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Nango

Connects your AI agents to over 250 SaaS platforms through a single unified API, automating the authentication and data sync process across your entire tool stack.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Nango integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Nango calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Nango data, across all 24 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Nango access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Nango, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Nango is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Nango.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Nango action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Nango, and when to use it.

Trigger Nango Action
Use this when you need to execute a specific action by specifying the connection, provider config, and action identifier.
List Connections
Pull a complete list of all active connections to identify which users have authorized their accounts.
List Connections Metadata
Retrieve connection metadata across your account without exposing sensitive credentials.
Get Provider Details
Fetch configuration details for a specific provider by name, such as salesforce or hubspot, after selecting the provider.
List Providers
Pull a list of all available providers to iterate through options before creating new connections.
Get Scripts Configuration
Fetch the available Nango scripts and their associated triggers to understand what automations can run.
Trigger Sync
Manually start a sync process after establishing a connection and defining the sync parameters.
Create Connection
Initialize a new connection request for a user to link their external SaaS account.
Delete Connection
Remove a specific connection and its associated tokens from the Nango dashboard.
Update Provider Config
Modify the settings for a specific provider integration to change scopes or endpoints.
Get Sync Status
Check the progress and result of a recently triggered data sync for a specific connection.
Search Connections
Query connections based on specific user IDs or provider names to find a target account.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven leverages Nango's unified authentication layer to manage the complexities of OAuth. When a workflow requires access to a third party tool, Ceven directs the user to Nango's hosted integration flow. Nango handles the handshake with the provider, stores the access and refresh tokens securely, and provides a consistent API for Ceven to make requests. This means the AI agent never sees the raw client secrets or user passwords. The agent simply requests an action through Nango, and Nango attaches the correct token for that specific connection before forwarding the request to the SaaS vendor. This architecture ensures that security is centralized and audits are simplified across all your integrations.
Yes, you can use Nango scripts to execute custom logic on the Nango side. Through the Get Scripts Configuration action, Ceven can identify which scripts are available and what their triggers are. You can then use the Trigger Nango Action tool to fire those scripts. This is particularly useful for complex data transformations that are too heavy to perform within a standard AI prompt. For example, you could have a script that aggregates data from three different endpoints and returns a summarized JSON object. Ceven then takes that summarized data and uses it to inform the next step of your automated workflow.
One critical quirk of Nango is that syncs are subject to the rate limits of the underlying provider API. While Nango manages the queue, if you trigger a massive sync for a provider like Salesforce, you may hit the provider's daily API limit, which will cause Nango to pause the sync until the limit resets. Additionally, some providers have strict pagination rules that can make very large data pulls take longer than expected. You should monitor the sync status via Ceven to ensure that large datasets have fully migrated before running analysis workflows. Nango does its best to optimize these calls, but the third party API remains the ultimate bottleneck.
Nango supports over 250 of the most popular SaaS tools, covering the vast majority of CRM, HR, and accounting software. If a specific provider is not available, Nango allows you to build a custom integration using their framework, which you can then access through Ceven just like a pre built provider. This means you are not locked into a fixed list of integrations. Once a custom provider is configured in your Nango dashboard, it appears as an available option for the Ceven agent, allowing you to extend your automation capabilities to niche or proprietary internal tools that do not have a public marketplace presence.
Token management is one of the primary reasons for using Nango. When an access token expires, Nango automatically uses the refresh token to obtain a new one without requiring the user to re authenticate. This happens invisibly in the background. If a refresh token expires or is revoked by the user, Nango marks the connection as disconnected. Ceven can detect this state by calling the List Connections tool. You can then build a workflow that automatically emails the user a link to re connect their account, ensuring that your AI agents do not experience unexpected downtime due to expired credentials.
Nango primarily acts as a pass through for real time API requests, but it also offers a sync feature that caches data in your own database or Nango's managed storage. When using the sync functionality, Nango pulls data from the provider and pushes it to your destination. Ceven can interact with either the live API or the synced data depending on how you configure the workflow. If you prioritize real time accuracy, use the direct action tools. If you prioritize speed and need to run complex queries across thousands of records, use the sync tools to move data into a warehouse first.
Yes, access control is managed at both the Nango and Ceven levels. In Nango, you define which providers are available for your application. In Ceven, you can limit the agent's toolset so it can only call specific Nango actions or interact with specific providers. For instance, you can allow an agent to read data from HubSpot but prevent it from triggering any write actions in Salesforce. This fine grained control ensures that the AI does not accidentally modify critical business data while performing routine research or reporting tasks across your integrated software stack.
Nango takes on the burden of maintaining the unified API. When a provider like Shopify or Zendesk updates their API version, Nango updates their internal mapping to ensure that the unified interface remains stable. This prevents your Ceven workflows from breaking every time a third party vendor releases a new API version. You continue to use the same Nango action calls, and Nango handles the translation to the latest provider requirements. This abstraction layer is what allows you to scale your integrations to hundreds of tools without needing a dedicated engineering team to maintain every single connection.

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