--- title: "Connect iDigBio to Couchdrop - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in iDigBio, your agent runs \"Update file\" in Couchdrop." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-couchdrop" --- # Connect iDigBio to Couchdrop When **New record** fires in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), your agent runs **Update file** in [Couchdrop](https://apiant.ai/connections/couchdrop). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions Couchdrop **9** 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 Couchdrop 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 can start in Couchdrop - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Update file** in Couchdrop - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Upload file** in Couchdrop 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 Couchdrop ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 15 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. - Action **Add folder** Creates a new folder at the specified path in your Couchdrop storage. - Action **Add shared link** Creates a shared link that gives external users access to a Couchdrop file or folder, optionally password-protected and expiring. - Action **Delete file** Deletes a file or folder at the given path in Couchdrop. - Action **Download file** Downloads a file's contents from your Couchdrop storage by its full path. - Action **Get file** Returns the details of a file or folder in Couchdrop, including its name, size, last-modified time and whether it is a folder. - Action **List files and folders** Returns the files and folders inside a Couchdrop folder. - Action **List shared links** Returns all shared links in your Couchdrop account, with each link's path, password and expiry. - Action **Update file** Renames or moves a file or folder in Couchdrop to a new path. - Action **Upload file** Uploads a file to a destination path in your Couchdrop storage. ## 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) - [ **Couchdrop** Cloud SFTP/FTP platform that automates secure file transfers and syncs files between cloud storage services...](https://apiant.ai/connections/couchdrop) 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 Couchdrop - [ **SendGrid to Couchdrop** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-couchdrop) - [ **HubSpot to Couchdrop** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-couchdrop) - [ **Salesforce to Couchdrop** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-couchdrop) - [ **Slack to Couchdrop** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-couchdrop) - [ **Google Sheets to Couchdrop** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-couchdrop) - [ **Gmail to Couchdrop** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-couchdrop) Questions ## iDigBio and Couchdrop, 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 Couchdrop when something happens in iDigBio? Any of Couchdrop's 9 actions, including Update file, Upload file, Add folder and Add shared link. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Couchdrop to iDigBio? Couchdrop has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in iDigBio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Couchdrop's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iDigBio or Couchdrop? 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 Couchdrop 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.