# Connect folk and Instantly

When **Company Added** fires in [folk](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk), your agent runs **Add lead list** in [Instantly](https://apiant.ai/connections/instantly), or **New Event** in Instantly to **Create Deal** in folk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

folk **11** triggers folk **16** actions Instantly **1** trigger Instantly **22** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want folk and Instantly 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 folk and Instantly can do together

### From folk to Instantly

- When **Company Added** in folk then **Add lead list** in Instantly
- When **Company Custom Field Updated** in folk then **Add Lead to Campaign** in Instantly

### From Instantly to folk

- When **New Event** in Instantly then **Create Deal** in folk
- When **New Event** in Instantly then **Create Note** in folk

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 folk and Instantly

## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 38 actions

- Trigger

**Company Added**

Triggers when a new company is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Company Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a company custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Company Removed**

Triggers when a company is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Company Updated**

Triggers when a company basic field (like name, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Trigger

**Deal Added**

Fires when a new deal is created.

- Trigger

**Deal Removed**

Fires when a deal is deleted from a pipeline.

- Trigger

**Deal Updated**

Fires when a deal is updated (stage change, field update).

- Trigger

**Person Added**

Triggers when a new person is created or added to a group.

- Trigger

**Person Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when a person custom field (for example tag, status, text, assignee) is updated.

- Trigger

**Person Removed**

Triggers when a person is deleted from the workspace or removed from a group.

- Trigger

**Person Updated**

Triggers when a person basic field (like first name, job title, email or URL) in a group is updated.

- Action

**Create Company**

Creates a company in folk, optionally adding it to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Deal**

Creates a deal in a folk group, optionally linked to companies and people, and sets that deal type's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Group**

Creates a group in folk. A default "All people" table view is added to the group automatically.

- Action

**Create Note**

Creates a note on a folk person, company or deal. Optionally posts it as a reply to an existing note.

- Action

**Create Person**

Creates a person in folk, optionally adding them to a group and setting that group's custom fields.

- Action

**Create Reminder**

Creates a reminder on a folk person, company or deal, scheduled with an iCalendar recurrence rule.

- Action

**Delete Company**

Deletes a company from folk by its id.

- Action

**Delete Person**

Deletes a person from folk by their id. This also removes their custom fields, notes and associations.

- Action

**Find a Company**

Searches folk companies by name, email or website and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Find a Person**

Searches folk people by email, full name or phone and returns the matches, with the first one broken out for easy mapping.

- Action

**Get a Company**

Fetches one folk company by id, including its custom field values.

- Action

**Get a Note**

Fetches one folk note by id, with its text, author and the record it is attached to.

- Action

**Get a Person**

Fetches one folk person by id, including their custom field values.

- Action

**List Groups**

Returns the groups in the folk workspace, with each group's id, name and visibility.

- Action

**Update Company**

Updates a folk company. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

- Action

**Update Person**

Updates a folk person. Only the fields you fill in are changed; list fields such as emails replace the whole list.

- Trigger

**New Event**

Triggers when an Instantly event occurs, such as an email sent, a reply received, or a lead status change.

- Action

**Activate campaign**

Starts a campaign, or resumes a paused one, and returns the updated campaign.

- Action

**Add campaign**

Creates a new Instantly campaign with its sending schedule, email sequence and sending options. Returns the created campaign.

- Action

**Add lead list**

Creates a new lead list in Instantly for storing leads.

- Action

**Add Lead to Campaign**

Adds a lead to an Instantly campaign, with their contact details, personalization and custom variables. Returns the created lead.

- Action

**Add Tags to Campaigns**

Assigns one or more custom tags to one or more campaigns.

- Action

**Add to Blocklist**

Adds an email address or domain to the workspace's blocklist so it no longer receives emails.

- Action

**Create a New Tag**

Creates a new custom tag in your Instantly workspace for organizing accounts and campaigns.

- Action

**Delete blocklist entry**

Deletes a blocked email or domain entry from your Instantly block list, returning the removed entry.

- Action

**Delete lead**

Permanently deletes a lead from your Instantly workspace and returns the deleted lead.

- Action

**Find Lead**

Finds leads in your Instantly workspace by email address or search term, optionally narrowed to a campaign, list or lead status. Returns the matching leads and the first match.

- Action

**Get Blocklist Entry**

Returns a single block list entry (a blocked email address or domain) by its ID.

- Action

**Get campaign**

Returns a campaign's full details, including its schedule, sequences, sending accounts and settings.

- Action

**Get lead**

Returns a single Instantly lead by its ID, including contact details, campaign, status, engagement counts and custom variables.

- Action

**List campaigns**

Returns the campaigns in your Instantly workspace, optionally filtered by name, tags, status or AI Sales Agent.

- Action

**List lead lists**

Returns the lead lists in your Instantly workspace, optionally filtered by name or by whether they run enrichment.

- Action

**List leads**

Returns leads from your Instantly workspace, optionally filtered by campaign, list, status, search term or email address.

- Action

**List Tag Mappings**

Returns the tag assignments in the workspace, showing which custom tags are attached to which email accounts and campaigns.

- Action

**Pause campaign**

Stops (pauses) a running campaign so it no longer sends emails, and returns the updated campaign.

- Action

**Remove Lead From Campaign**

Removes one or more leads from an Instantly campaign, deleting them from that campaign.

- Action

**Remove Tags From Campaigns**

Removes one or more custom tags from Instantly campaigns.

- Action

**Update lead**

Updates an existing lead's details in Instantly, such as name, company, phone, interest status and custom variables, and returns the updated lead.

- Action

**Update Lead Status**

Updates the interest status of a lead in Instantly (for example Interested, Meeting booked, or Not interested), optionally scoped to one campaign or list.

## Each app on its own

- [ **folk** folk is the next generation CRM for teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/folk)
- [ **Instantly** Instantly is an email automation platform that helps scale outreach campaigns.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instantly)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from folk

- [ **folk to OpenRouter** OpenRouter is a unified interface to AI models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-openrouter)
- [ **folk to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-hubspot)
- [ **folk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-salesforce)
- [ **folk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-slack)
- [ **folk to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-google-sheets)
- [ **folk to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/folk-to-gmail)

## More into Instantly

- [ **HubSpot to Instantly** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-instantly)
- [ **Google Sheets to Instantly** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-instantly)
- [ **Gmail to Instantly** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-instantly)
- [ **Google Calendar to Instantly** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-instantly)
- [ **Google Drive to Instantly** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-instantly)
- [ **ActiveCampaign to Instantly** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-instantly)

Questions

## folk and Instantly, answered

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### What can start an automation from folk?

Any of folk's 11 triggers in the catalog, including Company Added, Company Custom Field Updated, Company Removed and Company Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Instantly when something happens in folk?

Any of Instantly's 22 actions, including Create a New Tag, Update lead, Update Lead Status and Activate campaign. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Instantly to folk?

Yes. When something happens in Instantly, your agent can act in folk too. This page covers both directions: Instantly's triggers and folk's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for folk or Instantly?

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.

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### Can my AI client use folk and Instantly 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
