--- title: "Connect Cognito Forms and ilert - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Entry\" fires in Cognito Forms, your agent runs \"Find User on Call\" in ilert." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-ilert" --- # Connect Cognito Forms and ilert When **New Entry** fires in [Cognito Forms](https://apiant.ai/connections/cognito-forms), your agent runs **Find User on Call** in [ilert](https://apiant.ai/connections/ilert), or **New or Updated Incident** in ilert to **Get Document** in Cognito Forms. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Cognito Forms **2** triggers Cognito Forms **10** actions ilert **1** trigger ilert **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 Cognito Forms and ilert 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 Cognito Forms and ilert can do together ### From Cognito Forms to ilert - When **New Entry** in Cognito Forms then **Find User on Call** in ilert - When **Updated Entry** in Cognito Forms then **Add Alert** in ilert ### From ilert to Cognito Forms - When **New or Updated Incident** in ilert then **Get Document** in Cognito Forms - When **New or Updated Incident** in ilert then **Create Entry** in Cognito Forms 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 Cognito Forms and ilert ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 22 actions - Trigger **New Entry** Triggers when a new entry is submitted to the selected form. - Trigger **Updated Entry** Triggers when an entry on the selected form is updated. - Action **Create Entry** Creates a new entry on a Cognito Forms form with the field values you supply. - Action **Delete Entry** Deletes an entry from a Cognito Forms form. - Action **Get Document** Generates and returns a document for a form entry from one of the form's document templates, including a link to download the file. - Action **Get Entry** Returns a single entry from a Cognito Forms form, including all of its field values. - Action **Get Form Entries** Returns the entries submitted to a form, with each entry's field values. - Action **Get form fields** Returns the list of fields defined on a Cognito Forms form, including each field's name, type and settings. - Action **Get form schema** Returns the JSON schema of a form, describing each of its fields and their types. - Action **List forms** Returns all forms in your Cognito Forms organization, with each form's id and name. - Action **Set Form Availability** Sets when a form is open for submissions: the date it opens, the date it closes, and the message shown while it is unavailable. - Action **Update Entry** Updates an existing entry on a form, changing only the field values you supply. - Trigger **New or Updated Incident** Triggers when an incident (alert) on the chosen ilert alert source is created or changes: assigned, escalated, accepted, raised, commented on, resolved, or a responder is added or removed. - Action **Accept Incident** Accepts a pending ilert alert (formerly called an incident) on behalf of the connected user, stopping its escalation, and returns the updated alert. - Action **Add Alert** Creates an alert in ilert on the chosen alert source, which then escalates according to the source's escalation policy (or a policy or responders you specify). - Action **Add maintenance window** Creates a maintenance window in ilert that suppresses alerts for the chosen alert sources and services between a start and end time. - Action **Create Incident** Creates a new incident in ilert, optionally marking affected services and adding responders. Depending on the affected services, subscribers may be notified. - Action **Find User on Call** Finds the user currently on call for an on-call schedule, along with the start and end of their current shift. Returns found=false when nobody is on call. - Action **Get alert** Returns a single ilert alert by its id, including its summary, status, priority, alert source, escalation policy and responders. - Action **Get incident** Returns a single ilert incident by its id, including its status, severity, affected services and responders. - Action **Get maintenance window** Fetches a maintenance window by ID. An error occurs if the maintenance window is not found. - Action **List Alert Sources** Returns all alert sources in your ilert account, including each source's integration type, integration key, status and escalation policy. - Action **List incidents** Returns the incidents in your ilert account, optionally filtered by status, affected service, severity and declaration date. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your ilert account, with their name, email, role and contact settings. - Action **Resolve Incident** Resolves an ilert alert (formerly called an incident), closing it and stopping further escalation. ## Each app on its own - [ **Cognito Forms** Cognito Forms is an easy-to-use form builder that allows users to quickly build a form, include it on their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/cognito-forms) - [ **ilert** ilert is a platform for alerting, on-call management, and status pages.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ilert) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Cognito Forms - [ **Cognito Forms to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-hubspot) - [ **Cognito Forms to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-salesforce) - [ **Cognito Forms to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-slack) - [ **Cognito Forms to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-google-sheets) - [ **Cognito Forms to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-gmail) - [ **Cognito Forms to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/cognito-forms-to-google-calendar) ## More into ilert - [ **HubSpot to ilert** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ilert) - [ **Google Sheets to ilert** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ilert) - [ **Gmail to ilert** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ilert) - [ **Google Calendar to ilert** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ilert) - [ **Google Drive to ilert** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-ilert) - [ **ActiveCampaign to ilert** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-ilert) Questions ## Cognito Forms and ilert, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Cognito Forms? Any of Cognito Forms's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Entry and Updated Entry. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ilert when something happens in Cognito Forms? Any of ilert's 12 actions, including Create Incident, Accept Incident, Add Alert and Add maintenance window. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ilert to Cognito Forms? Yes. When something happens in ilert, your agent can act in Cognito Forms too. This page covers both directions: ilert's triggers and Cognito Forms's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Cognito Forms or ilert? 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 Cognito Forms and ilert 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.