--- title: "Connect Nutshell and SendGrid - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Activity\" fires in Nutshell, your agent runs \"Create or update contact\" in SendGrid, or \"New bounce\" in SendGrid to \"Create Lead\" in Nutshell." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-sendgrid" --- # Connect Nutshell and SendGrid When **New Activity** fires in [Nutshell](https://apiant.ai/connections/nutshell), your agent runs **Create or update contact** in [SendGrid](https://apiant.ai/connections/sendgrid), or **New bounce** in SendGrid to **Create Lead** in Nutshell. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nutshell **6** triggers Nutshell **12** actions SendGrid **4** triggers SendGrid **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 Nutshell and SendGrid 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 Nutshell and SendGrid can do together ### From Nutshell to SendGrid - When **New Activity** in Nutshell then **Create or update contact** in SendGrid - When **New Company** in Nutshell then **Send an email** in SendGrid ### From SendGrid to Nutshell - When **New bounce** in SendGrid then **Create Lead** in Nutshell - When **New global suppression** in SendGrid then **Update Lead** in Nutshell 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 Nutshell and SendGrid ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 22 actions - Trigger **Activity Logged** Triggers when an Activity is logged. - Trigger **Lead Won** Triggers when a lead is won. - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when new Activity is created. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when new Company is created. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a new Lead is created. - Trigger **New Person** Triggers when new Person is created. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new Company. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new Lead. - Action **Create Person** Creates a new Person. - Action **Find Company** Finds an existing company. - Action **Find Lead** Finds an existing lead by a particular field. Defaults to searching open leads, falls back to all leads. - Action **Find Person** Finds an existing person. - Action **Find User** Finds an existing User. - Action **Log Activity** Creates and logs a new Activity. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing Company. - Action **Update Lead** Updates an existing Lead. - Action **Update Lead Outcome** Updates a Lead Outcome. - Action **Update Person** Updates an existing Person. - Trigger **New bounce** Polls the v3 Suppression Bounces API for bounced email addresses. Emits one record per bounce. - Trigger **New global suppression** Polls the v3 Suppressions API for globally-suppressed (unsubscribed) email addresses. Emits one record per suppressed email. - Trigger **New or updated recipient** Triggered when a recipient is created or updated. - Trigger **New suppressed email** Triggered when a new email is suppressed. - Action **Add to suppression group** Add a recipient's email to a SendGrid suppression group (unsubscribe group). - Action **Create custom field** Creates a new custom field. - Action **Create list** Creates a new marketing contact list via the v3 Marketing Lists API. - Action **Create or update contact** Adds or updates a marketing contact (upsert by email) via the v3 Marketing Contacts API. Optionally assigns to lists. - Action **Create or update recipient** Creates a new recipient if the email does not exist, otherwise updates the existing recipient. - Action **Delete contacts** Deletes one or more marketing contacts by their contact IDs via the v3 Marketing Contacts API. - Action **Get contact by email** Looks up a marketing contact by email address via the v3 Marketing Contacts search-by-emails endpoint. - Action **Remove from suppression group** Remove a recipient's email from a SendGrid suppression group (unsubscribe group). - Action **Send an email** Sends an email via the v3 Mail Send API to a single recipient with subject and plain-text or HTML body. - Action **Send an email using template** Sends an email via the v3 Mail Send API using a dynamic template ID. Dynamic template data is passed as a JSON object. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nutshell** Nutshell is an affordable, easy-to-use CRM that helps small-business sales teams win more deals.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nutshell) - [ **SendGrid** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/sendgrid) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nutshell - [ **Nutshell to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-salesforce) - [ **Nutshell to Hyperstack Certificates** Hyperstack helps you easily create and manage digital certificates & badges for your events or courses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-hyperstack-certificates) - [ **Nutshell to Pixabay** Pixabay is a free image and video library. Search over 4 million royalty-free photos, illustrations, vector...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-pixabay) - [ **Nutshell to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-slack) - [ **Nutshell to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-mailchimp) - [ **Nutshell to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nutshell-to-stripe) ## More into SendGrid - [ **HubSpot to SendGrid** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-sendgrid) - [ **Salesforce to SendGrid** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-sendgrid) - [ **Slack to SendGrid** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-sendgrid) - [ **Gmail to SendGrid** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-sendgrid) - [ **Pipedrive to SendGrid** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pipedrive-to-sendgrid) - [ **ActiveCampaign to SendGrid** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-sendgrid) Questions ## Nutshell and SendGrid, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nutshell? Any of Nutshell's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Activity, New Company, New Lead and New Person. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in SendGrid when something happens in Nutshell? Any of SendGrid's 10 actions, including Create custom field, Create list, Create or update contact and Create or update recipient. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from SendGrid to Nutshell? Yes. When something happens in SendGrid, your agent can act in Nutshell too. This page covers both directions: SendGrid's triggers and Nutshell's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nutshell or SendGrid? 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 Nutshell and SendGrid 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.