--- title: "Connect Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Lead Push\" fires in Kenect Text Messaging, your agent runs \"Add company contact\" in ServiceM8." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-servicem8" --- # Connect Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 When **Lead Push** fires in [Kenect Text Messaging](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging), your agent runs **Add company contact** in [ServiceM8](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicem8), or **New Job** in ServiceM8 to **Add contacts to contact group** in Kenect Text Messaging. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Kenect Text Messaging **1** trigger Kenect Text Messaging **12** actions ServiceM8 **2** triggers ServiceM8 **23** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 can do together ### From Kenect Text Messaging to ServiceM8 - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Add company contact** in ServiceM8 - When **Lead Push** in Kenect Text Messaging then **Add job payment** in ServiceM8 ### From ServiceM8 to Kenect Text Messaging - When **New Job** in ServiceM8 then **Add contacts to contact group** in Kenect Text Messaging - When **Job Queued** in ServiceM8 then **Push Lead** in Kenect Text Messaging 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 Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **Lead Push** Triggers when a new conversation starts in Kenect, the closest record Kenect's API exposes to an incoming lead. - Action **Add contacts to contact group** Adds one or more contacts to an existing contact group and returns the per-contact processing status. - Action **Find contact by phone** Finds the contact at a Kenect location that has the given phone number. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Kenect contact by its contact ID, including its phone numbers and contact groups. - Action **Get conversation** Returns one Kenect conversation with its messages, contact, assignment and read status. - Action **List contact groups** Returns the contact groups in a Kenect location, with each group's name and its contact, opt-in and opt-out counts. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Kenect account, optionally narrowed by location, search text or status, and sorted the way you choose. - Action **List locations** Returns all the Kenect locations available to your account, including each location's name and address. - Action **List reviews** Returns all Google and Facebook reviews for the locations assigned to the connected Kenect user, including their ratings, comments and reply status. - Action **List users** Returns the users on the Kenect account, optionally only those with permissions in a chosen location. - Action **Push Lead** Submits a lead to a Kenect location, which begins a text conversation with the person making the inquiry. Returns the id of the new lead. - Action **Reply to conversation** Sends a reply in an existing Kenect conversation from a chosen location, with optional subject and attachments. - Action **Review Request** Sends a review request to a contact's phone number from a Kenect location and returns the message that was sent. - Trigger **Job Queued** Triggers when a Job is assigned to a Queue. - Trigger **New Job** Triggers when a new job is created. - Action **Add attachment** Uploads a file and attaches it to a job (or another ServiceM8 record), so it appears in that record's diary. - Action **Add company contact** Creates a new contact person on a ServiceM8 client (company), such as a billing or job contact. - Action **Add job allocation** Allocates a ServiceM8 job to a staff member, optionally with a scheduled date and allocation window. - Action **Add job material** Adds a material line item to a ServiceM8 job, with quantity, pricing and tax details. - Action **Add job payment** Records a payment against a ServiceM8 job, with its amount, method, date and optional note. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a job, client or other ServiceM8 record. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client (company) record in ServiceM8. - Action **Create Job** Creates a new job in ServiceM8, optionally linked to a client, category and queue, and returns the new job's UUID. - Action **Delete client** Deletes (archives) a client in ServiceM8. - Action **Delete job** Deletes (archives) a job in ServiceM8. The job is hidden in the app and can be restored later. - Action **Get attachment** Returns the details of a single file attachment (photo, PDF or other file) by its UUID. - Action **Get client** Returns one ServiceM8 client (company) record by its UUID, including its name, address and billing details. - Action **Get job** Returns a single ServiceM8 job by its UUID, including its status, client, address and totals. - Action **Get Job Allocation** Returns a single job allocation — which staff member a job is allocated to, its window, dates and status. - Action **List clients** Returns the clients (companies) in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **List job materials** Returns the materials (line items) recorded on jobs, optionally filtered, for example to a single job. - Action **List job payments** Returns the payments recorded against jobs, optionally filtered (for example to a single job). - Action **List Job Queues** Returns the job queues set up in the ServiceM8 account. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes in your ServiceM8 account, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List staff members** Returns the staff members in your ServiceM8 account, optionally narrowed by a filter. - Action **Update client** Updates an existing client (company) in ServiceM8. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing job in ServiceM8, changing only the fields you fill in. ## Each app on its own - [ **Kenect Text Messaging** Kenect is a texting platform that allows companies to send and receive texts, attachments, web leads, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/kenect-text-messaging) - [ **ServiceM8** ServiceM8 is a field service app and small business management platform for your computer, iPhone and iPad.](https://apiant.ai/connections/servicem8) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Kenect Text Messaging - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-salesforce) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-slack) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-mailchimp) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-stripe) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-shopify) - [ **Kenect Text Messaging to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/kenect-text-messaging-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into ServiceM8 - [ **HubSpot to ServiceM8** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-servicem8) - [ **Salesforce to ServiceM8** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Sheets to ServiceM8** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-servicem8) - [ **Gmail to ServiceM8** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Calendar to ServiceM8** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-servicem8) - [ **Google Drive to ServiceM8** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-servicem8) Questions ## Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Kenect Text Messaging? Any of Kenect Text Messaging's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Lead Push. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ServiceM8 when something happens in Kenect Text Messaging? Any of ServiceM8's 23 actions, including Create Client, Create Job, Update client and Update job. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ServiceM8 to Kenect Text Messaging? Yes. When something happens in ServiceM8, your agent can act in Kenect Text Messaging too. This page covers both directions: ServiceM8's triggers and Kenect Text Messaging's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Kenect Text Messaging or ServiceM8? 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 Kenect Text Messaging and ServiceM8 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.