--- title: "Connect ShipStation to NMI Merchant Central - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Order\" fires in ShipStation, your agent runs \"Add Comment to Ticket\" in NMI Merchant Central." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-nmi-merchant-central" --- # Connect ShipStation to NMI Merchant Central When **New or Updated Order** fires in [ShipStation](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation), your agent runs **Add Comment to Ticket** in [NMI Merchant Central](https://apiant.ai/connections/nmi-merchant-central). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. ShipStation **1** trigger ShipStation **18** actions NMI Merchant Central **11** 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 NMI Merchant Central 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 ShipStation can start in NMI Merchant Central - When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Add Comment to Ticket** in NMI Merchant Central - When **New or Updated Order** in ShipStation then **Add Note to Lead** in NMI Merchant Central 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 NMI Merchant Central ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 29 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 Comment to Ticket** Adds a comment to an existing helpdesk ticket, optionally notifying users and attaching files. Returns the new comment. - Action **Add Note to Lead** Adds a note to a lead in NMI Merchant Central, optionally notifying users. - Action **Create New Ticket** Creates a new helpdesk ticket of the chosen ticket type, optionally linked to a lead or merchant and assigned to users. - Action **Delete Lead** Deletes a lead. - Action **List Lead Groups** Returns the lead groups available in the account. - Action **List Lead Statuses** Returns the lead statuses available in the account. - Action **Send Email to Lead** Sends an email to a lead using one of your saved email templates. - Action **Send SMS to Lead** Sends an SMS to a lead using one of your saved SMS templates. - Action **Update Existing Ticket** Updates an existing helpdesk ticket's subject, description, status, priority, assignees, due date and other details. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Lead** Updates an existing lead's campaign, status, source, group or field values. Only the values you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Lead Status** Changes a lead's status, optionally moving it to a different group at the same time. ## Each app on its own - [ **ShipStation** ShipStation order, shipment, and fulfillment management.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shipstation) - [ **NMI Merchant Central** NMI Merchant Central is a payments CRM that helps you manage the full merchant lifecycle -from lead to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/nmi-merchant-central) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from ShipStation - [ **ShipStation to PokéAPI (GraphQL)** PokéAPI (GraphQL) is an unofficial GraphQL front end over the PokeAPI Pokemon dataset.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-pokeapi-graphql) - [ **ShipStation to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-hubspot) - [ **ShipStation to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-salesforce) - [ **ShipStation to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-google-sheets) - [ **ShipStation to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-gmail) - [ **ShipStation to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shipstation-to-mailchimp) ## More into NMI Merchant Central - [ **HubSpot to NMI Merchant Central** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-nmi-merchant-central) - [ **Salesforce to NMI Merchant Central** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-nmi-merchant-central) - [ **Slack to NMI Merchant Central** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-nmi-merchant-central) - [ **Google Sheets to NMI Merchant Central** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-nmi-merchant-central) - [ **Gmail to NMI Merchant Central** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-nmi-merchant-central) - [ **Google Calendar to NMI Merchant Central** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-nmi-merchant-central) Questions ## ShipStation and NMI Merchant Central, answered ### ### 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 NMI Merchant Central when something happens in ShipStation? Any of NMI Merchant Central's 11 actions, including Create New Ticket, Send Email to Lead, Send SMS to Lead and Update Existing Ticket. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NMI Merchant Central to ShipStation? NMI Merchant Central has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in ShipStation. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NMI Merchant Central's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for ShipStation or NMI Merchant Central? 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 NMI Merchant Central 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.