--- title: "Connect Knack and Pipedrive - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New View Record\" fires in Knack, your agent runs \"Create Lead\" in Pipedrive, or \"New Activity\" in Pipedrive to \"Create Record\" in Knack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-pipedrive" --- # Connect Knack and Pipedrive When **New View Record** fires in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), your agent runs **Create Lead** in [Pipedrive](https://apiant.ai/connections/pipedrive), or **New Activity** in Pipedrive to **Create Record** in Knack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Knack **1** trigger Knack **11** actions Pipedrive **6** triggers Pipedrive **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 Knack and Pipedrive 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) Pipedrive holds the deals, people and organizations your sales team works; Knack holds the database app the rest of the business uses. Connecting them means a new deal or contact in Pipedrive can write straight into a Knack object or view, and a new record in a Knack view can open a lead, activity or note back in Pipedrive. Example flows ## What Knack and Pipedrive can do together ### From Knack to Pipedrive - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Lead** in Pipedrive - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Create Deal** in Pipedrive ### From Pipedrive to Knack - When **New Activity** in Pipedrive then **Create Record** in Knack - When **New Deal** in Pipedrive then **Create View Record** in Knack 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 Knack and Pipedrive ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 35 actions - Trigger **New View Record** Fires when a new record appears in a Knack page view — polls a view's records (respects the view's access control and filters), the view-based counterpart to New Record. - Action **Create Record** Add a new record to a Knack object. Provide field values as a JSON object keyed by field key (e.g. field_1). - Action **Create View Record** create a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based) - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record from a Knack object by ID. - Action **Delete View Record** delete a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Get Record** Retrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object. - Action **Get View Record** Retrieve a single record through a page view by its ID — returns only the fields exposed by the view and respects the view's access control, the view-based counterpart to Get Record. - Action **List Records** Retrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters. - Action **List View Records** retrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters) - Action **Update Record** Update an existing record in a Knack object by ID. - Action **Update View Record** update a record through a view (view-based) - Action **Upload File or Image** upload a file or image asset to associate with a record field - Trigger **Deal Won** Triggers when a deal is marked as won in Pipedrive. - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Trigger **New Deal** Triggers when a new deal is created. - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when a new organization is added. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when a new person (contact) is added. - Trigger **New Person (with Custom Fields and Labels)** Triggered when a new person (contact) is added. Includes custom fields and labels. - Action **Create Activity** Creates a new activity (call, meeting, task, etc.). - Action **Create Deal** Adds a new deal to Pipedrive. Returns the created deal. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead. Returns the created lead. - Action **Create Note** Adds a new note to a deal, person, or organization. - Action **Create Organization** Adds a new organization. Returns the created organization. - Action **Create Person** Adds a new person (contact). Returns the created person. - Action **Delete Activity** Marks an activity as deleted. - Action **Delete Deal** Marks a deal as deleted. - Action **Delete Organization** Marks an organization as deleted. - Action **Delete Person** Marks a person as deleted. - Action **Get Deal** Returns the deal with the given ID. - Action **Get Organization** Returns the organization with the given ID. - Action **Get Person** Returns the person with the given ID. - Action **Get related deals for person** Returns deals having the specified status that are related to the specified person. - Action **Get stage ID by stage name** Returns the stage id if the stage name exists. - Action **Merge organizations** Merges two organization accounts. Info from the organization record to discard is merged into the organization record to keep. - Action **Merge persons** Merges two person accounts. Info from the person record to discard is merged into the person record to keep. - Action **Search Deals** Searches deals by term. Returns matching deals. - Action **Search Organizations** Searches organizations by term. Returns matching organizations. - Action **Search Persons** Searches persons by term (name, email, phone). Returns matching persons. - Action **Update Activity** Updates an existing activity by ID. - Action **Update Deal** Updates an existing deal by ID. - Action **Update Organization** Updates an existing organization by ID. - Action **Update Person** Updates an existing person by ID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Knack** Knack is an online database and app builder. Read and write records in your Knack objects.](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack) - [ **Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pipedrive) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Knack - [ **Knack to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-salesforce) - [ **Knack to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-slack) - [ **Knack to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-mailchimp) - [ **Knack to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-stripe) - [ **Knack to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-shopify) - [ **Knack to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-trello) ## More into Pipedrive - [ **HubSpot to Pipedrive** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-pipedrive) - [ **Slack to Pipedrive** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pipedrive) - [ **Gmail to Pipedrive** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-pipedrive) - [ **Stripe to Pipedrive** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-pipedrive) - [ **Notion to Pipedrive** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-pipedrive) - [ **Airtable to Pipedrive** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-pipedrive) Questions ## Knack and Pipedrive, answered ### ### Can I avoid creating the same client twice in Knack? Yes. Before writing, the agent can use List Records on your Knack object to check for a matching client and only run Create Record when nothing comes back, and it tests each scenario so both the match and the no-match case behave. ### ### Knack only lists a view trigger. Can I still start from Knack? Yes, New View Record fires when a record appears in a page view, so the view's own filters and permissions decide what reaches Pipedrive. From there the agent can create a lead, a person, an activity or a note in Pipedrive using the fields the view exposes. ### ### What can start an automation from Knack? Any of Knack's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New View Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Pipedrive when something happens in Knack? Any of Pipedrive's 24 actions, including Create Activity, Create Lead, Get Organization and Create Deal. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Pipedrive to Knack? Yes. When something happens in Pipedrive, your agent can act in Knack too. This page covers both directions: Pipedrive's triggers and Knack's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Knack or Pipedrive? 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 Knack and Pipedrive 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.