--- title: "Connect Freshworks CRM to TheNews - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Account\" fires in Freshworks CRM, your agent runs \"Find news articles\" in TheNews." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-thenews" --- # Connect Freshworks CRM to TheNews When **New Account** fires in [Freshworks CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm), your agent runs **Find news articles** in [TheNews](https://apiant.ai/connections/thenews). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Freshworks CRM **6** triggers Freshworks CRM **17** actions TheNews **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 Freshworks CRM and TheNews 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 Freshworks CRM can start in TheNews - When **New Account** in Freshworks CRM then **Find news articles** in TheNews - When **New Contact** in Freshworks CRM then **Get article** in TheNews 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 Freshworks CRM and TheNews ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 21 actions - Trigger **New Account** Polling trigger: fires when a new sales account is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a new contact is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New Deal** Polling trigger: fires when a new deal is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Account** Polling trigger: fires when a sales account is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Deal** Polling trigger: fires when a deal is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a note to a contact (targetable_type=Contact) in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Account** Creates a new sales account in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Appointment** Creates an appointment in Freshworks CRM. from_date/end_date are ISO8601. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a new deal in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task in Freshworks CRM. due_date is epoch milliseconds; targetable_type e.g. Contact/Deal/SalesAccount. - Action **Find Account by Name** Looks up a sales account by name using the lookup endpoint. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Looks up a contact by email address using the lookup endpoint. - Action **Find deal by custom field** Searches for a deal by the selected custom field. If a single match is found, emits the deal's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find deal by name** Searches for a deal by name. If a single match is found, emits the deal's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find deal stage by name** Searches for a deal stage by name. If a single match is found, emits the stage's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find pipeline by name** Searches for a pipeline by name. If a single match is found, emits the pipeline's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Get Account** Retrieves a sales account by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieves a contact by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Get Deal** Retrieves a deal by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Update Deal** Updates an existing deal by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Find news articles** Returns news articles matching your search words and filters, such as source, language, and publish date. - Action **Get article** Returns a single news article by its unique ID, including its title, description, URL, image, source and categories. - Action **List sources** Returns news sources (domains and source IDs) available in The News API, optionally filtered by category and language. Returns up to 50 sources. - Action **List top stories** Returns live and historical top news stories, optionally filtered by country, language, category, source, publish date or search terms. ## Each app on its own - [ **Freshworks CRM** Freshworks CRM (Freshsales Suite) — manage contacts, sales accounts, deals, notes, tasks, and appointments.](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm) - [ **TheNews** Aggregated headlines, top story and live news JSON API](https://apiant.ai/connections/thenews) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Freshworks CRM - [ **Freshworks CRM to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-hubspot) - [ **Freshworks CRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-salesforce) - [ **Freshworks CRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-slack) - [ **Freshworks CRM to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-mailchimp) - [ **Freshworks CRM to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-stripe) - [ **Freshworks CRM to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-shopify) ## More into TheNews - [ **HubSpot to TheNews** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-thenews) - [ **Salesforce to TheNews** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-thenews) - [ **Slack to TheNews** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-thenews) - [ **Google Sheets to TheNews** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-thenews) - [ **Gmail to TheNews** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-thenews) - [ **Google Calendar to TheNews** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-thenews) Questions ## Freshworks CRM and TheNews, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Freshworks CRM? Any of Freshworks CRM's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Account, New Contact, New Deal and New or Updated Account. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in TheNews when something happens in Freshworks CRM? Any of TheNews's 4 actions, including Find news articles, Get article, List sources and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from TheNews to Freshworks CRM? TheNews has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Freshworks CRM. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads TheNews's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Freshworks CRM or TheNews? 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 Freshworks CRM and TheNews 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.