--- title: "Connect Conversion Tools and Airtable - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Conversion Failed\" fires in Conversion Tools, your agent runs \"Add Comment to Record\" in Airtable." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-airtable" --- # Connect Conversion Tools and Airtable When **Conversion Failed** fires in [Conversion Tools](https://apiant.ai/connections/conversion-tools), your agent runs **Add Comment to Record** in [Airtable](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable), or **New or Updated Record** in Airtable to **Convert File** in Conversion Tools. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Conversion Tools **4** triggers Conversion Tools **2** actions Airtable **2** triggers Airtable **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 Conversion Tools and Airtable 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 Conversion Tools and Airtable can do together ### From Conversion Tools to Airtable - When **Conversion Failed** in Conversion Tools then **Add Comment to Record** in Airtable - When **Conversion Result Available** in Conversion Tools then **Create or Update Record** in Airtable ### From Airtable to Conversion Tools - When **New or Updated Record** in Airtable then **Convert File** in Conversion Tools - When **New Record** in Airtable then **Convert File and Get the Result** in Conversion 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 Conversion Tools and Airtable ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers ยท 16 actions - Trigger **Conversion Failed** Triggered when a file conversion fails, giving the reason it failed. - Trigger **Conversion Result Available** Triggered when a finished conversion has its result file ready to download. - Trigger **Conversion Started** Triggered when a new file conversion is submitted, while it is still queued or running. - Trigger **Conversion Successfully Finished** Triggered when a file conversion finishes successfully. - Action **Convert File** Uploads a file to Conversion Tools and starts converting it, returning the conversion ID. Use one of the result triggers or Convert File and Get the Result to pick up the converted file. - Action **Convert File and Get the Result** Uploads a file to Conversion Tools, converts it, waits for the conversion to finish and returns a link to download the result. - 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. ## Each app on its own - [ **Conversion Tools** Converting your documents between different formats (XML, Excel, CSV, PDF, etc). Fast and Simple.](https://apiant.ai/connections/conversion-tools) - [ **Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Conversion Tools - [ **Conversion Tools to Outlook** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-outlook) - [ **Conversion Tools to Donately** Donately makes online donations dead simple and provides a space for non-profits to manage their donors and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-donately) - [ **Conversion Tools to MagicSlides** MagicSlides is an AI-powered tool that creates professional presentations from text, PDFs, and more in...](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-magicslides) - [ **Conversion Tools to MMO Games** MMOBomb publishes a database of free-to-play MMO and online games together with related news and giveaways.](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-mmo-games) - [ **Conversion Tools to Powrbot** Powrbot automates searching the web for company data.](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-powrbot) - [ **Conversion Tools to Wander Atlas** Wander Atlas publishes hourly crowd forecasts for more than 620 tourist attractions across 20 countries.](https://apiant.ai/connect/conversion-tools-to-wander-atlas) ## More into Airtable - [ **Google Sheets to Airtable** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-airtable) - [ **Mailchimp to Airtable** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-airtable) - [ **Stripe to Airtable** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-airtable) - [ **Notion to Airtable** 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-airtable) - [ **Zoom to Airtable** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-airtable) - [ **Typeform to Airtable** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/typeform-to-airtable) Questions ## Conversion Tools and Airtable, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Conversion Tools? Any of Conversion Tools's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Conversion Failed, Conversion Result Available, Conversion Started and Conversion Successfully Finished. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Airtable when something happens in Conversion Tools? Any of Airtable's 14 actions, including Create Base, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Table. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Airtable to Conversion Tools? Yes. When something happens in Airtable, your agent can act in Conversion Tools too. This page covers both directions: Airtable's triggers and Conversion Tools's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Conversion Tools or Airtable? 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 Conversion Tools and Airtable 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.