--- title: "Connect thanks.io and The Events Calendar - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order\" fires in thanks.io, your agent runs \"Create Event\" in The Events Calendar." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/thanks-io-to-the-events-calendar" --- # Connect thanks.io and The Events Calendar When **New Order** fires in [thanks.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/thanks-io), your agent runs **Create Event** in [The Events Calendar](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar), or **New Event** in The Events Calendar to **Lookup Address by Email** in thanks.io. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. thanks.io **3** triggers thanks.io **3** actions The Events Calendar **1** trigger The Events Calendar **17** actions 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 The Events Calendar 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 thanks.io and The Events Calendar can do together ### From thanks.io to The Events Calendar - When **New Order** in thanks.io then **Create Event** in The Events Calendar - When **Item Delivered** in thanks.io then **Update Event** in The Events Calendar ### From The Events Calendar to thanks.io - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Lookup Address by Email** in thanks.io - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Add Recipient** in thanks.io 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 The Events Calendar ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 20 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. - Trigger **New Event** Polling trigger: fires when a new event is created. Lists events ordered by date created (newest first); deduped by event id. - Action **Create Event** Create a new event. - Action **Create Organizer** Create a new organizer. - Action **Create Venue** Create a new venue. - Action **Delete Event** Delete (move to trash) an event by ID. - Action **Delete Organizer** Delete (move to trash) an organizer by ID. - Action **Delete Venue** Delete (move to trash) a venue by ID. - Action **Get Event** Retrieve a single event by its ID. - Action **Get Organizer** Retrieve a single organizer by its ID. - Action **Get Venue** Retrieve a single venue by its ID. - Action **List Categories** Retrieve the list of event categories. - Action **List Events** Retrieve a list of events with optional filters (search, date range, status, pagination). - Action **List Organizers** Retrieve a list of organizers. - Action **List Tags** Retrieve the list of event tags. - Action **List Venues** Retrieve a list of venues. - Action **Update Event** Update an existing event by ID. - Action **Update Organizer** Update an existing organizer by ID. - Action **Update Venue** Update an existing venue by ID. ## 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) - [ **The Events Calendar** The Events Calendar is a WordPress events management plugin.](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar) 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 The Events Calendar - [ **HubSpot to The Events Calendar** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-the-events-calendar) - [ **Salesforce to The Events Calendar** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-the-events-calendar) - [ **Slack to The Events Calendar** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-the-events-calendar) - [ **Google Sheets to The Events Calendar** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-the-events-calendar) - [ **Gmail to The Events Calendar** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-the-events-calendar) - [ **Google Calendar to The Events Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-the-events-calendar) Questions ## thanks.io and The Events Calendar, 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 The Events Calendar when something happens in thanks.io? Any of The Events Calendar's 17 actions, including Create Event, Create Organizer, Create Venue and Update Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from The Events Calendar to thanks.io? Yes. When something happens in The Events Calendar, your agent can act in thanks.io too. This page covers both directions: The Events Calendar's triggers and thanks.io's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for thanks.io or The Events Calendar? 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 The Events Calendar 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.