--- title: "Connect GrowSurf to World News Api - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Participant\" fires in GrowSurf, your agent runs \"Extract news\" in World News Api." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-world-news-api" --- # Connect GrowSurf to World News Api When **New Participant** fires in [GrowSurf](https://apiant.ai/connections/growsurf), your agent runs **Extract news** in [World News Api](https://apiant.ai/connections/world-news-api). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. GrowSurf **2** triggers GrowSurf **4** actions World News Api **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want GrowSurf and World News Api 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 GrowSurf can start in World News Api - When **New Participant** in GrowSurf then **Extract news** in World News Api - When **Campaign Ended** in GrowSurf then **Extract news links** in World News Api 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 GrowSurf and World News Api ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 10 actions - Trigger **Campaign Ended** Triggers when a campaign ends. - Trigger **New Participant** Triggers when a new participant is added or referred to your campaign. - Action **Add participant** Adds a participant to a GrowSurf program, optionally crediting the person who referred them. - Action **List programs** Lists the referral and affiliate programs in your GrowSurf account. - Action **Trigger Referral** Triggers a referral for an existing referred participant, awarding referral credit to whoever referred them. - Action **Update program** Updates a GrowSurf program's name, company details, or status — including publishing it or ending it. - Action **Extract news** Extracts a news article from a URL, returning its title, text, images, videos, publish date, authors and language. - Action **Extract news links** Returns the news article links found on a news website page, such as a publisher's homepage or a section page. - Action **Find news** Searches news articles worldwide by text, language, source country, entities, sentiment, publish date and more, returning the matching articles. - Action **Geocode location** Returns the latitude and longitude of a location name, for use in location-filtered news searches. - Action **Get news** Returns full details of one or more news articles by their IDs. - Action **List top news** Returns the top news headlines for a country and language on a given day, clustered from multiple sources and ranked by coverage. ## Each app on its own - [ **GrowSurf** GrowSurf is referral software for B2C and B2B tech companies.](https://apiant.ai/connections/growsurf) - [ **World News Api** REST API for searching global news articles with entity extraction, sentiment analysis, and geolocation...](https://apiant.ai/connections/world-news-api) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from GrowSurf - [ **GrowSurf to Pipefy** The easy button for processes and workflows Easily organize and run all your processes in one place, leaving...](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-pipefy) - [ **GrowSurf to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-hubspot) - [ **GrowSurf to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-salesforce) - [ **GrowSurf to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-slack) - [ **GrowSurf to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-mailchimp) - [ **GrowSurf to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/growsurf-to-stripe) ## More into World News Api - [ **LiveAgent to World News Api** LiveAgent is the only customer support app you will ever need.](https://apiant.ai/connect/liveagent-to-world-news-api) - [ **ProjectManager to World News Api** ProjectManager.com is a simple yet powerful online project management tool that enables you and your team to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-world-news-api) - [ **HubSpot to World News Api** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-world-news-api) - [ **Salesforce to World News Api** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-world-news-api) - [ **Slack to World News Api** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-world-news-api) - [ **Google Sheets to World News Api** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-world-news-api) Questions ## GrowSurf and World News Api, answered ### ### What can start an automation from GrowSurf? Any of GrowSurf's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Participant and Campaign Ended. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in World News Api when something happens in GrowSurf? Any of World News Api's 6 actions, including Extract news, Extract news links, Find news and Geocode location. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from World News Api to GrowSurf? World News Api has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in GrowSurf. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads World News Api's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for GrowSurf or World News Api? 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 GrowSurf and World News Api 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.