Integration
Connect Knack and Zendesk
When New View Record fires in Knack, your agent runs Add Comment to Ticket in Zendesk, or New Messaging Conversation in Zendesk to Create Record in Knack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Knack and Zendesk to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Knack and Zendesk can do together
From Knack to Zendesk
When New View Record in Knack
then Add Comment to Ticket in Zendesk
When New View Record in Knack
then Create Ticket in Zendesk
From Zendesk to Knack
When New Messaging Conversation in Zendesk
then Create Record in Knack
When New Ticket in Zendesk
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 Zendesk
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 29 actions
Trigger
New View RecordFires 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 RecordAdd 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 Recordcreate a record through a view, including inserting a connected record (view-based)
Action
Delete RecordDelete a record from a Knack object by ID.
Action
Delete View Recorddelete a record through a view (view-based)
Action
Get RecordRetrieve a single record by ID from a Knack object.
Action
Get View RecordRetrieve 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 RecordsRetrieve records from a Knack object, with optional paging and filters.
Action
List View Recordsretrieve records through a view (view-based, applies view permissions/filters)
Action
Update RecordUpdate an existing record in a Knack object by ID.
Action
Update View Recordupdate a record through a view (view-based)
Action
Upload File or Imageupload a file or image asset to associate with a record field
Trigger
New Messaging ConversationTriggers when a customer starts a new conversation through Zendesk messaging (the web widget, mobile SDK or a social messaging channel). Each conversation arrives as its Zendesk ticket.
Trigger
New TicketPolling trigger that fires when a new ticket is created.
Trigger
New UserPolling trigger that fires when a new user is created.
Action
Add Comment to TicketAdds a public or private comment to an existing ticket.
Action
Create OrganizationCreates a new organization.
Action
Create TicketCreates a new ticket in Zendesk.
Action
Create UserCreates a new user (end-user or agent).
Action
Delete TicketDeletes a ticket by ID.
Action
Delete UserSoft-deletes a user by ID.
Action
Get Messaging User IDReturns the Zendesk messaging ID for a user, so their messaging conversation can be looked up in Zendesk Messaging.
Action
Get OrganizationRetrieves a single organization by ID.
Action
Get TicketRetrieves a single ticket by ID.
Action
Get UserRetrieves a single user by ID.
Action
List OrganizationsLists organizations in the account.
Action
List Ticket CommentsLists all comments on a ticket.
Action
List TicketsLists tickets in the account.
Action
SearchRuns a Zendesk search query across tickets, users, and organizations.
Action
Search UsersSearches users by query (name, email, etc.).
Action
Update OrganizationUpdates an existing organization by ID.
Action
Update TicketUpdates an existing ticket by ID.
Action
Update UserUpdates an existing user by ID.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Knack and Zendesk, 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 Zendesk when something happens in Knack?
Any of Zendesk's 18 actions, including Create Organization, Create Ticket, Create User and Update Organization. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Zendesk to Knack?
Yes. When something happens in Zendesk, your agent can act in Knack too. This page covers both directions: Zendesk's triggers and Knack's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Knack or Zendesk?
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 Zendesk 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.