updated issue. - Action **Restore File Revision** Restores a Crowdin source file to one of its previous revisions and returns the restored file. - Action **Translation Progress** Returns the translation and approval progress of a Crowdin project for each of its target languages. - Action **Upload Screenshot** Uploads an image and adds it as a screenshot to a Crowdin project, optionally auto-tagging strings and attaching labels. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Crowdin** Crowdin is a cloud-based solution that streamlines localization management for your team.](https://apiant.ai/connections/crowdin) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Crowdin - [ **Crowdin to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-hubspot) - [ **Crowdin to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-salesforce) - [ **Crowdin to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-slack) - [ **Crowdin to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-google-sheets) - [ **Crowdin to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-gmail) - [ **Crowdin to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/crowdin-to-google-calendar) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Crowdin and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Crowdin? Any of Crowdin's 12 triggers in the catalog, including Comment/Issue Added, Comment/Issue Updated, File Added and File Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Crowdin? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Crowdin? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Crowdin. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Crowdin or NGP VAN? 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 Crowdin and NGP VAN 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.