--- title: "Connect Affinda and iDigBio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Document parsed (instant)\" fires in Affinda, your agent runs \"Find media records\" in iDigBio, or \"New record\" in iDigBio to \"Add document\" in Affinda." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-idigbio" --- # Connect Affinda and iDigBio When **Document parsed (instant)** fires in [Affinda](https://apiant.ai/connections/affinda), your agent runs **Find media records** in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), or **New record** in iDigBio to **Add document** in Affinda. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Affinda **1** trigger Affinda **6** actions iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **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 Affinda and iDigBio 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 Affinda and iDigBio can do together ### From Affinda to iDigBio - When **Document parsed (instant)** in Affinda then **Find media records** in iDigBio - When **Document parsed (instant)** in Affinda then **Find records** in iDigBio ### From iDigBio to Affinda - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Add document** in Affinda - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Get document** in Affinda 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 Affinda and iDigBio ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 12 actions - Trigger **Document parsed (instant)** Fires via a resthook subscription when Affinda finishes parsing a document. - Action **Add document** Upload a document (resume, invoice, job description, etc.) to Affinda for parsing. - Action **Delete document** Delete a document from Affinda. - Action **Find job descriptions by search expression** Search through parsed job descriptions matching given criteria. - Action **Get document** Retrieve a specific document and its parsed data by identifier. - Action **List documents** List all documents uploaded to Affinda. - Action **Search resumes** Search through parsed resumes matching given criteria. - Trigger **New record** Polls for specimen records newly indexed into iDigBio matching a saved search query, sorted by modified/index date. - Action **Find media records** Search iDigBio media records (images/media associated with specimens) matching a query. - Action **Find records** Search iDigBio specimen records matching a query. - Action **Find recordsets** Search iDigBio recordsets (collections/datasets contributed by publishers) matching a query. - Action **Get media record** Retrieve a single iDigBio media record by its UUID. - Action **Get record** Retrieve a single iDigBio specimen record by its UUID. - Action **Get recordset** Retrieve a single iDigBio recordset (dataset) by its UUID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Affinda** AI document processing platform that extracts structured data from invoices, resumes, bank statements, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/affinda) - [ **iDigBio** iDigBio is a US national aggregator of digitized biological and paleontological museum specimens, exposing a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Affinda - [ **Affinda to Cakemail** Cakemail provides all the tools you need to deliver the emails people want.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-cakemail) - [ **Affinda to Healthcare.gov** Healthcare.gov publishes the educational content behind the US Health Insurance Marketplace as...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-healthcare-gov) - [ **Affinda to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-hubspot) - [ **Affinda to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-salesforce) - [ **Affinda to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-slack) - [ **Affinda to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/affinda-to-google-sheets) ## More into iDigBio - [ **HubSpot to iDigBio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Sheets to iDigBio** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-idigbio) - [ **Gmail to iDigBio** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Calendar to iDigBio** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Drive to iDigBio** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-idigbio) - [ **ActiveCampaign to iDigBio** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-idigbio) Questions ## Affinda and iDigBio, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Affinda? Any of Affinda's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Document parsed (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in iDigBio when something happens in Affinda? Any of iDigBio's 6 actions, including Find media records, Find records, Find recordsets and Get media record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from iDigBio to Affinda? Yes. When something happens in iDigBio, your agent can act in Affinda too. This page covers both directions: iDigBio's triggers and Affinda's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Affinda or iDigBio? 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 Affinda and iDigBio 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.