--- title: "Connect FormDesigner to PublicDataHub - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Submission\" fires in FormDesigner, your agent runs \"Get agency\" in PublicDataHub." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-publicdatahub" --- # Connect FormDesigner to PublicDataHub When **New Submission** fires in [FormDesigner](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner), your agent runs **Get agency** in [PublicDataHub](https://apiant.ai/connections/publicdatahub). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. FormDesigner **1** trigger FormDesigner **10** actions PublicDataHub **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want FormDesigner and PublicDataHub 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 FormDesigner can start in PublicDataHub - When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **Get agency** in PublicDataHub - When **New Submission** in FormDesigner then **Get district** in PublicDataHub 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 FormDesigner and PublicDataHub ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 14 actions - Trigger **New Submission** Triggers when a submission is added for a form. - Action **Add form** Create a new form. - Action **Add form entry** Create a new entry (submission) on a form programmatically. - Action **Delete form** Delete a form by id. - Action **Delete form entry** Delete form entries by id. - Action **Get form** Retrieve a single form by id. - Action **Get form entry** Retrieve a single form entry by questionnaire id. - Action **List form entries** List entries (submissions) for a form. - Action **List forms** List all forms in the account. - Action **Update form** Update an existing form's settings/fields. - Action **Update form entry** Update an existing form entry. - Action **Get agency** Look up one federal agency by slug: its budget authority, obligations and outlays. - Action **Get district** Look up one school district by slug: total enrollment and the number of schools it runs. - Action **Get hospital** Look up one Medicare-certified hospital by slug, with every reported quality measure and its national rank. - Action **Get school** Look up one public school by slug: enrollment, teacher count, student-teacher ratio and free-lunch share. ## Each app on its own - [ **FormDesigner** FormDesigner - builder of web forms, surveys, quizzes and calculators](https://apiant.ai/connections/formdesigner) - [ **PublicDataHub** PublicDataHub republishes US public-sector reference data with source provenance attached.](https://apiant.ai/connections/publicdatahub) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from FormDesigner - [ **FormDesigner to DiceBear** REST API that generates deterministic, seed-based avatar images in dozens of customizable styles.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-dicebear) - [ **FormDesigner to Turso** Distributed SQLite-compatible database platform for creating per-user cloud databases with sync.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-turso) - [ **FormDesigner to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-hubspot) - [ **FormDesigner to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-salesforce) - [ **FormDesigner to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-slack) - [ **FormDesigner to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/formdesigner-to-google-sheets) ## More into PublicDataHub - [ **HubSpot to PublicDataHub** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-publicdatahub) - [ **Salesforce to PublicDataHub** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-publicdatahub) - [ **Slack to PublicDataHub** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-publicdatahub) - [ **Google Sheets to PublicDataHub** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-publicdatahub) - [ **Gmail to PublicDataHub** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-publicdatahub) - [ **Google Calendar to PublicDataHub** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-publicdatahub) Questions ## FormDesigner and PublicDataHub, answered ### ### What can start an automation from FormDesigner? Any of FormDesigner'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 PublicDataHub when something happens in FormDesigner? Any of PublicDataHub's 4 actions, including Get agency, Get district, Get hospital and Get school. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PublicDataHub to FormDesigner? PublicDataHub has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in FormDesigner. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads PublicDataHub's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for FormDesigner or PublicDataHub? 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 FormDesigner and PublicDataHub 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.