--- title: "Connect Metaview to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Conversation\" fires in Metaview, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Metaview to NGP VAN When **New Conversation** fires in [Metaview](https://apiant.ai/connections/metaview), 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. Metaview **1** trigger Metaview **31** 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 Metaview 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 Metaview can start in NGP VAN - When **New Conversation** in Metaview then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Conversation** in Metaview 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 Metaview and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 51 actions - Trigger **New Conversation** Triggers when a new conversation is available in Metaview. - Action **Build chart** Creates a visual chart from conversation data with optional filtering, grouping, and timezone adjustment. - Action **Check enrichment status** Returns enrichment status and usage metrics for candidate data, with options to scope by person or enrichment type. - Action **Create AI field** Creates a new AI-powered field that analyzes conversations to answer a custom question, with configurable value type. - Action **Create report** Builds a report from conversations with filtering, metrics, grouping, and custom field inclusion. - Action **Fetch candidates** Looks up candidate information by ID, LinkedIn URL, email, or phone number in bulk. - Action **Find candidate's sequences** Finds which outreach sequences a candidate is enrolled in using their ID, LinkedIn URL, email, or phone. - Action **Get note template** Returns a note generation template by ID for use in automating note creation. - Action **Get search details** Retrieves configuration and results for a sourcing search by ID. - Action **Get sourcing analytics** Returns sourcing analytics and metrics grouped by user, search, or date range with filtering options. - Action **Get sourcing messages** Lists outreach messages sent in a sourcing search with pagination support. - Action **Get User Context** Returns information about the connected user account and available features. - Action **Give sourcing feedback** Submits feedback on candidates from a sourcing search, optionally linking to the search that sourced them. - Action **Group conversations** Groups recorded conversations by a field (like recruiter, stage, or outcome) and returns counts and metrics per group. - Action **List application reviews** Returns a list of application reviews, optionally filtering by name or showing only active ones. - Action **List ATS jobs** Returns ATS job postings, optionally filtered by job title. - Action **List ATS stages** Returns hiring pipeline stages for a job, or workspace-level stages if no job is specified. - Action **List available fields** Returns available data fields for reports, optionally filtered by name. - Action **List candidates in sequence** Returns candidates enrolled in a sequence, with optional enrollment status and per-step delivery details. - Action **List field values** Returns distinct values for a field across conversations, useful for building filters or dropdowns. - Action **List mailboxes** Returns email mailboxes available in this Metaview workspace. - Action **List note template folders** Returns folders of note templates organized in the workspace. - Action **List note templates** Returns note templates available in the workspace, optionally filtered by name or with full section details. - Action **List sequences** Returns candidate sequences, optionally filtered by name, creator, or status; includes full configuration if requested. - Action **List sourcing candidates** Returns candidates from a specified sourcing search with optional filtering by pack, feedback status, and detail level. - Action **List sourcing searches** Returns all sourcing searches with optional pagination. - Action **Manage candidate sequence** Adds, pauses, resumes, cancels, removes, or updates candidate enrollments in a recruitment sequence. - Action **Manage note template** Creates, updates, or deletes call note templates with customizable sections for structured note-taking. - Action **Manage sequence** Creates, updates, duplicates, or deletes recruitment sequences. - Action **Search conversations** Searches call conversations with optional filtering, sorting, and field selection. - Action **Search reports** Searches reports by name, category, or ID with optional full configuration details. - Action **Send sourcing message** Starts or continues a sourcing or research search with a message to the AI agent. - 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 - [ **Metaview** Metaview writes your recruiting notes for you so you can save time and focus on high-quality interactions...](https://apiant.ai/connections/metaview) - [ **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 Metaview - [ **Metaview to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-salesforce) - [ **Metaview to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-slack) - [ **Metaview to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-google-calendar) - [ **Metaview to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-stripe) - [ **Metaview to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-shopify) - [ **Metaview to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/metaview-to-quickbooks-online) ## 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 ## Metaview and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Metaview? Any of Metaview's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Conversation. 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 Metaview? 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 Metaview? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Metaview. 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 Metaview 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 Metaview 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.