--- title: "Connect Gong to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New User\" fires in Gong, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Gong to NGP VAN When **New User** fires in [Gong](https://apiant.ai/connections/gong), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Gong **1** trigger Gong **31** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Gong and NGP VAN 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 Gong can start in NGP VAN - When **New User** in Gong then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New User** in Gong then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 Gong and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 51 actions - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is added to your Gong company. - Action **Add a "Content Shared" Event Into Gong's Activity Timeline** Adds a "Content Shared" event to Gong's activity timeline, recording that a Gong user shared a piece of content (such as a contract or proposal) with external recipients. - Action **Add a "Content Viewed" Event Into Gong's Activity Timeline** Records that an external participant viewed a piece of content (for example a contract or presentation) as an event on Gong's activity timeline. - Action **Add a "Custom Action" Event Into Gong's Activity Timeline** Adds a custom action event, such as a contract signed by a prospect, to Gong's activity timeline. - Action **Add Call** Creates a new call record in Gong, optionally with a link Gong downloads the recording from. - Action **Add Call Media** Uploads a recording file to a call previously created in Gong with Add Call. - Action **Add Digital Interaction** Posts a digital interaction (such as a page view or link click) by a person into Gong's activity timeline. - Action **Ask About Entity** Asks Gong AI a natural-language question about a CRM account, deal, contact or lead and returns the answer, generated from that entity's calls and emails. Consumes Gong credits. - Action **Assign Prospects to Flow** Assigns up to 100 CRM contacts or leads to a Gong Engage flow, owned by the Gong user you name. - Action **Create Meeting** Creates a new Gong meeting for an organizer and invitees, returning the meeting id and join link. - Action **Delete Meeting** Deletes a meeting that was created in Gong. - Action **Find Calls** Finds Gong calls by call ids, host users, workspace or date range and returns their detailed data, such as participants, topics, trackers and highlights. - Action **Find Flow by Name** Finds Gong Engage flows whose name contains the text you give, among the flows visible to a chosen Gong user. Returns up to 50 matches, best matches first. - Action **Find Users** Finds Gong users by their user ids and/or creation date range, returning each user's profile and settings. - Action **Generate Entity Brief** Generates an AI brief, configured in Gong's Agent Studio, for a CRM account, deal, contact or lead from its associated calls and emails. Consumes Gong credits. - Action **Get Call** Returns the details of a single Gong call, such as its title, host, start time, duration and direction. - Action **Get Call Transcripts** Returns the transcripts of Gong calls, either for specific calls or for all calls in a date range, with each speaker's sentences and timings. - Action **Get CRM Objects** Returns uploaded CRM objects (accounts, contacts, deals or leads) from a Gong Generic CRM integration by their CRM ids. - Action **Get User** Returns a Gong user's profile, including name, email, title, manager, active status and recording settings. - Action **List Calls** Returns the calls recorded in Gong that started within a date range, optionally limited to one workspace. - Action **List Calls in Library Folder** Returns the calls saved in a Gong library folder, with each call's title, note, snippet and link. - Action **List Flows** Returns the Gong Engage flows available to a user: company flows plus their personal and shared flows. - Action **List Library Folders** Returns the public Gong call library folders, optionally limited to one workspace. - Action **List Prospect Flows** Returns the Gong Engage flows assigned to the given prospects (by CRM prospect ID) or to the given flow instances. - Action **List Tasks** Returns the Engage tasks assigned to a Gong user, filtered by task type, action and status. - Action **List Users** Returns all of the company's users in Gong, with their contact details, manager and settings. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns all of the company's Gong workspaces, with each workspace's id, name and description. - Action **Unassign Flows by CRM Prospect ID** Removes a prospect (contact or lead) from the Gong Engage flows they are assigned to — all of them, or just one flow if you choose it. Returns the flow instances the prospect was removed from. - Action **Unassign Flows by Flow Instance ID** Removes prospects from Gong Engage flows by flow instance id and returns the instances that were successfully unassigned. - Action **Update Meeting** Updates an existing Gong meeting's time, title, invitees and conferencing provider. - Action **Update Task** Updates the status, due date or priority of an existing Gong Engage task. - Action **Upload CRM Objects** Uploads a batch of CRM accounts, contacts, deals, leads, business users or stages into Gong for a registered CRM integration. Processing happens asynchronously after upload. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Gong** Gong has helped thousands of sales pros have better sales conversations every day.](https://apiant.ai/connections/gong) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Gong - [ **Gong to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-hubspot) - [ **Gong to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-salesforce) - [ **Gong to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-slack) - [ **Gong to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-google-sheets) - [ **Gong to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-google-calendar) - [ **Gong to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gong-to-google-drive) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Gong and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Gong? Any of Gong's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New User. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Gong? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Gong? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Gong. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Gong or NGP VAN? 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 Gong and NGP VAN 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.