--- title: "Connect iDigBio to Hibob - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in iDigBio, your agent runs \"Add employee\" in Hibob. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-hibob" --- # Connect iDigBio to Hibob When **New record** fires in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), your agent runs **Add employee** in [Hibob](https://apiant.ai/connections/hibob). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions Hibob **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 Hibob 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 Hibob - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Add employee** in Hibob - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Add time off request** in Hibob 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 Hibob ## 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 employee** Creates a new employee in Bob with their name, email, site and start date, and optionally their department and job title. - Action **Add time off request** Submits a new time off request for an employee in Bob, in days, hours or a per-day schedule. - Action **Find employees** Finds employees in Bob by email or employee ID, or returns all accessible employees when both are blank. - Action **Get employee** Returns one employee's record from Bob, looked up by employee ID or email, including any requested custom fields. - Action **Get time off balance** Returns an employee's time off balance for a policy type as of a given date, including taken days, adjustments and annual allowance. - Action **List company lists** Returns all company lists in Bob (such as departments, sites and job titles) with their items. - Action **List employee fields** Returns the metadata of every employee field defined in Bob, including the company's custom fields. - Action **List employee work history** Returns an employee's work history: every entry in their Work table, such as job title, department, site and reporting line changes with effective dates. - Action **Terminate employee** Terminates an employee in Bob, setting their status to Terminated as of the termination date you specify. ## 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) - [ **Hibob** Hibob was founded to modernize HR tech. Hibob's intuitive and data-driven platform, bob, was built for the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/hibob) 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 Hibob - [ **HubSpot to Hibob** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-hibob) - [ **Salesforce to Hibob** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-hibob) - [ **Slack to Hibob** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-hibob) - [ **Google Sheets to Hibob** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-hibob) - [ **Gmail to Hibob** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-hibob) - [ **Google Calendar to Hibob** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-hibob) Questions ## iDigBio and Hibob, 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 Hibob when something happens in iDigBio? Any of Hibob's 9 actions, including Add employee, Add time off request, Find employees and Get employee. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Hibob to iDigBio? Hibob has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in iDigBio. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Hibob's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iDigBio or Hibob? 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 Hibob 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.