--- title: "Connect Dotdigital and Smartsheet - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Created\" fires in Dotdigital, your agent runs \"Add row\" in Smartsheet." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/dotdigital-to-smartsheet" --- # Connect Dotdigital and Smartsheet When **Contact Created** fires in [Dotdigital](https://apiant.ai/connections/dotdigital), your agent runs **Add row** in [Smartsheet](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet), or **New row** in Smartsheet to **Create Contact Data Field** in Dotdigital. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Dotdigital **5** triggers Dotdigital **9** actions Smartsheet **3** triggers Smartsheet **26** 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 Smartsheet 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 and Smartsheet can do together ### From Dotdigital to Smartsheet - When **Contact Created** in Dotdigital then **Add row** in Smartsheet - When **Campaign Activity** in Dotdigital then **Add row attachment** in Smartsheet ### From Smartsheet to Dotdigital - When **New row** in Smartsheet then **Create Contact Data Field** in Dotdigital - When **New sheet** in Smartsheet then **Create or Update Contact (Deprecated)** in Dotdigital 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 Smartsheet ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 35 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. - Trigger **New row** Triggered when a new row is added to the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits new ones. - Trigger **New sheet** Triggered when a new sheet is created. Polls the list of sheets and emits newly seen ones. - Trigger **Updated row** Triggered when any row is updated in the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits updated ones. - Action **Add column** /sheets/{sheetId}/columns - add columns to a sheet. - Action **Add comment** /sheets/{sheetId}/discussions/{discussionId}/comments - add a comment to a discussion. - Action **Add discussion** Starts a new discussion on a sheet with a first comment, and returns the discussion. - Action **Add folder** /folders/{folderId}/folders or /home/folders - create a folder. - Action **Add home folder** Creates a folder at the top level of your Sheets home and returns it. - Action **Add row** Adds a new row to the specified sheet. Provide cells as an array of {columnId, value}. Set location to Top or Bottom. - Action **Add row attachment** /sheets/{sheetId}/rows/{rowId}/attachments - attach file or URL to a row. - Action **Add sheet** /sheets - create a sheet with columns. - Action **Copy row to another sheet** Copies a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Copy sheet** /sheets/{sheetId}/copy - copy a sheet to a folder/workspace. - Action **Delete row** Deletes a row from a sheet given its Row ID. - Action **Delete row if deal does not exist in ActiveCampaign (Cisco)** Compares deals from ActiveCampaign with the Smartsheet 'ActiveCampaign Deal ID' column. Deletes rows whose deal ID is not present in the supplied list of existing ActiveCampaign deal IDs. Built from intent against Smartsheet API 2.0. - Action **Find rows** Searches for rows in a specified sheet containing the specified value (in any column). Returns zero or more row IDs. Use the 'Get row' action within a Loop to fetch each row's contents. - Action **Find rows by column value** Searches for rows in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. Zero, one, or multiple row IDs may be returned. - Action **Find sheets by keyword** Returns the sheets that match the specified keyword. - Action **Find single row** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet matching the specified value (in any column). If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Find single row by column value** Searches for a single row in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs. - Action **Get discussion** Returns a sheet discussion with its title and comments. - Action **Get folder** Returns a folder with the folders and sheets directly inside it. - Action **Get row** Returns the column data for the specified row. An error occurs if the row is not found. - Action **Get sheet** Fetches a sheet by ID, including its columns and rows. An error occurs if the sheet is not found. - Action **List row attachments** Returns the attachments on a row of a Smartsheet sheet, such as files and links, with their names, types and addresses. - Action **Move row to another sheet** Moves a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic. - Action **Two-way sync add or update a row** Creates or updates a row in a sheet. For use only with two-way sync triggers. If a Row ID is supplied the row is updated; otherwise a new row is added. - Action **Update row** Updates a row in a specified sheet. Provide the Row ID and cells as an array of {columnId, value}. - Action **Update sheet** /sheets/{sheetId} - update sheet properties (name, project settings). ## 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) - [ **Smartsheet** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet) 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 Smartsheet - [ **Salesforce to Smartsheet** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-smartsheet) - [ **Mailchimp to Smartsheet** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-smartsheet) - [ **ServiceM8 to Smartsheet** ServiceM8 is a field service app and small business management platform for your computer, iPhone and iPad.](https://apiant.ai/connect/servicem8-to-smartsheet) - [ **HubSpot to Smartsheet** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-smartsheet) - [ **Slack to Smartsheet** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-smartsheet) - [ **Google Sheets to Smartsheet** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-smartsheet) Questions ## Dotdigital and Smartsheet, 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 Smartsheet when something happens in Dotdigital? Any of Smartsheet's 26 actions, including Update row, Update sheet, Add column and Add comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Smartsheet to Dotdigital? Yes. When something happens in Smartsheet, your agent can act in Dotdigital too. This page covers both directions: Smartsheet's triggers and Dotdigital's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Dotdigital or Smartsheet? 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 Smartsheet 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.