--- title: "Connect MailUp to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Email Message in List\" fires in MailUp, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect MailUp to NGP VAN When **New Email Message in List** fires in [MailUp](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailup), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. MailUp **4** triggers MailUp **25** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want MailUp and NGP VAN 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 MailUp can start in NGP VAN - When **New Email Message in List** in MailUp then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Group** in MailUp then **Add Note to Contact** 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 MailUp and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 45 actions - Trigger **New Email Message in List** A new email message was created in the list. MailUp is a multi-list environment and messages are list-specific. - Trigger **New Group** New group added to the specified list. MailUp is a multi-list environment and groups are list-specific. - Trigger **New Recipient Subscribed** There is a new subscriber in the specified list. MailUp is a multi-list environment. - Trigger **New Recipient Unsubscribed** A recipient unsubscribed from the specified list. MailUp is a multi-list environment. - Action **Add list** Create a new list. POST Console/List - Action **Add Recipient to Group** Add recipient to the specified group on the list. - Action **Add Recipient to List** Adds a new recipient to the specified list as a subscriber. - Action **Create New Email Message** Create a new email message on the specified list. - Action **Create New Group** Add a new group to the specified list. MailUp is a multi-list environment. - Action **Delete email message** Delete an email message. DELETE Console/List/{id_List}/Email/{id_Message} - Action **Delete group** Delete a group in a list. DELETE Console/List/{id_List}/Group/{id_Group} - Action **Delete list** Delete a list. DELETE Console/List/{id_List} - Action **Get email message** Retrieve email message details. GET Console/List/{id_List}/Email/{id_Message} - Action **Get list** Retrieve list details by id. GET Console/List/{id_List} - Action **List email messages** Retrieve email messages of a list. GET Console/List/{id_List}/Emails - Action **List Email Message Sendings** lists the sendings (send tasks, with recipients count and status) created for an email message. - Action **List Group Recipients** Lists the recipients in a MailUp group (GET Console/Group/{id_group}/Recipients), with id, email, name and personal data fields. - Action **List groups** Retrieve groups of a list. GET Console/List/{id_List}/Groups - Action **List lists** Retrieve the console's lists. GET Console/List on services.mailup.com/API/v1.1/Rest/ConsoleService.svc - Action **List subscribed recipients** Retrieve subscribed recipients of a list. GET Console/List/{id_List}/Recipients/Subscribed - Action **Remove recipient from group** Unsubscribe a recipient from a group. DELETE Console/Group/{id_Group}/Unsubscribe/{id_Recipient} - Action **Remove Recipient From List** This method unsubscribe the given recipient from the specified list. - Action **Send Message to Email Address** Sends the specified message (previously created in MailUp in the specified List) to the email address specified. - Action **Send Message to Group** Send a message to a predefined group in the specified list. - Action **Send message to list** Send an email message to all recipients of a list. POST Console/List/{id_List}/Email/{id_Message}/Send - Action **Unsubscribe recipient from list** Unsubscribe a recipient from a list. DELETE Console/List/{id_List}/Unsubscribe/{id_Recipient} - Action **Update email message** Modify an email message. PUT Console/List/{id_List}/Email/{id_Message} - Action **Update group** Modify a group in a list. PUT Console/List/{id_List}/Group/{id_Group} - Action **Update list** Modify details of a list. PUT Console/List/{id_List} - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **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. - Action **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. - Action **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. - Action **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. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **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. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **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. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **MailUp** MailUp is your complete email delivery solution.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mailup) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from MailUp - [ **MailUp to Maildroppa** Maildroppa is a B2B email-marketing platform that lets you create, send and track campaigns, manage...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-maildroppa) - [ **MailUp to SendPulse** SendPulse is an Integrated messaging platform providing user communication on all devices with Emails, SMS...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-sendpulse) - [ **MailUp to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-salesforce) - [ **MailUp to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-slack) - [ **MailUp to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-stripe) - [ **MailUp to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailup-to-shopify) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## MailUp and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from MailUp? Any of MailUp's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Email Message in List, New Group, New Recipient Subscribed and New Recipient Unsubscribed. 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 MailUp? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to MailUp? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in MailUp. 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 MailUp 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 MailUp 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.