---
title: "Connect Air to When I Work - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Asset Custom Field Updated\" fires in Air, your agent runs \"Create User\" in When I Work."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-when-i-work"
---

# Connect Air to When I Work

When **Asset Custom Field Updated** fires in [Air](https://apiant.ai/connections/air), your agent runs **Create User** in [When I Work](https://apiant.ai/connections/when-i-work). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Air **5** triggers Air **27** actions When I Work **22** actions

What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.

## What do you want Air and When I Work 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 Air can start in When I Work

- When **Asset Custom Field Updated** in Air then **Create User** in When I Work
- When **Board Custom Field Updated** in Air then **Update user** in When I Work

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 Air and When I Work

## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 49 actions

- Trigger

**Asset Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when the custom field values on an asset change (or a new asset appears with custom field values), checking the most recently updated assets.

- Trigger

**Board Custom Field Updated**

Triggers when the custom field values on a board change (also fires once for each board when first seen). Returns the board with its current custom field values.

- Trigger

**New Asset**

Triggers when a new asset is added to the Air workspace, optionally limited to a board, showcase, tag or search.

- Trigger

**New Board**

Triggers when a new board is created in your Air workspace.

- Trigger

**Tag Added to Asset**

Triggers when a tag is added to an asset in your Air workspace, once per asset and tag.

- Action

**Add Assets to a Board**

Adds one or more assets to a board in your Air workspace.

- Action

**Add Guest to a Board**

Invites a person by email as a guest on an Air board with the chosen guest role.

- Action

**Add Tags to an Asset Version**

Adds an existing tag to a specific version of an asset in Air.

- Action

**Apply a Custom Field to a Board**

Sets the value of a custom field on an Air board — text or date for plain fields, or selected options for single- and multi-select fields.

- Action

**Apply a Custom Field to an Asset**

Sets the value of one custom field on an asset — text or date for plain fields, or chosen option(s) for single- and multi-select fields.

- Action

**Apply Custom Fields to an Asset**

Sets the value or selected options of one custom field on an Air asset.

- Action

**Create a Board**

Creates a board in your Air workspace, at the top level, at the root of a library, or inside another board.

- Action

**Create a Custom Field**

Creates a new custom field in the Air workspace, optionally with its list of choices for a select field.

- Action

**Find Assets**

Returns the assets in your Air workspace that match a search term, board, showcase, tag, custom field value or creation date range.

- Action

**Find Boards**

Finds boards in your Air workspace by name, optionally limited to a parent board, showcase or library. Returns the matching boards, most recently updated first.

- Action

**Find Custom Fields**

Searches the workspace's custom fields by name and returns the matching fields.

- Action

**Find Guests of a Board**

Returns the guests of an Air board, accepted guests first, optionally filtered by email address.

- Action

**Generate an Upload URL**

Creates a new asset (or a new version of an existing asset) in Air and returns the URL to upload the file's bytes to.

- Action

**Get Asset by ID**

Returns an Air asset by its id, including its custom field values and cover version details (file name, type, size, tags and preview URLs).

- Action

**Get Asset Parent Boards**

Returns the boards that contain a given Air asset, most recently created first.

- Action

**Get Asset Version by ID**

Returns one version of an asset, including its file details, tags, preview URLs and IPTC/EXIF metadata.

- Action

**Get Board by ID**

Returns a single Air board by its ID, including its title, description, parent board, dates and custom field values.

- Action

**Get Custom Field by ID**

Returns one Air custom field, including its name, type and the choices of a select field.

- Action

**Get or Create Tags**

Returns the tag with the given name, creating it in the Air workspace first if it does not already exist.

- Action

**Import a File From a URL**

Imports a file into Air from a public URL, creating a new asset or a new version of an existing asset. Returns the import id to check its status.

- Action

**Remove an Asset From a Board**

Removes an asset from a board in your Air workspace. The asset itself is not deleted.

- Action

**Remove Guest From a Board**

Removes a guest from a board, revoking their access to it.

- Action

**Status of an Import**

Returns the current status of a file import (pending, in progress, failed or succeeded), with error details when it failed.

- Action

**Update a Board**

Updates the title, description or parent board of an existing Air board.

