--- title: "Connect Dotdigital to Api2Pdf - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Created\" fires in Dotdigital, your agent runs \"Convert office document to PDF\" in Api2Pdf." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-api2pdf" --- # Connect Dotdigital to Api2Pdf When **Contact Created** fires in [Dotdigital](https://apiant.ai/connections/dotdigital), your agent runs **Convert office document to PDF** in [Api2Pdf](https://apiant.ai/connections/api2pdf). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Dotdigital **5** triggers Dotdigital **9** actions Api2Pdf **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Dotdigital and Api2Pdf 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 Dotdigital can start in Api2Pdf - When **Contact Created** in Dotdigital then **Convert office document to PDF** in Api2Pdf - When **Campaign Activity** in Dotdigital then **Add PDF password** in Api2Pdf 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 Dotdigital and Api2Pdf ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 25 actions - Trigger **Campaign Activity** Triggers when a contact's activity (opens, clicks, replies, bounces, unsubscribes) on the selected email campaign changes. - Trigger **Campaign Opens** Triggers when a contact opens the selected email campaign. - Trigger **Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is created in your Dotdigital account. - Trigger **Contact Suppressed** Triggers when a contact is suppressed in your Dotdigital account (unsubscribed, bounced, complained or blocked), with the reason. - Trigger **Contact Unsubscribed** Triggers when a contact unsubscribes from your Dotdigital account. - Action **Create a List** Creates a new contact list (address book) in Dotdigital. - Action **Create Contact Data Field** Creates a new contact data field in your Dotdigital account, such as a birthday or loyalty tier, for storing information about contacts. - Action **Create or Update Contact (Deprecated)** Creates a contact, or updates the existing contact with the same email address, and adds it to the All contacts list. Uses Dotdigital's deprecated contact API; prefer Create or Update Contact for new automations. - Action **Refresh Segment** Starts a refresh of a Dotdigital segment so its membership is recalculated, and returns the refresh status. - Action **Resubscribe Contact** Resubscribes a previously unsubscribed contact to your account, sending them a re-subscription challenge email when Dotdigital requires one. - Action **Send Email Campaign** Sends an email campaign to lists, segments or individual contacts, either immediately or at a scheduled date and time. - Action **Send SMS** Sends a single SMS message to a mobile number, unless that number has opted out of SMS. Long messages over 160 characters are charged as multiple messages. - Action **Send Transactional Email** Sends a transactional email, such as an order confirmation or password reset, with your own HTML or plain-text content. Not for marketing content. - Action **Unsubscribe Contact** Unsubscribes a contact from the whole Dotdigital account by email address, and returns the suppressed contact with the date and reason. - Action **Add PDF password** Adds a user password (and optionally an owner password) to an existing PDF and returns a link to the protected file. - Action **Convert HTML to Docx** Converts HTML or a URL to a Word document via LibreOffice. - Action **Convert HTML to image** Renders raw HTML in Headless Chrome and returns a link to the resulting PNG image. - Action **Convert HTML to PDF** Converts raw HTML to a PDF using Headless Chrome. - Action **Convert Markdown to PDF** Converts raw Markdown into a PDF with Headless Chrome and returns a download link. - Action **Convert office document to PDF** Converts a file URL (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image, etc.) to PDF using LibreOffice. - Action **Convert PDF to text/markdown** Extracts the text of a PDF as Markdown and returns a link to the generated Markdown file. - Action **Convert URL to image** Renders a web page URL to an image (PNG/JPEG) using Headless Chrome. - Action **Convert URL to PDF** Converts a web page at a URL into a PDF using Headless Chrome and returns a link to download it. - Action **Delete generated file** Deletes a generated file right away instead of waiting for its automatic 24-hour removal. - Action **Extract PDF pages** Extracts a page range from a PDF into a new PDF via PdfSharp. - Action **Generate barcode** Generates a barcode or QR code image (Zebra/ZXing) for given text/format. - Action **Generate file thumbnail** Generates an image of the first page of a PDF or Office document (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and returns a link to the image. - Action **Generate zip file** Bundles multiple file URLs into a single zip archive. - Action **Get account balance** Checks the remaining credit balance on your Api2Pdf account. - Action **Merge PDFs** Combines two or more PDFs, given by their public URLs, into a single PDF in the order listed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Dotdigital** Dotdigital is a customer experience and data platform (CXDP) that empowers marketers to create highly...](https://apiant.ai/connections/dotdigital) - [ **Api2Pdf** REST API for converting HTML, URLs, and Office documents to PDF, plus PDF merging and barcode generation.](https://apiant.ai/connections/api2pdf) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Dotdigital - [ **Dotdigital to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-hubspot) - [ **Dotdigital to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-salesforce) - [ **Dotdigital to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-slack) - [ **Dotdigital to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-google-sheets) - [ **Dotdigital to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-gmail) - [ **Dotdigital to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-google-calendar) ## More into Api2Pdf - [ **HubSpot to Api2Pdf** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-api2pdf) - [ **Salesforce to Api2Pdf** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-api2pdf) - [ **Slack to Api2Pdf** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-api2pdf) - [ **Google Sheets to Api2Pdf** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-api2pdf) - [ **Gmail to Api2Pdf** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-api2pdf) - [ **Google Calendar to Api2Pdf** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-api2pdf) Questions ## Dotdigital and Api2Pdf, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Dotdigital? Any of Dotdigital's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact Created, Campaign Activity, Campaign Opens and Contact Suppressed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Api2Pdf when something happens in Dotdigital? Any of Api2Pdf's 16 actions, including Add PDF password, Convert HTML to Docx, Convert HTML to image and Convert HTML to PDF. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Api2Pdf to Dotdigital? Api2Pdf has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Dotdigital. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Api2Pdf's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Dotdigital or Api2Pdf? 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 Dotdigital and Api2Pdf 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.