--- title: "Connect PubNub and Scale Fast - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message on Channel\" fires in PubNub, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Scale Fast." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-scale-fast" --- # Connect PubNub and Scale Fast When **New Message on Channel** fires in [PubNub](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Scale Fast](https://apiant.ai/connections/scale-fast), or **New Contact** in Scale Fast to **Publish Message** in PubNub. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PubNub **2** triggers PubNub **9** actions Scale Fast **1** trigger Scale Fast **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PubNub and Scale Fast 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 PubNub and Scale Fast can do together ### From PubNub to Scale Fast - When **New Message on Channel** in PubNub then **Create Contact** in Scale Fast - When **Presence Change on Channel** in PubNub then **Find contacts by criteria** in Scale Fast ### From Scale Fast to PubNub - When **New Contact** in Scale Fast then **Publish Message** in PubNub - When **New Contact** in Scale Fast then **Update channel metadata** in PubNub 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 PubNub and Scale Fast ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 15 actions - Trigger **New Message on Channel** Triggers when a new message is published to a PubNub channel. - Trigger **Presence Change on Channel** Fires when a user appears on a PubNub channel or their presence state changes, by polling the channel's Here Now occupant list. - Action **Get channel metadata** Get App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Get Channel Presence** Gets current occupancy and user list for a PubNub channel. - Action **Get user metadata** Get App Context metadata for a user. - Action **List channels** List all channels with App Context metadata. - Action **List users** List all users with App Context metadata. - Action **Publish Message** Publishes a message to a PubNub channel. - Action **Send signal** Send a lightweight signal to a channel. - Action **Update channel metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a channel. - Action **Update user metadata** Set/update App Context metadata for a user. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to your Scale Fast account. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Scale Fast with an email address and optional name, address, notes and tags. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from your Scale Fast account. - Action **Find contacts by criteria** Finds contacts whose fields match the criteria you supply, such as first name, last name, email or city. Returns up to 50 matching contacts. - Action **List contact lists** Returns the contact lists in your Scale Fast account, with each list's name and subscriber count. - Action **Subscribe List** Subscribes an existing contact (by ID or email) to a Scale Fast contact list. - Action **Unsubscribe From List** Removes a contact from a Scale Fast contact list, identified by contact ID or email. ## Each app on its own - [ **PubNub** PubNub is a real-time communication platform that powers chat, live notifications, IoT data streaming, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub) - [ **Scale Fast** The All-In-One Software For Running & Scaling Your Business](https://apiant.ai/connections/scale-fast) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PubNub - [ **PubNub to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-salesforce) - [ **PubNub to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-slack) - [ **PubNub to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-stripe) - [ **PubNub to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-shopify) - [ **PubNub to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PubNub to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-trello) ## More into Scale Fast - [ **HubSpot to Scale Fast** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-scale-fast) - [ **Salesforce to Scale Fast** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-scale-fast) - [ **Google Sheets to Scale Fast** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-scale-fast) - [ **Gmail to Scale Fast** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-scale-fast) - [ **Google Calendar to Scale Fast** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-scale-fast) - [ **Google Drive to Scale Fast** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-scale-fast) Questions ## PubNub and Scale Fast, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PubNub? Any of PubNub's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Message on Channel and Presence Change on Channel. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Scale Fast when something happens in PubNub? Any of Scale Fast's 6 actions, including Create Contact, Find contacts by criteria, List contact lists and Subscribe List. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Scale Fast to PubNub? Yes. When something happens in Scale Fast, your agent can act in PubNub too. This page covers both directions: Scale Fast's triggers and PubNub's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PubNub or Scale Fast? 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 PubNub and Scale Fast 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.