---
title: "Connect awork and Pinata - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Client\" fires in awork, your agent runs \"Add file to group\" in Pinata, or \"New Pin\" in Pinata to \"Create Project Task\" in awork."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-pinata"
---

# Connect awork and Pinata

When **New Client** fires in [awork](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork), your agent runs **Add file to group** in [Pinata](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata), or **New Pin** in Pinata to **Create Project Task** in awork. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

awork **8** triggers awork **21** actions Pinata **1** trigger Pinata **14** actions

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

## What do you want awork and Pinata 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 awork and Pinata can do together

### From awork to Pinata

- When **New Client** in awork then **Add file to group** in Pinata
- When **New Project** in awork then **Update file** in Pinata

### From Pinata to awork

- When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Create Project Task** in awork
- When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Update Project Task** in awork

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 awork and Pinata

## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 35 actions

- Trigger

**New Client**

Fires when a new company/client is created in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource creation event.

- Trigger

**New Project**

Triggers when a new project is created.

- Trigger

**New Task**

Triggers when a new task is created. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks.

- Trigger

**New Time Entry**

Triggers when a new time entry is created.

- Trigger

**Updated Client**

Fires when an existing company/client is updated in awork. Poll/webhook on companies resource update event.

- Trigger

**Updated Project**

Fires when a project is updated in the awork workspace.

- Trigger

**Updated Task**

Triggers when a task is updated. The trigger only fires for tasks with a project assigned, not for private tasks.

- Trigger

**Updated Time Entry**

Triggers when a time entry is updated.

- Action

**Create Client**

Creates a client (company) in awork and returns the created company.

- Action

**Create Project**

Creates a new project.

- Action

**Create Project Task**

Creates a task in an awork project.

- Action

**Create Time Entry**

Creates a time entry for a user, optionally against a project/task, using startDateUtc+duration or startDateUtc+endDateUtc.

- Action

**Delete Client**

Deletes a client (company) in awork, optionally moving, detaching or deleting its linked projects and tasks.

- Action

**Delete Project**

Deletes an awork project and its tasks, optionally deleting its time entries too.

- Action

**Delete Project Task**

Deletes an awork task by id.

- Action

**Delete Time Entry**

Deletes a time entry in awork.

- Action

**Find Project Tasks by criteria**

Returns up to 100 tasks of a project that match the specified filter criteria.

- Action

**Find Time Entries by criteria**

Returns up to 100 time entries in the workspace that match the specified filter criteria.

- Action

**Get Client by ID**

Finds a client by id

- Action

**Get Project by ID**

Finds a project by id

- Action

**Get Task by ID**

Returns a single awork task (project or private task) by its id, including status, assignees, project, tags, lists and custom field values.

- Action

**Get Time Entry**

Returns a single awork time entry by its id, including its task, project, user, type of work and breaks.

- Action

**Search Clients**

Returns up to 100 clients (companies) whose name contains the specified text.

- Action

**Search Projects**

Returns up to 100 projects whose name contains the specified text, optionally narrowed by an additional filter.

- Action

**Search Users by Email**

Returns the awork users whose contact information includes the specified email address.

- Action

**Update Client**

Updates an existing client (company) by ID. Fields left blank keep their current values.

- Action

**Update Project**

Updates fields (name, status, workflow, etc) on an existing awork project.

- Action

**Update Project Task**

Updates fields (name, status, assignee, due date, etc) on an existing awork task.

- Action

**Update Time Entry**

Updates an existing awork time entry: its times or duration, type of work, project, task, note and billing flags.

- Trigger

**New Pin**

Triggers when you have a new pinned file.

- Action

**Add file to group**

Associates an existing file with a group by ID.

- Action

**Add group**

Adds a new group for organizing pinned files.

- Action

**Delete file**

Deletes a file from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network.

- Action

**Delete group**

Deletes a group from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network. Files in the group are not deleted.

- Action

**Get file**

Fetches a file's metadata by ID. An error occurs if the file is not found.

- Action

**Get group**

Retrieves a single Pinata group by its id on the public or private IPFS network.

- Action

**List files**

Returns all files on the chosen IPFS network, optionally filtered.

- Action

**List groups**

Returns all groups on the account.

- Action

**Pin File**

Uploads (pins) a file to Pinata on the public or private IPFS network.

- Action

**Pin JSON to IPFS**

Uploads a JSON object to Pinata and pins it to public IPFS, returning its CID.

- Action

**Pin NFT Metadata File**

Uploads a JSON object (such as NFT metadata with name, description, image and attributes) to Pinata and pins it to IPFS, returning its CID.

- Action

**Remove file from group**

Removes a file from a group on the public or private IPFS network. The file itself is not deleted.

- Action

**Update file**

Updates the name and/or key-value metadata of a file on Pinata's public or private IPFS network.

- Action

**Update group**

Updates the name or public/private setting of a Pinata group.

## Each app on its own

- [ **awork** Intelligent projects, tasks and time tracking for your project business.](https://apiant.ai/connections/awork)
- [ **Pinata** Pinata is the simplest way to upload and manage files on IPFS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from awork

- [ **awork to agilite** Low-code platform providing BPM, business rules, roles, and API-key managed services for workflow automation.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-agilite)
- [ **awork to ShareFile** Securely send, store, and share files – plus discover document workflows designed to improve your client...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-sharefile)
- [ **awork to Vouchery.io** Vouchery is an all-in-one promotional suite to help you orchestrate & deliver the right incentive at every...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-vouchery-io)
- [ **awork to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-hubspot)
- [ **awork to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-salesforce)
- [ **awork to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/awork-to-slack)

## More into Pinata

- [ **Google Sheets to Pinata** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-pinata)
- [ **Google Calendar to Pinata** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-pinata)
- [ **Mailchimp to Pinata** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-pinata)
- [ **ActiveCampaign to Pinata** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-pinata)
- [ **Notion to Pinata** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-pinata)
- [ **Airtable to Pinata** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-pinata)

Questions

## awork and Pinata, answered

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### What can start an automation from awork?

Any of awork's 8 triggers in the catalog, including New Client, New Project, New Task and New Time Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Pinata when something happens in awork?

Any of Pinata's 14 actions, including Update file, Update group, Add file to group and Add group. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from Pinata to awork?

Yes. When something happens in Pinata, your agent can act in awork too. This page covers both directions: Pinata's triggers and awork's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for awork or Pinata?

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 awork and Pinata 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.

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### 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.
