--- title: "Connect Grist to ConvertAPI PDF Tools - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Record\" fires in Grist, your agent runs \"Email to PDF\" in ConvertAPI PDF Tools." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-convertapi-pdf-tools" --- # Connect Grist to ConvertAPI PDF Tools When **New or Updated Record** fires in [Grist](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist), your agent runs **Email to PDF** in [ConvertAPI PDF Tools](https://apiant.ai/connections/convertapi-pdf-tools). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Grist **4** triggers Grist **21** actions ConvertAPI PDF Tools **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Grist and ConvertAPI PDF Tools 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 Grist can start in ConvertAPI PDF Tools - When **New or Updated Record** in Grist then **Email to PDF** in ConvertAPI PDF Tools - When **New Record** in Grist then **Advanced: Convert File** in ConvertAPI PDF 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 Grist and ConvertAPI PDF Tools ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 38 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggered when a row in a Grist table is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Record (Instant)** Triggers when a Record is updated, or a new Record is added. - Trigger **New Record** Triggered when a new row is added to a Grist table. - Trigger **New Record (Instant)** Triggers when a new Record is created - Action **Add Column** Adds a column to a table in a Grist document. - Action **Add Table** Creates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns. - Action **Create Document** Creates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID. - Action **Create or Update Record** Adds a row to a Grist table, or updates the existing row when the match column already holds the match value. Returns the row ID. - Action **Create Record** Adds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID. - Action **Create Workspace** Creates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID. - Action **Delete Document** Deletes a Grist document permanently. - Action **Delete Records** Deletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID. - Action **Delete Workspace** Deletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it. - Action **Find Record** Searches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values. - Action **Get Document** Returns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization. - Action **Get Org** Returns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level. - Action **Get Workspace** Returns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains. - Action **List Columns** Returns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type. - Action **List Orgs** Returns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach. - Action **List Tables** Returns the tables in a Grist document. - Action **List Workspaces** Returns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains. - Action **Run SQL Query** Runs a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows. - Action **Update Document** Renames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is. - Action **Update Record** Changes the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update Workspace** Renames a Grist workspace. - Action **Advanced: Convert File** Convert files between formats (e.g., PDF, DOCX, JPG) automatically. Use this to standardize files from uploads, emails, or cloud storage. - Action **Combine or Merge PDF Files** Merge multiple PDF files into a single document. Perfect for combining reports, invoices, contracts or other documents. - Action **Compress PDF** Reduce PDF file size up to 90% while preserving quality. Perfect for email attachments, uploads, or storage optimization. - Action **Email to PDF** Convert email files (MSG, EML) into PDF documents. Great for archiving emails or sharing them in a universal format. - Action **Images to PDF** Combine images (JPG, PNG, etc.) into a single PDF document. Great for scans, receipts, or generating reports from images. - Action **Office to PDF** Convert Office files (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) into PDF format. Useful for sharing documents in a consistent, print-ready format. - Action **PDF to DOCX** Convert PDFs into editable Word (DOCX) documents. Useful for editing contracts, reports, or scanned documents. - Action **PDF to PDF/A** Convert PDFs to PDF/A format for long-term archiving. Ideal for compliance, legal storage, and document preservation. - Action **PDF to PNG** The API for converting PDF documents to PNG images. Each PDF page will be converted to separate png image. Useful for previews, thumbnails, or sharing individual pages. - Action **PDF to PPTX** Convert PDFs into editable PowerPoint (PPTX) presentations. Ideal for reusing content in slides or presentations. - Action **PDF to XLSX** Extract tables from PDFs into Excel (XLSX) format. Great for working with financial data, reports, or structured tables. - Action **Protect PDF** Add password protection to secure PDF documents. Useful for protecting sensitive files before sharing or storing. - Action **Redact PDF** Remove or mask sensitive information in PDF documents. Useful for compliance, privacy, and secure document sharing. - Action **Repair PDF** Fix corrupted or damaged PDF files automatically. Helpful when dealing with broken downloads or failed file transfers. - Action **WEB to JPG** Convert web pages into JPG images from a URL. Useful for previews, sharing snapshots, or visual archives. - Action **WEB to PDF** Convert any web page into a PDF using its URL. Great for saving invoices, articles, or dashboards automatically. - Action **WEB to PNG** Convert web pages into PNG images from a URL. Ideal for high-quality screenshots or design references. ## Each app on its own - [ **Grist** Grist combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database to organize your data...](https://apiant.ai/connections/grist) - [ **ConvertAPI PDF Tools** ConvertAPI PDF Tools is a file automation service to convert PDFs, images and Office files, plus merge...](https://apiant.ai/connections/convertapi-pdf-tools) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Grist - [ **Grist to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-gmail) - [ **Grist to Clickhouse** Column-oriented database for real-time analytical SQL queries at petabyte scale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-clickhouse) - [ **Grist to Mistral AI** Mistral AI is a platform for building, customizing, and deploying advanced AI models and agents for...](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-mistral-ai) - [ **Grist to OpusClip** OpusClip is a AI video tool that turns long videos into viral shorts with captions and transcripts.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-opusclip) - [ **Grist to Postman** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-postman) - [ **Grist to RuneScape** The RuneScape Wiki API exposes data for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape.](https://apiant.ai/connect/grist-to-runescape) ## More into ConvertAPI PDF Tools - [ **HubSpot to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) - [ **Salesforce to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) - [ **Slack to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) - [ **Google Sheets to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) - [ **Gmail to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) - [ **Google Calendar to ConvertAPI PDF Tools** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-convertapi-pdf-tools) Questions ## Grist and ConvertAPI PDF Tools, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Grist? Any of Grist's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New or Updated Record, New or Updated Record (Instant), New Record and New Record (Instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in ConvertAPI PDF Tools when something happens in Grist? Any of ConvertAPI PDF Tools's 17 actions, including Advanced: Convert File, Combine or Merge PDF Files, Compress PDF and Email to PDF. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from ConvertAPI PDF Tools to Grist? ConvertAPI PDF Tools has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Grist. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads ConvertAPI PDF Tools's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Grist or ConvertAPI PDF Tools? 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 Grist and ConvertAPI PDF Tools 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.