--- title: "Connect Podio to Lusha Connect - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Item Updated\" fires in Podio, your agent runs \"Contact Lookalikes\" in Lusha Connect." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-lusha-connect" --- # Connect Podio to Lusha Connect When **Item Updated** fires in [Podio](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio), your agent runs **Contact Lookalikes** in [Lusha Connect](https://apiant.ai/connections/lusha-connect). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Podio **8** triggers Podio **14** actions Lusha Connect **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Podio and Lusha Connect 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 Podio can start in Lusha Connect - When **Item Updated** in Podio then **Contact Lookalikes** in Lusha Connect - When **New Activity** in Podio then **Enrich Contacts** in Lusha Connect 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 Podio and Lusha Connect ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 27 actions - Trigger **Item Updated** Fires when an item in the chosen Podio app is created or edited (each new item revision). - Trigger **New Activity** Fires when activity occurs on any object (item, status, task, action, file) in the connected user's global Podio stream. - Trigger **New Application** Fires when a new Podio app becomes available to the connected user. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when you add a new item, record or entry to an app (standard or custom). - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when you add a new organization. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when you add a new task. - Trigger **New View** Fires when a new view is created on a Podio app. - Trigger **New Workspace** Fires when a new workspace appears among the workspaces you are a member of, across all your organizations. - Action **Add comment** Add a comment to an object (item, task, status). - Action **Attach File** Upload a file to Podio and attach it to an item, task, comment, or status message. - Action **Create Item** Create a new item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Create Status** Add a status update to a workspace stream. - Action **Create Task** Create a new task. - Action **Delete item** Delete an item. - Action **Find Item** Find an item by title in an app. - Action **Get app** Get an app definition including fields. - Action **Get item** Get an item by id. - Action **Get Status** Returns a status message posted to a workspace, with its text and author. - Action **Get task** Get a task by id. - Action **List items** List items in an app with paging/sort. - Action **Update Item** Update an item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Update task** Update a task's text, due date, responsible etc. - Action **Company Lookalikes** Returns companies similar to a set of seed companies you supply by domain or LinkedIn URL, using Lusha's AI-powered recommendations. - Action **Contact Lookalikes** Returns contacts similar to a set of 5–100 seed contacts, using Lusha's AI-powered lookalike recommendations. Results are lightweight previews; enrich them to reveal emails and phone numbers. - Action **Enrich Companies** Returns full company profiles (firmographics, industry codes, locations, and optional employee breakdowns, competitors, intent and parent companies) for up to 100 Lusha company IDs found with Find companies. - Action **Enrich Contacts** Reveals emails and phone numbers for up to 100 Lusha contacts previously found with Search Contacts, returning their full profiles. - Action **Enrich Contacts by Lusha ID** Reveals emails and phone numbers for up to 100 contacts using the Lusha contact IDs returned by Search Contacts. - Action **Find companies** Looks up companies in Lusha by name, domain or Lusha company ID and returns a preview of each match, including what can be revealed with Enrich Companies. - Action **Find prospecting companies** Searches Lusha's company database by firmographic filters (size, revenue, industry, location, technologies, intent, signals) and returns matching company previews with their Lusha IDs. - Action **Find prospecting contacts** Searches Lusha's contact database for people matching your contact and company filters, returning lightweight previews with Lusha contact IDs you can pass to Enrich Contacts. - Action **Get account usage** Returns your Lusha account's credit balance, rate-limit standing, plan details and per-action credit pricing. - Action **Get Company Signals** Returns hiring, headcount, web traffic, IT spend, intent and news signal events for up to 100 Lusha companies. - Action **Search and Enrich Companies** Finds up to 100 companies by name, domain or Lusha ID and returns their full firmographic profiles in one call. - Action **Search and Enrich Contacts** Finds up to 100 contacts by email, LinkedIn URL, Lusha ID or name and company, and reveals their emails and phone numbers in one call. - Action **Search Contacts** Looks up up to 100 contacts by Lusha ID, LinkedIn URL, email, or name and company, and returns a preview of each match plus what can be revealed with Enrich Contacts. ## Each app on its own - [ **Podio** Podio is a collaborative work platform that's perfect for managing projects, teams, and anything else in...](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio) - [ **Lusha Connect** Lusha Connect is a tool that Instantly enrich contacts & companies data, automate outreach, and streamline...](https://apiant.ai/connections/lusha-connect) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Podio - [ **Podio to Postman** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-postman) - [ **Podio to The Muse** Job board and company profiles](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-the-muse) - [ **Podio to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-salesforce) - [ **Podio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-slack) - [ **Podio to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-stripe) - [ **Podio to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-shopify) ## More into Lusha Connect - [ **HubSpot to Lusha Connect** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-lusha-connect) - [ **Salesforce to Lusha Connect** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-lusha-connect) - [ **Slack to Lusha Connect** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-lusha-connect) - [ **Google Sheets to Lusha Connect** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-lusha-connect) - [ **Gmail to Lusha Connect** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-lusha-connect) - [ **Google Calendar to Lusha Connect** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-lusha-connect) Questions ## Podio and Lusha Connect, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Podio? Any of Podio's 8 triggers in the catalog, including Item Updated, New Activity, New Application and New Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Lusha Connect when something happens in Podio? Any of Lusha Connect's 13 actions, including Company Lookalikes, Contact Lookalikes, Enrich Companies and Enrich Contacts. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Lusha Connect to Podio? Lusha Connect has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Podio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Lusha Connect's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Podio or Lusha Connect? 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 Podio and Lusha Connect 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.