---
title: "Connect ShipStation to Drop Cowboy - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New or Updated Order\" fires in ShipStation, your agent runs \"Add note to contact\" in Drop Cowboy."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-drop-cowboy"
---

# Connect ShipStation to Drop Cowboy

When **New or Updated Order** fires in [ShipStation](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation), your agent runs **Add note to contact** in [Drop Cowboy](https://apiant.ai/connections/drop-cowboy). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

ShipStation **1** trigger ShipStation **18** actions Drop Cowboy **24** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want ShipStation and Drop Cowboy 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 ShipStation can start in Drop Cowboy

- When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Add note to contact** in Drop Cowboy
- When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Add number to do-not-contact list** in Drop Cowboy

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 ShipStation and Drop Cowboy

## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 42 actions

- Trigger

**New or Updated Order**

Polling trigger: fires when an order is created or modified.

- Action

**Add Warehouse**

Create a new warehouse location.

- Action

**Create or Update Order**

Create a new order or update an existing one (upsert by orderNumber/orderKey).

- Action

**Delete Order**

Delete (deactivate) an order by its ShipStation order ID.

- Action

**Get Customer**

Retrieve a single customer by customer ID.

- Action

**Get Order**

Retrieve a single order by its ShipStation order ID.

- Action

**Get Product**

Retrieve a single product by ID.

- Action

**Get Rates**

Get shipping rate estimates for a carrier between two locations and package.

- Action

**Get Store**

Retrieve details of a single store by ID.

- Action

**Get Warehouse**

Retrieve details of a single warehouse by ID.

- Action

**List Carriers**

List the shipping carriers connected to the account.

- Action

**List Customers**

List customers in the ShipStation account.

- Action

**List Orders**

List orders, optionally filtered by status, customer, or modified date.

- Action

**List Products**

List products in the ShipStation catalog.

- Action

**List Stores**

Retrieve the list of stores connected to the account.

- Action

**List Warehouses**

List the ship-from warehouse locations configured in the account.

- Action

**Mark Order as Shipped**

Mark an order as shipped with a carrier code and tracking number.

- Action

**Update Product**

Update an existing product's details (SKU, name, price, weight, etc).

- Action

**Update Warehouse**

Update an existing warehouse's name/address/return address.

- Action

**Add list**

Creates a new, empty contact list in your Drop Cowboy account.

- Action

**Add note to contact**

Adds a note to a Drop Cowboy contact. The note can contain basic HTML.

- Action

**Add number to do-not-contact list**

Adds a phone number (and optionally an email) to the Drop Cowboy do-not-contact list and flags matching contacts as do-not-contact.

- Action

**Add tag**

Creates a new tag in your Drop Cowboy account that you can then apply to contacts.

- Action

**Add tag to contact**

Adds an existing tag to a contact and returns the contact's tags after the change.

- Action

**Add task**

Opens a new task for a contact in the Drop Cowboy shared inbox. New tasks start open and unread.

- Action

**Delete contact**

Deletes a contact. Returns the deleted contact with its deletion time set.

- Action

**Delete number from do-not-contact list**

Removes a phone number from the do-not-contact list, clears the do-not-contact flag on matching contacts, and returns the entry that was removed.

- Action

**Find contacts by phone or email**

Finds contacts whose phone number or email exactly matches the value you provide.

- Action

**Find numbers on do-not-contact list**

Checks phone numbers or email addresses against the do-not-contact list and returns which of them are listed, with the matching entries.

- Action

**Find or add contact**

Finds a contact by phone number (then email), or creates it if none matches, and returns its contact ID. Optionally adds the contact to a list.

- Action

**Get balance**

Returns your Drop Cowboy account balance in US dollars, including the amount reserved for sends in flight, the spendable amount, and your auto-recharge settings.

- Action

**Get campaign statistics**

Returns delivery totals for one campaign: sent, delivered, failed, pending and billable counts with their rates, plus email engagement counts for email campaigns.

- Action

**Get contact**

Returns one contact by id, including its field values, phone numbers, lists, tags, pinned notes, consent and do-not-contact flags. Fails if no contact has that id.

- Action

**List campaigns**

Returns the campaigns on your Drop Cowboy account, optionally narrowed by name, status or type.

- Action

**List contacts**

Returns the contacts on your account, optionally narrowed by list, search text, disposition, owner or brand.

- Action

**List lists**

Returns the contact lists in your Drop Cowboy account, each with its name, brand, owner and contact count. You can filter by name or brand and choose the sort order.

- Action

**List media files**

Returns the playable media files on your Drop Cowboy account, newest first, including whether each is approved for API sends.

- Action

**Send AI call**

Places one outbound call handled by a published AI agent to a phone number or contact. The call is queued and its outcome is reported later by Drop Cowboy.

- Action

**Send email**

Sends an email from one of your Drop Cowboy sending mailboxes to an email address or an existing contact.

- Action

**Send Mimic AI™ Voicemail**

Sends a ringless voicemail spoken from your text in a Mimic AI™ (text-to-speech or cloned) voice, to a phone number or an existing contact.

- Action

**Send SMS**

Sends a text message (SMS, MMS with media, or RCS with a template) to a phone number or an existing contact. The send is queued; its outcome arrives later on status webhooks.

- Action

**Send voice broadcast**

Queues a Press-1 voice broadcast call to one phone number or contact, playing one message to a live person and another to an answering machine. The outcome arrives later on the status webhook.

- Action

**Send Voicemail**

Queues a ringless voicemail to a phone number or contact, using an uploaded audio file or text to speech. Returns the queued message id; the delivery result arrives later on the status webhook.

## Each app on its own

- [ **ShipStation** ShipStation order, shipment, and fulfillment management.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation)
- [ **Drop Cowboy** Drop Cowboy is a Ringless Voicemail and SMS Marketing platform built to automate communication processes for...](https://apiant.ai/connections/drop-cowboy)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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- [ **ShipStation to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-mailchimp)

## More into Drop Cowboy

- [ **HubSpot to Drop Cowboy** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-drop-cowboy)
- [ **Salesforce to Drop Cowboy** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-drop-cowboy)
- [ **Slack to Drop Cowboy** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-drop-cowboy)
- [ **Google Sheets to Drop Cowboy** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-drop-cowboy)
- [ **Gmail to Drop Cowboy** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-drop-cowboy)
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Questions

## ShipStation and Drop Cowboy, answered

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### What can start an automation from ShipStation?

Any of ShipStation's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or Updated Order. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in Drop Cowboy when something happens in ShipStation?

Any of Drop Cowboy's 24 actions, including Send AI call, Send email, Send Mimic AI™ Voicemail and Send SMS. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Drop Cowboy to ShipStation?

Drop Cowboy has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in ShipStation. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Drop Cowboy's API documentation and adds it.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for ShipStation or Drop Cowboy?

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 ShipStation and Drop Cowboy 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.
