--- title: "Connect iDigBio and oboloo - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record\" fires in iDigBio, your agent runs \"Add department\" in oboloo, or \"Contract Updated\" in oboloo to \"Find media records\" in iDigBio." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/idigbio-to-oboloo" --- # Connect iDigBio and oboloo When **New record** fires in [iDigBio](https://apiant.ai/connections/idigbio), your agent runs **Add department** in [oboloo](https://apiant.ai/connections/oboloo), or **Contract Updated** in oboloo to **Find media records** in iDigBio. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. iDigBio **1** trigger iDigBio **6** actions oboloo **5** triggers oboloo **16** 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 oboloo 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 oboloo can do together ### From iDigBio to oboloo - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Add department** in oboloo - When **New record** in iDigBio then **Add location** in oboloo ### From oboloo to iDigBio - When **Contract Updated** in oboloo then **Find media records** in iDigBio - When **New Contract** in oboloo then **Find records** 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 oboloo ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 22 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 **Contract Updated** Triggers when a contract is updated in oboloo. - Trigger **New Contract** Triggers when a new contract record is created. - Trigger **New Supplier** Triggers when a new supplier record is created. - Trigger **Saving Record Is Created or Updated in Oboloo** Triggers when a savings record is created or updated in oboloo. - Trigger **Supplier Updated** Triggers when a supplier record is updated. - Action **Add department** /api/departments/add - create a department. - Action **Add location** /api/locations/add - add or update a location. - Action **Add saving** /api/savings/add - create a new saving entry. - Action **Add savings milestone** /api/savings/milestones/add - add a milestone to a saving. - Action **Create Contract** Create a new contract in oboloo - Action **Create New Supplier** Creates a new supplier record in oboloo - Action **Get supplier address** /api/getSupplierAddress/{id} - supplier address by id. - Action **List contracts** /api/contracts - paginated list of contracts with filters. - Action **List departments** /api/getAllDepartments - departments and department locations. - Action **List locations** /api/getAllLocations - all locations. - Action **List savings** /api/savings - list savings with multiple filters. - Action **List suppliers** /api/suppliers - paginated list of suppliers with filters. - Action **Update a Contract in Oboloo** Update a contract record in oboloo - Action **Update a Supplier in Oboloo** Updates an existing Supplier record in oboloo - Action **Update saving** /api/savings/update - update a saving. - Action **Update supplier address** /api/suppliers/update/address - update a supplier address. ## 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) - [ **oboloo** Oboloo is a procurement tool giving organizations visibility and control over sourcing, contract, supplier...](https://apiant.ai/connections/oboloo) 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 oboloo - [ **HubSpot to oboloo** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-oboloo) - [ **Google Sheets to oboloo** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-oboloo) - [ **Gmail to oboloo** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-oboloo) - [ **Google Calendar to oboloo** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-oboloo) - [ **Google Drive to oboloo** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-oboloo) - [ **Mailchimp to oboloo** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-oboloo) Questions ## iDigBio and oboloo, 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 oboloo when something happens in iDigBio? Any of oboloo's 16 actions, including Create Contract, Create New Supplier, Update a Contract in Oboloo and Update a Supplier in Oboloo. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from oboloo to iDigBio? Yes. When something happens in oboloo, your agent can act in iDigBio too. This page covers both directions: oboloo's triggers and iDigBio's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for iDigBio or oboloo? 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 oboloo 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.