--- title: "Connect Facebook Messenger and Flatfile - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message Sent to Page\" fires in Facebook Messenger, your agent runs \"Create Document\" in Flatfile." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-flatfile" --- # Connect Facebook Messenger and Flatfile When **New Message Sent to Page** fires in [Facebook Messenger](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-messenger), your agent runs **Create Document** in [Flatfile](https://apiant.ai/connections/flatfile), or **New Agent** in Flatfile to **Send Media Message** in Facebook Messenger. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Facebook Messenger **1** trigger Facebook Messenger **8** actions Flatfile **8** triggers Flatfile **4** 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 Messenger and Flatfile 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Facebook Messenger and Flatfile can do together ### From Facebook Messenger to Flatfile - When **New Message Sent to Page** in Facebook Messenger then **Create Document** in Flatfile - When **New Message Sent to Page** in Facebook Messenger then **Upload File** in Flatfile ### From Flatfile to Facebook Messenger - When **New Agent** in Flatfile then **Send Media Message** in Facebook Messenger - When **New App** in Flatfile then **Send Message** in Facebook Messenger 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 Messenger and Flatfile ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 12 actions - Trigger **New Message Sent to Page** Triggers when someone sends your Facebook Page a new Messenger message. - Action **Get Conversation Messages** Returns the messages in one Messenger conversation of a Facebook Page, newest first. - Action **Get Message Details** Returns one Messenger message sent to or from a Facebook Page. - Action **Get Page Conversations** Lists a Facebook Page's Messenger conversations, newest first. - Action **Get User Pages** Retrieves a list of pages the user manages, including tasks and access tokens. - Action **Mark Message Seen** Marks a person's latest Messenger message to a Facebook Page as seen. - Action **Send Media Message** Sends an image, video, audio clip or file over Messenger from a Facebook Page to a person who has messaged the Page. - Action **Send Message** Sends a Messenger text message from a Facebook Page to a person who has messaged the Page. - Action **Toggle Typing Indicator** Shows or hides the typing indicator in a person's Messenger conversation with a Facebook Page. - Trigger **New Agent** Triggers when a new agent is created. - Trigger **New App** Triggers when a new app is created. - Trigger **New Document** Triggers when a new document is created in a space. - Trigger **New Event** Triggers when a new event occurs in Flatfile. - Trigger **New Prompt** Triggers when a new prompt is created. - Trigger **New Sheet** Trigger when a new sheet is created in a Flatfile workbook. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is created. - Trigger **New Workbook** Trigger when a new workbook is created in Flatfile. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document in Flatfile. - Action **Create Prompt** Creates a new AI prompt in Flatfile. - Action **Get Document** Retrieves a single document from a Flatfile space by its ID. - Action **Upload File** Uploads a file to Flatfile. ## Each app on its own - [ **Facebook Messenger** Facebook Messenger is a messaging app and platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/facebook-messenger) - [ **Flatfile** Flatfile is an AI-powered data import and exchange platform that helps teams and businesses seamlessly...](https://apiant.ai/connections/flatfile) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Facebook Messenger - [ **Facebook Messenger to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-hubspot) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-salesforce) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-slack) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-google-sheets) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-gmail) - [ **Facebook Messenger to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/facebook-messenger-to-google-calendar) ## More into Flatfile - [ **Gmail to Flatfile** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-flatfile) - [ **Shopify to Flatfile** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-flatfile) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Flatfile** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-flatfile) - [ **Airtable to Flatfile** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-flatfile) - [ **Asana to Flatfile** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-flatfile) - [ **ClickUp to Flatfile** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-flatfile) Questions ## Facebook Messenger and Flatfile, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Facebook Messenger? Any of Facebook Messenger's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Message Sent to Page. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Flatfile when something happens in Facebook Messenger? Any of Flatfile's 4 actions, including Create Document, Create Prompt, Upload File and Get Document. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Flatfile to Facebook Messenger? Yes. When something happens in Flatfile, your agent can act in Facebook Messenger too. This page covers both directions: Flatfile's triggers and Facebook Messenger's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Facebook Messenger or Flatfile? 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 Messenger and Flatfile 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.