--- title: "Connect Recruiterflow to Shortpixel - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Deal Stage Changed\" fires in Recruiterflow, your agent runs \"Optimize image file\" in Shortpixel." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-shortpixel" --- # Connect Recruiterflow to Shortpixel When **Deal Stage Changed** fires in [Recruiterflow](https://apiant.ai/connections/recruiterflow), your agent runs **Optimize image file** in [Shortpixel](https://apiant.ai/connections/shortpixel). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Recruiterflow **6** triggers Recruiterflow **19** actions Shortpixel **2** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Recruiterflow and Shortpixel 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Recruiterflow can start in Shortpixel - When **Deal Stage Changed** in Recruiterflow then **Optimize image file** in Shortpixel - When **New Candidate Created** in Recruiterflow then **Optimize image from URL** in Shortpixel 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 Recruiterflow and Shortpixel ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 21 actions - Trigger **Deal Stage Changed** Triggers when a deal moves to a new pipeline stage in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Candidate Created** Triggers when a new candidate is added to Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is added in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **New Deal Created** Triggers when a new deal is created in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **Placement Record Created** Triggers when a new placement record is created in Recruiterflow. - Trigger **Placement Record Updated** Triggers when a placement record is created or edited in Recruiterflow. - Action **Add call** Logs a call in Recruiterflow against candidates, clients, contacts, deals or jobs. - Action **Add candidate note** Adds a note to a candidate record in Recruiterflow. - Action **Add candidate to job** Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline, under the Sourced stage by default or as Applied. - Action **Add contact** Creates a contact in Recruiterflow and returns the new contact's id. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in Recruiterflow with its amount, stage, owner, linked contacts and custom field values. - Action **Get candidate** Returns a candidate's full profile, including contact details, jobs, files, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get client** Returns a client company's full details, including contacts, open and closed jobs, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get contact** Returns a contact's full record, including company, notes and custom fields. - Action **Get deal** Returns the details of a single Recruiterflow deal, including its pipeline stage, owner, client company, amount and custom fields. - Action **List candidates** Returns all candidates in the Recruiterflow account, optionally with their files and notes. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Recruiterflow account with their details and custom fields. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your Recruiterflow account, optionally only open ones, with their details and custom fields. - Action **List users** Returns all users in the Recruiterflow account, with their names, emails and roles. - Action **Update candidate** Updates an existing candidate in Recruiterflow. Any field you fill in replaces that field's current value; fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update candidate stage** Moves a candidate to a stage in a job's pipeline in Recruiterflow. - Action **Update client** Updates an existing client company in Recruiterflow, including its details, location, tags and custom fields. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in Recruiterflow. Only the fields you fill in are changed; a filled-in field replaces its existing value. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing Recruiterflow deal's name, amount, stage, dates, owner, linked contacts and custom fields. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing job in Recruiterflow, such as its title, status, openings, salary range, locations, hiring team or custom fields. - Action **Optimize image file** Uploads an image file to ShortPixel and optimizes it, optionally resizing, upscaling, converting to WebP/AVIF or removing the background. Returns the download links and sizes of the optimized versions. - Action **Optimize image from URL** Optimizes (compresses) an image that is available online and returns download links for the optimized versions, plus original and optimized sizes. Can also resize, upscale, remove the background or convert to WebP/AVIF. ## Each app on its own - [ **Recruiterflow** Recruiterflow is a modern recruiting software that helps ambitious recruiting and staffing businesses to be...](https://apiant.ai/connections/recruiterflow) - [ **Shortpixel** Image optimization API that compresses and converts JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF, and HEIC files to WebP or AVIF.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shortpixel) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Recruiterflow - [ **Recruiterflow to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-salesforce) - [ **Recruiterflow to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-slack) - [ **Recruiterflow to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-stripe) - [ **Recruiterflow to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-shopify) - [ **Recruiterflow to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-trello) - [ **Recruiterflow to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/recruiterflow-to-zoom) ## More into Shortpixel - [ **HubSpot to Shortpixel** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shortpixel) - [ **Salesforce to Shortpixel** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shortpixel) - [ **Slack to Shortpixel** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shortpixel) - [ **Google Sheets to Shortpixel** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shortpixel) - [ **Gmail to Shortpixel** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shortpixel) - [ **Google Calendar to Shortpixel** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shortpixel) Questions ## Recruiterflow and Shortpixel, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Recruiterflow? Any of Recruiterflow's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Deal Stage Changed, New Candidate Created, New Contact Created and New Deal Created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Shortpixel when something happens in Recruiterflow? Any of Shortpixel's 2 actions, including Optimize image file and Optimize image from URL. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Shortpixel to Recruiterflow? Shortpixel has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Recruiterflow. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shortpixel's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Recruiterflow or Shortpixel? 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 Recruiterflow and Shortpixel 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.