# Instantly AI employee Viktor works in Instantly for you. Ask in Slack or Microsoft Teams. Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Instantly and helps you run cold outreach sequences and follow up with prospects, running 42 Instantly actions for you like Get lead, Get email, and List leads. Ask in plain English from your workspace; Viktor does the work in Instantly and reports back. Viktor connects with an API key. - Tool: Instantly - Category: Sales & CRM - Connection: API key - Actions available: 42 - Currently available in: Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord - Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/instantly ## What can your AI employee do in Instantly? Viktor connects to your Instantly account and completes work in it. He doesn't just answer questions about Instantly, he takes the actions on your behalf and delivers the finished result to your workspace. Unlike workflow builders such as Zapier or Make, there is nothing to configure - no triggers to map, no workflows to maintain. You describe the outcome in plain English, and Viktor picks the right Instantly actions, chains them with the other 9,800+ tools he connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs. ### About Instantly Instantly is a cold email platform for campaigns, leads, a unified inbox and sending accounts. Viktor connects to it with an Instantly API key. Viktor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instantly. ### How a run works 1. **You ask in your workspace** - Describe what you need in plain English 2. **Viktor picks the actions** - Selects from 42 Instantly actions, chains them together 3. **Runs in Instantly** - Helps you run cold outreach sequences and follow up with prospects - your real data. 4. **Reports back** - Delivers the finished result to your workspace ## Use Instantly from Slack and Microsoft Teams Message Viktor in a Slack channel, a Microsoft Teams chat or a direct message. He opens Instantly, does the work and posts the result in the same thread, so nobody has to switch tabs. He can also run Instantly work on a schedule, like a weekly Instantly summary posted to your team's channel. Anything sensitive waits for your approval before it runs. ## Security and permissions - API key - Viktor stores your key encrypted, uses it only for the actions you ask for, and you can revoke it at any time. - Review-first approvals: sensitive Instantly actions wait for your sign-off before they run. - Isolated compute per team, encrypted in transit and at rest - and your data is never used to train models. - SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. - Viktor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instantly. ## What can you ask Viktor to do in Instantly? - "Start a new outreach sequence in Instantly for the leads on this list." - "Check Instantly for replies overnight and draft follow-ups for anything positive." - "Pull this week's reply and meeting-booked rate from Instantly and post it every Monday." - "Pause the Instantly sequence for anyone who replied and update their status." ## How does Viktor work with Instantly? 1. Open Viktor in a supported workspace. 2. Connect Instantly with an API key - Viktor handles authentication. 3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Instantly actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval. ## What can Viktor do in Instantly? (42 actions) - **Get current workspace** - Reads the connected Instantly workspace (id and name). - **List campaigns** - Lists campaigns, filtered by name, status or tag. - **Get campaign** - Reads one campaign with its settings and sequence. - **Activate campaign** - Starts or resumes sending for a campaign. - **Pause campaign** - Pauses a campaign: it stops sending until activated again. - **Get campaign analytics** - Reads sent, opened, replied, bounced and opportunity counts per campaign. - **Get campaign analytics overview** - Reads totals across one or more campaigns for a date range. - **Get daily campaign analytics** - Reads campaign results day by day. - **Get campaign steps analytics** - Reads results per sequence step and variant. - **Get campaign sending status** - Explains why a campaign is or isn't sending. - **List leads** - Finds leads by campaign, list, status, email or recent activity. - **Get lead** - Reads one lead. - **Create lead** - Adds a lead to a campaign or list. - **Update lead** - Changes a lead's fields and custom variables. - **Delete lead** - Deletes a lead. - **Add leads in bulk** - Adds many leads to a campaign or list at once. - **Move leads** - Moves or copies leads between campaigns and lists. - **Update lead interest status** - Sets a lead's interest status, for example interested or meeting booked. - **List lead lists** - Lists