One Simple API

· #198 most-used

Ten utility superpowers. One API key. Zero setup.

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One Simple API is a multi-purpose utility toolkit that gives agents instant access to PDF generation, webpage screenshots, QR code creation, currency conversion, email validation, URL expansion, and social profile lookups — all through a single authenticated endpoint. Connect it to Actionist and your agents can capture, convert, validate, and generate assets on demand inside any workflow. No browser automation, no third-party SDKs, no per-service credential juggling — just one API key that unlocks a full rack of reliable utilities the moment a workflow needs them.

Average time saved
10 hours
per person · per month
1 workdays back

Eliminates manual work. Agents capture screenshots, convert currencies, validate emails, and generate QR codes inside workflows without switching between five separate browser-based tools — eliminating the repeated interruptions that previously broke focus across every department.

Schedule

What your One Simple API agent runs on autopilot

A week of scheduled jobs your Actionist agent will execute on your behalf.

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Multi-app workflows

One Simple API × every other app you use

End-to-end automations that span multiple apps — each one a real business outcome.

6Workflows
9Apps spanned
~38 hrsSaved / week
6Personas served
For customer success
Featured4 apps

Turn inbound emails into verified contact records

When a new email arrives in Gmail from an unknown sender, your agent validates their email address for deliverability, generates a QR code for their welcome pack, and posts the enriched contact summary to Slack — then books a follow-up call on Google Calendar before the support rep has read the thread. Every new contact enters the CRM pre-verified, with onboarding assets already in motion.

~17 hrs / week

Time saved for your team — every week, on autopilot

The flow
Trigger·When a new email arrives in Gmail from an unrecognised sender
Result
Generate a QR code for the onboarding welcome pack URLPost verified contact summary with QR image to #customer-successBook a 30-minute follow-up call with the new contact
The win
Saved per run
25 min
Runs / week
~40×
Zero bad emails reach the CRM
Driven byCustomer Support Agent
ROI

Savings

What your team gets back — two angles: what you stop doing manually, and what that's worth.

Without Actionist

What you do manually today

With Actionist

What your agent runs for you

  • Sales
    18 min / week
    Manual currency lookups

    Reps Google exchange rates, manually recalculate deal values, and re-enter converted figures into the CRM — a 10-minute interruption per international deal.

    Sales Agent
    0 min
    Agent converts deals in real time

    The Sales Agent calls One Simple API currency conversion the moment a deal is created, updating the CRM field with the converted amount before the rep opens the record.

  • Marketing
    13 min / week
    Manual QR code generation

    Marketers visit a third-party QR tool, generate codes one at a time, download images, and manually attach them to campaign assets — repeated for every print run.

    Marketing Agent
    0 min
    Agent generates QR codes on demand

    The Marketing Agent generates QR codes for every new campaign URL via One Simple API and posts the image directly to Slack and Airtable without a human touching a browser.

  • Customer Support
    18 min / week
    Email hygiene checks

    Support reps manually spot-check contact emails for typos before creating CRM records, and still miss invalid addresses that cause bounces and lost follow-up threads.

    Customer Support Agent
    0 min
    Agent validates every contact email

    The Support Agent validates every inbound contact email via One Simple API before creating a CRM record, automatically quarantining undeliverable addresses to a review sheet.

  • Human Resources
    7 min / week
    Candidate email verification

    HR coordinators manually check applicant email addresses before sending offer letters, occasionally bouncing critical correspondence to invalid addresses.

    Human Resources Agent
    0 min
    Agent pre-validates applicant emails

    The HR Agent validates every applicant email via One Simple API when an application is logged, flagging unreachable addresses before the offer letter workflow begins.

  • Finance
    13 min / week
    Invoice PDF downloads

    Finance staff manually open hosted invoice URLs, print-to-PDF each one, and upload them to shared drives — a repetitive task across dozens of vendor invoices per month.

    Finance Agent
    0 min
    Agent archives invoice PDFs automatically

    The Finance Agent generates PDFs from invoice URLs via One Simple API and uploads each one to the correct Google Drive folder and Notion record immediately on receipt.

  • Operations
    25 min / week
    Vendor link verification

    Operations staff manually visit vendor URLs to confirm they're live, check for redirects, and copy the destination addresses into tracking spreadsheets one by one.

    Operations Agent
    0 min
    Agent audits and expands vendor links

    The Operations Agent runs every new vendor URL through One Simple API's URL expansion and uptime check, logging canonical addresses and status codes to the tracker without manual browsing.

  • Legal
    6 min / week
    Terms page PDF archiving

    Legal staff manually visit vendor and partner terms pages, print them to PDF, and file them in the contract folder — a process prone to being skipped under deadline pressure.

