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What Grist can start in Shift4
When New or Updated Record in Grist
then Add card in Shift4
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 Grist and Shift4
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 42 actions
- New or Updated Record
Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated.
- New or Updated Record (Instant)
Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added.
- New Record
Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
- New Record (Instant)
Triggers when a new Record is created
- Add Column
Adds a column to a table in a Grist document.
- Add Table
Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
- Create Document
Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
- Create or Update Record
Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID.
- Create Record
Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
- Create Workspace
Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
- Delete Document
Deletes a Grist document permanently.
- Delete Records
Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
- Delete Workspace
Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
- Find Record
Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
- Get Document
Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
- Get Org
Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
- Get Workspace
Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
- List Columns
Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
- List Orgs
Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
- List Tables
Returns the tables in a Grist document.
- List Workspaces
Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
- Run SQL Query
Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
- Update Document
Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
- Update Record
Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
- Update Workspace
Renames a Grist workspace.
- Add card
Saves a credit or debit card to an existing Shift4 customer, either from a card token / successful charge, or from full card details.
- Add charge
Creates a new charge to a customer or card.
- Add customer
Creates a new customer in Shift4, optionally saving a card to them as their default card.
- Add plan
Creates a new subscription plan that customers can be subscribed to.
- Add refund
Refunds an existing charge in full or in part, returning the funds to the card that was charged.
- Add subscription
Creates a subscription that bills a customer automatically according to a plan.
- Delete card
Deletes a saved card from a Shift4 customer. If the deleted card was the customer's default, the most recently added card becomes the new default.
- Delete customer
Deletes an existing Shift4 customer.
- Delete plan
Deletes a plan by ID.
- Delete subscription
Cancels/deletes an existing subscription by ID.
- Get charge
Fetches a charge by ID.
- Get customer
Fetches a customer by ID.
- Get dispute
Fetches a dispute by ID.
- Get plan
Fetches a plan by ID.
- Get refund
Retrieves an existing Shift4 refund by its id.
- Get subscription
Fetches a subscription by ID.
- List cards
Lists the saved cards of a Shift4 customer, most recently created first.
- List refunds
Returns all refunds.
- Update charge
Updates an existing Shift4 charge's customer, description, shipping, billing, fraud status or metadata. Fields left blank are unchanged.
- Update customer
Updates an existing Shift4 customer. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
- Update subscription
Updates an existing subscription. Any field left blank is left unchanged.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Grist and Shift4, answered
What can start an automation from Grist?
Any of Grist's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record, New or Updated Record (Instant), New Record and New Record (Instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Shift4 when something happens in Grist?
Any of Shift4's 21 actions, including Update charge, Update customer, Update subscription and Add card. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Shift4 to Grist?
Shift4 has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Grist. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shift4's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Grist or Shift4?
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.
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.