--- title: "Connect Accredible Certificates to Crossref Metadata Search - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Credential Published\" fires in Accredible Certificates, your agent runs \"Find funders by query\" in Crossref Metadata Search." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-crossref-metadata-search" --- # Connect Accredible Certificates to Crossref Metadata Search When **New Credential Published** fires in [Accredible Certificates](https://apiant.ai/connections/accredible-certificates), your agent runs **Find funders by query** in [Crossref Metadata Search](https://apiant.ai/connections/crossref-metadata-search). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Accredible Certificates **1** trigger Accredible Certificates **10** actions Crossref Metadata Search **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Accredible Certificates and Crossref Metadata Search to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Accredible Certificates can start in Crossref Metadata Search - When **New Credential Published** in Accredible Certificates then **Find funders by query** in Crossref Metadata Search - When **New Credential Published** in Accredible Certificates then **Find works by query** in Crossref Metadata Search Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Accredible Certificates and Crossref Metadata Search ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 16 actions - Trigger **New Credential Published** Triggers when a credential (certificate or badge) is published in Accredible, optionally limited to one group or recipient. - Action **Add evidence item** Adds an evidence item (a file, link, video, grade or transcript) to an existing credential so it is shown on the recipient's certificate or badge page. - Action **Add reference** Adds a reference (a testimonial from a teacher, manager, mentor or colleague) to an existing credential. - Action **Create Evidence - Transcript** Adds a transcript to a credential as an evidence item, shown on the recipient's certificate or badge. - Action **Delete Credential** Deletes a credential (certificate or badge) from your Accredible account and returns the record that was removed. - Action **Delete group** Deletes a group (a course or achievement) from your Accredible account and returns the deleted group. - Action **Find Credentials** Returns the credentials that match the criteria you supply, such as recipient email, recipient name, group, or issue date range. - Action **Generate credential PDF** Generates a PDF of a published credential and returns a link to download it. - Action **Get credential** Returns one credential by its id, including its recipient, group, custom attributes, evidence, references, skills and image links. - Action **Get group** Returns a group (a course or achievement) with its course details, design, collections, earning criteria and skills. - Action **List credentials** Returns every credential in your Accredible account, oldest first, optionally narrowed to one group, a publish state, a recipient or a date range. - Action **Find funders by query** Search the Crossref Funder Registry for funding organizations matching a free-text query. - Action **Find works by query** Search Crossref's bibliographic metadata for works (articles, books, conference papers, etc.) matching a free-text query, with optional filters and sorting. - Action **Get funder** Retrieve metadata for a funding organization and its suborganizations by funder ID. - Action **Get journal** Retrieve information about a journal by its ISSN. - Action **Get member** Retrieve metadata for a Crossref member (publisher) by member ID. - Action **Get work by DOI** Retrieve full Crossref metadata for a single work given its DOI. ## Each app on its own - [ **Accredible Certificates** Easily create and manage digital certificates & open badges for your events or courses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/accredible-certificates) - [ **Crossref Metadata Search** Crossref is the DOI registration agency for scholarly publishing and exposes metadata for well over a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/crossref-metadata-search) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Accredible Certificates - [ **Accredible Certificates to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-hubspot) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-salesforce) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-slack) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-google-sheets) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-gmail) - [ **Accredible Certificates to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-google-calendar) ## More into Crossref Metadata Search - [ **HubSpot to Crossref Metadata Search** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-crossref-metadata-search) - [ **Salesforce to Crossref Metadata Search** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-crossref-metadata-search) - [ **Slack to Crossref Metadata Search** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-crossref-metadata-search) - [ **Google Sheets to Crossref Metadata Search** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-crossref-metadata-search) - [ **Gmail to Crossref Metadata Search** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-crossref-metadata-search) - [ **Google Calendar to Crossref Metadata Search** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-crossref-metadata-search) Questions ## Accredible Certificates and Crossref Metadata Search, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Accredible Certificates? Any of Accredible Certificates's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Credential Published. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Crossref Metadata Search when something happens in Accredible Certificates? Any of Crossref Metadata Search's 6 actions, including Find funders by query, Find works by query, Get funder and Get journal. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Crossref Metadata Search to Accredible Certificates? Crossref Metadata Search has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Accredible Certificates. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Crossref Metadata Search's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Accredible Certificates or Crossref Metadata Search? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Accredible Certificates and Crossref Metadata Search without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.