--- title: "Connect MyDesk and Ontraport - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Appointment\" fires in MyDesk, your agent runs \"Create or Update Contact\" in Ontraport." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-ontraport" --- # Connect MyDesk and Ontraport When **New Appointment** fires in [MyDesk](https://apiant.ai/connections/mydesk), your agent runs **Create or Update Contact** in [Ontraport](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport), or **New Contact** in Ontraport to **Create Contact** in MyDesk. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. MyDesk **7** triggers MyDesk **13** actions Ontraport **5** triggers Ontraport **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want MyDesk and Ontraport 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 MyDesk and Ontraport can do together ### From MyDesk to Ontraport - When **New Appointment** in MyDesk then **Create or Update Contact** in Ontraport - When **New Company** in MyDesk then **Create Task** in Ontraport ### From Ontraport to MyDesk - When **New Contact** in Ontraport then **Create Contact** in MyDesk - When **New or Updated Contact** in Ontraport then **Update Contact** in MyDesk 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 MyDesk and Ontraport ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **New Appointment** Triggered when a new appointment is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Opportunity** Triggered when a new opportunity is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **New Task** Triggered when a new task is created in MyDesk. - Trigger **Task Completed** Triggers when a task is marked as completed in MyDesk. - Trigger **Task Overdue** Triggers when an open task passes its planned date without being completed. - Action **Create Address** Creates a new address in MyDesk and links it to a company, country and address type. Returns the new address's ids. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company (account) in MyDesk and returns its id. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in MyDesk and links it to a company. Returns the new contact's MyDesk id and your own id. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in MyDesk and returns its id. - Action **Find Contact** Returns the MyDesk contacts that match the name, email address, your own identifier or filter you supply. - Action **Find Country** Returns the countries in your MyDesk environment that match a name, your own identifier or an extra condition. - Action **Find Opportunity** Returns the opportunities in MyDesk that match your own identifier or a filter condition. - Action **Find Representative** Returns the representatives in MyDesk that match the name, your own identifier or filter you specify. - Action **Find Task** Returns the MyDesk tasks that match your identifier, subject or filter condition. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing company in MyDesk by its id. Only the fields you fill in change; everything else keeps its current value. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in MyDesk, changing only the fields you fill in and keeping the rest as they are. - Action **Update Opportunity** Updates an existing opportunity in MyDesk by its id, changing only the values you supply and keeping everything else on the record. - Action **Update Task** Updates an existing task by its MyDesk id, changing only the fields you fill in and returning the updated task. - Trigger **New Contact** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created contact, newest first (sorted by creation date). - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is created or modified, sorted by date last modified. - Trigger **New Task** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created task (objectID 1), newest first. - Trigger **New Transaction** Polling trigger: fires for each newly created transaction (objectID 46), newest first. - Trigger **Two-way sync new or updated contact** A trigger for two-way syncing new and updated contacts, with enhanced on-the-fly mapping. Polls Ontraport Contacts sorted by date-last-modified descending; fires for each new or updated contact. - Action **Create Object** Create a record of any Ontraport object type. Provide objectID and a JSON of fields. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the field unset. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create or Update Contact** Create a new contact, or merge into an existing one matched by email (Ontraport saveorupdate). Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. - Action **Create Task** Create a Task object (objectID 1) in Ontraport. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete a contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Delete Object** Delete a record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Find a contact by exact email match. Returns the first matching record. - Action **Find contact by field (Go only has Find Contact by Email — covers email lookup only, not arbitrary field)** Returns the details for a contact if the specified field matches the specified value. Throws an error if zero or multiple match. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single contact by its Ontraport ID. - Action **Get Object** Retrieve a single record of any object type by objectID and id. - Action **List Contacts** List contacts with optional search, range, and sort. - Action **List Objects** List records of any object type with optional search and range. - Action **Remove Tag from Contact** Remove a tag from one or more contacts. - Action **Tag Contact** Add a tag to one or more contacts. - Action **Update Object** Update a record of any Ontraport object type by ID. Note: Ontraport DROP (dropdown) custom fields fail OPEN — sending a value that is not one of the field's defined options returns HTTP 200 and silently discards it, leaving the prior value in place. Verify a dropdown value landed by reading the record back. ## Each app on its own - [ **MyDesk** MyDesk: Get started quickly with a user-friendly CRM for sales.](https://apiant.ai/connections/mydesk) - [ **Ontraport** Ontraport is an all-in-one CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ontraport) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from MyDesk - [ **MyDesk to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-elevenlabs) - [ **MyDesk to FontDownloader** A hassle free API for managing web fonts provided by Google Fonts](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-fontdownloader) - [ **MyDesk to LambdaTest** LambdaTest is a platform to perform Automated and Live Interactive Cross Browser Testing on 3000+ Real...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-lambdatest) - [ **MyDesk to Maidpad** Maidpad is a platform that helps cleaning businesses manage their operations efficiently.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-maidpad) - [ **MyDesk to VSCO Workspace** VSCO Workspace is a studio management tool designed to help photographers build a better business and a...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-vsco-workspace) - [ **MyDesk to Wakatime** Developer analytics platform that tracks coding time and AI-generated code activity via editor plugins and a...](https://apiant.ai/connect/mydesk-to-wakatime) ## More into Ontraport - [ **HubSpot to Ontraport** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ontraport) - [ **Gmail to Ontraport** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ontraport) - [ **Mailchimp to Ontraport** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-ontraport) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Ontraport** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-ontraport) - [ **Asana to Ontraport** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-ontraport) - [ **JIRA to Ontraport** Atlassian JIRA Cloud — issue tracking and project management.](https://apiant.ai/connect/jira-to-ontraport) Questions ## MyDesk and Ontraport, answered ### ### What can start an automation from MyDesk? Any of MyDesk's 7 triggers in the catalog, including New Appointment, New Company, New Contact and New Opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Ontraport when something happens in MyDesk? Any of Ontraport's 14 actions, including Create Object, Create or Update Contact, Create Task and Update Object. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ontraport to MyDesk? Yes. When something happens in Ontraport, your agent can act in MyDesk too. This page covers both directions: Ontraport's triggers and MyDesk's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for MyDesk or Ontraport? 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 MyDesk and Ontraport 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.