--- title: "Connect The Events Calendar to Shotstack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Event\" fires in The Events Calendar, your agent runs \"Add template\" in Shotstack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-shotstack" --- # Connect The Events Calendar to Shotstack When **New Event** fires in [The Events Calendar](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar), your agent runs **Add template** in [Shotstack](https://apiant.ai/connections/shotstack). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. The Events Calendar **1** trigger The Events Calendar **17** actions Shotstack **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want The Events Calendar and Shotstack to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What The Events Calendar can start in Shotstack - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Add template** in Shotstack - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Update template** in Shotstack 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 The Events Calendar and Shotstack ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 31 actions - 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. - Action **Add template** Create a reusable edit template. - Action **Delete asset** Delete a hosted asset. - Action **Delete template** Delete a template. - Action **Generate asset** Generate an AI asset (text-to-image, text-to-speech, etc). - Action **Get generation status** Returns a generation job's status, asset URL and error. - Action **Get Ingest Job Status** Get the status of an ingest job. - Action **Get template** Retrieve a template by id. - Action **Ingest** Ingest a file. - Action **Inspect media** Probe a media URL for metadata. - Action **List sources** List ingested sources. - Action **List templates** List all templates. - Action **Render asset** Queue a render of an edit (timeline+output JSON) into video/image/audio. - Action **Render template** Render a stored template with merge fields. - Action **Update template** Update a template. ## Each app on its own - [ **The Events Calendar** The Events Calendar is a WordPress events management plugin.](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar) - [ **Shotstack** Shotstack is a service that allows you to edit videos, images and audio at scale.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shotstack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from The Events Calendar - [ **The Events Calendar to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-webflow) - [ **The Events Calendar to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-trello) - [ **The Events Calendar to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-zoom) - [ **The Events Calendar to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-twilio) - [ **The Events Calendar to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-typeform) - [ **The Events Calendar to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-wix) ## More into Shotstack - [ **HubSpot to Shotstack** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-shotstack) - [ **Salesforce to Shotstack** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-shotstack) - [ **Slack to Shotstack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shotstack) - [ **Google Sheets to Shotstack** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shotstack) - [ **Gmail to Shotstack** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shotstack) - [ **Google Calendar to Shotstack** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shotstack) Questions ## The Events Calendar and Shotstack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from The Events Calendar? Any of The Events Calendar's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Shotstack when something happens in The Events Calendar? Any of Shotstack's 14 actions, including Update template, Add template, Generate asset and Get generation status. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Shotstack to The Events Calendar? Shotstack has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in The Events Calendar. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shotstack's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for The Events Calendar or Shotstack? 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 The Events Calendar and Shotstack 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.