# Drift — Pipedream Connect

> The New Way Businesses Buy From Businesses

- API slug: `drift` (use in MCP headers and tool keys)
- Auth: OAuth (Pipedream-managed)
- Categories: Communication
- Website: https://drift.com
- Managed OAuth scopes: `contact_read` · `contact_write` · `all_contact_read` · `conversation_write` · `conversation_read` · `user_write` · `user_read` · `account_read` · `account_write` · `playbook_read`
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/drift
- Tools: 4 actions · 2 triggers

## Connect via MCP (recommended)

- Endpoint: `https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3`
- Headers: `Authorization: Bearer <token>` · `x-pd-project-id` · `x-pd-environment` · `x-pd-external-user-id` · `x-pd-app-slug: drift`

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "drift",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// e.g. run Create Contact:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "drift-create-contact",
  arguments: {
    email: "Email",
    name: "Name",
  },
})
```

Docs: [MCP guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/mcp/developers.md)

## API proxy

For a Drift endpoint with no pre-built tool, the proxy forwards your request with the connected user's credentials attached.

```bash
# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://driftapi.com/users/list

curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9kcmlmdGFwaS5jb20vdXNlcnMvbGlzdA?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "x-pd-environment: production"
```

Docs: [API proxy guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/api-proxy.md)

## SDK

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "drift-create-contact",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    drift: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    email: "Email",
    name: "Name",
  },
})
```

Docs: [Managed auth guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/managed-auth/quickstart.md) · [Tools guide](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/components.md)

## Actions (4)

### `drift-create-contact` — Create Contact (Write)

Creates a contact in Drift. See the documentation.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/actions/create-contact.md

### `drift-delete-contact` — Delete Contact (Write)

Deletes a contact in Drift by ID or email. See the documentation.

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/actions/delete-contact.md

### `drift-get-contact` — Get Contact (Read-only)

Retrieves a contact in Drift by ID or email. See the documentation

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/actions/get-contact.md

### `drift-update-contact` — Update Contact (Write)

Updates a contact in Drift using ID or email. Only changed attributes will be updated. See Drift API documentation

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/actions/update-contact.md

## Triggers (2)

### `drift-new-conversation` — New Conversation (Polling)

Emit new when a new conversation is started in Drift. See the documentations

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/triggers/new-conversation.md

### `drift-new-message` — New Message in Conversation (Polling)

Emit new event when a message is received in a specific Drift conversation. See the documentations

Full schema: https://pipedream.com/apps/drift/triggers/new-message.md

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