--- title: "Connect iDigBio and Airtable - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in iDigBio, your agent runs \"Create or Update Record\" in Airtable." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-airtable" --- # Connect iDigBio and Airtable When **New record** fires in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), your agent runs **Create or Update Record** in [Airtable](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable), or **New or Updated Record** in Airtable to **Find records** in iDigBio. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions Airtable **2** triggers Airtable **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want iDigBio and Airtable 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 iDigBio and Airtable can do together ### From iDigBio to Airtable - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Create or Update Record** in Airtable - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Create Record** in Airtable ### From Airtable to iDigBio - When **New or Updated Record** in Airtable then **Find records** in iDigBio - When **New Record** in Airtable then **Get record** in iDigBio 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 iDigBio and Airtable ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers ยท 20 actions - 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. - Trigger **New or Updated Record** Triggers when a record is created or updated. - Trigger **New Record** Triggers when a new record is created or new or existing records when first added to a selected view. - Action **Add Comment to Record** Add a comment to an existing record in Airtable. - Action **Create Base** Create a new Airtable base in your workspace. - Action **Create or Update Record** Find and update an existing record, or create a new one. - Action **Create Record** Creates a new record with auto-populating fields. - Action **Create Table** Create a new table in an existing Airtable base. - Action **Delete Record** Delete a record in a table. - Action **Find Record** Find a record in a table. - Action **Find Record by ID** Find a specific record using its unique ID. - Action **Find Table** Find tables by searching for a keyword in table name or description. - Action **Get All Records** List all records from a table with pagination support. - Action **Get Base Schema** Retrieve the complete schema for a base, including all tables and their field definitions. - Action **List bases** Lists every Airtable base the connected account can see. Takes no search criterion. - Action **Update Multiple Records** Update up to 10 records at once in a specific table. - Action **Update Record** Update a record in a specific table. ## Each app on its own - [ **iDigBio** iDigBio is a US national aggregator of digitized biological and paleontological museum specimens, exposing a...](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio) - [ **Airtable** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connections/airtable) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from iDigBio - [ **iDigBio to Lumify** Real-time sports intelligence: scores, odds, betting splits & AI bet analysis across 8 sports](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-lumify) - [ **iDigBio to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-salesforce) - [ **iDigBio to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-slack) - [ **iDigBio to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-mailchimp) - [ **iDigBio to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-stripe) - [ **iDigBio to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-shopify) ## More into Airtable - [ **Google Sheets to Airtable** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-airtable) - [ **Mailchimp to Airtable** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-airtable) - [ **Stripe to Airtable** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-airtable) - [ **Notion to Airtable** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-airtable) - [ **Zoom to Airtable** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-airtable) - [ **Typeform to Airtable** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/typeform-to-airtable) Questions ## iDigBio and Airtable, answered ### ### What can start an automation from iDigBio? Any of iDigBio's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Airtable when something happens in iDigBio? Any of Airtable's 14 actions, including Create Base, Create or Update Record, Create Record and Create Table. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Airtable to iDigBio? Yes. When something happens in Airtable, your agent can act in iDigBio too. This page covers both directions: Airtable's triggers and iDigBio's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iDigBio or Airtable? 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 iDigBio and Airtable 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.