Pipedrive: what the assistant can do
Everything the assistant can do in Pipedrive by text: 23 actions, with example texts, the Pipedrive API call behind each one, and which ones ask first or can be undone.
In Pipedrive, the assistant can find a person, find an organization, add a person, create a deal, add a note, schedule an activity, move a deal, see today’s activities, update a person, add an organization, update an organization, link a person to an organization, update a deal, change a deal’s owner, see open deals, mark an activity done, reschedule an activity, see upcoming activities, add a lead, see your leads, turn a lead into a deal, attach a photo or file and add products to a deal. You ask by text, in your own words.
Status: Available. How to connect, permissions and limits: Pipedrive.
| What it does | Asks first? | Undo |
|---|---|---|
| Find a person | No | – |
| Find an organization | No | – |
| Add a person | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Create a deal | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Add a note | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Schedule an activity | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Move a deal | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| See today’s activities | No | – |
| Update a person | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Add an organization | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Update an organization | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Link a person to an organization | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Update a deal | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Change a deal’s owner | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| See open deals | No | – |
| Mark an activity done | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Reschedule an activity | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| See upcoming activities | No | – |
| Add a lead | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| See your leads | No | – |
| Turn a lead into a deal | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Attach a photo or file | If unsure | 10 minutes |
| Add products to a deal | If unsure | 10 minutes |
Asking first and undo follow the same rules for every tool: see Confirmations and undo.
Find a person
Section titled “Find a person”Looks up a person by name, email or phone and replies with their phone, email and organization.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /api/v2/persons/search - Action name:
pipedrive.find_person
Example texts:
- “what’s Dana Whitfield’s cell?”
- “look up Tom at Lone Star Hardware in Pipedrive”
- “who is 512-555-0142”
Find an organization
Section titled “Find an organization”Looks up an organization (company) by name and replies with its address.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /api/v2/organizations/search - Action name:
pipedrive.find_org
Example texts:
- “is Acme Supply in Pipedrive?”
- “what’s the address for Brazos Builders”
- “look up the org Gulf Coast Distributors”
Add a person
Section titled “Add a person”Adds a new person with their phone, email and the organization they work for.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/persons - Action name:
pipedrive.create_person
Example texts:
- “add Dana Whitfield from Acme Supply, 512-555-0142”
- “new contact in Pipedrive: Jason Lee, jlee@brazosbuilders.com”
- “save Maria Gomez at Gulf Coast Distributors, cell 713-555-0199”
Create a deal
Section titled “Create a deal”Creates a deal with a value, stage and expected close date, linked to an organization or person.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/deals - Action name:
pipedrive.create_deal
Example texts:
- “new deal for Acme, 200 units, $40k, closing end of November”
- “create a Pipedrive deal with Brazos Builders for 85k, proposal stage”
- “open a deal for Lone Star Hardware spring order $12,500”
Add a note
Section titled “Add a note”Adds a note (for example, how a visit or call went) to a deal, person or organization.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /v1/notes - Action name:
pipedrive.add_note
Example texts:
- “log my visit with Acme, they want 200 units”
- “note on the Brazos deal: board meets Tuesday, then they sign”
- “met Tom at Lone Star Hardware, spring order is about 40 pallets”
Schedule an activity
Section titled “Schedule an activity”Schedules a call, meeting or task with a due date and time, tied to a deal, person or organization.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/activities - Action name:
pipedrive.create_activity
Example texts:
- “remind me to call Dana Whitfield Tuesday at 10”
- “meeting with Brazos Builders Thursday 2-3pm at their office”
- “task: send Acme the revised quote by Friday”
Move a deal
Section titled “Move a deal”Moves a deal to another stage in its pipeline, or marks it won or lost.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/deals/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.update_deal_stage
Example texts:
- “move the Acme deal to proposal made”
- “Brazos Builders deal is won!”
- “mark Lone Star Hardware lost, went with a competitor”
See today’s activities
Section titled “See today’s activities”Lists your open calls, meetings and tasks due today (or another day you name), plus how many are overdue.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /api/v2/activities - Action name:
pipedrive.list_my_activities_today
Example texts:
- “what’s on my plate today?”
