--- title: "Connect Method CRM and Nimbata - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Method CRM, your agent runs \"Get lead\" in Nimbata." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-nimbata" --- # Connect Method CRM and Nimbata When **New Activity** fires in [Method CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/method-crm), your agent runs **Get lead** in [Nimbata](https://apiant.ai/connections/nimbata), or **New form submission** in Nimbata to **Add Contact to Existing Entity** in Method CRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Method CRM **6** triggers Method CRM **14** actions Nimbata **1** trigger Nimbata **10** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Method CRM and Nimbata 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 Method CRM and Nimbata can do together ### From Method CRM to Nimbata - When **New Activity** in Method CRM then **Get lead** in Nimbata - When **New Contact** in Method CRM then **List leads** in Nimbata ### From Nimbata to Method CRM - When **New form submission** in Nimbata then **Add Contact to Existing Entity** in Method CRM - When **New form submission** in Nimbata then **Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** in Method CRM 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 Method CRM and Nimbata ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is added in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Triggers when a new customer or customer lead is added to a QuickBooks-synced Method account. - Trigger **New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Triggers when a new customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead is added in a Xero-synced Method account. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created in Method CRM. - Trigger **New Vendor** Triggers when a new vendor is added in Method CRM. - Action **Add Activity** Creates an activity record in your Method CRM account, using the fields your Activity table defines (including custom fields). - Action **Add Contact to Existing Entity** Creates a contact in Method CRM linked to an existing customer, vendor or lead. - Action **Add Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Creates a customer or customer lead in a QuickBooks-synced Method CRM account. - Action **Add Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Creates a customer/vendor or customer/vendor lead in a Method CRM account synced with Xero. - Action **Add Generic Entry** Creates a new record (entry) in any Method CRM table, using the field values you supply, and returns the new record's id. - Action **Add Opportunity** Creates a new opportunity in your Method CRM account. - Action **Delete record** Deletes a record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or activity. - Action **Find Contact** Finds contacts in Method CRM matching your filter criteria, such as an email or name, and returns up to 100 matching contacts. - Action **Find Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only)** Finds customers or customer leads in a QuickBooks-synced Method account by name, returning the matching records. - Action **Find Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only)** Finds customers, vendors, or customer/vendor leads by name in a Xero-synced Method account. - Action **Find records by criteria** Finds records in a Method CRM table that match your filter criteria, returning up to 100 matches. - Action **Find Vendor** Finds vendors in your Method account that match the criteria you give, returning the first match and the full list of matches. - Action **Get record** Returns one record from a Method CRM table, such as a contact, customer or invoice, by its record ID. - Action **Update record** Updates the chosen fields of an existing record in any Method table, such as a contact, customer or invoice. - Trigger **New form submission** Triggers when a new form submission is received in a Nimbata project. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in a tag category of a Nimbata project, ready to be applied to calls and form submissions. - Action **Add tags to call** Adds one or more tags to a call and keeps the tags it already has. Returns the call's full list of tag IDs after the change. - Action **Get call** Returns an inbound call's details, including its attribution, call-flow information and custom field values. - Action **Get lead** Returns one lead with its phone numbers, emails, and first and last interaction details. If the lead was merged into another, returns the surviving lead. - Action **Get tracking number** Returns one tracking number from a project, looked up by its ID or phone number, including its status, line type, country, call flow and tracking source. - Action **List calls** Returns the inbound and outbound calls of a project, newest first, optionally narrowed by date range, caller, tracking number, outcome or campaign. - Action **List form submissions** Returns the form submissions recorded in a Nimbata project, optionally narrowed by form, date range, attribution, device, tag or value. - Action **List leads** Returns the identified leads in a Nimbata project, most recent interaction first, optionally narrowed to one phone number or email address. - Action **List SMS messages** Returns a project's SMS messages, newest first, optionally filtered by date range, direction, status or phone number. - Action **List tracking numbers** Returns the tracking numbers in a Nimbata project, optionally narrowed by a name or phone number search. ## Each app on its own - [ **Method CRM** Method CRM™ is a QuickBooks CRM that streamlines your business from lead to repeat and everything in between.](https://apiant.ai/connections/method-crm) - [ **Nimbata** Nimbata is a call tracking platform that lets you attribute phone calls back to keyword searches, web pages...](https://apiant.ai/connections/nimbata) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Method CRM - [ **Method CRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-salesforce) - [ **Method CRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-slack) - [ **Method CRM to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-stripe) - [ **Method CRM to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-shopify) - [ **Method CRM to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Method CRM to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/method-crm-to-pipedrive) ## More into Nimbata - [ **HubSpot to Nimbata** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nimbata) - [ **Google Sheets to Nimbata** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nimbata) - [ **Gmail to Nimbata** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nimbata) - [ **Google Calendar to Nimbata** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nimbata) - [ **Google Drive to Nimbata** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nimbata) - [ **Mailchimp to Nimbata** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nimbata) Questions ## Method CRM and Nimbata, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Method CRM? Any of Method CRM's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Contact, New Customer or Customer Lead (QuickBooks Only) and New Customer/Vendor or Customer/Vendor Lead (Xero Only). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nimbata when something happens in Method CRM? Any of Nimbata's 10 actions, including Add tag, Add tags to call, Get call and Get lead. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nimbata to Method CRM? Yes. When something happens in Nimbata, your agent can act in Method CRM too. This page covers both directions: Nimbata's triggers and Method CRM's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Method CRM or Nimbata? 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 Method CRM and Nimbata 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.