--- title: "Connect Vacation Tracker to NGP VAN - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Leave Updated\" fires in Vacation Tracker, your agent runs \"Add Contact History\" in NGP VAN." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-ngp-van" --- # Connect Vacation Tracker to NGP VAN When **Leave Updated** fires in [Vacation Tracker](https://apiant.ai/connections/vacation-tracker), your agent runs **Add Contact History** in [NGP VAN](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Vacation Tracker **7** triggers Vacation Tracker **13** actions NGP VAN **20** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Vacation Tracker and NGP VAN to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Vacation Tracker can start in NGP VAN - When **Leave Updated** in Vacation Tracker then **Add Contact History** in NGP VAN - When **New Leave Added** in Vacation Tracker then **Add Note to Contact** in NGP VAN 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 Vacation Tracker and NGP VAN ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **Leave Cancelled** Triggers when a leave is cancelled in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Deleted** Triggers when a leave is deleted in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Request Approved** Triggers when a leave is approved in Vacation Tracker. - Trigger **Leave Request Denied** Triggers when an approver or admin denies a leave request. - Trigger **Leave Updated** Triggers when an open or approved leave is changed, for example its dates, leave type or reason. - Trigger **New Leave Added** Triggers when an approved leave is added for a user, or when a leave request is approved automatically. - Trigger **New Leave Request Created** Triggers when a user requests a leave that needs approval. - Action **Add leave** Creates a leave in Vacation Tracker: a leave request for the acting user, or an already approved leave for a user you manage. - Action **Cancel leave** Cancels an open or approved leave. - Action **Delete leave** Deletes a leave of a user the API key's owner manages and returns the deleted leave. - Action **Get department** Returns a single department with its ID, name, default flag and creation time. - Action **Get leave** Returns a single leave by its ID, including its dates, status, user and leave type. - Action **Get location** Returns a single location with its name, time zone, default flag and creation time. - Action **Get user** Returns a single Vacation Tracker user with their name, email, location, department, status and labels. - Action **List departments** Returns every department in your Vacation Tracker company, with each department's ID, name, default flag and creation time. - Action **List leaves** Returns the leaves that overlap a date range, optionally filtered by status. - Action **List leave types** Returns all of the company's leave types, active and inactive, with their IDs, names and colors. - Action **List locations** Returns every location in your Vacation Tracker company that the API key can see, with each location's name, time zone and default flag. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Vacation Tracker company, optionally filtered by status, location, department or label. - Action **Update leave** Changes the dates, times, leave type, reason or substitute approver of an open or approved leave. Fields left blank keep their current value. - Action **Add a Contribution** Creates a contribution (donation) for a contact in NGP VAN, credited to a designation. - Action **Add Activist Codes** Applies or removes one or more activist codes on a person in NGP VAN. - Action **Add Canvass Responses** Records a canvass interaction on a person in NGP VAN: either a result code such as Not Home, or script responses such as activist codes, survey answers and volunteer activities. - Action **Add Contact History** Records a contact attempt (contact history) on a person in NGP VAN with a result code such as Not Home or Wrong Number, plus optional context like contact type, date and phone. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a free-text note to a person in NGP VAN, optionally with a note category and a contact history record. - Action **Add Survey Responses** Records one or more survey question answers on a person in VAN, optionally with details of how and when they were canvassed. - Action **Create Financial Batch** Creates a financial batch in NGP VAN for grouping contributions under a designation. - Action **Create or Update Contact With a Contribution** Finds a matching contact (creating one if none exists, otherwise updating it) and records a contribution for that contact. Returns the contact's VAN ID and the new contribution ID. - Action **Delete code from contact** Removes a single code (tag) from a contact in NGP VAN. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes (suppresses) a contact record in NGP VAN by its VANID. - Action **Find Contact** Finds the person in NGP VAN who matches the VAN ID, name, date of birth, phone numbers or email addresses you provide, and returns that person's full record. - Action **Find Financial Batch** Finds financial batches whose names contain the given text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a person record from NGP VAN by VAN ID, with optional phones, emails, addresses, custom fields and other details. - Action **List activist codes** Returns the activist codes available in your VAN committee, optionally filtered by status, name or type. - Action **List campaigns** Returns the campaigns in your NGP VAN account, with each campaign's name, type and status. - Action **List notes** Returns the notes recorded on a person (contact) in NGP VAN. - Action **Merge contacts** Merges a source contact into a target contact, keeping the target's values on conflicts and deleting the source. - Action **Subscribe Email** Finds or creates a contact by email address and marks that email as subscribed. - Action **Tag a Contact** Applies a tag or source code to an existing contact. - Action **Update note** Updates the text, view restriction and category of an existing note on a person in NGP VAN. ## Each app on its own - [ **Vacation Tracker** Vacation Tracker is a PTO tracker that helps teams track leave, see who’s off, and approve time off fast.](https://apiant.ai/connections/vacation-tracker) - [ **NGP VAN** NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ngp-van) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Vacation Tracker - [ **Vacation Tracker to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-zoom) - [ **Vacation Tracker to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-webflow) - [ **Vacation Tracker 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/vacation-tracker-to-wix) - [ **Vacation Tracker to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-linkedin) - [ **Vacation Tracker to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-facebook) - [ **Vacation Tracker to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/vacation-tracker-to-anthropic) ## More into NGP VAN - [ **HubSpot to NGP VAN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ngp-van) - [ **Salesforce to NGP VAN** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ngp-van) - [ **Slack to NGP VAN** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Sheets to NGP VAN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ngp-van) - [ **Gmail to NGP VAN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ngp-van) - [ **Google Calendar to NGP VAN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ngp-van) Questions ## Vacation Tracker and NGP VAN, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Vacation Tracker? Any of Vacation Tracker's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Leave Updated, New Leave Added, New Leave Request Created and Leave Request Approved. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in NGP VAN when something happens in Vacation Tracker? Any of NGP VAN's 20 actions, including Create Financial Batch, Create or Update Contact With a Contribution, Update note and Add a Contribution. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from NGP VAN to Vacation Tracker? NGP VAN has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Vacation Tracker. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads NGP VAN's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Vacation Tracker or NGP VAN? 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 Vacation Tracker and NGP VAN 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.