--- title: "Connect Google Slides to Viral Loops - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Slide Added\" fires in Google Slides, your agent runs \"Add Participant\" in Viral Loops." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-viral-loops" --- # Connect Google Slides to Viral Loops When **New Slide Added** fires in [Google Slides](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-slides), your agent runs **Add Participant** in [Viral Loops](https://apiant.ai/connections/viral-loops). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Google Slides **1** trigger Google Slides **8** actions Viral Loops **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 Google Slides and Viral Loops 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 Google Slides can start in Viral Loops - When **New Slide Added** in Google Slides then **Add Participant** in Viral Loops - When **New Slide Added** in Google Slides then **Update participant** in Viral Loops 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 Slides and Viral Loops ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 19 actions - Trigger **New Slide Added** Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation. - Action **Create Slides Markdown** Creates a new google slides presentation from markdown text. automatically splits content into slides using '---' separators and applies appropriate templates based on content structure. - Action **Get Page Thumbnail2** Tool to generate a thumbnail of the latest version of a specified page. Use when you need a preview image URL for a slide page. This request counts as an expensive read request for quota purposes. - Action **Presentations Batch Update** Tool to update existing google slides presentations with either raw api requests or markdown content. **two operation modes:** 1. **raw api mode**: provide direct slides api requests for precise control 2. **markdown mode**: provide markdown text to automatically add professional slides **markdown features:** - professional themes with coordinated colors and backgrounds - dynamic font sizing that prevents overflow (notion-like hierarchy) - smart table auto-sizing with column width optimization - auto-centering and professional positioning - bold formatting, emojis, and multi-line content support - multiple slide types: title, bullet, table, quote, image, two-column **use cases:** - add new slides to existing presentations - update presentation content with markdown - apply professional themes and styling - bulk slide creation with consistent formatting - Action **Presentations Copy From Template** Tool to create a new Google Slides presentation by duplicating an existing template deck via Drive file copy. Use when you need to preserve themes, masters, and layouts exactly as they appear in the template. After copying, use GOOGLESLIDES_PRESENTATIONS_BATCH_UPDATE to replace placeholder text or images. - Action **Presentations Create** Tool to create a blank or duplicate presentation. use when you need to initialize a presentation with a specific title or duplicate an existing one. - Action **Presentations Get** Tool to retrieve the latest version of a presentation. use after obtaining the presentation id. - Action **Presentations Pages Get** Tool to get the latest version of a specific page in a presentation. use when you need to inspect slide, layout, master, or notes page details. - Action **Presentations Pages Get Thumbnail** Tool to generate and return a thumbnail image url for a specific page. use when you need a quick preview of a slide page after loading it. - Action **Add Participant** Registers a new participant in a Viral Loops campaign, optionally crediting the participant who referred them. - Action **Convert Participant** Records a conversion for a registered participant in a Viral Loops campaign, optionally with a conversion value. - Action **Find participants** Searches a campaign's participants by name or email, optionally filtered by conversion status and source. Returns up to 100 matching participants. - Action **Flag participant** Flags a participant so they are removed from the campaign's waiting list or leaderboard without being deleted from the campaign. - Action **Get campaign** Returns the configuration and public information of the connected campaign, such as its name, company name, type and landing page. - Action **Get campaign stats** Returns the number of leads and the total referral count of your Viral Loops campaign. - Action **Get participant** Returns a single campaign participant's details, looked up by email or referral code. - Action **Get Participant's Referrer** Returns the participant who referred a given participant in your Viral Loops campaign, looked up by email or referral code. - Action **List participant referrals** Returns the list of people a participant has referred to your campaign, looked up by the participant's email or referral code. - Action **Redeem reward** Redeems a participant's pending reward, moving it from their pending rewards to their given rewards. - Action **Update participant** Updates a participant's first name, last name, referral count, conversion count or custom field values in your Viral Loops campaign. ## Each app on its own - [ **Google Slides** Google Slides is a cloud-based presentation editor with real-time collaboration, template gallery, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-slides) - [ **Viral Loops** Viral Loops is a referral marketing platform for busy marketers and founders.](https://apiant.ai/connections/viral-loops) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Google Slides - [ **Google Slides to Dust** Dust lets you build custom AI assistants with access to your company's data.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-dust) - [ **Google Slides to NEXT** NEXT is an AI-powered continuous product discovery platform for teams, that lets you validate big-picture...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-next) - [ **Google Slides to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-hubspot) - [ **Google Slides to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Slides to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-slack) - [ **Google Slides to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-slides-to-google-sheets) ## More into Viral Loops - [ **HubSpot to Viral Loops** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-viral-loops) - [ **Salesforce to Viral Loops** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-viral-loops) - [ **Slack to Viral Loops** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-viral-loops) - [ **Google Sheets to Viral Loops** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-viral-loops) - [ **Gmail to Viral Loops** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-viral-loops) - [ **Google Calendar to Viral Loops** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-viral-loops) Questions ## Google Slides and Viral Loops, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Google Slides? Any of Google Slides's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Slide Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Viral Loops when something happens in Google Slides? Any of Viral Loops's 11 actions, including Update participant, Add Participant, Convert Participant and Find participants. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Viral Loops to Google Slides? Viral Loops has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Google Slides. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Viral Loops's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Google Slides or Viral Loops? 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 Slides and Viral Loops 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.