--- title: "Connect DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Expense\" fires in DoorLoop, your agent runs \"Add contacts to contact group\" in Kenect Text Messaging." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-kenect-text-messaging" --- # Connect DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging When **New Expense** fires in [DoorLoop](https://apiant.ai/connections/doorloop), your agent runs **Add contacts to contact group** in [Kenect Text Messaging](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging), or **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging to **Add owner** in DoorLoop. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. DoorLoop **17** triggers DoorLoop **10** actions Kenect Text Messaging **1** trigger Kenect Text Messaging **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging 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 DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging can do together ### From DoorLoop to Kenect Text Messaging - When **New Expense** in DoorLoop then **Add contacts to contact group** in Kenect Text Messaging - When **New Lease** in DoorLoop then **Push Lead** in Kenect Text Messaging ### From Kenect Text Messaging to DoorLoop - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Add owner** in DoorLoop - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Create Vendor** in DoorLoop 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 DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging ## Triggers and actions 18 triggers · 22 actions - Trigger **In Eviction** Triggers when a lease enters the eviction collections stage in DoorLoop. - Trigger **Lease Starting** Triggers when a lease's start date arrives (start dates within the last 7 days up to today). - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when a new expense is recorded in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Lease** Triggers when a new lease is added in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Lease Charge** Triggers when a new charge is posted to a lease. - Trigger **New Lease Payment** Triggers when a new lease payment is recorded in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Owner** Triggers when a new owner is created in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Property** Triggers when a new property is added in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Prospect** Triggers when a new prospect is added in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Returned Payment** Triggers when a lease payment is returned (reversed) in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Task / Work Order** Triggers when a new task, work order, tenant request or owner request is created in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Tenant or Prospect** Triggers when a new tenant or prospect is added in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Vendor** Triggers when a new vendor is added in DoorLoop. - Trigger **New Vendor Bill** Triggers when a new vendor bill is created in DoorLoop. - Trigger **Tenant Moving In** Triggers when a tenant's move-in date arrives (move-in dates within the last 7 days up to today). - Trigger **Tenant Moving Out** Triggers when a lease tenant is scheduled to move out within the next 7 days. - Trigger **Updated Task / Work Order** Triggers when a task or work order is created or updated in DoorLoop. - Action **Add owner** Creates a property owner in DoorLoop with their contact details, management dates and tax information. - Action **Create Vendor** Creates a new vendor in DoorLoop with contact details, served properties, insurance and tax information. - Action **Find Account** Finds accounts in the DoorLoop chart of accounts by name, type, designated purpose or parent account. - Action **Find Lease** Finds leases by name, with optional filters for property, unit, tenant, owner, portfolio, dates and status. Returns the matching leases. - Action **Find Lease Tenants** Finds the tenants on your leases by name or email, lease, property, portfolio, occupancy status or move-in/move-out dates. A tenant on several leases appears once per lease. - Action **Find Property** Finds properties by name, optionally narrowed by portfolio, class or owner, and returns the matching properties. - Action **Find Tenant or Prospect** Finds tenants and prospects by name or email, optionally narrowed by portfolio, property, unit, lease or tenant type. - Action **Find Unit** Finds units in DoorLoop by name, optionally narrowed by property, portfolio, owner or status. - Action **Find User** Finds DoorLoop users whose login email matches the email you supply. - Action **Find Vendor** Finds DoorLoop vendors by name or email, optionally narrowed by property, active status, open balance, insurance expiry or creation date. - Trigger **Lead Push** Triggers when a new conversation starts in Kenect, the closest record Kenect's API exposes to an incoming lead. - Action **Add contacts to contact group** Adds one or more contacts to an existing contact group and returns the per-contact processing status. - Action **Find contact by phone** Finds the contact at a Kenect location that has the given phone number. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Kenect contact by its contact ID, including its phone numbers and contact groups. - Action **Get conversation** Returns one Kenect conversation with its messages, contact, assignment and read status. - Action **List contact groups** Returns the contact groups in a Kenect location, with each group's name and its contact, opt-in and opt-out counts. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Kenect account, optionally narrowed by location, search text or status, and sorted the way you choose. - Action **List locations** Returns all the Kenect locations available to your account, including each location's name and address. - Action **List reviews** Returns all Google and Facebook reviews for the locations assigned to the connected Kenect user, including their ratings, comments and reply status. - Action **List users** Returns the users on the Kenect account, optionally only those with permissions in a chosen location. - Action **Push Lead** Submits a lead to a Kenect location, which begins a text conversation with the person making the inquiry. Returns the id of the new lead. - Action **Reply to conversation** Sends a reply in an existing Kenect conversation from a chosen location, with optional subject and attachments. - Action **Review Request** Sends a review request to a contact's phone number from a Kenect location and returns the message that was sent. ## Each app on its own - [ **DoorLoop** DoorLoop is a powerful software for managing all your properties.](https://apiant.ai/connections/doorloop) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging** Kenect is a texting platform that allows companies to send and receive texts, attachments, web leads, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from DoorLoop - [ **DoorLoop to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-hubspot) - [ **DoorLoop to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-salesforce) - [ **DoorLoop to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-slack) - [ **DoorLoop to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-google-sheets) - [ **DoorLoop to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-gmail) - [ **DoorLoop to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/doorloop-to-google-calendar) ## More into Kenect Text Messaging - [ **HubSpot to Kenect Text Messaging** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Sheets to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Gmail to Kenect Text Messaging** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Calendar to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **Google Drive to Kenect Text Messaging** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-kenect-text-messaging) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Kenect Text Messaging** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-kenect-text-messaging) Questions ## DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging, answered ### ### What can start an automation from DoorLoop? Any of DoorLoop's 17 triggers in the catalog, including New Expense, New Lease, New Lease Charge and New Lease Payment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Kenect Text Messaging when something happens in DoorLoop? Any of Kenect Text Messaging's 12 actions, including Add contacts to contact group, Find contact by phone, Get contact and Get conversation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Kenect Text Messaging to DoorLoop? Yes. When something happens in Kenect Text Messaging, your agent can act in DoorLoop too. This page covers both directions: Kenect Text Messaging's triggers and DoorLoop's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for DoorLoop or Kenect Text Messaging? 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 DoorLoop and Kenect Text Messaging 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.