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title: "Connect PubNub and Smartsheet - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Message on Channel\" fires in PubNub, your agent runs \"Add row\" in Smartsheet, or \"New row\" in Smartsheet to \"Publish Message\" in PubNub."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-smartsheet"
---

# Connect PubNub and Smartsheet

When **New Message on Channel** fires in [PubNub](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub), your agent runs **Add row** in [Smartsheet](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet), or **New row** in Smartsheet 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 Smartsheet **3** triggers Smartsheet **26** 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 Smartsheet to do together?

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`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

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### 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.

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### Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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### 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.

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Example flows

## What PubNub and Smartsheet can do together

### From PubNub to Smartsheet

- When **New Message on Channel** in PubNub then **Add row** in Smartsheet
- When **Presence Change on Channel** in PubNub then **Add row attachment** in Smartsheet

### From Smartsheet to PubNub

- When **New row** in Smartsheet then **Publish Message** in PubNub
- When **New sheet** in Smartsheet 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 Smartsheet

## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 35 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 row**

Triggered when a new row is added to the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits new ones.

- Trigger

**New sheet**

Triggered when a new sheet is created. Polls the list of sheets and emits newly seen ones.

- Trigger

**Updated row**

Triggered when any row is updated in the specified sheet. Polls rows modified since the last check and emits updated ones.

- Action

**Add column**

/sheets/{sheetId}/columns - add columns to a sheet.

- Action

**Add comment**

/sheets/{sheetId}/discussions/{discussionId}/comments - add a comment to a discussion.

- Action

**Add discussion**

Starts a new discussion on a sheet with a first comment, and returns the discussion.

- Action

**Add folder**

/folders/{folderId}/folders or /home/folders - create a folder.

- Action

**Add home folder**

Creates a folder at the top level of your Sheets home and returns it.

- Action

**Add row**

Adds a new row to the specified sheet. Provide cells as an array of {columnId, value}. Set location to Top or Bottom.

- Action

**Add row attachment**

/sheets/{sheetId}/rows/{rowId}/attachments - attach file or URL to a row.

- Action

**Add sheet**

/sheets - create a sheet with columns.

- Action

**Copy row to another sheet**

Copies a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic.

- Action

**Copy sheet**

/sheets/{sheetId}/copy - copy a sheet to a folder/workspace.

- Action

**Delete row**

Deletes a row from a sheet given its Row ID.

- Action

**Delete row if deal does not exist in ActiveCampaign (Cisco)**

Compares deals from ActiveCampaign with the Smartsheet 'ActiveCampaign Deal ID' column. Deletes rows whose deal ID is not present in the supplied list of existing ActiveCampaign deal IDs. Built from intent against Smartsheet API 2.0.

- Action

**Find rows**

Searches for rows in a specified sheet containing the specified value (in any column). Returns zero or more row IDs. Use the 'Get row' action within a Loop to fetch each row's contents.

- Action

**Find rows by column value**

Searches for rows in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. Zero, one, or multiple row IDs may be returned.

- Action

**Find sheets by keyword**

Returns the sheets that match the specified keyword.

- Action

**Find single row**

Searches for a single row in a specified sheet matching the specified value (in any column). If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs.

- Action

**Find single row by column value**

Searches for a single row in a specified sheet having the specified value in a specified column. If zero or multiple rows are found, an error occurs.

- Action

**Get discussion**

Returns a sheet discussion with its title and comments.

- Action

**Get folder**

Returns a folder with the folders and sheets directly inside it.

- Action

**Get row**

Returns the column data for the specified row. An error occurs if the row is not found.

- Action

**Get sheet**

Fetches a sheet by ID, including its columns and rows. An error occurs if the sheet is not found.

- Action

**List row attachments**

Returns the attachments on a row of a Smartsheet sheet, such as files and links, with their names, types and addresses.

- Action

**Move row to another sheet**

Moves a row from one sheet to another sheet. The placement of the cells in the destination sheet is determined by Smartsheet's logic.

- Action

**Two-way sync add or update a row**

Creates or updates a row in a sheet. For use only with two-way sync triggers. If a Row ID is supplied the row is updated; otherwise a new row is added.

- Action

**Update row**

Updates a row in a specified sheet. Provide the Row ID and cells as an array of {columnId, value}.

- Action

**Update sheet**

/sheets/{sheetId} - update sheet properties (name, project settings).

## 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)
- [ **Smartsheet** Smartsheet is a work execution platform for managing sheets, rows, and columns.](https://apiant.ai/connections/smartsheet)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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- [ **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 Smartsheet

- [ **Salesforce to Smartsheet** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-smartsheet)
- [ **Mailchimp to Smartsheet** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-smartsheet)
- [ **ServiceM8 to Smartsheet** ServiceM8 is a field service app and small business management platform for your computer, iPhone and iPad.](https://apiant.ai/connect/servicem8-to-smartsheet)
- [ **HubSpot to Smartsheet** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-smartsheet)
- [ **Slack to Smartsheet** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-smartsheet)
- [ **Google Sheets to Smartsheet** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-smartsheet)

Questions

## PubNub and Smartsheet, answered

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### 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 Smartsheet when something happens in PubNub?

Any of Smartsheet's 26 actions, including Update row, Update sheet, Add column and Add comment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Smartsheet to PubNub?

Yes. When something happens in Smartsheet, your agent can act in PubNub too. This page covers both directions: Smartsheet's triggers and PubNub's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for PubNub or Smartsheet?

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.

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### Can my AI client use PubNub and Smartsheet 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.

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### 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.