- “what calls do I have today in Pipedrive”
- “my activities for tomorrow”
Update a person
Section titled “Update a person”Changes a person’s name, phone or email. A new phone or email becomes their primary one.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/persons/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.update_person
Example texts:
- “Dana Whitfield’s new cell is 512-555-0101”
- “update Tom Becker’s email to tom@lonestarhw.com”
- “it’s Jason Lee not Jayson Lee in Pipedrive”
Add an organization
Section titled “Add an organization”Creates a new organization (a company), optionally with its address.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/organizations - Action name:
pipedrive.create_org
Example texts:
- “add Shah Fabrication as an organization in Pipedrive”
- “new company: Gulf Coast Distributors, 900 Port Rd, Houston”
- “create org Brazos Builders”
Update an organization
Section titled “Update an organization”Changes an organization’s name or address.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/organizations/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.update_org
Example texts:
- “Acme Supply moved to 2200 Industrial Blvd, Round Rock”
- “rename Lone Star Hardware to Lone Star Hardware & Supply in Pipedrive”
- “update the address for Brazos Builders: 18 Mill St, Waco”
Link a person to an organization
Section titled “Link a person to an organization”Sets which organization a person works for.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/persons/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.link_person_to_org
Example texts:
- “Dana Whitfield works at Acme Supply now”
- “link Tom Becker to Lone Star Hardware”
- “put Maria Gomez under Gulf Coast Distributors in Pipedrive”
Update a deal
Section titled “Update a deal”Changes a deal’s value, expected close date or title.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/deals/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.update_deal
Example texts:
- “Acme deal is now 55k”
- “push the Brazos Builders close date to Dec 15”
- “Gulf Coast renewal: value 18,500, closing Nov 20”
Change a deal’s owner
Section titled “Change a deal’s owner”Hands a deal to another teammate on your Pipedrive account.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/deals/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.change_deal_owner
Example texts:
- “give the Acme deal to Mike”
- “reassign Brazos Builders to sarah@lonestarsales.com”
- “I’m taking over the Gulf Coast renewal”
See open deals
Section titled “See open deals”Lists open deals for an organization or person, or your own if none is named.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /api/v2/deals - Action name:
pipedrive.list_open_deals
Example texts:
- “what deals do we have open with Acme?”
- “Dana Whitfield’s open deals”
- “show my open deals in Pipedrive”
Mark an activity done
Section titled “Mark an activity done”Marks an open call, meeting or task as done.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/activities/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.mark_activity_done
Example texts:
- “called Dana, mark it done”
- “done with the Acme quote task”
- “check off my meeting with Lone Star Hardware”
Reschedule an activity
Section titled “Reschedule an activity”Moves an open call, meeting or task to a new day or time.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
PATCH /api/v2/activities/{id} - Action name:
pipedrive.reschedule_activity
Example texts:
- “move my call with Dana to Thursday”
- “push the Brazos meeting to Monday at 3”
- “reschedule the Acme quote task to next Friday”
See upcoming activities
Section titled “See upcoming activities”Lists your open calls, meetings and tasks for the next few days, or those tied to a deal, person or organization.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /api/v2/activities - Action name:
pipedrive.list_upcoming_activities
Example texts:
- “what’s coming up with Acme?”
- “anything scheduled with Dana Whitfield”
- “what do I have this week in Pipedrive”
Add a lead
Section titled “Add a lead”Adds a lead to your Leads Inbox for a person or organization already in Pipedrive, with a value if you give one.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /v1/leads - Action name:
pipedrive.create_lead
Example texts:
- “new lead: Amy’s Birds, maybe 4.5k”
- “add Tom Becker at Lone Star Hardware as a lead”
- “put Gulf Coast Distributors in the leads inbox, fleet renewal, 20k”
See your leads
Section titled “See your leads”Lists the open leads in your Leads Inbox, or those for a person or organization.
- Asks before doing it? No. It only looks things up.
- Can be undone? Nothing to undo: it doesn’t change anything.
- Pipedrive API call:
GET /v1/leads - Action name:
pipedrive.list_leads
Example texts:
- “what leads do I have?”
- “any leads for Acme Supply?”
- “show my Pipedrive leads inbox”
Turn a lead into a deal
Section titled “Turn a lead into a deal”Converts a lead into a deal in your pipeline; Pipedrive moves its notes, files and activities over.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/leads/{id}/convert/deal - Action name:
pipedrive.convert_lead_to_deal
Example texts:
- “convert the Amy’s Birds lead to a deal”
- “Shah Fabrication lead is real, make it a deal in proposal made”
- “move the Gulf Coast lead into the pipeline”
Attach a photo or file
Section titled “Attach a photo or file”Puts the photos or files you text on a deal, person or organization.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /v1/files - Action name:
pipedrive.attach_file
Example texts:
- “[photo] put this on the Garcia deal”
- “[2 photos] attach these to Amy’s Birds”
- “[PDF] save the signed quote to the Brazos Builders deal”
Add products to a deal
Section titled “Add products to a deal”Adds products from your Pipedrive catalog to a deal with quantity and price; it never creates new products.
- Asks before doing it? Usually not. It asks first if it isn’t sure what you meant, a name only roughly matches, or the request covers more than 5 records.
- Can be undone? Yes. Text “undo” within 10 minutes.
- Pipedrive API call:
POST /api/v2/deals/{id}/products - Action name:
pipedrive.add_products_to_deal
Example texts:
- “add 3 XL cages at $120 each to the Garcia deal”
- “put 2 install labor and 1 delivery fee on the Brazos Builders deal”
- “Acme deal: 40 pallets of anchor bolts”
This list is generated from the code that runs each action, so it’s always current.