--- title: "Connect finlight to Benzinga - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Article\" fires in finlight, your agent runs \"List economic events\" in Benzinga." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-benzinga" --- # Connect finlight to Benzinga When **New Article** fires in [finlight](https://apiant.ai/connections/finlight), your agent runs **List economic events** in [Benzinga](https://apiant.ai/connections/benzinga). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. finlight **1** trigger finlight **3** actions Benzinga **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want finlight and Benzinga 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 finlight can start in Benzinga - When **New Article** in finlight then **List economic events** in Benzinga - When **New Article** in finlight then **Get historical bars** in Benzinga 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 finlight and Benzinga ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 14 actions - Trigger **New Article** Triggered when a new article is published that matches the filters you set. - Action **Get article by link** Fetches one news article from finlight by its web address, returning the headline, summary, publication date, sentiment and the rest of the article record. - Action **List sources** Lists the news sources finlight covers, with each source's domain, home country and publication languages. - Action **Search Recent Articles** Returns recent news articles matching your search words, sources, tickers, countries, categories and date range. - Action **Get historical bars** Retrieves historical OHLCV price bar data for one or more tickers over a time range/interval. - Action **List analyst insights** Returns analyst insights and research perspectives on securities. - Action **List consensus ratings** Returns the aggregated analyst consensus for one ticker: consensus rating, consensus/high/low price targets, the ratings distribution and analyst counts. - Action **List dividends** Returns dividend calendar records (confirmed and unconfirmed) for a selected period and/or securities. - Action **List earnings** Returns earnings calendar data for a period/security including EPS, revenue, estimates and surprises. - Action **List economic events** Returns economic calendar events (GDP, employment, inflation and other indicator releases) with actual, consensus and prior values, filtered by date, country, importance, event name or category. - Action **List insider transactions** Returns insider transaction data from SEC Form 4 filings (flattened transactions view). - Action **List market movers** Lists the stocks that moved most (gainers and losers) over a trading session and time window. - Action **List news items** Returns Benzinga news articles, filtered by tickers, dates, channels, topics, authors and more. - Action **List press releases** Returns press releases from Benzinga, filtered by tickers, dates, channels, topics and more. Returns at most 15 per call. - Action **List short interest** Retrieves short interest data (shares sold short, days to cover, short percent of float) for one or more stock tickers, optionally within a date range. ## Each app on its own - [ **finlight** finlight is a financial and geopolitical new api allowing you to make informed decisions.](https://apiant.ai/connections/finlight) - [ **Benzinga** REST API for real-time financial market news, stock market data, and company business intelligence.](https://apiant.ai/connections/benzinga) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from finlight - [ **finlight to Magileads** Magileads is an marketing automation application to create list of contacts and engage campaigns.](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-magileads) - [ **finlight to OpenQR** Dynamic QR code generator and management platform with a REST API for creating, customizing, and tracking QR...](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-openqr) - [ **finlight to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-hubspot) - [ **finlight to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-salesforce) - [ **finlight to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-slack) - [ **finlight to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/finlight-to-google-sheets) ## More into Benzinga - [ **HubSpot to Benzinga** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-benzinga) - [ **Salesforce to Benzinga** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-benzinga) - [ **Slack to Benzinga** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-benzinga) - [ **Google Sheets to Benzinga** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-benzinga) - [ **Gmail to Benzinga** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-benzinga) - [ **Google Calendar to Benzinga** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-benzinga) Questions ## finlight and Benzinga, answered ### ### What can start an automation from finlight? Any of finlight's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Article. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Benzinga when something happens in finlight? Any of Benzinga's 11 actions, including Get historical bars, List analyst insights, List consensus ratings and List dividends. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Benzinga to finlight? Benzinga has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in finlight. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Benzinga's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for finlight or Benzinga? 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 finlight and Benzinga 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.