--- title: "Connect thanks.io to Sms8 - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order\" fires in thanks.io, your agent runs \"List devices\" in Sms8. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-sms8" --- # Connect thanks.io to Sms8 When **New Order** fires in [thanks.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/thanks-io), your agent runs **List devices** in [Sms8](https://apiant.ai/connections/sms8). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. thanks.io **3** triggers thanks.io **3** actions Sms8 **1** action What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want thanks.io and Sms8 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 thanks.io can start in Sms8 - When **New Order** in thanks.io then **List devices** in Sms8 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 thanks.io and Sms8 ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 4 actions - Trigger **Item Delivered** Triggers when a postcard, letter, notecard, or giftcard is delivered to a recipient. - Trigger **New Order** Fires once for each new order placed in your thanks.io account. - Trigger **QR Code Scan** Triggers when a QR Code on a postcard, letter, or notecard is scanned. This will also trigger when a giftcard is redeemed. - Action **Add Recipient** Adds a recipient to your account and to an optional list. Only US or Canadian addresses are accepted. If no/invalid address is specified and a valid email address is, we'll attempt to look up a valid street address using the email address for a fee. - Action **Delete Recipient** Deletes a Recipient from Mailing List. - Action **Lookup Address by Email** Returns the mailing address on file for a recipient in a thanks.io mailing list, looked up by their email address. Returns an empty list of matches when no recipient in that list has the email. - Action **List devices** Returns every enabled Android device paired to the Sms8 account, with its model, app version, SIM slots and enabled flag. ## Each app on its own - [ **thanks.io** Thanks.io is a way to automatically send ‘handwritten’ postcards, letters, notecards, and giftcards at scale...](https://apiant.ai/connections/thanks-io) - [ **Sms8** Android SMS gateway API to send/receive SMS, MMS, OTP, and USSD through a paired phone's SIM.](https://apiant.ai/connections/sms8) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from thanks.io - [ **thanks.io to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-shopify) - [ **thanks.io to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-trello) - [ **thanks.io to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-zoom) - [ **thanks.io to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-twilio) - [ **thanks.io to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-typeform) - [ **thanks.io to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-webflow) ## More into Sms8 - [ **HubSpot to Sms8** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-sms8) - [ **Salesforce to Sms8** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-sms8) - [ **Slack to Sms8** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-sms8) - [ **Google Sheets to Sms8** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-sms8) - [ **Gmail to Sms8** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-sms8) - [ **Google Calendar to Sms8** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-sms8) Questions ## thanks.io and Sms8, answered ### ### What can start an automation from thanks.io? Any of thanks.io's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Order, Item Delivered and QR Code Scan. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Sms8 when something happens in thanks.io? Any of Sms8's 1 action, including List devices. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Sms8 to thanks.io? Sms8 has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in thanks.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Sms8's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for thanks.io or Sms8? 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 thanks.io and Sms8 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.