--- title: "Connect Knack and Relatel - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New View Record\" fires in Knack, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Relatel, or \"New Call\" in Relatel to \"Create Record\" in Knack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-relatel" --- # Connect Knack and Relatel When **New View Record** fires in [Knack](https://apiant.ai/connections/knack), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Relatel](https://apiant.ai/connections/relatel), or **New Call** in Relatel 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 Relatel **4** triggers Relatel **19** 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 Relatel 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 Knack and Relatel can do together ### From Knack to Relatel - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Add contact** in Relatel - When **New View Record** in Knack then **Update contact** in Relatel ### From Relatel to Knack - When **New Call** in Relatel then **Create Record** in Knack - When **New message** in Relatel 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 Relatel ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 30 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 **New Call** Triggers when a new call is made or received in Relatel. - Trigger **New message** Triggered when a new message is sent or received in Relatel. - Trigger **New Smiley** Triggers when a caller or chat visitor gives a new smiley (satisfaction rating) in Relatel. - Trigger **New voicemail** Triggers when a new voicemail is left for an employee or reception. - Action **Add comment** Adds a comment to a contact in Relatel, optionally notifying a colleague. - Action **Add contact** Adds a new contact to your Relatel company and returns the new contact's id. - Action **Cloak Reception** Sets which reception's number is shown as the caller ID on the authenticated employee's outgoing calls. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from your Relatel organization and returns Relatel's confirmation message. - Action **Dial call** Initiates a phone call: rings the authenticated employee's phone, then connects them to the given number. - Action **Do Not Disturb** Turns Do Not Disturb on or off for the connected employee and returns the updated employee. - Action **Find contact by phone number** Finds a Relatel contact by its phone number and returns the contact's details. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single contact, including its phone number, name, email, tags and latest activity, by its contact ID. - Action **Get employee** Returns one employee in your Relatel company by ID, including name, email, phone number, presence and do-not-disturb status. - Action **Join a Group** Adds the authenticated employee to an employee group and returns the group's details after joining. - Action **Leave a Group** Removes the authenticated employee from the chosen employee group and returns the group's details. - Action **List calls** Returns calls in the Relatel account, optionally filtered by start time, end time, direction or the employee or reception that took the call. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Relatel account, optionally only those with a given phone number. - Action **List employee groups** Returns all employee groups in your Relatel account, with each group's name, presence status and member employees. - Action **List employees** Returns all employees in your Relatel company, including their phone numbers, presence and group memberships. - Action **List receptions** Returns all receptions (phone lines/queues) in the Relatel account. - Action **List voicemails** Returns the account's voicemails, optionally filtered by recording time, recipient or phone number. Returns up to 100 voicemails. - Action **Send SMS** Sends an SMS to one or more phone numbers from your Relatel account or one of your receptions. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact's phone number, name, email, flag or tags, and returns the updated contact. ## 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) - [ **Relatel** Create interesting integrations by using your Relatel events for actions.](https://apiant.ai/connections/relatel) 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 Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/knack-to-pipedrive) ## More into Relatel - [ **HubSpot to Relatel** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-relatel) - [ **Google Sheets to Relatel** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-relatel) - [ **Gmail to Relatel** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-relatel) - [ **Google Calendar to Relatel** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-relatel) - [ **Google Drive to Relatel** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-relatel) - [ **Mailchimp to Relatel** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-relatel) Questions ## Knack and Relatel, answered ### ### 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 Relatel when something happens in Knack? Any of Relatel's 19 actions, including Send SMS, Update contact, Add comment and Add contact. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Relatel to Knack? Yes. When something happens in Relatel, your agent can act in Knack too. This page covers both directions: Relatel's triggers and Knack's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Knack or Relatel? 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 Relatel 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.