--- title: "Connect Accredible Certificates to Shortpixel - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Credential Published\" fires in Accredible Certificates, your agent runs \"Optimize image file\" in Shortpixel." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/accredible-certificates-to-shortpixel" --- # Connect Accredible Certificates to Shortpixel When **New Credential Published** fires in [Accredible Certificates](https://apiant.ai/connections/accredible-certificates), your agent runs **Optimize image file** in [Shortpixel](https://apiant.ai/connections/shortpixel). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Accredible Certificates **1** trigger Accredible Certificates **10** actions Shortpixel **2** 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 Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel - When **New Credential Published** in Accredible Certificates then **Optimize image file** in Shortpixel - When **New Credential Published** in Accredible Certificates then **Optimize image from URL** in Shortpixel 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 Shortpixel ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 12 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 **Optimize image file** Uploads an image file to ShortPixel and optimizes it, optionally resizing, upscaling, converting to WebP/AVIF or removing the background. Returns the download links and sizes of the optimized versions. - Action **Optimize image from URL** Optimizes (compresses) an image that is available online and returns download links for the optimized versions, plus original and optimized sizes. Can also resize, upscale, remove the background or convert to WebP/AVIF. ## 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) - [ **Shortpixel** Image optimization API that compresses and converts JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF, and HEIC files to WebP or AVIF.](https://apiant.ai/connections/shortpixel) 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. 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-shortpixel) - [ **Google Sheets to Shortpixel** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-shortpixel) - [ **Gmail to Shortpixel** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-shortpixel) - [ **Google Calendar to Shortpixel** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-shortpixel) Questions ## Accredible Certificates and Shortpixel, 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 Shortpixel when something happens in Accredible Certificates? Any of Shortpixel's 2 actions, including Optimize image file and Optimize image from URL. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Shortpixel to Accredible Certificates? Shortpixel has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Accredible Certificates. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Shortpixel's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Accredible Certificates or Shortpixel? 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 Shortpixel 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.