--- title: "Connect ProjectManager to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Project\" fires in ProjectManager, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect ProjectManager to NGP VAN When **New Project** fires in [ProjectManager](https://apiant.ai/connections/projectmanager), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ProjectManager **3** triggers ProjectManager **23** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want ProjectManager and NGP VAN 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 ProjectManager can start in NGP VAN - When **New Project** in ProjectManager then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Task** in ProjectManager then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 ProjectManager and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 43 actions - Trigger **New Project** Fires when a new project is created in the ProjectManager workspace. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created, can be configured to find all new tasks or only tasks added to a specific project - Trigger **New User** Fires when a new user (resource) is added to the ProjectManager workspace. - Action **Create Project** Create a new project in your workspace - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task within a specified project - Action **Create Timesheet Entry** Create a single timesheet entry. A timesheet entry is the number of hours spent by a person on a task on a specific day. There can only be one entry per person/task/day, trying to add a second entry will give a conflict error, however you can use the timesheet-update action to increase the number of hours logged for an existing timesheet entry. - Action **Create User** Add a new user/resource in your account - Action **Get Account Information** Returns information about the current user including home URL, email, user ID and workspace name - Action **Get Project Details** Get the details of one specific project - Action **Get Project Priorities** Gets a list of all the priorities which can be applied to a project - Action **Get Project Statuses** Get all the statuses which can be applied to a project - Action **Get Task Details** Get the details of one specific task, you will need to know the task's unique ID - Action **Get Task Fields** Get all the custom fields which can be applied to the tasks in a specific project, each project has different custom fields so you will need to provide a ProjectID with this action - Action **Get Task Field Values** Get the value of each custom field applied to a specific task - Action **Get Task Priorities** Get all the priorities which can be applied to a task - Action **Get Task Statuses (Columns)** Get the statuses (board columns) which can be applied to tasks in a specific project, note that each project has unique task statuses - Action **Get User Details** Get the details of one specific user/resource - Action **Get User Roles** Retrieves the list of user roles (privilege levels) defined in the ProjectManager workspace. - Action **Search Projects** Search through your active projects using various criteria, 100 results max - Action **Search Tasks** Search for tasks across your entire account, using various criteria, 100 results max - Action **Search Users** Search for workspace users/resources using various criteria, 100 results max - Action **Update Project** Update an existing project, empty fields will remain unchanged - Action **Update Task** Update an existing task, empty fields will remain unchanged - Action **Update Task Field Value** Update the value of a custom field for a specific task - Action **Update Timesheet Entry** Update an existing timesheet entry, useful for incrementing the total hours logged or adding notes about the entry - Action **Update User** Update an existing user/resource, empty fields will remain unchanged - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **ProjectManager** ProjectManager.com is a simple yet powerful online project management tool that enables you and your team to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/projectmanager) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ProjectManager - [ **ProjectManager to World News Api** REST API for searching global news articles with entity extraction, sentiment analysis, and geolocation...](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-world-news-api) - [ **ProjectManager to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-salesforce) - [ **ProjectManager to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-slack) - [ **ProjectManager to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-stripe) - [ **ProjectManager to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-shopify) - [ **ProjectManager to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/projectmanager-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## ProjectManager and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from ProjectManager? Any of ProjectManager's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Project, New Task and New User. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in ProjectManager? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to ProjectManager? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in ProjectManager. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ProjectManager or NGP VAN? 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 ProjectManager and NGP VAN 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.