# Connect Airtable and Trigger When **New or Updated Record** fires in [Airtable](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable), your agent runs **Add task activity** in [Trigger](https://apiant.ai/connections/trigger), or **New Company** in Trigger to **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Airtable **2** triggers Airtable **14** actions Trigger **1** trigger Trigger **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Airtable and Trigger to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` 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 Airtable and Trigger can do together ### From Airtable to Trigger - When **New or Updated Record** in Airtable then **Add task activity** in Trigger - When **New Record** in Airtable then **Create New Task** in Trigger ### From Trigger to Airtable - When **New Company** in Trigger then **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable - When **New Company** in Trigger then **Create or Update Record** in Airtable 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 Airtable and Trigger ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 26 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggers when a record is created or updated. - Trigger **New Record** Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view. - Action **Add Comment to Record** Add a comment to an existing record in Airtable. - Action **Create Base** Create a new Airtable base in your workspace. - Action **Create or Update Record** Find and update an existing record, or create a new one. - Action **Create Record** Creates a new record with auto-populating fields. - Action **Create Table** Create a new table in an existing Airtable base. - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record in a table. - Action **Find Record** Find a record in a table. - Action **Find Record by ID** Find a specific record using its unique ID. - Action **Find Table** Find tables by searching for a keyword in table name or description. - Action **Get All Records** List all records from a table with pagination support. - Action **Get Base Schema** Retrieve the complete schema for a base, including all tables and their field definitions. - Action **List bases** Lists every Airtable base the connected account can see. Takes no search criterion. - Action **Update Multiple Records** Update up to 10 records at once in a specific table. - Action **Update Record** Update a record in a specific table. - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is added to your Trigger account. - Action **Add task activity** Adds an activity (a note or a time log) to a task in Trigger. - Action **Create New Company** Creates a new company (client) in your Trigger account. - Action **Create New Project** Creates a new project under a company in Trigger. - Action **Create New Task** Creates a new task in a Trigger project. - Action **Delete task** Deletes a task in Trigger. - Action **Get company** Returns a single company by its ID. - Action **Get project** Returns a single project of a company by its ID. - Action **Get task** Returns a single task by its ID. - Action **List users** Returns all users of the connected Trigger account. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing company in Trigger. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update project** Updates an existing project's name, description, status, due date, billing and visibility settings. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in a Trigger project. ## Each app on its own - [ **Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable) - [ **Trigger** Trigger is cloud software for project management, collaboration, and time tracking.](https://apiant.ai/connections/trigger) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Airtable - [ **Airtable to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-hubspot) - [ **Airtable 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-trigger) - [ **Google Sheets to Trigger** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-trigger) - [ **Gmail to Trigger** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-trigger) - [ **Google Calendar to Trigger** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-trigger) Questions ## Airtable and Trigger, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Airtable? Any of Airtable's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record and New Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Trigger when something happens in Airtable? Any of Trigger's 12 actions, including Create New Company, Create New Project, Create New Task and Update company. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Trigger to Airtable? Yes. When something happens in Trigger, your agent can act in Airtable too. This page covers both directions: Trigger's triggers and Airtable's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Airtable or Trigger? 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. ### ### 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.