# Connect EspoCRM and Files.com

When **New contact** fires in [EspoCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm), your agent runs **Add User to Group** in [Files.com](https://apiant.ai/connections/files-com), or **Automation Run Completed** in Files.com to **Add contact** in EspoCRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

EspoCRM **3** triggers EspoCRM **16** actions Files.com **7** triggers Files.com **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 EspoCRM and Files.com to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

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 EspoCRM and Files.com can do together

### From EspoCRM to Files.com

- When **New contact** in EspoCRM then **Add User to Group** in Files.com
- When **New Lead** in EspoCRM then **Update User** in Files.com

### From Files.com to EspoCRM

- When **Automation Run Completed** in Files.com then **Add contact** in EspoCRM
- When **Group Created** in Files.com then **Add task** in EspoCRM

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 EspoCRM and Files.com

## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 32 actions

- Trigger

**New contact**

Triggers when a new contact is created in EspoCRM.

- Trigger

**New Lead**

Triggers when a new lead is created in EspoCRM.

- Trigger

**New opportunity**

Triggers when a new opportunity is created in EspoCRM.

- Action

**Add account**

Creates a new account (company) in EspoCRM and returns its attributes.

- Action

**Add case**

Creates a new case (support ticket) in EspoCRM.

- Action

**Add contact**

Creates a new contact in EspoCRM.

- Action

**Add opportunity**

Creates a new opportunity (deal) in EspoCRM and returns the created record.

- Action

**Add task**

Creates a task in EspoCRM, optionally linked to an account, contact, lead, opportunity or case.

- Action

**Create Lead**

Creates a new lead in EspoCRM and returns the created lead record.

- Action

**Find accounts**

Finds EspoCRM accounts whose name matches the text you supply.

- Action

**Find contacts**

Finds contacts whose email address (or another chosen attribute) matches the value you supply, returning every matching contact.

- Action

**Find Lead**

Finds leads in EspoCRM matching a value on a chosen attribute (email address by default).

- Action

**Get contact**

Returns a single EspoCRM contact by its ID, with all its attributes including custom fields.

- Action

**Get Lead**

Returns a single EspoCRM lead by its ID, with all of its fields.

- Action

**Get Task**

Returns one task by its ID, with its subject, status, dates, parent record and assignee.

- Action

**Update account**

Updates an existing account (company) in EspoCRM. Only the fields you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Update contact**

Updates an existing contact in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in.

- Action

**Update Lead**

Updates an existing lead in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in, and returns the updated lead.

- Action

**Update opportunity**

Updates an existing opportunity in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in.

- Trigger

**Automation Run Completed**

Triggered when a run of the selected Files.com automation finishes, whether it succeeded, failed or was canceled. Each run is reported once, after it completes.

- Trigger

**File Deleted**

Triggered when a file or folder is deleted in Files.com. Reports the path that was deleted and who deleted it.

- Trigger

**Group Created**

Triggered when a new group is created in Files.com. Reports the group's name, members and login permissions.

- Trigger

**New File or Folder Created**

Triggered when a file or folder is created in Files.com, whether uploaded, copied or created by an automation. Reports the new path and who created it.

- Trigger

**New File Uploaded**

Triggered when a new file appears in the folder you choose. Reports the file's path, name, size and last-modified time.

- Trigger

**Share Link Created**

Triggered when a new share link is created in Files.com. Reports the link's public address, what it shares and when it expires.

- Trigger

**User Created**

Triggered when a new user is created in Files.com. Reports the user's name, username, email and login permissions.

- Action

**Add User to Group**

Adds an existing Files.com user to a group, optionally as a group administrator. Returns the new group membership, including the group name and the user's username.

- Action

**Copy File**

Copies a file or folder in Files.com to a new path, leaving the original in place. Returns the copy status, plus a migration ID when a large copy continues in the background.

- Action

**Create Folder**

Creates a folder at the given path in Files.com, optionally creating any missing parent folders. Returns the new folder's path, name and creation details.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a group in Files.com, optionally with its starting members, group administrators and login-protocol permissions. Returns the new group including its ID.

- Action

**Create Share Link**

Creates a public share link for one or more files or folders in Files.com, optionally password-protected, expiring or use-limited. Returns the link's public address.

- Action

**Delete File**

Deletes a file or folder from Files.com at the given path. Deleting a folder that still has contents requires the recursive option.

- Action

**Delete Folder**

Deletes a folder from Files.com at the given path. Use the recursive option to delete a folder that still has files or subfolders in it.

- Action

**Delete Group**

Deletes a group from Files.com by its ID. The group's members keep their own accounts; only the group is removed.

- Action

**Delete User**

Deletes a user from Files.com by their ID, removing their access to the site.

- Action

**Download File**

Gets a temporary download address for a file in Files.com, along with the file's name, size and checksums. Pass the download address to a later step to fetch or attach the file.

- Action

**List Folder Contents**

Lists the files and folders inside a Files.com folder, with each item's path, name, type, size and last-modified time.

- Action

**Move File**

Moves or renames a file or folder in Files.com to a new path. The original path no longer exists afterwards.

- Action

**Remove User from Group**

Removes a user from a Files.com group. Looks up the membership for the group and user you name, then removes it.

- Action

**Run Automation**

Starts a run of the Files.com automation you choose, the same as pressing Run in Files.com. The run continues in the background.

- Action

**Update User**

Updates a Files.com user's details, login permissions and access settings. Fields you leave blank keep their current values.

- Action

**Upload File**

Uploads a file into Files.com at the path you choose, fetching the bytes from the file's web address. Returns the stored file's path, name and size.

## Each app on its own

- [ **EspoCRM** EspoCRM is a highly customizable open source CRM software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm)
- [ **Files.com** Files.com is Smart Cloud Storage for modern teams.](https://apiant.ai/connections/files-com)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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Questions

## EspoCRM and Files.com, answered

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### What can start an automation from EspoCRM?

Any of EspoCRM's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New contact, New Lead and New opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Files.com when something happens in EspoCRM?

Any of Files.com's 16 actions, including Create Folder, Create Group, Create Share Link and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Files.com to EspoCRM?

Yes. When something happens in Files.com, your agent can act in EspoCRM too. This page covers both directions: Files.com's triggers and EspoCRM's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for EspoCRM or Files.com?

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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
