--- title: "Connect Housecall Pro and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Completed Job\" fires in Housecall Pro, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Housecall Pro and Nytimes When **New Completed Job** fires in [Housecall Pro](https://apiant.ai/connections/housecall-pro), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Create Customer** in Housecall Pro. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Housecall Pro **2** triggers Housecall Pro **1** action Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Housecall Pro and Nytimes 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 Housecall Pro and Nytimes can do together ### From Housecall Pro to Nytimes - When **New Completed Job** in Housecall Pro then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Scheduled Job** in Housecall Pro then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Housecall Pro - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create Customer** in Housecall Pro 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 Housecall Pro and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 6 actions - Trigger **New Completed Job** Triggers when a job in Housecall Pro is marked complete. - Trigger **New Scheduled Job** Triggers when a new job with a scheduled status is created in Housecall Pro. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer in Housecall Pro with their contact details, tags, notes and addresses. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **Housecall Pro** Housecall Pro is a top rated software to run your home service business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/housecall-pro) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Housecall Pro - [ **Housecall Pro to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-hubspot) - [ **Housecall Pro to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-salesforce) - [ **Housecall Pro to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-slack) - [ **Housecall Pro to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-mailchimp) - [ **Housecall Pro to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-stripe) - [ **Housecall Pro to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/housecall-pro-to-shopify) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## Housecall Pro and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Housecall Pro? Any of Housecall Pro's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Completed Job and New Scheduled Job. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Housecall Pro? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to Housecall Pro? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Housecall Pro too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Housecall Pro's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Housecall Pro or Nytimes? 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 Housecall Pro and Nytimes 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.