--- title: "Connect Follow Up Boss to CarsXE - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Deal Stage Updated\" fires in Follow Up Boss, your agent runs \"International VIN Decoder API\" in CarsXE." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/follow-up-boss-to-carsxe" --- # Connect Follow Up Boss to CarsXE When **Deal Stage Updated** fires in [Follow Up Boss](https://apiant.ai/connections/follow-up-boss), your agent runs **International VIN Decoder API** in [CarsXE](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Follow Up Boss **8** triggers Follow Up Boss **29** actions CarsXE **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Follow Up Boss and CarsXE to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Follow Up Boss can start in CarsXE - When **Deal Stage Updated** in Follow Up Boss then **International VIN Decoder API** in CarsXE - When **New Appointment** in Follow Up Boss then **Vehicle Images API** in CarsXE 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 Follow Up Boss and CarsXE ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 39 actions - Trigger **Deal Stage Updated** Triggers when a deal in Follow Up Boss is updated, including when it moves to a new pipeline stage. - Trigger **New Appointment** Triggers when a new appointment is created in Follow Up Boss. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added in Follow Up Boss. - Trigger **New Deal** Triggers when a new deal is created in Follow Up Boss. - Trigger **New task** Triggers when a new task is created in Follow Up Boss, optionally limited to a person, assignee, type or due range. - Trigger **Person Stage Updated** Triggers when a contact (person) in Follow Up Boss moves to a different stage. - Trigger **Tag Added to Contact** Triggers when one or more tags are added to a contact in Follow Up Boss. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is added or updated in Follow Up Boss. - Action **Add appointment** Creates an appointment in Follow Up Boss, optionally inviting users and contacts. - Action **Add Collaborators** Sets the collaborating users on a Follow Up Boss contact. - Action **Add Tags to a Contact** Adds one or more tags to a Follow Up Boss contact, keeping the tags the contact already has. - Action **Apply an Action Plan to a Contact** Applies an existing action plan to a Follow Up Boss contact. - Action **Change Stage of a Contact** Moves a contact (person) in Follow Up Boss to a different stage. - Action **Create Contact Without Triggering Action Plans** Creates a contact (person) in Follow Up Boss directly, without running lead-flow automations, agent notifications or action plans. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a deal in Follow Up Boss in the chosen pipeline stage, optionally linked to contacts and agents. - Action **Create Note** Adds a note to a contact (person) in Follow Up Boss. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task on a Follow Up Boss contact, optionally assigned to an agent with a due date and reminder. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact (person) from Follow Up Boss by its id. - Action **Find a Contact** Searches Follow Up Boss contacts by email, phone, name, stage, tags and other criteria, and returns the matching people. - Action **Get Action Plan Assignment** Returns one action plan assignment — which action plan is applied to which contact, and its status. - Action **Get Appointment** Returns a single Follow Up Boss appointment by its ID. - Action **Get Call** Returns a single call logged in Follow Up Boss, looked up by its ID. - Action **Get contact** Returns a Follow Up Boss contact (person) by ID, including custom fields. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single deal by its id, including its pipeline, stage, price, linked people and users, and any deal custom fields. - Action **Get Note** Returns a single note by its id, including its subject, body and the contact it belongs to. - Action **List Action Plan Assignments** Returns the action plans applied to a contact, or the contacts on an action plan. - Action **List tasks** Returns a list of tasks in Follow Up Boss, optionally filtered by contact, assigned agent, name, type, completion status or due date. - Action **List users** Returns the users (agents, brokers, lenders) in the Follow Up Boss account, optionally filtered by role, name or email. - Action **Log Call** Logs a phone call on a Follow Up Boss contact, with its outcome, note and duration. - Action **Pause an Action Plan for a Contact** Pauses an action plan that is running for a contact, so its remaining steps stop until it is resumed. - Action **Reassign Agent** Reassigns a Follow Up Boss contact to a different agent, by user id or agent name. - Action **Send Inquiry or Website Event** Sends a lead inquiry or website activity event (registration, property inquiry, viewed page, etc.) to Follow Up Boss, creating or updating the matching contact. - Action **Update appointment** Updates an existing appointment in Follow Up Boss, such as its time, title, invitees, type or outcome. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact (person) in Follow Up Boss, including names, emails, phones, tags, stage, assignment and custom fields. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in Follow Up Boss, including its stage, people, agents, price, dates and custom field values. - Action **Update note** Edits an existing note's subject, content, or associated contact in Follow Up Boss. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in Follow Up Boss, such as its name, type, assignee, related contact or completion status. - Action **Get Lien & Theft** Checks a US vehicle's VIN for active lien and theft records, returning the vehicle's year, make, model and any reported events. - Action **Get Vehicle History** Returns a vehicle history report for a VIN, including title, brand, junk/salvage and insurance records. - Action **Get Vehicle Market Value** Returns the market value of a vehicle by VIN, including wholesale, retail, trade-in and auction values across condition tiers. - Action **Get Vehicle Specifications** Decodes a 17-character VIN and returns the vehicle's specifications, including attributes, colors, equipment and warranties. - Action **International VIN Decoder API** Decodes a non-US (international) VIN and returns the vehicle's attributes such as make and model. - Action **Search Vehicle by License Plate** Looks up a vehicle by its license plate (and country/state) and returns the decoded vehicle details such as make, model, year, trim and VIN. - Action **Vehicle Images API** Returns images of a vehicle by make and model, optionally filtered by year, trim, color, angle and size. - Action **Vehicle OBD Codes Decoder** Returns the plain-language diagnosis for an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code, such as P0115. - Action **Vehicle Recalls API** Returns the open safety recalls for a vehicle, looked up by its VIN. - Action **Year Make Model API** Returns vehicle data matched by year, make and model (and optionally trim), without needing a VIN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Follow Up Boss** Simple lead management software for real estate agents and brokers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/follow-up-boss) - [ **CarsXE** CarsXE is a vehicle data platform that provides automotive history, market value, specs, and more to support...](https://apiant.ai/connections/carsxe) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Follow Up Boss - 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/follow-up-boss-to-slack) - [ **Follow Up Boss to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/follow-up-boss-to-google-sheets) - [ **Follow Up Boss to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/follow-up-boss-to-gmail) - [ **Follow Up Boss to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/follow-up-boss-to-google-calendar) ## More into CarsXE - [ **HubSpot to CarsXE** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carsxe) - [ **Salesforce to CarsXE** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carsxe) - [ **Slack to CarsXE** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carsxe) - [ **Google Sheets to CarsXE** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carsxe) - [ **Gmail to CarsXE** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carsxe) - [ **Google Calendar to CarsXE** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carsxe) Questions ## Follow Up Boss and CarsXE, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Follow Up Boss? Any of Follow Up Boss's 8 triggers in the catalog, including Deal Stage Updated, New Appointment, New Contact and New Deal. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarsXE when something happens in Follow Up Boss? Any of CarsXE's 10 actions, including Get Lien & Theft, Get Vehicle History, Get Vehicle Market Value and Get Vehicle Specifications. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarsXE to Follow Up Boss? CarsXE has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Follow Up Boss. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarsXE's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Follow Up Boss or CarsXE? 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 Follow Up Boss and CarsXE 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.