- Action

**Update an Asset Version**

Updates the title and/or description of an asset version in Air.

- Action

**Update Role of Guest**

Changes the role of a guest on an Air board.

- Action

**Upload a File**

Uploads a file from a URL into your Air workspace as a new asset, or as a new version of an existing asset.

- Action

**Add location**

Creates a new schedule (location) in the When I Work account and returns the created schedule.

- Action

**Add position**

Creates a position, such as Dishwasher or Server, in the When I Work account.

- Action

**Add time entry**

Creates a time entry on a user's timesheet in When I Work and returns the new entry.

- Action

**Add time off request**

Creates a time off request for a user, covering a start and end time, with an optional time off type and paid hours.

- Action

**Clock in**

Clocks a user in, starting a time entry for them. Returns the time entry, the user and the punches recorded on it.

- Action

**Clock out**

Clocks a When I Work user out and returns the time entry the clock-out belongs to.

- Action

**Create User**

Creates a new user in the When I Work account and returns the created user, optionally sending them an invitation.

- Action

**Delete shift**

Deletes a shift by its ID, optionally notifying the assigned user and removing later shifts in a repeating series. This cannot be undone.

- Action

**Delete user**

Deletes a user from the When I Work account, optionally deleting their future shifts as well. When I Work allows this to be reversed.

- Action

**Get account**

Returns the When I Work account for the connected login, including its company name, plan status, enabled features and settings. For a parent account, also returns its child accounts.

- Action

**Get shift**

Returns a single shift by its ID, including its breaks and any repeating series it belongs to. An error occurs if the shift is not found.

- Action

**Get user**

Returns a single When I Work user by ID, including their contact details, role, positions, schedules and pay information.

- Action

**List locations**

Returns all the schedules (locations) in the When I Work account, optionally only those not yet confirmed.

- Action

**List positions**

Returns all the positions in the When I Work account, optionally including deleted ones.

- Action

**List shifts**

Returns the shifts in a date range, optionally narrowed to a user or schedule, and optionally including open, unpublished or repeating shifts.

- Action

**List sites**

Returns all the sites in the When I Work account, optionally including deleted sites.

- Action

**List time entries**

Returns the time entries (timesheet records) in a date range, optionally limited to specific users, entries still clocked in, or entries updated since a given time.

- Action

**List time off requests**

Returns the time off requests that fall within a date range, optionally narrowed by user, schedule, status or type.

- Action

**List users**

Returns the users in the When I Work account, optionally narrowed by schedule or by a search on name or email, and optionally including pending or deleted users.

- Action

**Publish shifts**

Publishes a group of shifts so they become visible on the schedule, and returns the shifts that were published. It does not notify the assigned users.

- Action

**Update shift**

Updates an existing shift on the schedule, such as its times, assigned user, position, breaks or notes, and returns the updated shift.

- Action

**Update user**

Updates an existing user's contact details, role, positions, schedules, pay and access settings, and can reactivate a deleted user. Returns the updated user.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Air** Air is a tool for automating creative operations & managing creative assets at any scale.](https://apiant.ai/connections/air)
- [ **When I Work** When I Work is the easiest way to schedule, manage attendance, and communicate with your staff from your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/when-i-work)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Air

- [ **Air to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-hubspot)
- [ **Air to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-salesforce)
- [ **Air to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-slack)
- [ **Air to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-google-sheets)
- [ **Air to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-gmail)
- [ **Air to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/air-to-google-calendar)

## More into When I Work

- [ **HubSpot to When I Work** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Salesforce to When I Work** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Slack to When I Work** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Google Sheets to When I Work** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Gmail to When I Work** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-when-i-work)
- [ **Google Calendar to When I Work** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-when-i-work)

Questions

## Air and When I Work, answered

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### What can start an automation from Air?

Any of Air's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Asset Custom Field Updated, Board Custom Field Updated, New Asset and New Board. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

###

### What can your agent do in When I Work when something happens in Air?

Any of When I Work's 22 actions, including Create User, Update shift, Update user and Add location. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from When I Work to Air?

When I Work has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Air. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads When I Work's API documentation and adds it.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Air or When I Work?

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 Air and When I Work 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.
