--- title: "Connect LifterLMS and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Course\" fires in LifterLMS, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-nytimes" --- # Connect LifterLMS and Nytimes When **New Course** fires in [LifterLMS](https://apiant.ai/connections/lifterlms), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Create a WordPress User** in LifterLMS. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. LifterLMS **10** triggers LifterLMS **14** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want LifterLMS and Nytimes 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 LifterLMS and Nytimes can do together ### From LifterLMS to Nytimes - When **New Course** in LifterLMS then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Course Enrollment** in LifterLMS then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to LifterLMS - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create a WordPress User** in LifterLMS - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Enroll in a Course** in LifterLMS 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 LifterLMS and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **Course Access Cancelled** Triggers when a student's enrollment in the selected LifterLMS course is cancelled. - Trigger **Course Access Expired** Triggers when a student's access to a LifterLMS course expires. - Trigger **Membership Access Cancelled** Triggers when a student's access to a LifterLMS membership is cancelled. - Trigger **Membership Access Expired** Triggers when a student's access to the selected LifterLMS membership expires. - Trigger **New Course** Triggers when a new course is created in LifterLMS. - Trigger **New Course Enrollment** Triggers when a student enrolls in the selected LifterLMS course. - Trigger **New Membership** Triggers when a new LifterLMS membership is created. - Trigger **New Membership Enrollment** Triggers when a student is enrolled in the selected LifterLMS membership. - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new LifterLMS order is placed on your site, optionally limited to a status, student, product or access plan. - Trigger **New Student** Triggers when a new LifterLMS student (a WordPress user with the student role) is created. - Action **Cancel Course Access** Cancels a student's access to a LifterLMS course by setting their course enrollment status to cancelled. - Action **Cancel Membership Access** Cancels a student's access to a LifterLMS membership by setting their membership enrollment status to cancelled. - Action **Create a WordPress User** Creates a new WordPress user (a LifterLMS student) on your site, with the student role unless you choose another. - Action **Enroll in a Course** Enrolls a WordPress user (student) in a LifterLMS course and returns the new enrollment. - Action **Enroll in a Membership** Enrolls a WordPress user in a LifterLMS membership and returns the resulting enrollment. - Action **Expire Course Access** Sets a student's enrollment in a LifterLMS course to expired and returns the updated enrollment. - Action **Expire Membership Access** Sets a student's enrollment in a LifterLMS membership to expired and returns the updated enrollment. - Action **Find Courses** Searches LifterLMS courses by a search term and returns the matching courses. - Action **Get Course** Returns the details of a LifterLMS course, including its title, content, status, enrollment and access dates, and catalog settings. - Action **Get Course Enrollment** Returns a student's enrollment in a LifterLMS course, including its status, dates and what triggered it. - Action **Get Order** Returns the details of a LifterLMS order, including the student, purchased course or membership, access plan, totals and status. - Action **Retrieve a WordPress User** Returns a WordPress user (LifterLMS student) by their user ID, including profile and billing details. - Action **Search WordPress User by Email** Finds the WordPress user (LifterLMS student) whose email address exactly matches the one you supply, and returns their profile. - Action **Search WordPress User by Username** Finds the WordPress user on your LifterLMS site whose username exactly matches the one you supply, and returns their profile. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **LifterLMS** LifterLMS is a WordPress-based LMS solution that makes it easy to create, sell, and protect engaging online...](https://apiant.ai/connections/lifterlms) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from LifterLMS - [ **LifterLMS to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-salesforce) - [ **LifterLMS to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-slack) - [ **LifterLMS to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-mailchimp) - [ **LifterLMS to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-stripe) - [ **LifterLMS to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-shopify) - [ **LifterLMS to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/lifterlms-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## LifterLMS and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from LifterLMS? Any of LifterLMS's 10 triggers in the catalog, including New Course, New Course Enrollment, New Membership and New Membership Enrollment. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in LifterLMS? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to LifterLMS? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in LifterLMS too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and LifterLMS's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for LifterLMS or Nytimes? 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 LifterLMS and Nytimes 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.