--- title: "Connect PubNub and Stora - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Message on Channel\" fires in PubNub, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Stora, or \"Completed Task\" in Stora to \"Publish Message\" in PubNub." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pubnub-to-stora" --- # Connect PubNub and Stora When **New Message on Channel** fires in [PubNub](https://apiant.ai/connections/pubnub), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Stora](https://apiant.ai/connections/stora), or **Completed Task** in Stora 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 Stora **10** triggers Stora **17** 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 Stora 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 Stora can do together ### From PubNub to Stora - When **New Message on Channel** in PubNub then **Create Contact** in Stora - When **Presence Change on Channel** in PubNub then **Create Task** in Stora ### From Stora to PubNub - When **Completed Task** in Stora then **Publish Message** in PubNub - When **New Contact** in Stora 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 Stora ## Triggers and actions 12 triggers · 26 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 **Completed Task** Triggers when a task is completed. - Trigger **Finalized Order** Triggers when an order is finalized (ready for payment). - Trigger **New Contact** Fires when a contact is created in Stora. - Trigger **New Note** Triggers when a new note is created. - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new order is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created. - Trigger **Reopened Task** Triggers when a completed task is reopened. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is updated. - Trigger **Updated Note** Triggers when a note is updated. - Trigger **Updated Task** Triggers when a task is updated. - Action **Complete Task** Marks a Stora task as complete. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Note** Create a note attached to a contact, unit, subscription or task in Stora. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task. - Action **Create Timeline Event** Creates a new timeline event. - Action **Delete Contact** deletes a contact by id (scope public.contact:write). Only lead contacts without invoices can be deleted; others return 409. - Action **Find Contact** Returns the contacts that match the given email, name/phone search or filters. The first match is also returned on its own. - Action **Find Order** Finds orders matching the given contact, site, status, source, billing period or date criteria and returns the matches plus the first match. - Action **Find Site** Find self-storage sites by name, optionally narrowed by creation or update date. - Action **Find Staff Member** Finds Stora staff members by name or email. - Action **Find Task** Find tasks in Stora by related record, assignee, status or date range. - Action **Find Unit** Finds a unit by ID, reference ID, unit type, or site. - Action **Find Unit Type** Finds unit types whose name contains the text you give, optionally narrowed to a site and a created/updated date range. - Action **Reopen Task** Mark a completed Stora task as open again. - Action **Update Contact** Update an existing Stora contact. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Note** Update an existing note in Stora: change its text, move it to a different contact, unit, subscription or task, or replace its metadata. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Task** Update an existing Stora task's title, description, due date, site, assignee, related record or metadata. Fields left blank are not changed. ## 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) - [ **Stora** Stora is an all-in-one self-storage management software that automates bookings, payments, and facility...](https://apiant.ai/connections/stora) 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 Stora - [ **HubSpot to Stora** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-stora) - [ **Salesforce to Stora** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-stora) - [ **Slack to Stora** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-stora) - [ **Google Sheets to Stora** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-stora) - [ **Gmail to Stora** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-stora) - [ **Google Calendar to Stora** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-stora) Questions ## PubNub and Stora, 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 Stora when something happens in PubNub? Any of Stora's 17 actions, including Create Contact, Create Note, Create Task and Create Timeline Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Stora to PubNub? Yes. When something happens in Stora, your agent can act in PubNub too. This page covers both directions: Stora's triggers and PubNub's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PubNub or Stora? 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 Stora 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.