--- title: "Connect Nytimes and Worktivity - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New top story\" fires in Nytimes, your agent runs \"Add customer\" in Worktivity." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-worktivity" --- # Connect Nytimes and Worktivity When **New top story** fires in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), your agent runs **Add customer** in [Worktivity](https://apiant.ai/connections/worktivity), or **New Employee** in Worktivity to **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions Worktivity **2** triggers Worktivity **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Nytimes and Worktivity 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Nytimes and Worktivity can do together ### From Nytimes to Worktivity - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add customer** in Worktivity - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add task** in Worktivity ### From Worktivity to Nytimes - When **New Employee** in Worktivity then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Project Task** in Worktivity then **List best sellers** in Nytimes 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 Nytimes and Worktivity ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 17 actions - 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. - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added. - Trigger **New Project Task** Triggers when a new task is created in a project. - Action **Add customer** Creates a customer. - Action **Add project** Creates a project. - Action **Add task** Creates a task. - Action **Get project** Gets a project by id. - Action **Get task** Gets a task by id. - Action **List customers** Lists customers. - Action **List employees** Lists employees. - Action **List projects** Lists projects. - Action **List teams** Lists teams. - Action **List timesheets** Lists timesheet data. - Action **Update project** Updates a project. - Action **Update task** Updates a task. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) - [ **Worktivity** Worktivity is a platform that tracks app and website usage to improve team productivity.](https://apiant.ai/connections/worktivity) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nytimes - [ **Nytimes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-salesforce) - [ **Nytimes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-slack) - [ **Nytimes to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-stripe) - [ **Nytimes to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-shopify) - [ **Nytimes to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Nytimes to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-pipedrive) ## More into Worktivity - [ **HubSpot to Worktivity** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-worktivity) - [ **Salesforce to Worktivity** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-worktivity) - [ **Slack to Worktivity** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-worktivity) - [ **Google Sheets to Worktivity** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-worktivity) - [ **Gmail to Worktivity** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-worktivity) - [ **Google Calendar to Worktivity** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-worktivity) Questions ## Nytimes and Worktivity, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nytimes? Any of Nytimes's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New top story. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Worktivity when something happens in Nytimes? Any of Worktivity's 12 actions, including Update project, Update task, Add customer and Add project. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Worktivity to Nytimes? Yes. When something happens in Worktivity, your agent can act in Nytimes too. This page covers both directions: Worktivity's triggers and Nytimes's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nytimes or Worktivity? 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 Nytimes and Worktivity 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.