Integration
Connect Loop Returns to NGP VAN
When New Return Created fires in Loop Returns, your agent runs Add Contact History in NGP VAN. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Loop Returns can start in NGP VAN
When New Return Created in Loop Returns
then Add Contact History in NGP VAN
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 Loop Returns and NGP VAN
Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 103 actions
- New Return Created
Triggers when a new return is created in Loop.
- Return Status Updated
Triggers when a Loop return changes state (for example open to closed or cancelled).
- Add Product to Collection
Attach a product to a collection.
- Add Product to Collection by External ID
Attach a product to a collection by commerce `external_id`.
- Advanced Shipping Notice
This endpoint will pull all packages by tracking statuses/timeframe. The ASN endpoint will return an array of
- Cancel Draft Return
Cancel a draft return.
- Cancel Return
Cancel a return in Loop. Canceling a return will allow a customer to make another return with the same
- Close Return
Close a return. Closing a return will not fulfill any outcomes such as exchanges or gift cards, and the
- Create Allowlist Item
Create an allowlist entry.
- Create Blocklist Item
Create a blocklist entry.
- Create Bulk Operation
Uploads a JSONL file of order, product or other jobs and starts a Loop bulk operation that runs them.
- Create Destination
Create a destination.
- Create Fraud Report
Attach a fraud report to a return.
- Create Return Note
Post a new note to a return.
- Delete Allowlist Item
Delete an allowlist entry.
- Delete Blocklist Item
Delete a blocklist entry.
- Delete Collection
Delete a collection.
- Delete Collection by External ID
Delete a collection by its commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Customer
Delete a customer.
- Delete Customer by External ID
Delete a customer by its commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Destination
Delete a destination.
- Delete Inventory
Delete an inventory.
- Delete Inventory by External IDs
Delete an inventory record identified by the product variant's `external_id` and the location's `external_id`. If more than one product variant in the shop shares the same `external_id`, this request returns `409 Conflict`.
- Delete Location
Delete a location.
- Delete Location by External ID
Delete a location by its commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Order
Delete a specific order.
- Delete Order by External ID
Delete a specific order by its commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Product by External ID
Delete a product by its commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Product from Collection
Delete a product from a collection.
- Delete Product from Collection by External ID
Delete a product from a collection by commerce `external_id`.
- Delete Product Variant
Delete a product variant.
- Delete Product Variant by External ID
Delete a product variant by the parent product's commerce `external_id` and the variant's commerce `external_id`.
- Detailed Returns List
Pull a detailed list of returns created within a given timeframe.
- Finalize Items
Finalizes the returning items and cart items of the draft return.
- Flag Return
Flag a return in Loop for review. This will prevent automated processing and will require a human to go
- Get All Destinations
Retrieve all destinations.
- Get Allowlist Item
Retrieve an allowlist entry.
- Get Blocklist Item
Retrieve a blocklist entry.
- Get Bulk Operation
Get the details about a specific bulk operation.
- Get Collection
Get details about a single collection.
- Get Collection by External ID
Get details about a single collection by its commerce `external_id`.
- Get Customer
Get details about a single customer.
- Get Customer by External ID
Get details about a single customer by its commerce `external_id`.
- Get Destination Details
Get details for a single destination.
- Get Draft Return
Retrieves the details of a draft return, including its current state, returning items, cart items, and
- Get Inventory
Get inventory details for a product variant by location.
- Get Inventory by External IDs
Get inventory details for a product variant at a location, identified by the variant's `external_id` and the location's `external_id`. If more than one product variant in the shop shares the same `external_id`, this request returns `409 Conflict`.
- Get Location
Get the details about a single location.
- Get Location by External ID
Get the details about a single location by its commerce `external_id`.
- Get Order
Get details about a specific order.
- Get Order by External ID
Get details about a specific order by its commerce `external_id`.
- Get Product by External ID
Get the details about a single product by its commerce `external_id`.
- Get Product Variant
Get the details about a single product variant.
- Get Product Variant by External ID
Get the details about a single product variant by the parent product's commerce `external_id` and the variant's commerce `external_id`.
- Get Return Details
Get the details of a specific return based on a return's ID,
- Get Return Notes
Get notes on a specific return using the return's ID.
- Get Shipment Information
Get high level information from a Happy Returns shipment.
- Get Shipment Items
Get all items for a Happy Returns shipment.
- Get Shipments
Get information about all Happy Returns shipments created within a given timeframe.
- List Allowlist Items
Retrieve a list of paginated allowlist entries.
- List Blocklist Items
Retrieve a list of paginated blocklist entries.
- List Bulk Operation Jobs
Retrieve a list of bulk operation jobs.
- List Bulk Operations
Retrieve a list of bulk operations. The list can be sorted and paginated using the parameters below.
- List Collections
Retrieve a list of collections. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
- List Customers
Retrieve a list of customers. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
- List Inventories
Retrieve a list of inventories. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
- List Locations
Retrieve a list of locations. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the parameters below.
- List Orders
List all orders.
- List Products
Retrieve a list of products. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the body parameters below.
- List Product Variants
Retrieve a list of product variants. The list can be filtered, sorted, and paginated using the body parameters below.
- Look Up Order Return Eligibility by Order Name
Report per-line-item return eligibility for an order, by its order name, without starting a return.
- Process Return
Process a return in Loop based on the return ID. Processing a return will archive it in Loop and
- Remove Cart Item
Removes a specific item from the draft return's cart.
- Remove Line Items
Remove one or more line items from an open return.
- Remove Returning Item
Removes a specific item from the draft return's ReturningItems.
- Set Address
Sets the return shipping address for the draft return.
- Set Credit Type
Sets the credit type for the draft return.
- Set Customer
Sets the customer information for the draft return.
- Set Processing Type
Sets the processing type (`regular` or `instant`) of the draft return.
- Set Returning Item Return Type
Sets the return type for a specific returning item.
- Submit Draft Return
Submits the draft return.
- Unfinalize Items
Reopens the returning items and cart items of the draft return for modification.
- Update Destination
Update a destination.
- Upsert Inventory
Upsert inventory details for a product variant by location. If the inventory exists, it will be updated; if it doesn't exist, it will be created.
- Add a Contribution
Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation.
- Add Activist Codes
Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN.
- Add Canvass Responses
Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities.
- Add Contact History
Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone.
- Add Note to Contact
Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record.
- Add Survey Responses
Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed.
- Create Financial Batch
Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation.
- Create or Update Contact
Finds the matching person in NGP VAN and updates them with the values provided, or creates a new person when no match is found. Returns the person's VAN ID.
- Create or Update Contact With a Contribution
Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID.
- Delete code from contact
Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN.
- Delete contact
Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID.
- Find Contact
Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record.
- Find Financial Batch
Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text.
- Get contact
Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details.
- List activist codes
Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type.
- List campaigns
Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status.
- List notes
Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN.
- Merge contacts
Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source.
- Subscribe Email
Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed.
- Tag a Contact
Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact.
- Update note
Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN.
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Questions
Loop Returns and NGP VAN, answered
What can start an automation from Loop Returns?
Any of Loop Returns's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Return Created and Return Status Updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Loop Returns?
Any of NGP VAN's 21 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution and Update note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from NGP VAN to Loop Returns?
NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Loop Returns. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Loop Returns or NGP VAN?
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 Loop Returns and NGP VAN 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.