# Connect CATS to ConvertAPI PDF Tools

When **Candidate Updated** fires in [CATS](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats), your agent runs **Email to PDF** in [ConvertAPI PDF Tools](https://apiant.ai/connections/convertapi-pdf-tools). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

CATS **14** triggers CATS **22** actions ConvertAPI PDF Tools **17** actions

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

## What do you want CATS and ConvertAPI PDF Tools 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 CATS can start in ConvertAPI PDF Tools

- When **Candidate Updated** in CATS then **Email to PDF** in ConvertAPI PDF Tools
- When **Company Status Changed** in CATS then **Advanced: Convert File** in ConvertAPI PDF Tools

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 CATS and ConvertAPI PDF Tools

## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 39 actions

- Trigger

**Candidate Updated**

Triggers when a candidate is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Company Status Changed**

Triggers when a company's status is changed in CATS.

- Trigger

**Company Updated**

Triggers when a company is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Contact Status Changed**

Triggers when a contact's status changes in CATS.

- Trigger

**Contact Updated**

Triggers when a contact is updated in CATS.

- Trigger

**Custom Trigger**

Triggers when the CATS event you choose fires (any record type: candidate, company, contact, job, pipeline, activity or user).

- Trigger

**Job Status Changed**

Triggers when a job's status changes in CATS, returning the job with its previous and new status ids.

- Trigger

**New Activity**

Triggers when a new activity (call, email, meeting, note) is logged in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Candidate**

Triggers when a new candidate is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Company**

Triggers when a new company is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Contact**

Triggers when a new contact is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Job**

Triggers when a new job order is created in CATS.

- Trigger

**New Pipeline**

Triggers when a candidate is added to a job's pipeline in CATS.

- Trigger

**Pipeline Updated**

Triggers when a pipeline (a candidate's placement on a job) is updated in CATS.

- Action

**Add Candidate to Pipeline**

Adds a candidate to a job's pipeline in CATS and returns the new pipeline record's id.

- Action

**Change Company Status**

Changes the status of a company in CATS, optionally choosing which status-change triggers fire.

- Action

**Change Contact Status**

Changes the status of a contact in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.

- Action

**Change Job Status**

Changes the status of a job in CATS, optionally choosing which status triggers fire.

- Action

**Create a Candidate**

Creates a new candidate record in CATS with contact details, address, pay, skills and custom field values.

- Action

**Create a Company**

Creates a new company record in CATS and returns its ID.

- Action

**Create a Contact**

Creates a contact in CATS linked to a company and owner, and returns the new contact's ID.

- Action

**Create a Job**

Creates a new job order in CATS and returns its ID.

- Action

**Create a Task**

Creates a task in CATS, optionally linked to a candidate, contact, company or job and assigned to a user.

- Action

**Find a Candidate**

Searches CATS candidates by a keyword such as a name or email and returns the matching candidate records.

- Action

**Find a Company**

Searches CATS companies by text and returns the matching companies.

- Action

**Find a Contact**

Searches CATS contacts by text and returns the matching contacts.

- Action

**Find a Job**

Searches CATS jobs by text and returns the matching jobs.

- Action

**Find a User**

Finds CATS users whose email, username or name matches the search term.

- Action

**Get Activity**

Returns a single CATS activity (call, email, meeting, note) by its ID, including the record it is logged against.

- Action

**Get Pipeline**

Returns a single pipeline — a candidate's placement on a job — including its status, workflow and rating.

- Action

**Get Task**

Returns a single CATS task by its ID, including its description, priority, due date, assignee, completion state and the record it concerns.

- Action

**Log Candidate Activity**

Logs an activity (call, email, meeting or other) against a candidate in CATS.

- Action

**Update Candidate**

Updates an existing candidate in CATS, including name, contact details, pay, availability and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Company**

Updates an existing company in CATS, including its name, owner, contact details, address and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Contact**

Updates an existing contact in CATS, including name, owner, company, title, contact details, address and custom field values.

- Action

**Update Pipeline**

Updates the rating of a candidate's pipeline record on a job in CATS.

- Action

**Advanced: Convert File**

Convert files between formats (e.g., PDF, DOCX, JPG) automatically. Use this to standardize files from uploads, emails, or cloud storage.

- Action

**Combine or Merge PDF Files**

Merge multiple PDF files into a single document. Perfect for combining reports, invoices, contracts or other documents.

- Action

**Compress PDF**

Reduce PDF file size up to 90% while preserving quality. Perfect for email attachments, uploads, or storage optimization.

- Action

**Email to PDF**

Convert email files (MSG, EML) into PDF documents. Great for archiving emails or sharing them in a universal format.

- Action

**Images to PDF**

Combine images (JPG, PNG, etc.) into a single PDF document. Great for scans, receipts, or generating reports from images.

- Action

**Office to PDF**

Convert Office files (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) into PDF format. Useful for sharing documents in a consistent, print-ready format.

- Action

**PDF to DOCX**

Convert PDFs into editable Word (DOCX) documents. Useful for editing contracts, reports, or scanned documents.

- Action

**PDF to PDF/A**

Convert PDFs to PDF/A format for long-term archiving. Ideal for compliance, legal storage, and document preservation.

- Action

**PDF to PNG**

The API for converting PDF documents to PNG images. Each PDF page will be converted to separate png image. Useful for previews, thumbnails, or sharing individual pages.

- Action

**PDF to PPTX**

Convert PDFs into editable PowerPoint (PPTX) presentations. Ideal for reusing content in slides or presentations.

- Action

**PDF to XLSX**

Extract tables from PDFs into Excel (XLSX) format. Great for working with financial data, reports, or structured tables.

- Action

**Protect PDF**

Add password protection to secure PDF documents. Useful for protecting sensitive files before sharing or storing.

- Action

**Redact PDF**

Remove or mask sensitive information in PDF documents. Useful for compliance, privacy, and secure document sharing.

- Action

**Repair PDF**

Fix corrupted or damaged PDF files automatically. Helpful when dealing with broken downloads or failed file transfers.

- Action

**WEB to JPG**

Convert web pages into JPG images from a URL. Useful for previews, sharing snapshots, or visual archives.

- Action

**WEB to PDF**

Convert any web page into a PDF using its URL. Great for saving invoices, articles, or dashboards automatically.

- Action

**WEB to PNG**

Convert web pages into PNG images from a URL. Ideal for high-quality screenshots or design references.

## Each app on its own

- [ **CATS** CATS is an applicant tracking system. Manage the entire tracking process from posting jobs to leading job...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats)
- [ **ConvertAPI PDF Tools** ConvertAPI PDF Tools is a file automation service to convert PDFs, images and Office files, plus merge...](https://apiant.ai/connections/convertapi-pdf-tools)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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Questions

## CATS and ConvertAPI PDF Tools, answered

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### What can start an automation from CATS?

Any of CATS's 14 triggers in the catalog, including Candidate Updated, Company Status Changed, Company Updated and Contact Status Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in ConvertAPI PDF Tools when something happens in CATS?

Any of ConvertAPI PDF Tools's 17 actions, including Advanced: Convert File, Combine or Merge PDF Files, Compress PDF and Email to PDF. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from ConvertAPI PDF Tools to CATS?

ConvertAPI PDF Tools has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in CATS. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ConvertAPI PDF Tools's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for CATS or ConvertAPI PDF Tools?

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.

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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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
