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title: "Connect CATS and JOIN - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"Candidate Updated\" fires in CATS, your agent runs \"Get candidate\" in JOIN, or \"Application Created\" in JOIN to \"Create a Contact\" in CATS."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/cats-to-join"
---

# Connect CATS and JOIN

When **Candidate Updated** fires in [CATS](https://apiant.ai/connections/cats), your agent runs **Get candidate** in [JOIN](https://apiant.ai/connections/join), or **Application Created** in JOIN to **Create a Contact** in CATS. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

CATS **14** triggers CATS **21** actions JOIN **3** triggers JOIN **16** 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 JOIN to do together?

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Example flows

## What CATS and JOIN can do together

### From CATS to JOIN

- When **Candidate Updated** in CATS then **Get candidate** in JOIN
- When **Company Status Changed** in CATS then **Update Job Status** in JOIN

### From JOIN to CATS

- When **Application Created** in JOIN then **Create a Contact** in CATS
- When **Job Published** in JOIN then **Create a Job** in CATS

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 JOIN

## Triggers and actions 17 triggers · 37 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 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.

- Trigger

**Application Created**

Triggers when a new job application is received in JOIN.

- Trigger

**Job Published**

Triggers when a job is published (goes online) in JOIN.

- Trigger

**Job Unpublished**

Triggers when a job is taken offline or archived in JOIN.

- Action

**Add candidate note**

Adds a note to a candidate in JOIN.

- Action

**Add job**

Creates a job in JOIN. New jobs are activated and multiposted to job boards automatically.

- Action

**Add location**

Creates a new office location in JOIN that job ads can be assigned to.

- Action

**Create Application**

Creates an application for a candidate on a JOIN job, optionally attaching documents such as a CV.

- Action

**Get application**

Returns one job application, including its candidate, job, attachments, screening answers and pipeline stage.

- Action

**Get candidate**

Returns a single JOIN candidate by id, including contact details, tags, consent status and their applications, with notes optionally embedded.

- Action

**Get job**

Returns a single JOIN job by its ID, including its title, status, office and optionally its full content.

- Action

**Get Jobs**

Returns jobs in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by status, title, country, external id, or creation/update dates.

- Action

**Get Online Jobs**

Returns the jobs currently published (online) in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by title, country, dates or external id.

- Action

**List applications**

Returns the applications in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by job, dates, country, hiring state or pipeline stage.

- Action

**List candidate notes**

Returns all notes recorded on a candidate in JOIN, including replies.

- Action

**List candidates**

Returns the candidates in your JOIN company, optionally filtered by a name/email search or creation date.

- Action

**List candidate scorecards**

Returns the scorecards submitted for a candidate's job application, including each interviewer's overall recommendation, attribute ratings and question answers.

- Action

**List locations**

Returns the office locations in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by country or city.

- Action

**Update job**

Updates an existing job's details, such as title, description, office, salary, and application requirements. Fields you leave blank stay unchanged.

- Action

**Update Job Status**

Changes a JOIN job's status to online, offline or archived, and returns the job's ID.

## 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)
- [ **JOIN** JOIN is a recruiting platform with tools for job ad creation, multiposting, applicant tracking, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/join)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from CATS

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

## More into JOIN

- [ **HubSpot to JOIN** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-join)
- [ **Google Sheets to JOIN** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-join)
- [ **Gmail to JOIN** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-join)
- [ **Google Calendar to JOIN** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-join)
- [ **Google Drive to JOIN** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-join)
- [ **ActiveCampaign to JOIN** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-join)

Questions

## CATS and JOIN, answered

###

### 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.

###

### What can your agent do in JOIN when something happens in CATS?

Any of JOIN's 16 actions, including Create Application, Update job, Update Job Status and Add candidate note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from JOIN to CATS?

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

###

### Do I have to build a connector for CATS or JOIN?

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 CATS and JOIN 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.
