--- title: "Connect Flashquotes and MyDesk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Updated Event Staff\" fires in Flashquotes, your agent runs \"Find Contact\" in MyDesk, or \"New Appointment\" in MyDesk to \"Get Invoices\" in Flashquotes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-mydesk" --- # Connect Flashquotes and MyDesk When **Updated Event Staff** fires in [Flashquotes](https://apiant.ai/connections/flashquotes), your agent runs **Find Contact** in [MyDesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/mydesk), or **New Appointment** in MyDesk to **Get Invoices** in Flashquotes. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Flashquotes **2** triggers Flashquotes **9** actions MyDesk **7** triggers MyDesk **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 Flashquotes and MyDesk 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 Flashquotes and MyDesk can do together ### From Flashquotes to MyDesk - When **Updated Event Staff** in Flashquotes then **Find Contact** in MyDesk - When **Updated Event Timeline** in Flashquotes then **Find Task** in MyDesk ### From MyDesk to Flashquotes - When **New Appointment** in MyDesk then **Get Invoices** in Flashquotes - When **New Company** in MyDesk then **Get Event** in Flashquotes 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 Flashquotes and MyDesk ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 13 actions - Trigger **Updated Event Staff** Triggers when the staff assigned to an event change. Returns the event and its current staff. - Trigger **Updated Event Timeline** Triggers when an event's timeline changes, including its service or shift times and its prep, travel, setup, cleanup or unload durations. - Action **Get Event** Returns a single Flashquotes event by its id, optionally including related details such as its location, staff, services, checklists and booking. - Action **Get Form Response** Returns the answers submitted on a Flashquotes form response, keyed by each question's title. - Action **Get Invoices** Returns all invoices for a booking, including each invoice's number, status, due date, amounts and viewing link. - Action **Get quote** Returns a quote by ID with its live total price, dates, status details and event information, plus any related records you ask to include. An error occurs if the quote is not found. - Action **Get resource** Returns a single Flashquotes resource, such as a piece of equipment or a bookable item, by its ID, including its name, category, status and location. - Action **Get staff member** Returns one staff member by ID, including their contact details, role and status. Inactive staff are returned too. - Action **List Events** Returns your company's Flashquotes events, newest first, optionally narrowed by service start time, creation date, location or booking. - Action **List quotes** Returns quote summaries for your company with live totals, newest first, optionally filtered by contact, location, booking, event type or date range. - Action **List resources** Returns the resources for your company, newest first, optionally only those at one location. - Trigger **New Appointment** Triggered when a new appointment is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggered when a new opportunity is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Task** Triggered when a new task is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **Task Completed** Triggers when a task is marked as completed in MyDesk. - Trigger **Task Overdue** Triggers when an open task passes its planned date without being completed. - Action **Find Contact** Returns the MyDesk contacts that match the name, email address, your own identifier or filter you supply. - Action **Find Country** Returns the countries in your MyDesk environment that match a name, your own identifier or an extra condition. - Action **Find Opportunity** Returns the opportunities in MyDesk that match your own identifier or a filter condition. - Action **Find Task** Returns the MyDesk tasks that match your identifier, subject or filter condition. ## Each app on its own - [ **Flashquotes** Flashquotes is a quoting and booking platform for event businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/flashquotes) - [ **MyDesk** MyDesk: Get started quickly with a user-friendly CRM for sales.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mydesk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Flashquotes - [ **Flashquotes to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-hubspot) - [ **Flashquotes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-salesforce) - [ **Flashquotes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-slack) - [ **Flashquotes to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-google-sheets) - [ **Flashquotes to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-gmail) - [ **Flashquotes to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/flashquotes-to-google-calendar) ## More into MyDesk - [ **HubSpot to MyDesk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-mydesk) - [ **Google Sheets to MyDesk** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-mydesk) - [ **Gmail to MyDesk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-mydesk) - [ **Google Calendar to MyDesk** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-mydesk) - [ **Google Drive to MyDesk** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-mydesk) - [ **Mailchimp to MyDesk** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-mydesk) Questions ## Flashquotes and MyDesk, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Flashquotes? Any of Flashquotes's 2 triggers in the catalog, including Updated Event Staff and Updated Event Timeline. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in MyDesk when something happens in Flashquotes? Any of MyDesk's 4 actions, including Find Contact, Find Country, Find Opportunity and Find Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from MyDesk to Flashquotes? Yes. When something happens in MyDesk, your agent can act in Flashquotes too. This page covers both directions: MyDesk's triggers and Flashquotes's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Flashquotes or MyDesk? 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 Flashquotes and MyDesk 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.