--- title: "Connect Formstack Documents and Ontraport - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Merged Document\" fires in Formstack Documents, your agent runs \"Create or Update Contact\" in Ontraport." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-ontraport" --- # Connect Formstack Documents and Ontraport When **New Merged Document** fires in [Formstack Documents](https://apiant.ai/connections/formstack-documents), your agent runs **Create or Update Contact** in [Ontraport](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport), or **New Contact** in Ontraport to **Create Document** in Formstack Documents. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Formstack Documents **1** trigger Formstack Documents **15** actions Ontraport **5** triggers Ontraport **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Formstack Documents and Ontraport 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 Formstack Documents and Ontraport can do together ### From Formstack Documents to Ontraport - When **New Merged Document** in Formstack Documents then **Create or Update Contact** in Ontraport - When **New Merged Document** in Formstack Documents then **Create Task** in Ontraport ### From Ontraport to Formstack Documents - When **New Contact** in Ontraport then **Create Document** in Formstack Documents - When **New or Updated Contact** in Ontraport then **Update Document** in Formstack Documents 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 Formstack Documents and Ontraport ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 29 actions - Trigger **New Merged Document** Triggers when a merged/populated document is created. - Action **Combine Files** Joins several files into one PDF or Word document. Give it the files in the order you want them, either as links or as base64 content, and it returns the combined file. - Action **Convert File to PDF** Turns a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, image or HTML file into a PDF. Point it at the file with a link or supply the file content, and it returns the PDF. - Action **Copy Document** Makes a copy of one of your Formstack Documents templates under a new name, and returns the new document with its merge key, merge URL and available merge fields. - Action **Create Data Route** Creates a data route in Formstack Documents — a single endpoint that sends one set of data to several documents at once, following the rules you give it. Returns the new route with the URL to post data to. - Action **Create Data Route Merge** Sends one set of data into a Formstack Documents data route, which merges it into every document the route's rules select. Optionally returns the finished documents in the response. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document template in Formstack Documents from HTML or from an uploaded PDF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint file, and returns its merge URL and the merge fields found in it. - Action **Delete Data Route** Deletes a data route from Formstack Documents. The documents the route pointed at are not deleted. - Action **Delete Document** Deletes a document template from Formstack Documents. - Action **Get Data Route** Returns one Formstack Documents data route, with its name, its merge URL and the rules that decide which documents the data goes to. - Action **Get Document** Returns one document template from Formstack Documents, with its name, type, output format, merge URL and — for HTML templates — the template's HTML. - Action **Get Document Fields** Returns the merge fields found in a Formstack Documents template, so you know which names to send when merging data into it. - Action **List Data Routes** Returns your Formstack Documents data routes, each with its name, key and the URL to send data to. - Action **List Documents** Returns your Formstack Documents templates, each with its name, type, output format and merge URL. - Action **Update Data Route** Updates a Formstack Documents data route — its name, folder, or the rules that decide which documents receive the data. Anything you leave blank stays as it is. - Action **Update Document** Updates a Formstack Documents template — its name, folder, output format, filename or the template content itself. Anything you leave blank stays as it is; the template type cannot be changed. - Trigger **New Contact** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created contact, newest first (sorted by creation date). - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is created or modified, sorted by date last modified. - Trigger **New Task** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created task (objectID 1), newest first. - Trigger **New Transaction** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created transaction (objectID 46), newest first. - Trigger **Two-way sync new or updated contact** A trigger for two-way syncing new and updated contacts, with enhanced on-the-fly mapping. Polls Ontraport Contacts sorted by date-last-modified descending; fires for each new or updated contact. - Action **Create Object** Create a record of any Ontraport object type. Provide objectID and a JSON of fields. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the field unset. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create or Update Contact** Create a new contact, or merge into an existing one matched by email (Ontraport saveorupdate). Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create Task** Create a Task object (objectID 1) in Ontraport. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Delete Object** Delete a record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Find a contact by exact email match. Returns the first matching record. - Action **Find contact by field (Go only has Find Contact by Email — covers email lookup only, not arbitrary field)** Returns the details for a contact if the specified field matches the specified value. Throws an error if zero or multiple match. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Get Object** Retrieve a single record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **List Contacts** List contacts with optional search, range, and sort. - Action **List Objects** List records of any object type with optional search and range. - Action **Remove Tag from Contact** Remove a tag from one or more contacts. - Action **Tag Contact** Add a tag to one or more contacts. - Action **Update Object** Update a record of any Ontraport object type by ID. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. ## Each app on its own - [ **Formstack Documents** Introducing Formstack Documents, formerly WebMerge.](https://apiant.ai/connections/formstack-documents) - [ **Ontraport** Ontraport is an all-in-one CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Formstack Documents - [ **Formstack Documents to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-hubspot) - [ **Formstack Documents to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-salesforce) - [ **Formstack Documents to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-slack) - [ **Formstack Documents to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-google-sheets) - [ **Formstack Documents to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-gmail) - [ **Formstack Documents to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formstack-documents-to-google-calendar) ## More into Ontraport - [ **HubSpot to Ontraport** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ontraport) - [ **Gmail to Ontraport** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ontraport) - [ **Mailchimp to Ontraport** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-ontraport) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Ontraport** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-ontraport) - [ **Asana to Ontraport** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-ontraport) - [ **JIRA to Ontraport** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-ontraport) Questions ## Formstack Documents and Ontraport, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Formstack Documents? Any of Formstack Documents's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Merged Document. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Ontraport when something happens in Formstack Documents? Any of Ontraport's 14 actions, including Create Object, Create or Update Contact, Create Task and Update Object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ontraport to Formstack Documents? Yes. When something happens in Ontraport, your agent can act in Formstack Documents too. This page covers both directions: Ontraport's triggers and Formstack Documents's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Formstack Documents or Ontraport? 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 Formstack Documents and Ontraport 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.