--- title: "Connect Perspective and VideoAsk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Perspective, your agent runs \"Update contact\" in VideoAsk, or \"New Videoask\" in VideoAsk to \"Create Contact\" in Perspective." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-videoask" --- # Connect Perspective and VideoAsk When **New Contact** fires in [Perspective](https://apiant.ai/connections/perspective), your agent runs **Update contact** in [VideoAsk](https://apiant.ai/connections/videoask), or **New Videoask** in VideoAsk to **Create Contact** in Perspective. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Perspective **2** triggers Perspective **8** actions VideoAsk **1** trigger VideoAsk **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Perspective and VideoAsk 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 Perspective and VideoAsk can do together ### From Perspective to VideoAsk - When **New Contact** in Perspective then **Update contact** in VideoAsk - When **New Lead via Funnel** in Perspective then **Add tag to contact** in VideoAsk ### From VideoAsk to Perspective - When **New Videoask** in VideoAsk then **Create Contact** in Perspective - When **New Videoask** in VideoAsk then **Update Contact Field** in Perspective 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 Perspective and VideoAsk ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to the selected funnel. - Trigger **New Lead via Funnel** Triggers when a visitor submits the selected funnel and becomes a new lead (contacts whose source is the funnel itself). - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in the CRM of a Perspective funnel. Returns the created contact. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single CRM contact from a funnel by its ID. An error occurs if the contact is not found. - Action **Get Funnel Chart** Returns chart data points for a funnel over a time window, such as page-to-page conversion, visitor devices, top traffic sources or button clicks. - Action **Get Funnel KPI** Returns a single key performance indicator, such as conversion rate or total sessions, for a funnel over a chosen time period. - Action **Get Funnel Question Insight** Returns aggregated response counts for a specific funnel question or survey element over a date range. - Action **List Contacts** Returns the CRM contacts captured by a funnel, with their details, custom properties and attribution data. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns all workspaces in your Perspective company, along with the campaigns (funnels) that belong to each one. - Action **Update Contact Field** Updates one field on a contact in a funnel, either a standard contact field, an address field or a custom property, and returns the new value. - Trigger **New Videoask** Triggers when a new videoask is created in the selected VideoAsk organization. - Action **Add question** Adds a new question step to a videoask, using a video from a public link, media already in VideoAsk, or a new upload. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in a VideoAsk organization that can be applied to contacts. - Action **Add tag to contact** Adds an existing tag to a VideoAsk contact and returns the tags now on that contact. - Action **Create a Contact in a Videoask (OLD)** Creates a contact in your VideoAsk organization from an email address, with an optional name and phone number. - Action **Create a Contact in VideoAsk (Recommended)** Creates a contact in your VideoAsk organization from an email address, with an optional name and phone number. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact (respondent) and their contact details from your VideoAsk organization. - Action **Delete form** Deletes a VideoAsk form (videoask). Optionally performs a soft delete so the form can be restored later. - Action **Find conversations by filter** Returns the responses (conversations) on a videoask that match the filters you choose, such as unread only, reply status, tag, score range or creation date range. - Action **Find forms by keyword** Returns the videoasks in an organization whose titles match the specified keyword. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single VideoAsk response (contact) for a videoask, with the respondent's details and, optionally, their answers and the conversation messages. - Action **Get form** Returns a videoask (form) by its id, including all of its questions. - Action **List forms** Returns all videoasks (forms) in a VideoAsk organization, newest first. - Action **List tags** Returns the tags in a VideoAsk organization, optionally only those with a given title. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing VideoAsk contact's name, email address or phone number. - Action **Update form** Updates an existing videoask's title, privacy, contact form, scheduled close date and display settings such as the end screen. ## Each app on its own - [ **Perspective** Perspective is a mobile funnel builder which lets you create beautiful mobile experiences.](https://apiant.ai/connections/perspective) - [ **VideoAsk** VideoAsk is a business tool to help your business have meaningful interactions using the proximity of video.](https://apiant.ai/connections/videoask) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Perspective - [ **Perspective to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-salesforce) - [ **Perspective to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-slack) - [ **Perspective to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-stripe) - [ **Perspective to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-shopify) - [ **Perspective to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Perspective to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/perspective-to-pipedrive) ## More into VideoAsk - [ **HubSpot to VideoAsk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-videoask) - [ **Salesforce to VideoAsk** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-videoask) - [ **Slack to VideoAsk** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-videoask) - [ **Google Sheets to VideoAsk** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-videoask) - [ **Gmail to VideoAsk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-videoask) - [ **Google Calendar to VideoAsk** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-videoask) Questions ## Perspective and VideoAsk, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Perspective? Any of Perspective's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact and New Lead via Funnel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in VideoAsk when something happens in Perspective? Any of VideoAsk's 15 actions, including Create a Contact in a Videoask (OLD), Create a Contact in VideoAsk (Recommended), Update contact and Update form. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from VideoAsk to Perspective? Yes. When something happens in VideoAsk, your agent can act in Perspective too. This page covers both directions: VideoAsk's triggers and Perspective's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Perspective or VideoAsk? 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 Perspective and VideoAsk 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.