--- title: "Connect Expiration Reminder and Ubidots - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Expiration Reminder, your agent runs \"Add event\" in Ubidots." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-ubidots" --- # Connect Expiration Reminder and Ubidots When **New Contact** fires in [Expiration Reminder](https://apiant.ai/connections/expiration-reminder), your agent runs **Add event** in [Ubidots](https://apiant.ai/connections/ubidots), or **Device Is Updated** in Ubidots to **Create Contact** in Expiration Reminder. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Expiration Reminder **3** triggers Expiration Reminder **15** actions Ubidots **3** triggers Ubidots **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Expiration Reminder and Ubidots 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 Expiration Reminder and Ubidots can do together ### From Expiration Reminder to Ubidots - When **New Contact** in Expiration Reminder then **Add event** in Ubidots - When **New Expiration Item** in Expiration Reminder then **Add device** in Ubidots ### From Ubidots to Expiration Reminder - When **Device Is Updated** in Ubidots then **Create Contact** in Expiration Reminder - When **Variable Updated** in Ubidots then **Create Expiration Item for Contact** in Expiration Reminder 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 Expiration Reminder and Ubidots ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 30 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggered when a new contact is added to your Expiration Reminder account. - Trigger **New Expiration Item** Triggered when a new expiration item is added to your Expiration Reminder account. - Trigger **Status Changed Expiration Item** Triggered when an expiration item's status changes in Expiration Reminder — for example when it moves from active to expiring or expired. - Action **Add Location** Creates a location in Expiration Reminder, optionally nested under a parent location and assigned to a team. Any custom fields defined on locations in your account can be set too. Returns the created location. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in Expiration Reminder with their email, contact details, type, location and team, plus any custom fields defined on contacts in your account. Returns the created contact. - Action **Create Expiration Item** Creates an expiration item in Expiration Reminder with its name and expiration date, optionally attaching contacts, locations, tags, a category and an assignee, plus any custom fields defined in your account. Returns the created item. - Action **Create Expiration Item for Contact** Creates an expiration item in Expiration Reminder and attaches it to a specific contact, with its name, expiration date and category, plus any custom fields defined in your account. Returns the created item. - Action **Delete Contact** Deletes a contact from Expiration Reminder. Returns the contact record that was deleted. - Action **Delete Expiration Item** Deletes an expiration item from Expiration Reminder. Returns the item record after deletion. - Action **Find Contact** Returns the Expiration Reminder contacts matching a search term or an exact email address, with the total number of matches. - Action **Find Expiration** Returns the Expiration Reminder expiration items matching a search term and status, with the total number of matches. - Action **Get Contact** Returns a single Expiration Reminder contact by its id, including their contact details, assignment, location and every custom field stored on them. - Action **Get Expiration Item** Returns a single Expiration Reminder expiration item by its id, including its category, contacts, locations, tags, attachments and every custom field stored on it. - Action **List Contacts** Returns the contacts in your Expiration Reminder account, with the total number of contacts. - Action **List Expiration Items** Returns the expiration items in your Expiration Reminder account, optionally limited to one status, with the total number of items. - Action **List Locations** Returns the locations in your Expiration Reminder account, with the total number of locations. - Action **Renew Expiration** Renews an Expiration Reminder expiration item by moving it to a new expiration date. Returns the renewed item. - Action **Update Expiration Item** Updates an existing Expiration Reminder expiration item. Fields you leave blank are left unchanged; custom fields defined in your account can be set too. Returns the updated item. - Trigger **Device Is Updated** Triggers when a device is created or any of its fields (name, description, tags, properties, organization, status) changes. - Trigger **Event Is Triggered** Triggers when a chosen Ubidots event fires, returning the new log entry for that event. - Trigger **Variable Updated** Triggers when a variable is created or its settings (name, description, unit, tags, properties) change. - Action **Add device** Creates a new device in your Ubidots account. - Action **Add event** Creates a new Ubidots event (alert rule) with its triggers, actions and active schedule. - Action **Add variable** Creates a new variable on a Ubidots device. - Action **Create Dot** Sends a single Dot (a value with optional timestamp and context) to a variable on a device. The device and variable are created automatically if they do not exist. - Action **Create Multiple Dots on Same Device** Sends values to one or more variables of a Ubidots device in a single call, creating the device and variables if they do not exist. - Action **Delete device** Permanently deletes a device and its variables from your Ubidots account. - Action **Delete variable** Permanently deletes a variable and its data from Ubidots. - Action **Get data series** Returns time-series values for one or more variables over a time range, each with its device and variable details. - Action **Get device** Returns a single Ubidots device, looked up by its ID or label. - Action **Get device last values** Returns the most recent value of every variable on a Ubidots device. - Action **Get variable** Returns a single Ubidots variable, including its device, unit, tags, properties and last value. - Action **List devices** Returns the devices in your Ubidots account, with their labels, names, tags and activity details. - Action **List variables** Returns the variables in the Ubidots account, each with its device, label, name, type, unit and last value. - Action **Update device** Updates the specified fields of an existing Ubidots device, such as its name, label, description, tags, properties or organization, and returns the updated device. - Action **Update variable** Updates the specified fields of an existing Ubidots variable, such as its name, label, unit, tags or description. Returns the updated variable. ## Each app on its own - [ **Expiration Reminder** Expiration Reminder automatically tracks expiration dates and renewals for employee certifications, software...](https://apiant.ai/connections/expiration-reminder) - [ **Ubidots** Rapidly assemble and launch Internet of Things (IoT) applications without having to write code or hire a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ubidots) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Expiration Reminder - [ **Expiration Reminder to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-hubspot) - [ **Expiration Reminder to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-salesforce) - [ **Expiration Reminder to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-slack) - [ **Expiration Reminder to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-google-sheets) - [ **Expiration Reminder to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-gmail) - [ **Expiration Reminder to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/expiration-reminder-to-google-calendar) ## More into Ubidots - [ **HubSpot to Ubidots** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ubidots) - [ **Salesforce to Ubidots** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ubidots) - [ **Slack to Ubidots** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ubidots) - [ **Google Sheets to Ubidots** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ubidots) - [ **Gmail to Ubidots** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ubidots) - [ **Google Calendar to Ubidots** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ubidots) Questions ## Expiration Reminder and Ubidots, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Expiration Reminder? Any of Expiration Reminder's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Expiration Item and Status Changed Expiration Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Ubidots when something happens in Expiration Reminder? Any of Ubidots's 15 actions, including Create Dot, Create Multiple Dots on Same Device, Update device and Update variable. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ubidots to Expiration Reminder? Yes. When something happens in Ubidots, your agent can act in Expiration Reminder too. This page covers both directions: Ubidots's triggers and Expiration Reminder's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Expiration Reminder or Ubidots? 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 Expiration Reminder and Ubidots 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.