--- title: "Connect Grist and US Global Mail - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Record\" fires in Grist, your agent runs \"Update mail item\" in US Global Mail." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-us-global-mail" --- # Connect Grist and US Global Mail When **New or Updated Record** fires in [Grist](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist), your agent runs **Update mail item** in [US Global Mail](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-global-mail), or **New Mail **in US Global Mail to **Create or Update Record** in Grist. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Grist **4** triggers Grist **21** actions US Global Mail **1** trigger US Global Mail **16** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Grist and US Global Mail 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 Grist and US Global Mail can do together ### From Grist to US Global Mail - When **New or Updated Record** in Grist then **Update mail item** in US Global Mail - When **New Record** in Grist then **Discard mail item** in US Global Mail ### From US Global Mail to Grist - When **New Mail **in US Global Mail then **Create or Update Record** in Grist - When **New Mail **in US Global Mail then **Create Record** in Grist 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 US Global Mail ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 37 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Record (Instant)** Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added. - Trigger **New Record** Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table. - Trigger **New Record (Instant)** Triggers when a new Record is created - Action **Add Column** Adds a column to a table in a Grist document. - Action **Add Table** Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID. - Action **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. - Action **Create Record** Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID. - Action **Create Workspace** Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID. - Action **Delete Document** Deletes a Grist document permanently. - Action **Delete Records** Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID. - Action **Delete Workspace** Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it. - Action **Find Record** Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values. - Action **Get Document** Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization. - Action **Get Org** Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level. - Action **Get Workspace** Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains. - Action **List Columns** Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type. - Action **List Orgs** Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach. - Action **List Tables** Returns the tables in a Grist document. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains. - Action **Run SQL Query** Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows. - Action **Update Document** Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is. - Action **Update Record** Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Workspace** Renames a Grist workspace. - Trigger **New Mail** Triggers when a new mail item arrives in your US Global Mail mailbox. - Action **Add address** Adds a new shipping or check-deposit address to your US Global Mail account. - Action **Add folder** Creates a new mail folder with a name and an optional color. - Action **Add scan request** Requests a scan of a mail item, or has it opened and its contents scanned. This is a billable action on the US Global Mail account. - Action **Archive mail item** Moves a mail item out of the active inbox into the archive and returns the updated mail item. - Action **Delete folder** Deletes a folder. Mail in the folder is not deleted; it simply becomes unfiled. - Action **Discard mail item** Asks the mailroom to discard a physical mail item. It can be undone with Undiscard within 7 days; after that the item is permanently shredded. - Action **Get account** Returns your US Global Mail account profile, including name, email, phone number, status and mailbox (PMB) number. - Action **Get mail item** Returns full detail for one mail item in your US Global Mail mailbox, including its status, sender, dimensions, weight, scan and folder. - Action **Get shipment** Returns the details of one shipment, including its status, tracking number, destination and packed mail items. - Action **List addresses** Returns the shipping and deposit addresses on your US Global Mail account, optionally filtered by type. - Action **List folders** Returns all of your US Global Mail folders, with each folder's name and color. - Action **List mail items** Returns the mail items in your mailbox, with optional filters for status, type, folder, scan state, arrival period, read state and search text. - Action **List scans** Returns your scan and open-and-scan requests, optionally filtered by status, type, mail item, search text or scan date. - Action **List shipments** Returns your shipment requests (shipments, returns to sender, check deposits and pickups), optionally filtered by type and status. - Action **Update folder** Renames a mail folder or changes its color. - Action **Update mail item** Marks a mail item as read or unread and/or moves it into a folder, and returns the updated mail item. ## Each app on its own - [ **Grist** Grist combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database to organize your data...](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist) - [ **US Global Mail** US Global Mail is a virtual mailbox tool that allows you to seamlessly access and control your mail items...](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-global-mail) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Grist - [ **Grist to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-gmail) - [ **Grist to Clickhouse** Column-oriented database for real-time analytical SQL queries at petabyte scale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-clickhouse) - [ **Grist to Mistral AI** Mistral AI is a platform for building, customizing, and deploying advanced AI models and agents for...](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-mistral-ai) - [ **Grist to OpusClip** OpusClip is a AI video tool that turns long videos into viral shorts with captions and transcripts.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-opusclip) - [ **Grist to Postman** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-postman) - [ **Grist to RuneScape** The RuneScape Wiki API exposes data for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-runescape) ## More into US Global Mail - [ **HubSpot to US Global Mail** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-us-global-mail) - [ **Salesforce to US Global Mail** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-us-global-mail) - [ **Slack to US Global Mail** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-us-global-mail) - [ **Google Sheets to US Global Mail** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-us-global-mail) - [ **Gmail to US Global Mail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-us-global-mail) - [ **Google Calendar to US Global Mail** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-us-global-mail) Questions ## Grist and US Global Mail, 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 US Global Mail when something happens in Grist? Any of US Global Mail's 16 actions, including Update folder, Update mail item, Add address and Add folder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from US Global Mail to Grist? Yes. When something happens in US Global Mail, your agent can act in Grist too. This page covers both directions: US Global Mail's triggers and Grist's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Grist or US Global Mail? 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 Grist and US Global Mail 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.