--- title: "Connect Form Io and iDigBio - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New submission\" fires in Form Io, your agent runs \"Find media records\" in iDigBio, or \"New record\" in iDigBio to \"Update submission\" in Form Io." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-idigbio" --- # Connect Form Io and iDigBio When **New submission** fires in [Form Io](https://apiant.ai/connections/form-io), your agent runs **Find media records** in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), or **New record** in iDigBio to **Update submission** in Form Io. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Form Io **1** trigger Form Io **7** actions iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Form Io and iDigBio 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 Form Io and iDigBio can do together ### From Form Io to iDigBio - When **New submission** in Form Io then **Find media records** in iDigBio - When **New submission** in Form Io then **Find records** in iDigBio ### From iDigBio to Form Io - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Update submission** in Form Io - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Get form** in Form Io 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 Form Io and iDigBio ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 13 actions - Trigger **New submission** Fires when a new submission is created on a form. - Action **Delete form** Delete a form/resource by id. - Action **Delete submission** Delete a submission by id. - Action **Get form** Retrieve a single form definition by id. - Action **Get submission** Retrieve a single submission by id. - Action **List forms** List available forms within a project (Index API, supports limit/skip and select). - Action **List submissions** List submissions within a form (Index API, supports limit/skip pagination and content filtering). - Action **Update submission** Update an existing submission's data. - Trigger **New record** Polls for specimen records newly indexed into iDigBio matching a saved search query, sorted by modified/index date. - Action **Find media records** Search iDigBio media records (images/media associated with specimens) matching a query. - Action **Find records** Search iDigBio specimen records matching a query. - Action **Find recordsets** Search iDigBio recordsets (collections/datasets contributed by publishers) matching a query. - Action **Get media record** Retrieve a single iDigBio media record by its UUID. - Action **Get record** Retrieve a single iDigBio specimen record by its UUID. - Action **Get recordset** Retrieve a single iDigBio recordset (dataset) by its UUID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Form Io** Form-builder platform that auto-generates REST APIs for form submissions, data validation, and workflow...](https://apiant.ai/connections/form-io) - [ **iDigBio** iDigBio is a US national aggregator of digitized biological and paleontological museum specimens, exposing a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Form Io - [ **Form Io to Outlook** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-outlook) - [ **Form Io to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-supabase) - [ **Form Io to PostgreSQL** Connect directly to a PostgreSQL database and run SQL statements from your automations.](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-postgresql) - [ **Form Io to Uku** Uku is an accounting practice management software that helps accounting firms organize, hit deadlines, save...](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-uku) - [ **Form Io to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-hubspot) - [ **Form Io to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/form-io-to-salesforce) ## More into iDigBio - [ **HubSpot to iDigBio** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Sheets to iDigBio** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-idigbio) - [ **Gmail to iDigBio** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Calendar to iDigBio** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-idigbio) - [ **Google Drive to iDigBio** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-idigbio) - [ **ActiveCampaign to iDigBio** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-idigbio) Questions ## Form Io and iDigBio, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Form Io? Any of Form Io's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New submission. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in iDigBio when something happens in Form Io? Any of iDigBio's 6 actions, including Find media records, Find records, Find recordsets and Get media record. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from iDigBio to Form Io? Yes. When something happens in iDigBio, your agent can act in Form Io too. This page covers both directions: iDigBio's triggers and Form Io's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Form Io or iDigBio? 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 Form Io and iDigBio 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.