    Legal Agent
    0 min
    Agent captures terms PDFs at signing

    The Legal Agent generates a timestamped PDF of every vendor terms URL via One Simple API at the moment a contract is logged, archiving it to Notion before the signing deadline.

+ 100s of other One Simple API automations
Average monthly
10 hrs / person / month
Average monthly
10 hrs / person / month
Calculator

Calculate what your team saves

Team size
10 people
Hourly rate
$20 / hr
Hours saved / week
25
Hours saved / year
1,250
Annual ROI
$25,000

Based on One Simple API's typical team usage — the visible tasks plus a few other automations the agent runs: ~2.5 hrs / person / week of admin work automated.

Connect

How to plug One Simple API into Actionist

Pick the connection method that suits your environment.

The fastest path to One Simple API. Install the MCP server in one click from the Apps tab; Actionist connects via your API token through a permissioned handshake — no environment variables to manage and no restart required.

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Open the Apps tab

Find One Simple API in the Apps library and click Connect. MCP is selected by default.

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Enter your One Simple API token

Navigate to onesimpleapi.com/user/api-tokens, generate a new token with the permissions you need, and paste it into the Actionist token field.

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Test the connection

Actionist runs a read-only call to verify the handshake. You're ready.

Actions

15 actions your agent can call

Read and write operations available to your Actionist agent.

Triggers

7 events your agent can react to

Events your agent watches for, and the actions it kicks off in response.

Skills

Skills that pair with One Simple API

Reusable agent skills that work well alongside this app.

OmniCog

Connects Actionist agents to Reddit, Steam, Spotify, GitHub, Discord, and dozens more services through a single unified integration layer.

Code Mentor

Teaches programming through interactive lessons, code review, and debugging guidance — useful when building custom scripts that call One Simple API directly.

MCP servers

MCP servers that work with One Simple API

Connect Actionist to MCP servers built for or around this app.

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FAQs

Questions about One Simple API + Actionist

How do I connect One Simple API to Actionist?
Open the Apps tab, find One Simple API, and click Connect. The recommended path is MCP — paste your API token from onesimpleapi.com/user/api-tokens and Actionist handles the rest. The MCP method means you never need to manage credentials inside individual workflows; the connection is shared across all agents that need it.
What API token permissions do I need?
One Simple API uses a single API token that grants access to all utility endpoints — there are no granular permission scopes to configure per operation. Generate a token at onesimpleapi.com/user/api-tokens, give it a recognisable label like 'Actionist', and copy it immediately. Treat it like a password and rotate it if it's ever exposed.
Which actions can my agents perform once connected?
Once connected, your agents can convert currencies, validate email addresses, generate QR codes, create PDFs from URLs, capture webpage screenshots, expand shortened URLs, shorten long URLs, scrape text from webpages, check website uptime, and retrieve public profile data from Instagram, Spotify, and YouTube channels — all within the same workflow without switching to a second app or credential.
Are there rate limits I should plan around?
One Simple API enforces rate limits that vary by plan — check your dashboard at onesimpleapi.com for your current quota. For high-frequency workflows (such as validating a large email list or capturing screenshots across many pages), consider adding a short delay between calls or batching requests during off-peak hours to stay within limits. The agent will surface an error if a rate limit is hit so you can adjust the workflow cadence.
Can I use One Simple API in scheduled automations?
Yes — all One Simple API actions work inside Actionist's scheduled workflows. You can set a Finance Agent to run currency conversions every Monday morning, a Marketing Agent to capture screenshots weekly, or an Operations Agent to audit vendor URLs on a custom recurrence. Each scheduled run gets its own execution context so there's no state bleed between runs.
How do I avoid generating duplicate PDFs or QR codes in a looping workflow?
The safest approach is to check for an existing output before triggering a generation step. For PDF workflows, store the generated file URL in a Notion field or Airtable record on first run, then start the workflow with a condition that skips the generation step if that field is already populated. For QR codes, the same idempotency pattern applies — the QR image URL is stable for a given input, so you can cache it and reuse it without re-calling the API.
What happens if a URL I pass to the screenshot or PDF action is behind a login?
One Simple API captures publicly accessible pages only — it does not support authenticated sessions or cookie injection. If a page requires a login, the screenshot or PDF will capture the login screen rather than the content. For protected pages, consider exporting the content to a public-accessible format first (such as a shareable Notion link or a Google Docs published URL) before passing it to the action.
How accurate is the email validation — will it catch all invalid addresses?
One Simple API's email validation checks syntax correctness, MX record existence, and whether the mail server appears to accept mail — catching most invalid addresses without sending a test message. It won't catch catch-all domains (where every address appears valid) or recently deactivated addresses whose DNS records are still live. For critical outreach lists, combine email validation with a small-batch test send before the full campaign fires.