--- title: "Connect EspoCRM and SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New contact\" fires in EspoCRM, your agent runs \"Simulate Incoming Message from Demo Handset\" in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au" --- # Connect EspoCRM and SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au When **New contact** fires in [EspoCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm), your agent runs **Simulate Incoming Message from Demo Handset** in [SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au](https://apiant.ai/connections/sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au), or **New Delivery Receipt** in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au 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 SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au **3** triggers SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au **5** 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 SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au 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 EspoCRM and SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au can do together ### From EspoCRM to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au - When **New contact** in EspoCRM then **Simulate Incoming Message from Demo Handset** in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au - When **New Lead** in EspoCRM then **Get Message** in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au ### From SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au to EspoCRM - When **New Delivery Receipt** in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au then **Add contact** in EspoCRM - When **New Incoming MMS** in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au 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 SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 21 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 **New Delivery Receipt** Triggers when a delivery receipt arrives for an SMS, MMS or WhatsApp message you sent. - Trigger **New Incoming MMS** Triggers when an MMS is received on one of your inbound numbers, with its sender, text and image links. - Trigger **New Incoming SMS** Triggers when an SMS is received on one of your inbound numbers. - Action **Get Message** Returns the summary of a sent message — sender, text, status, recipient count and cost — looked up by its message reference. - Action **Get Simulated Message Status** Returns the status of a message simulated from a demo handset: queued, processing, processed (with the received message's id) or failed. - Action **Send MMS** Sends an MMS (picture message) to one or more phone numbers, contacts or groups, and returns the message reference and cost. - Action **Send SMS** Sends an SMS text message to one or more phone numbers, contacts or groups. - Action **Simulate Incoming Message from Demo Handset** Sends a free simulated SMS, MMS or WhatsApp message from a demo handset into your account, firing the same webhooks a real message does. ## Each app on its own - [ **EspoCRM** EspoCRM is a highly customizable open source CRM software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm) - [ **SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au is a bulk SMS and MMS messaging platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from EspoCRM - [ **EspoCRM to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-hubspot) - [ **EspoCRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-salesforce) - [ **EspoCRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-slack) - [ **EspoCRM to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-google-sheets) - [ **EspoCRM to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-gmail) - [ **EspoCRM to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-google-calendar) ## More into SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au - [ **HubSpot to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) - [ **Salesforce to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) - [ **Slack to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) - [ **Google Sheets to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) - [ **Gmail to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) - [ **Google Calendar to SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-sms-manager-by-bulksms-com-au) Questions ## EspoCRM and SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au, answered ### ### 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. ### ### What can your agent do in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au when something happens in EspoCRM? Any of SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au's 5 actions, including Send MMS, Send SMS, Get Message and Get Simulated Message Status. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au to EspoCRM? Yes. When something happens in SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au, your agent can act in EspoCRM too. This page covers both directions: SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au's triggers and EspoCRM's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for EspoCRM or SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au? 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 EspoCRM and SMS Manager by BulkSMS.com.au 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.