--- title: "Connect Mural and Nytimes - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Mural\" fires in Mural, your agent runs \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes, or \"New top story\" in Nytimes to \"Add comment\" in Mural." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-nytimes" --- # Connect Mural and Nytimes When **New Mural** fires in [Mural](https://apiant.ai/connections/mural), your agent runs **Find articles by criteria** in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), or **New top story** in Nytimes to **Add comment** in Mural. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Mural **2** triggers Mural **28** actions Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Mural and Nytimes 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 Mural and Nytimes can do together ### From Mural to Nytimes - When **New Mural** in Mural then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Room** in Mural then **List best sellers** in Nytimes ### From Nytimes to Mural - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add comment** in Mural - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add area** in Mural 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 Mural and Nytimes ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **New Mural** Triggers when a new mural is created in the selected workspace. - Trigger **New Room** Triggers when a new room is created in a Mural workspace. - Action **Add area** Creates an area widget on a mural, with optional title, size, position, layout and style. - Action **Add comment** Adds a comment to a mural at a given position, optionally attached to a widget. - Action **Add folder** Creates a new folder in a Mural room, optionally nested inside an existing folder. - Action **Add room** Creates a room in a Mural workspace you have write access to. - Action **Add shape** Creates a shape widget (such as a rectangle or ellipse) on a mural. - Action **Add tag** Creates a tag in a mural, optionally applying it to widgets. Tag text is limited to 25 characters. - Action **Add text box** Creates a text box widget on a mural. - Action **Create Mural** Creates a new mural in a room you own, with an optional title, folder, size and background color. - Action **Create Sticky** Creates a sticky note on a mural, with optional text, position, size, shape, style and tags. - Action **Delete mural** Deletes a mural that the connected user owns. - Action **Delete room** Deletes a room that you own in Mural. - Action **Delete widget** Deletes a widget (sticky note, shape, text box, etc.) and its content from a mural. - Action **Duplicate mural** Creates a copy of an existing mural in the room (and optional folder) you choose, with a new title. - Action **Find murals by title** Searches a workspace for murals whose titles match the text you provide and returns the matching murals. - Action **Get current user** Returns the profile of the Mural user the connected account belongs to. - Action **Get mural** Returns the details of a single mural you have access to. - Action **Get room** Returns the details of a single Mural room, such as its name, type and workspace. - Action **Get workspace** Returns the details of a Mural workspace you have read access to. - Action **Invite users to mural** Invites people to a mural by email address or username. Invitees are notified by email; people invited by username are added to the mural immediately. - Action **List folders** Returns the folders in a Mural room that you have access to. - Action **List murals** Returns the murals you own or are a member of in a workspace, optionally filtered by status. - Action **List rooms** Returns the rooms in a Mural workspace that you have access to. - Action **List tags** Returns the tags defined in a mural. - Action **List widgets** Returns the widgets (sticky notes, shapes, text boxes, areas and more) on a mural, optionally filtered by widget type or parent widget. Drawings are not included. - Action **List workspaces** Returns all workspaces the connected Mural user is a member of. - Action **Update mural** Updates a mural's title, status, size, colors, folder and permission settings. Leave a field blank to keep its current value. - Action **Update room** Updates the name, description, visibility or favorite status of a Mural room. - Action **Update sticky note** Updates the text, position, size, style or other properties of an existing sticky note on a mural. - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. ## Each app on its own - [ **Mural** Mural is a digital workspace for visual collaboration.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mural) - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Mural - [ **Mural to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-salesforce) - [ **Mural to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-slack) - [ **Mural to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-stripe) - [ **Mural to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-shopify) - [ **Mural to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Mural to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mural-to-pipedrive) ## More into Nytimes - [ **HubSpot to Nytimes** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Sheets to Nytimes** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nytimes) - [ **Gmail to Nytimes** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Calendar to Nytimes** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nytimes) - [ **Google Drive to Nytimes** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-nytimes) - [ **Mailchimp to Nytimes** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-nytimes) Questions ## Mural and Nytimes, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Mural? Any of Mural's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Mural and New Room. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Nytimes when something happens in Mural? Any of Nytimes's 5 actions, including Find articles by criteria, List best sellers, List most popular articles and List top stories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Nytimes to Mural? Yes. When something happens in Nytimes, your agent can act in Mural too. This page covers both directions: Nytimes's triggers and Mural's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Mural or Nytimes? 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 Mural and Nytimes 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.