--- title: "Connect RampedUp to CarAPI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Alert\" fires in RampedUp, your agent runs \"Look up recall records\" in CarAPI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-carapi" --- # Connect RampedUp to CarAPI When **New Alert** fires in [RampedUp](https://apiant.ai/connections/rampedup), your agent runs **Look up recall records** in [CarAPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. RampedUp **1** trigger RampedUp **12** actions CarAPI **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want RampedUp and CarAPI 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 RampedUp can start in CarAPI - When **New Alert** in RampedUp then **Look up recall records** in CarAPI - When **New Alert** in RampedUp then **Check vehicle stolen status** in CarAPI 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 RampedUp and CarAPI ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 27 actions - Trigger **New Alert** Triggers when RampedUp publishes a new company or contact alert, such as a new hire, funding round, acquisition or expansion, optionally limited to the alert types, companies and locations you choose. - Action **Append Contact** Looks up one person in RampedUp's contact database from an email, LinkedIn URL, or name and company, and returns their job title, professional email, phone and company details. Uses RampedUp credits. - Action **Find Contact by LinkedIn URL (Any Match)** Finds a contact by LinkedIn profile URL and returns them if they have ANY of the contact details you ask for (personal email, professional email, mobile or phone), rather than all of them. Uses a credit when a match is found. - Action **Get Account Status** Returns your RampedUp account's plan dates, credit limits and credits used, so an automation can check its remaining balance before appending. - Action **Get Alert by ID** Returns the full details of one RampedUp alert, such as the new hire, funding round, investors or acquisition, by the alert ID from the New Alert trigger. - Action **Get Companies by IDs** Returns the full RampedUp profiles of several companies at once, by their RampedUp company IDs from Search Companies. - Action **Get Company by ID** Returns the full RampedUp profile of one company, including size, revenue, industry, address and technologies, by its RampedUp company ID from Search Companies. - Action **Get Contact by ID** Returns the full, unmasked details of one RampedUp contact, including email and phone, by its RampedUp contact ID from Search Contacts. Uses a credit. - Action **Get Contacts by IDs** Returns the full, unmasked details of several RampedUp contacts at once, by their RampedUp contact IDs from Search Contacts. Uses a credit per contact. - Action **Get Corporate Family** Returns a company's corporate family from RampedUp: its parent, subsidiaries and, optionally, affiliates. - Action **Search Alerts** Searches RampedUp's company and contact alerts, such as new hires, funding, acquisitions and expansions, by date, type, company and location. Searching uses no credits; use Get Alert by ID for full details. - Action **Search Companies** Searches RampedUp's company database by name, industry, size, revenue, location and technology, and returns matching companies. Searching uses no credits; use Get Company by ID for a full profile. - Action **Search Contacts** Searches RampedUp's contact database by title, level, company, location and other filters, and returns matching contacts. Emails and phone numbers come back masked; append a contact to get its full details. Searching uses no credits. - Action **Check vehicle stolen status** Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen. - Action **Convert plate to VIN** Convert a license plate number to a VIN. - Action **Decode VIN** Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs. - Action **Estimate vehicle cost of ownership** Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time. - Action **Extract license plate from image** Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image. - Action **Extract VIN from image** Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image. - Action **Find nearest EV charging stations** Find EV charging stations near a location. - Action **Get time to sell for comparable vehicles** Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings. - Action **Get vehicle inspection history** Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle mileage history** Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle valuation** Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle. - Action **List supported EV vehicles** List EV models supported by the route planner. - Action **Look up recall records** Look up safety recall records for a vehicle. - Action **Plan EV route with charging stops** Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops. - Action **Search vehicle listings** Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria. ## Each app on its own - [ **RampedUp** RampedUp is a B2B data platform with 850 million contact and company records.](https://apiant.ai/connections/rampedup) - [ **CarAPI** Vehicle specs, VIN decoder, and market data for 21+ million vehicles](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from RampedUp - [ **RampedUp to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-salesforce) - [ **RampedUp to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-slack) - [ **RampedUp to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-stripe) - [ **RampedUp to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-shopify) - [ **RampedUp to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-trello) - [ **RampedUp to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/rampedup-to-zoom) ## More into CarAPI - [ **HubSpot to CarAPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carapi) - [ **Salesforce to CarAPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carapi) - [ **Slack to CarAPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carapi) - [ **Google Sheets to CarAPI** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carapi) - [ **Gmail to CarAPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carapi) - [ **Google Calendar to CarAPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carapi) Questions ## RampedUp and CarAPI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from RampedUp? Any of RampedUp's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Alert. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarAPI when something happens in RampedUp? Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarAPI to RampedUp? CarAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in RampedUp. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarAPI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for RampedUp or CarAPI? 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 RampedUp and CarAPI 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.