Integration
Connect Grist and VideoDB
When something happens in Grist or VideoDB, your agent does the next thing in the other. Describe it and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Grist and VideoDB can do together
From Grist to VideoDB
When New or Updated Record in Grist
then Add Collection in VideoDB
When New Record in Grist
then Add Overlay / Watermark in VideoDB
From VideoDB to Grist
When New Video Uploaded & Indexed in VideoDB
then Add Column in Grist
When New Video Uploaded & Indexed in VideoDB
then Add Table in Grist
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 VideoDB
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 45 actions
Trigger
New or Updated RecordTriggered 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 RecordTriggered when a new row is added to a Grist table.
Trigger
New Record (Instant)Triggers when a new Record is created
Action
Add ColumnAdds a column to a table in a Grist document.
Action
Add TableCreates a new table in a Grist document, optionally with a starting set of columns.
Action
Create DocumentCreates a new document in a Grist workspace and returns its document ID.
Action
Create or Update RecordAdds 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 RecordAdds a new row to a Grist table and returns its row ID.
Action
Create WorkspaceCreates a new workspace in a Grist organization and returns its ID.
Action
Delete DocumentDeletes a Grist document permanently.
Action
Delete RecordsDeletes one or more rows from a Grist table by row ID.
Action
Delete WorkspaceDeletes a Grist workspace along with every document inside it.
Action
Find RecordSearches a Grist table for a row whose column holds a given value and returns that row's ID and column values.
Action
Get DocumentReturns the details of one Grist document — its name, web address, workspace, and organization.
Action
Get OrgReturns the details of one Grist organization (team site) — its name, subdomain, owner, and your access level.
Action
Get WorkspaceReturns the details of one Grist workspace, including the documents it contains.
Action
List ColumnsReturns the columns of a Grist table, with each column's ID, label, and type.
Action
List OrgsReturns every Grist organization (team site) this connection can reach.
Action
List TablesReturns the tables in a Grist document.
Action
List WorkspacesReturns the workspaces in a Grist organization, each with the documents it contains.
Action
Run SQL QueryRuns a read-only SELECT statement against a Grist document and returns the rows.
Action
Update DocumentRenames a Grist document or changes whether it is pinned. Anything left blank stays as it is.
Action
Update RecordChanges the column values of one row in a Grist table. Columns left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update WorkspaceRenames a Grist workspace.
Trigger
New Video Uploaded & IndexedTriggered when a new video is uploaded to a VideoDB collection.
Action
Add CollectionCreates a new VideoDB collection to organize videos and scope search.
Action
Add Overlay / WatermarkPlaces an image (logo or watermark) over a VideoDB video at a chosen time and position, and returns a stream URL for the result.
Action
Ask Video (Q&A)Get the Q&A for a video.
Action
Auto-Chapter VideoSplits a video into scenes (chapters) using shot detection or fixed time segments. The job runs in the background; the result is available at the returned output URL.
Action
Auto-Dub VideoStarts an AI dubbing job that replaces a video's soundtrack with a version in another language, preserving the speaker's voice characteristics.
Action
Check Job StatusChecks the progress of a long-running VideoDB job (dubbing, generation, transcoding, indexing) and returns its status and, once finished, its result.
Action
Create Highlight ClipStarts an AI clip-generation job on an indexed video from a natural-language prompt describing the moments to include.
Action
Delete CollectionPermanently delete a VideoDB collection and all media in it.
Action
Delete VideoPermanently delete a video and all its metadata, transcripts and indexes from VideoDB.
Action
Find Video MomentSearches one indexed video for the moments matching a spoken-word or visual query, returning each match's start and end time, text and score.
Action
Generate ImageGenerates an image from a text prompt using VideoDB's AI generation. Generation runs asynchronously; the result returns a job id and an address to check for the finished image.
Action
Generate SubtitlesGenerates subtitles for a video using VideoDB service.
Action
Generate VideoStarts an AI video generation job from a text prompt and saves the result to a collection.
Action
Generate Voice-OverConverts text into AI-generated speech (a voice-over audio asset) in a VideoDB collection. Generation runs as a job; check its result with Check Job Status or a callback URL.
Action
Get CollectionRetrieve the details of one VideoDB collection by its id.
Action
Get Meeting AssetsGet a meeting recording's status and recorded video URL.
Action
Get TranscriptGet the transcript of a video.
Action
Get Video MetadataGet metadata for a video.
Action
List CollectionsRetrieve all collections in your VideoDB account, including the default collection.
Action
List VideosLists the videos in a VideoDB collection.
Action
Record a MeetingInvite our bot to join and record your meetings.
Action
Summarize VideoAsks VideoDB's AI to summarize a video using your own instructions. Summarization usually runs as a background job: use Check Job Status with the returned job id to fetch the finished summary.
Action
Update CollectionUpdates a VideoDB collection's name, description, or public visibility. Fields left blank are left unchanged.
Action
Upload & Index VideoUploads a video from a URL into a VideoDB collection, waits for the upload to finish, then starts indexing it (spoken words by default) and returns the indexing job.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Grist and VideoDB, 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 VideoDB when something happens in Grist?
Any of VideoDB's 24 actions, including Create Highlight Clip, Update Collection, Upload & Index Video and Add Collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from VideoDB to Grist?
Yes. When something happens in VideoDB, your agent can act in Grist too. This page covers both directions: VideoDB's triggers and Grist's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Grist or VideoDB?
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.
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.