--- title: "Connect Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Lead\" fires in Facebook Lead Ads, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes When **New Lead** fires in [Facebook Lead Ads](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-lead-ads), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Find Leads** in Facebook Lead Ads. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Facebook Lead Ads **1** trigger Facebook Lead Ads **3** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **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 Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes can do together ### From Facebook Lead Ads to Nytimes - When **New Lead** in Facebook Lead Ads then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Lead** in Facebook Lead Ads then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Facebook Lead Ads - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Find Leads** in Facebook Lead Ads - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Get Lead** in Facebook Lead Ads 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 Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 8 actions - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when someone submits one of your Facebook or Instagram lead ad forms. Returns the lead's answers plus the ad, campaign and form it came from. - Action **Find Leads** Returns the leads submitted on a lead form, optionally only those received after a given time. - Action **Get Lead** Returns one lead by its ID, with the answers the person gave on the form. - Action **Get Lead Form** Returns a lead form's details, including its status, lead count and questions. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **Facebook Lead Ads** Facebook lead ads make signing up for business information easy for people and more valuable for businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-lead-ads) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Facebook Lead Ads - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to MINDBODY** MINDBODY is a powerful business management software that combines your scheduling, task automation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-mindbody) - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-hubspot) - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-salesforce) - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-slack) - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-google-sheets) - [ **Facebook Lead Ads to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-lead-ads-to-gmail) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Facebook Lead Ads? Any of Facebook Lead Ads's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Lead. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Facebook Lead Ads? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to Facebook Lead Ads? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Facebook Lead Ads too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Facebook Lead Ads's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Facebook Lead Ads or Nytimes? 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 Facebook Lead Ads and Nytimes 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.