--- title: "Connect Freshdesk and Twilio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Freshdesk, your agent runs \"Schedule Message\" in Twilio, or \"New Call\" in Twilio to \"Create Ticket\" in Freshdesk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-twilio" --- # Connect Freshdesk and Twilio When **New Contact** fires in [Freshdesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshdesk), your agent runs **Schedule Message** in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), or **New Call** in Twilio to **Create Ticket** in Freshdesk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Freshdesk **3** triggers Freshdesk **21** actions Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **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 Freshdesk and Twilio 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) Freshdesk holds your tickets and contact records; Twilio handles the texts and calls from the same customers. Connecting them means a phone number that reaches your Twilio line can open or update a Freshdesk ticket, and a ticket in Freshdesk can trigger a text to the person waiting. The agent builds the flow, tests every scenario and keeps it running. Example flows ## What Freshdesk and Twilio can do together ### From Freshdesk to Twilio - When **New Contact** in Freshdesk then **Schedule Message** in Twilio - When **New Ticket** in Freshdesk then **Update Message** in Twilio ### From Twilio to Freshdesk - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Create Ticket** in Freshdesk - When **New Incoming Call** in Twilio then **Search Contacts** in Freshdesk 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 Freshdesk and Twilio ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 32 actions - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created. - Trigger **New Ticket** Triggers when a new ticket is created. - Action **Add Note to Ticket** Adds a private or public note to a ticket. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new ticket in Freshdesk. - Action **Delete Contact** Deletes a contact by ID. - Action **Delete Ticket** Deletes a ticket by ID. - Action **Get Agent** Retrieves an agent by ID. - Action **Get Company** Retrieves a company by ID. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieves a contact by ID. - Action **Get Ticket** Retrieves a single ticket by ID. - Action **List Agents** Lists all agents. - Action **List Companies** Lists companies. - Action **List Contacts** Lists contacts. - Action **List Ticket Conversations** Lists all conversations (replies and notes) on a ticket. - Action **List Tickets** Lists tickets, most recently updated first. - Action **Reply to Ticket** Adds a public reply to a ticket conversation. - Action **Search Contacts** Searches contacts using a Freshdesk query string. - Action **Search Tickets** Searches tickets using a Freshdesk query string. - Action **Update Company** Updates a company by ID. - Action **Update Contact** Updates a contact by ID. - Action **Update Ticket** Updates an existing ticket by ID. - Trigger **New Call** Polls for voice calls on your Twilio account. - Trigger **New Incoming Call** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call. - Trigger **New Message Received** Polls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account. - Trigger **New SMS received** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it. - Action **Delete Message** Deletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs. - Action **Find available phone numbers by criteria** Returns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location). - Action **Get Call** Retrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID. - Action **List Calls** Lists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status. - Action **List Messages** Lists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Looks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent. - Action **Update Message** Updates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. - Action **Update Phone Number** Update settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number. ## Each app on its own - [ **Freshdesk** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshdesk) - [ **Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Freshdesk - [ **Freshdesk to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-hubspot) - [ **Freshdesk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-salesforce) - [ **Freshdesk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-slack) - [ **Freshdesk to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-mailchimp) - [ **Freshdesk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-stripe) - [ **Freshdesk to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-shopify) ## More into Twilio - [ **HubSpot to Twilio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twilio) - [ **Salesforce to Twilio** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twilio) - [ **Mailchimp to Twilio** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-twilio) - [ **Shopify to Twilio** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-twilio) - [ **QuickBooks Online to Twilio** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-twilio) - [ **Pipedrive to Twilio** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-twilio) Questions ## Freshdesk and Twilio, answered ### ### Can an inbound text create a ticket for the right person in Freshdesk? Yes. The New Message Received trigger in Twilio can be followed by Search Contacts in Freshdesk to find the sender by phone number, and Create Contact then Create Ticket when there is no match. ### ### Can we send a text from a Freshdesk ticket event? Yes. A New Ticket or New Contact trigger in Freshdesk can lead to Schedule Message in Twilio through one of your messaging services, and a scheduled message that has not gone out yet can still be canceled with Update Message. ### ### What can start an automation from Freshdesk? Any of Freshdesk's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Ticket and New Company. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Twilio when something happens in Freshdesk? Any of Twilio's 11 actions, including Lookup Phone Number, Schedule Message, Update Message and Update Phone Number. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twilio to Freshdesk? Yes. When something happens in Twilio, your agent can act in Freshdesk too. This page covers both directions: Twilio's triggers and Freshdesk's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Freshdesk or Twilio? 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 Freshdesk and Twilio 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.