--- title: "Connect Manychat and Salesforce - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Custom Field\" fires in Manychat, your agent runs \"Create object record\" in Salesforce." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-salesforce" --- # Connect Manychat and Salesforce When **New or Updated Custom Field** fires in [Manychat](https://apiant.ai/connections/manychat), your agent runs **Create object record** in [Salesforce](https://apiant.ai/connections/salesforce), or **New object record** in Salesforce to **Find User by Name** in Manychat. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Manychat **1** trigger Manychat **12** actions Salesforce **2** triggers Salesforce **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Manychat and Salesforce 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 Manychat and Salesforce can do together ### From Manychat to Salesforce - When **New or Updated Custom Field** in Manychat then **Create object record** in Salesforce - When **New or Updated Custom Field** in Manychat then **Find most recent created or updated record** in Salesforce ### From Salesforce to Manychat - When **New object record** in Salesforce then **Find User by Name** in Manychat - When **New or updated object record** in Salesforce then **Get page info** in Manychat 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 Manychat and Salesforce ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers ยท 21 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Custom Field** Triggers when a subscriber custom field is created on the Manychat page, or an existing one's name, type or description changes. - Action **Add custom field** Creates a new subscriber custom field on your Manychat page, with the name, data type and description you choose. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag on your Manychat page. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a new Manychat subscriber (contact) from a name plus an email, phone or WhatsApp number, and returns the created subscriber. - Action **Delete tag** Deletes a tag from your Manychat page and removes it from every subscriber that has it. This cannot be undone. - Action **Find User by Name** Returns up to 100 subscribers whose full name matches the name you specify. - Action **Get page info** Returns details of the connected Manychat page: its id, name, category, avatar, username, about text, description, Pro status and timezone. - Action **List custom fields** Returns every subscriber custom field defined on the Manychat page, with each field's id, name, type and description. - Action **List flows** Returns all automations (flows) on the connected Manychat page, along with the folders they are organized in. - Action **List tags** Returns every tag defined on your Manychat page, with each tag's id and name. - Action **Send flow** Sends one of your Manychat automations (flows) to a subscriber. - Action **Set bot field** Sets the value of a Manychat bot field (an account-wide field shared by all subscribers). - Action **Set Custom Field** Sets the value of one custom user field on a Manychat subscriber. - Trigger **New object record** Polling trigger: fires for each new record created in the specified SObject type. Polls SOQL ordered by CreatedDate descending. - Trigger **New or updated object record** Polling trigger: fires for each record created or modified in the specified SObject type. Polls SOQL ordered by SystemModstamp descending. - Action **Create object record** Creates a new record of the specified SObject type (standard or custom, e.g. Account, Contact, Lead, Opportunity, Case, or MyObject__c) with the supplied field values. - Action **Delete object record** Deletes an existing SObject record by object type and record ID. - Action **Describe object** Returns the full field and metadata description (describe) for an SObject type โ€” useful for discovering available fields and their API names. - Action **Find most recent created or updated record** Returns the single most recently created or last-modified record for the specified SObject type (ordered by SystemModstamp DESC, LIMIT 1). - Action **Find object records** Finds matching records for an SObject type by a field/value equality match via SOQL. Returns Id and the requested fields for all matches. - Action **Get object record** Retrieves a single SObject record by object type and record ID. Optionally restrict returned fields with a comma-separated 'fields' list. - Action **List objects** Lists all available SObject types (standard and custom) on the org. - Action **SOQL query** Executes a SOQL query against the org and returns matching records. Example: SELECT Id, Name FROM Account WHERE CreatedDate = TODAY. - Action **Update object record** Updates an existing SObject record by object type and record ID with the supplied field values. Salesforce returns no body on success (HTTP 204). ## Each app on its own - [ **Manychat** Manychat is an all-in-one Messenger Marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/manychat) - [ **Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/salesforce) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Manychat - [ **Manychat to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-slack) - [ **Manychat to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-stripe) - [ **Manychat to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-shopify) - [ **Manychat to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting โ€” manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Manychat to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-pipedrive) - [ **Manychat to Notion** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manychat-to-notion) ## More into Salesforce - [ **HubSpot to Salesforce** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Calendar to Salesforce** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Drive to Salesforce** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-salesforce) - [ **Mailchimp to Salesforce** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-salesforce) - [ **QuickBooks Online to Salesforce** QuickBooks Online accounting โ€” manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/quickbooks-online-to-salesforce) - [ **Pipedrive to Salesforce** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-salesforce) Questions ## Manychat and Salesforce, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Manychat? Any of Manychat's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or Updated Custom Field. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Salesforce when something happens in Manychat? Any of Salesforce's 9 actions, including Create object record, Find most recent created or updated record, Update object record and Describe object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Salesforce to Manychat? Yes. When something happens in Salesforce, your agent can act in Manychat too. This page covers both directions: Salesforce's triggers and Manychat's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Manychat or Salesforce? 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 Manychat and Salesforce 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.