--- title: "Connect Groundhogg and timelink - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Groundhogg, your agent runs \"Create Client\" in timelink, or \"New Time Entry\" in timelink to \"Add Tags to Contact\" in Groundhogg." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-timelink" --- # Connect Groundhogg and timelink When **New Contact** fires in [Groundhogg](https://apiant.ai/connections/groundhogg), your agent runs **Create Client** in [timelink](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink), or **New Time Entry** in timelink to **Add Tags to Contact** in Groundhogg. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Groundhogg **2** triggers Groundhogg **11** actions timelink **3** triggers timelink **24** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Groundhogg and timelink 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 Groundhogg and timelink can do together ### From Groundhogg to timelink - When **New Contact** in Groundhogg then **Create Client** in timelink - When **New Note** in Groundhogg then **Create Project** in timelink ### From timelink to Groundhogg - When **New Time Entry** in timelink then **Add Tags to Contact** in Groundhogg - When **Updated Time Entry** in timelink then **Create Contact** in Groundhogg 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 Groundhogg and timelink ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to Groundhogg. - Trigger **New Note** Triggers when a new note is added in Groundhogg. - Action **Add Tags to Contact** Applies one or more tags to a Groundhogg contact, by tag ID or name. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Groundhogg with an email address, name, opt-in status, owner, custom fields and tags. - Action **Create Note** Adds a note to a Groundhogg contact's record. - Action **Create Tag** Creates a new tag in Groundhogg. - Action **Delete Contact** Permanently deletes a contact from Groundhogg. - Action **Find Contacts** Finds Groundhogg contacts whose email or name matches the search text and returns the matching contact records. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Groundhogg contact by its ID, including its details, custom fields and tags. - Action **List Tags** Returns the tags defined in your Groundhogg site. - Action **Remove Tags from Contact** Removes one or more tags from a Groundhogg contact. - Action **Send Email to Contact** Sends one of your Groundhogg emails to a contact. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing Groundhogg contact's details, custom fields and tags. - Trigger **Deleted Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is deleted. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created. - Trigger **Updated Time Entry** Triggers when a time entry is updated. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in timelink. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in timelink, optionally assigned to a client. - Action **Create Service** Creates a new service (a type of work you track time against) in timelink. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry for a user in timelink, optionally linked to a client, project and service. - Action **Delete client** Deletes a client in timelink. - Action **Delete project** Deletes a project in timelink. - Action **Delete service** Deletes a service in timelink. - Action **Delete time entry** Deletes a time entry from timelink. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients whose details match the search text, optionally filtered by active status or ids. - Action **Find Project** Searches projects by name or other text and returns the matching projects, optionally narrowed to one client or to active/inactive projects. - Action **Find Service** Searches your timelink services by text, for example part of the service name, and returns the matching services. - Action **Find Time Entry** Searches time entries by text and optional filters such as date range, client, project, service, user and billing status, returning the matching entries. - Action **Get client** Returns a single client by its ID. - Action **Get project** Returns a single timelink project by its ID, including its client, color, acronym and active/billable flags. - Action **Get service** Returns a single service (activity type) by its ID, including name, color, acronym and billable/active status. - Action **Get time entry** Returns a single time entry by its ID, including its client, project, service, description, billing flags and start/end times. - Action **Get user** Returns a single timelink user by ID, including name, email, active status, timezone and language. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients in your timelink account, optionally filtered by search text or active status. - Action **List services** Returns the services (billable activities) in your timelink account, optionally filtered by text, active status or specific ids. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your timelink company, optionally filtered by search text, active status or specific user ids. - Action **Update Client** Updates an existing client in timelink. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Project** Updates an existing project's name, client, color, billing and other details. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Service** Updates an existing service in timelink, such as its name, color, billable or active status. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry in timelink, changing only the details you fill in, such as its times, description, client, project or service. ## Each app on its own - [ **Groundhogg** CRM and email marketing automation plugin for WordPress, with contact management, segmentation, and campaign...](https://apiant.ai/connections/groundhogg) - [ **timelink** timelink is a time recording tool that optionally uses a physical touch display as an input device.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timelink) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Groundhogg - [ **Groundhogg to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-hubspot) - [ **Groundhogg to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-salesforce) - [ **Groundhogg to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-slack) - [ **Groundhogg to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-mailchimp) - [ **Groundhogg to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-stripe) - [ **Groundhogg to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/groundhogg-to-shopify) ## More into timelink - [ **HubSpot to timelink** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-timelink) - [ **Salesforce to timelink** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-timelink) - [ **Slack to timelink** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-timelink) - [ **Google Sheets to timelink** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-timelink) - [ **Gmail to timelink** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-timelink) - [ **Google Calendar to timelink** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-timelink) Questions ## Groundhogg and timelink, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Groundhogg? Any of Groundhogg's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact and New Note. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in timelink when something happens in Groundhogg? Any of timelink's 24 actions, including Create Client, Create Project, Create Service and Create Time Entry. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from timelink to Groundhogg? Yes. When something happens in timelink, your agent can act in Groundhogg too. This page covers both directions: timelink's triggers and Groundhogg's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Groundhogg or timelink? 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 Groundhogg and timelink 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.