--- title: "Connect Mendato to GatewayAPI SMS - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in Mendato, your agent runs \"Get Account Balance\" in GatewayAPI SMS." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-gatewayapi-sms" --- # Connect Mendato to GatewayAPI SMS When **New Employee** fires in [Mendato](https://apiant.ai/connections/mendato), your agent runs **Get Account Balance** in [GatewayAPI SMS](https://apiant.ai/connections/gatewayapi-sms). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Mendato **2** triggers Mendato **25** actions GatewayAPI SMS **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Mendato and GatewayAPI SMS 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 Mendato can start in GatewayAPI SMS - When **New Employee** in Mendato then **Get Account Balance** in GatewayAPI SMS - When **New Subcontractor** in Mendato then **Get SMS Prices** in GatewayAPI SMS 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 Mendato and GatewayAPI SMS ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 28 actions - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added in Mendato. Optional filters limit which employees fire the trigger. - Trigger **New Subcontractor** Triggers when a new subcontractor is added in Mendato. - Action **Add employee** Creates a new employee in Mendato. - Action **Add material** GraphQL mutation createMaterial. - Action **Add object** GraphQL mutation createObject (cleaning object/property). - Action **Add order** Creates a new order (Auftrag) for an object, with the services to perform, and optionally the materials used and the employees or subcontractors assigned. - Action **Add prospect** Creates a new prospect (potential customer) in Mendato, optionally with contact persons and a first prospect object. - Action **Add quote** GraphQL mutation createQuote. - Action **Add supplier** GraphQL mutation createSupplier. - Action **Add ticket** Creates a ticket (a complaint, extra request, material demand or damage report) for an object in Mendato. - Action **Add time record** Creates a time record for an employee in Mendato, with start and end time, optional journey start, break duration and the object (site) worked at. - Action **Create Credit Note** Creates a credit note (Gutschrift) for a subcontractor in Mendato, with its line items, dates and texts. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer (person or company) in Mendato with address, contact and billing details. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate - Action **Create Invoice** Creates an invoice for a customer in Mendato, with its line items, dates and texts, optionally completing and sending it right away. - Action **Create Subcontractor** Creates a new subcontractor - Action **Find Customer** Returns up to 100 customers whose number, name, email address or contact person matches the search text. - Action **Find employees by criteria** Returns the employees that match the given criteria, such as name or personnel number, status, city or ZIP, supervisor or driving licence. - Action **Find invoices by criteria** Returns up to 100 invoices that match the search text, statuses, date ranges, payment state, customer, order, service or object you specify. - Action **Find Subcontractor** Returns up to 100 subcontractors whose number, name or other details match the search text. - Action **Get customer** Returns a single customer by id, including contact details, address, email addresses, tax details, note and tags. - Action **Get order** Returns a single order (Auftrag) by its id, including its object, status, dates, staffing requirements and services. - Action **Get prospect** Returns a single prospect (lead) by its id, with address, contact details, outcome and contact persons. - Action **Get Quote** Returns a single quote (Angebot) by its id, including its number, status, dates, customer or prospect, texts and line items. - Action **Get Supplier** Returns a single supplier (Lieferant) by its id, with name, address, contact and tax details. - Action **Get time record** Returns a single time record by its id, including its date, start and end times, breaks, employee and object. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer's name, address, contact details and email addresses. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Get Account Balance** Returns the current balance of your GatewayAPI account. - Action **Get SMS Prices** Returns the price per SMS in different countries. - Action **Get SMS status** Get the delivery status of a previously sent SMS by message ID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Mendato** Mendato is a cloud-based software for cleaning companies that manages staff, shifts, time tracking, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/mendato) - [ **GatewayAPI SMS** GatewayAPI SMS is an API service providing out- and ingoing SMS message services at competitive prices.](https://apiant.ai/connections/gatewayapi-sms) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Mendato - [ **Mendato to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-salesforce) - [ **Mendato to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-slack) - [ **Mendato to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-stripe) - [ **Mendato to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-shopify) - [ **Mendato to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Mendato to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mendato-to-pipedrive) ## More into GatewayAPI SMS - [ **2Chat to GatewayAPI SMS** 2Chat is a conversational commerce automation tool for WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and SMS.](https://apiant.ai/connect/2chat-to-gatewayapi-sms) - [ **Dasha to GatewayAPI SMS** Dasha is a conversational-AI-as-a-service platform that lets you embed realistic voice and text...](https://apiant.ai/connect/dasha-to-gatewayapi-sms) - [ **HubSpot to GatewayAPI SMS** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-gatewayapi-sms) - [ **Salesforce to GatewayAPI SMS** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-gatewayapi-sms) - [ **Slack to GatewayAPI SMS** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gatewayapi-sms) - [ **Google Sheets to GatewayAPI SMS** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-gatewayapi-sms) Questions ## Mendato and GatewayAPI SMS, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Mendato? Any of Mendato's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Employee and New Subcontractor. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in GatewayAPI SMS when something happens in Mendato? Any of GatewayAPI SMS's 3 actions, including Get Account Balance, Get SMS Prices and Get SMS status. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from GatewayAPI SMS to Mendato? GatewayAPI SMS has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Mendato. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads GatewayAPI SMS's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Mendato or GatewayAPI SMS? 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 Mendato and GatewayAPI SMS 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.