--- title: "Connect Google Contacts and Twist - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Google Contacts, your agent runs \"Post Message\" in Twist." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-twist" --- # Connect Google Contacts and Twist When **New Contact** fires in [Google Contacts](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-contacts), your agent runs **Post Message** in [Twist](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist), or **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist to **Add Contact to Group** in Google Contacts. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Google Contacts **3** triggers Google Contacts **7** actions Twist **3** triggers Twist **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Google Contacts and Twist 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 Google Contacts and Twist can do together ### From Google Contacts to Twist - When **New Contact** in Google Contacts then **Post Message** in Twist - When **New Group** in Google Contacts then **Add channel** in Twist ### From Twist to Google Contacts - When **New Comment Posted in Thread** in Twist then **Add Contact to Group** in Google Contacts - When **New Message Posted in Conversation** in Twist then **Create Contact** in Google Contacts 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 Google Contacts and Twist ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to Google Contacts. - Trigger **New Group** Triggers when a new contact group (label) is created in Google Contacts. - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is added to Google Contacts or an existing contact is changed. - Action **Add Contact to Group** Adds an existing contact to a contact group (label). - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Google Contacts with a name, email address, phone number, company and notes. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new contact group (label) in Google Contacts. - Action **Delete Contact** Permanently deletes a contact from Google Contacts. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts whose name, email address, phone number or company matches the search text. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a contact's name, email addresses, phone numbers, company, notes and group memberships. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing Google contact's name, email address, phone number, company or notes; fields left blank are kept. - Trigger **New Comment Posted in Thread** Triggers when a new comment is added in a thread. - Trigger **New Message Posted in Conversation** Triggers when a new message is added anywhere inside a conversation. - Trigger **New Thread Added to Channel** Triggers when a new thread is added to a channel. - Action **Add channel** Create a new channel in a workspace. - Action **Delete comment** Deletes a comment from a Twist thread. - Action **Delete thread** Remove a thread. - Action **Find Comment by Id** Gets a single Twist comment by its ID. - Action **Find Thread** Returns the threads in a channel whose title contains the specified text (case-insensitive), plus the first match. - Action **Find Thread by Id** Returns the Twist thread with the specified ID. - Action **Find User by Id** Finds a user by matching against their id. - Action **List channels** Return all channels in a workspace. - Action **List comments** Lists the comments in a Twist thread, newest first by default. - Action **List threads** Lists threads in a Twist channel, newest-updated first by default, with optional filters. - Action **List users** Lists all users in a Twist workspace. - Action **List workspaces** Gets all the workspaces (teams) the connected user belongs to. - Action **Post Comment** Post a comment to a thread you choose. - Action **Post Message** Posts a new message to an existing Twist conversation (direct message). - Action **Post Thread** Adds a new thread to a Twist channel. - Action **Update comment** Edit an existing comment's content. - Action **Update thread** Updates the title, content, attachments, action buttons or mentions of an existing Twist thread. ## Each app on its own - [ **Google Contacts** Google Contacts, the address book built into Gmail, lets you keep track of all your contacts, see when you...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-contacts) - [ **Twist** Twist keeps your conversations on-topic and in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/twist) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Google Contacts - [ **Google Contacts to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-elevenlabs) - [ **Google Contacts to no2bounce** Catch-all and Risky Email Validation Instant Results to Enhance Email Deliverability](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-no2bounce) - [ **Google Contacts to Twenty** Twenty is a modern Open-Source CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-twenty) - [ **Google Contacts to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-hubspot) - [ **Google Contacts to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Contacts to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-contacts-to-slack) ## More into Twist - [ **HubSpot to Twist** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twist) - [ **Salesforce to Twist** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twist) - [ **Slack to Twist** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-twist) - [ **Google Sheets to Twist** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-twist) - [ **Gmail to Twist** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-twist) - [ **Google Calendar to Twist** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-twist) Questions ## Google Contacts and Twist, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Google Contacts? Any of Google Contacts's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Group and New or Updated Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Twist when something happens in Google Contacts? Any of Twist's 17 actions, including Post Comment, Post Message, Post Thread and Update comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twist to Google Contacts? Yes. When something happens in Twist, your agent can act in Google Contacts too. This page covers both directions: Twist's triggers and Google Contacts's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Google Contacts or Twist? 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 Google Contacts and Twist 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.