--- title: "Connect iContact and Twilio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New contact\" fires in iContact, your agent runs \"Update Message\" in Twilio, or \"New Call\" in Twilio to \"Create Contact\" in iContact." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-twilio" --- # Connect iContact and Twilio When **New contact** fires in [iContact](https://apiant.ai/connections/icontact), your agent runs **Update Message** in [Twilio](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio), or **New Call** in Twilio to **Create Contact** in iContact. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iContact **2** triggers iContact **25** actions Twilio **4** triggers Twilio **11** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want iContact and Twilio 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 iContact and Twilio can do together ### From iContact to Twilio - When **New contact** in iContact then **Update Message** in Twilio - When **New list** in iContact then **Schedule Message** in Twilio ### From Twilio to iContact - When **New Call** in Twilio then **Create Contact** in iContact - When **New Incoming Call** in Twilio then **Create Message** in iContact 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 iContact and Twilio ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 36 actions - Trigger **New contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to an iContact client folder, optionally only contacts on a chosen list. - Trigger **New list** Triggers when a new subscriber list is created in an iContact client folder. - Action **Add campaign** Creates a new campaign (sending profile with sender name, sender email and CAN-SPAM mailing address) in an iContact client folder. - Action **Add custom field** Creates a new custom field for contacts in an iContact client folder. - Action **Create Contact** Create a new contact in an iContact client folder. - Action **Create List** Create a new contact list in a client folder. - Action **Create Message** Create a new email message in a client folder. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete an iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Delete list** Deletes a subscriber list from an iContact client folder. - Action **Get Accounts** List iContact accounts accessible to these credentials. - Action **Get campaign** Returns one iContact campaign (its sending profile, from name and email, and mailing address) by its id. - Action **Get Client Folders** List client folders within an iContact account. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Get list** Returns one subscriber list from an iContact client folder, including its name, public name and description. - Action **Get message** Returns one email message from an iContact client folder, including its subject, HTML and text bodies, and SpamCheck results. - Action **List Campaigns** List sending campaigns (from-name/email profiles) in a client folder. - Action **List Contacts** List contacts in a client folder, optionally filtered by email or status. - Action **List Custom Fields** List custom fields defined in a client folder. - Action **List Lists** Retrieve all contact lists in a client folder. - Action **List Messages** List email messages in a client folder. - Action **List sends** Returns every email send (pending, sending, released and cancelled) in an iContact client folder, including its message, target lists and segments, schedule, recipient count and status. - Action **List Subscriptions** List subscriptions in a client folder, optionally filtered by contact or list. - Action **Send Message to List** Schedule/send an existing message to one or more lists. - Action **Subscribe Contact to List** Subscribe a contact to a list (creates a subscription). - Action **Unsubscribe Contact from List** Remove a subscription, unsubscribing a contact from a list. - Action **Update Contact** Update an existing iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Update list** Updates an existing iContact subscriber list's name, public name, description or owner-notification setting. Only the values you supply are changed. - Trigger **New Call** Polls for voice calls on your Twilio account. - Trigger **New Incoming Call** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives a call. - Trigger **New Message Received** Polls for inbound SMS/MMS messages received by your Twilio account. - Trigger **New SMS received** Fires instantly when the selected Twilio phone number receives an SMS/MMS. Activating the automation points the number's incoming-message webhook at this automation; deactivating clears it. - Action **Delete Message** Deletes a message from your Twilio account's message logs. - Action **Find available phone numbers by criteria** Returns up to 50 phone numbers available to buy in a country that match the specified criteria (area code, pattern, capabilities, location). - Action **Get Call** Retrieves details of a single voice call by its Call SID. - Action **Get Message** Retrieves a single SMS/MMS message by its Message SID. - Action **List Calls** Lists voice calls on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or status. - Action **List Messages** Lists SMS/MMS messages on the account, optionally filtered by To, From, or date sent. - Action **List Phone Numbers** Lists the Twilio phone numbers (incoming phone numbers) owned by your account. - Action **Lookup Phone Number** Looks up details (carrier, line type, caller name) for a phone number via the Twilio Lookup v2 API. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedules an SMS or MMS message to be sent later through one of your Messaging Services. A scheduled message can be canceled with Update Message until it is sent. - Action **Update Message** Updates a Twilio Message: replaces or redacts its text, or cancels a scheduled message that has not been sent yet. - Action **Update Phone Number** Update settings (voice/SMS URLs, friendly name) of an owned incoming phone number. ## Each app on its own - [ **iContact** iContact allows your company to create, send, and track your email marketing messages with ease and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/icontact) - [ **Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connections/twilio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from iContact - [ **iContact to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-salesforce) - [ **iContact to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-slack) - [ **iContact to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-mailchimp) - [ **iContact to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-stripe) - [ **iContact to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-shopify) - [ **iContact to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Twilio - [ **HubSpot to Twilio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-twilio) - [ **Salesforce to Twilio** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-twilio) - [ **Mailchimp to Twilio** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-twilio) - [ **Shopify to Twilio** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-twilio) - [ **QuickBooks Online to Twilio** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-twilio) - [ **Pipedrive to Twilio** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-twilio) Questions ## iContact and Twilio, answered ### ### What can start an automation from iContact? Any of iContact's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New contact and New list. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Twilio when something happens in iContact? Any of Twilio's 11 actions, including Update Message, Update Phone Number, Find available phone numbers by criteria and Get Call. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Twilio to iContact? Yes. When something happens in Twilio, your agent can act in iContact too. This page covers both directions: Twilio's triggers and iContact's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iContact or Twilio? 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 iContact and Twilio 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.