the workspace's lead lists. - **Create lead list** - Creates a lead list. - **List lead labels** - Lists the custom lead labels (interest statuses). - **List emails** - Lists emails in the unified inbox, filtered by campaign, lead or read state. - **Get email** - Reads one email. - **Reply to email** - Sends a reply in an existing email thread. - **Count unread emails** - Counts unread emails in the unified inbox. - **Mark thread as read** - Marks an email thread as read. - **List sending accounts** - Lists the workspace's sending email accounts. - **Get sending account** - Reads one sending account. - **Update sending account** - Changes a sending account's limits and settings. - **Pause sending account** - Pauses a sending account. - **Resume sending account** - Resumes a paused sending account. - **Enable warmup** - Turns warmup on for sending accounts. - **Disable warmup** - Turns warmup off for sending accounts. - **Get warmup analytics** - Reads warmup results for sending accounts. - **Get daily account analytics** - Reads sending results per account, day by day. - **List custom tags** - Lists the workspace's custom tags. - **Assign tags** - Adds or removes custom tags on campaigns or sending accounts. - **List block list entries** - Lists blocked emails and domains. - **Add block list entry** - Blocks an email address or domain. - **List background jobs** - Lists background jobs such as bulk imports. - **Get background job** - Reads the status of one background job. - **Instantly API request** - Calls any endpoint of Instantly's API v2 for the connected workspace. Creating a webhook asks for your approval first; changing or deleting webhooks is refused. ## Viktor uses Instantly together with - [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack) - [Gmail](https://viktor.com/integrations/gmail) - [Google Sheets](https://viktor.com/integrations/google-sheets) - [Notion](https://viktor.com/integrations/notion) - [Salesforce](https://viktor.com/integrations/salesforce) - [Stripe](https://viktor.com/integrations/stripe) ## More Sales & CRM integrations - [HubSpot](https://viktor.com/integrations/hubspot) - [Upsales](https://viktor.com/integrations/upsales) - [Apollo.io](https://viktor.com/integrations/apollo-io) - [Apollo.io (API Key)](https://viktor.com/integrations/apollo-io-api-key) - [Pipedrive](https://viktor.com/integrations/pipedrive) - [ActiveCampaign](https://viktor.com/integrations/activecampaign) - [Keap (Infusionsoft)](https://viktor.com/integrations/keap-infusionsoft) - [Teamgate](https://viktor.com/integrations/teamgate) ## FAQ ### Does Viktor integrate with Instantly? Yes. Instantly is one of the 9,800+ tools Viktor connects to, with an API key. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in Instantly from their workspace - no workflow builder, no code. ### How do I connect Instantly to Viktor? Ask Viktor in your workspace to connect Instantly, then paste an API key from your Instantly account when prompted. Viktor stores the key encrypted, uses it only for the actions you ask for, and you can revoke it at any time. Setup takes about two minutes. ### What can Viktor do in Instantly? Viktor can run 42 Instantly actions, including Get lead, Get email, and List leads - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you run cold outreach sequences and follow up with prospects. If a task spans several actions, Viktor plans the sequence itself and reports back when the work is done. ### Do I need to build workflows for Instantly? No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and nothing to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in your workspace, and Viktor decides which Instantly actions to take, runs them, and reports back. ### Is my Instantly data secure with Viktor? Yes. Viktor connects to Instantly with an API key, runs in an isolated environment per team, and never trains models on your data. Sensitive actions wait for your approval, and you can revoke access at any time. Viktor is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress. ### How much does the Instantly integration cost? Nothing extra - every integration, including Instantly, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; the Team plan is $100 a month. ### Can Viktor use Instantly together with my other tools? Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 9,800+ tools and works across them in a single run: he can pull data from Instantly, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Slack or Gmail, and deliver the finished result in your workspace. ## Get started Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. All 9,800+ integrations are included on every plan. Sign up at https://viktor.com or browse all integrations at https://viktor.com/integrations.