--- title: "Connect Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Updated Customer\" fires in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series), your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and Nytimes When **Updated Customer** fires in [Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)](https://apiant.ai/connections/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Create Customer** in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) **1** trigger Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) **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 Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and Nytimes can do together ### From Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Nytimes - When **Updated Customer** in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **Updated Customer** in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create Customer** in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Create Customer Group** in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) 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 Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggers when a customer is updated. - Action **Add Product to Consignment** Adds a product line to a consignment in Lightspeed Retail, with its expected count and cost. - Action **Add Stock Adjustment** Adjusts a product's stock level at an outlet, recording the reason such as stock found, damage or theft. - Action **Create Consignment** Creates a consignment in Lightspeed Retail: a supplier order, outlet transfer, supplier return or inventory count. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer. - Action **Create Customer Group** Creates a new customer group. - Action **Create Product** Creates a new product. - Action **Get Consignment** Returns a single consignment from Lightspeed Retail by its id, with its type, status and dates. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single customer by its id. - Action **Get product** Get a product by id. - Action **Get sale** Get a sale by id. - Action **List outlets** List all outlets. - Action **List Registers** Returns the registers in the Lightspeed Retail store, with their outlet and whether each is open. - Action **Update Consignment** Updates a consignment in Lightspeed Retail, such as moving a supplier order from open to sent, dispatched or received. - Action **Update customer** Update an existing customer. - 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 - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)** Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) is a cloud-based POS and retail management software that lets retailers run...](https://apiant.ai/connections/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series) - [ **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 Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-salesforce) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-slack) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-mailchimp) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-stripe) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-to-shopify) - [ **Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/lightspeed-retail-pos-x-series-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 ## Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)? Any of Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)'s 1 trigger in the catalog, including Updated Customer. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)? 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 Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series)'s actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) 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 Lightspeed Retail POS (X-Series) 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.