--- title: "Connect Groove and Ontraport - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Customer Added\" fires in Groove, your agent runs \"Create or Update Contact\" in Ontraport." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-ontraport" --- # Connect Groove and Ontraport When **Customer Added** fires in [Groove](https://apiant.ai/connections/groove), your agent runs **Create or Update Contact** in [Ontraport](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport), or **New Contact** in Ontraport to **Add label to ticket** in Groove. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Groove **9** triggers Groove **15** actions Ontraport **5** triggers Ontraport **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Groove and Ontraport 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 Groove and Ontraport can do together ### From Groove to Ontraport - When **Customer Added** in Groove then **Create or Update Contact** in Ontraport - When **Note Added** in Groove then **Create Task** in Ontraport ### From Ontraport to Groove - When **New Contact** in Ontraport then **Add label to ticket** in Groove - When **New or Updated Contact** in Ontraport then **Add message** in Groove 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 Groove and Ontraport ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 29 actions - Trigger **Agent Replied** Triggers when an agent replies to a ticket. - Trigger **Customer Added** Triggers when a customer is created. - Trigger **Customer Replied** Triggers when a customer replies to a ticket. - Trigger **Note Added** Triggers when a note is added to a ticket. - Trigger **Ticket Assigned** Triggers when a ticket is assigned. - Trigger **Ticket Closed** Triggers when a ticket is closed. - Trigger **Ticket Opened** Triggers when a ticket is opened. - Trigger **Ticket Started** Triggers when a new ticket is created. - Trigger **Ticket Tagged** Triggers when a ticket is tagged. - Action **Add label to ticket** Adds one or more labels to a Groove ticket, keeping its existing labels, and returns the updated ticket. - Action **Add message** Adds a new message (reply or private note) to an existing Groove ticket. - Action **Add Note** Adds a private note to a Groove ticket, visible only to agents. - Action **Change Assigned Agent** Assigns a Groove ticket to a different agent, identified by the agent's email address. - Action **Change Ticket Mailbox** Moves a ticket into a different mailbox. - Action **Change Ticket State** Changes the state of a Groove ticket (unread, opened, pending, closed or spam). - Action **Close Ticket** Closes a Groove ticket by setting its state to closed. - Action **Create New Ticket** Creates a new ticket in Groove from a customer or agent, with its first message. - Action **Get customer** Returns one Groove customer, looked up by email address, including their contact details and custom attributes. - Action **Get ticket** Returns a single Groove ticket by its ticket number. - Action **List agents** Returns the agents on your Groove account, optionally limited to one group. - Action **List mailboxes** Returns all mailboxes in the Groove account, with each mailbox's name and email address. - Action **List messages** Returns the messages and notes on a Groove ticket. - Action **Reopen Ticket** Reopens a Groove ticket by setting its state to opened. - Action **Update customer** Updates a customer's profile details, such as name, company, title and contact info, identified by their email address. - Trigger **New Contact** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created contact, newest first (sorted by creation date). - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is created or modified, sorted by date last modified. - Trigger **New Task** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created task (objectID 1), newest first. - Trigger **New Transaction** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created transaction (objectID 46), newest first. - Trigger **Two-way sync new or updated contact** A trigger for two-way syncing new and updated contacts, with enhanced on-the-fly mapping. Polls Ontraport Contacts sorted by date-last-modified descending; fires for each new or updated contact. - Action **Create Object** Create a record of any Ontraport object type. Provide objectID and a JSON of fields. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the field unset. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create or Update Contact** Create a new contact, or merge into an existing one matched by email (Ontraport saveorupdate). Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create Task** Create a Task object (objectID 1) in Ontraport. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Delete Object** Delete a record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Find a contact by exact email match. Returns the first matching record. - Action **Find contact by field (Go only has Find Contact by Email — covers email lookup only, not arbitrary field)** Returns the details for a contact if the specified field matches the specified value. Throws an error if zero or multiple match. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Get Object** Retrieve a single record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **List Contacts** List contacts with optional search, range, and sort. - Action **List Objects** List records of any object type with optional search and range. - Action **Remove Tag from Contact** Remove a tag from one or more contacts. - Action **Tag Contact** Add a tag to one or more contacts. - Action **Update Object** Update a record of any Ontraport object type by ID. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. ## Each app on its own - [ **Groove** The simple helpdesk for SaaS and eCommerce businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/groove) - [ **Ontraport** Ontraport is an all-in-one CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Groove - [ **Groove to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-hubspot) - [ **Groove to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-salesforce) - [ **Groove to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-slack) - [ **Groove to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-mailchimp) - [ **Groove to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-stripe) - [ **Groove to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groove-to-shopify) ## More into Ontraport - [ **HubSpot to Ontraport** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ontraport) - [ **Gmail to Ontraport** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ontraport) - [ **Mailchimp to Ontraport** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-ontraport) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Ontraport** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-ontraport) - [ **Asana to Ontraport** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-ontraport) - [ **JIRA to Ontraport** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-ontraport) Questions ## Groove and Ontraport, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Groove? Any of Groove's 9 triggers in the catalog, including Customer Added, Note Added, Agent Replied and Customer Replied. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Ontraport when something happens in Groove? Any of Ontraport's 14 actions, including Create Object, Create or Update Contact, Create Task and Update Object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ontraport to Groove? Yes. When something happens in Ontraport, your agent can act in Groove too. This page covers both directions: Ontraport's triggers and Groove's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Groove or Ontraport? 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 Groove and Ontraport 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.