--- title: "Connect JOIN and Open Government, ACT - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Application Created\" fires in JOIN, your agent runs \"List dataset records\" in Open Government, ACT." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-open-government-act" --- # Connect JOIN and Open Government, ACT When **Application Created** fires in [JOIN](https://apiant.ai/connections/join), your agent runs **List dataset records** in [Open Government, ACT](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-act), or **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT to **Add candidate note** in JOIN. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. JOIN **3** triggers JOIN **16** actions Open Government, ACT **1** trigger Open Government, ACT **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want JOIN and Open Government, ACT 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What JOIN and Open Government, ACT can do together ### From JOIN to Open Government, ACT - When **Application Created** in JOIN then **List dataset records** in Open Government, ACT - When **Job Published** in JOIN then **Find datasets** in Open Government, ACT ### From Open Government, ACT to JOIN - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Add candidate note** in JOIN - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Add job** in JOIN 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 JOIN and Open Government, ACT ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **Application Created** Triggers when a new job application is received in JOIN. - Trigger **Job Published** Triggers when a job is published (goes online) in JOIN. - Trigger **Job Unpublished** Triggers when a job is taken offline or archived in JOIN. - Action **Add candidate note** Adds a note to a candidate in JOIN. - Action **Add job** Creates a job in JOIN. New jobs are activated and multiposted to job boards automatically. - Action **Add location** Creates a new office location in JOIN that job ads can be assigned to. - Action **Create Application** Creates an application for a candidate on a JOIN job, optionally attaching documents such as a CV. - Action **Get application** Returns one job application, including its candidate, job, attachments, screening answers and pipeline stage. - Action **Get candidate** Returns a single JOIN candidate by id, including contact details, tags, consent status and their applications, with notes optionally embedded. - Action **Get job** Returns a single JOIN job by its ID, including its title, status, office and optionally its full content. - Action **Get Jobs** Returns jobs in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by status, title, country, external id, or creation/update dates. - Action **Get Online Jobs** Returns the jobs currently published (online) in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by title, country, dates or external id. - Action **List applications** Returns the applications in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by job, dates, country, hiring state or pipeline stage. - Action **List candidate notes** Returns all notes recorded on a candidate in JOIN, including replies. - Action **List candidates** Returns the candidates in your JOIN company, optionally filtered by a name/email search or creation date. - Action **List candidate scorecards** Returns the scorecards submitted for a candidate's job application, including each interviewer's overall recommendation, attribute ratings and question answers. - Action **List locations** Returns the office locations in your JOIN account, optionally filtered by country or city. - Action **Update job** Updates an existing job's details, such as title, description, office, salary, and application requirements. Fields you leave blank stay unchanged. - Action **Update Job Status** Changes a JOIN job's status to online, offline or archived, and returns the job's ID. - Trigger **New record in dataset** Polling trigger that fires when new rows are published to a specified ACT open-data dataset. - Action **Find datasets** Search the ACT Government open-data catalog for published datasets by keyword, category, or tag (Socrata catalog API). - Action **Get dataset metadata** Retrieve a dataset's metadata — column schema, description, publisher, update frequency — for a given ACT open-data dataset id. - Action **List dataset records** Retrieve rows from a specific ACT open-data dataset, with optional filtering, sorting, and paging (Socrata SODA resource API). ## Each app on its own - [ **JOIN** JOIN is a recruiting platform with tools for job ad creation, multiposting, applicant tracking, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/join) - [ **Open Government, ACT** Australian Capital Territory Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-act) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from JOIN - [ **JOIN to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-salesforce) - [ **JOIN to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-slack) - [ **JOIN to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-mailchimp) - [ **JOIN to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-stripe) - [ **JOIN to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-shopify) - [ **JOIN to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/join-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Open Government, ACT - [ **HubSpot to Open Government, ACT** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-open-government-act) - [ **Google Sheets to Open Government, ACT** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-open-government-act) - [ **Gmail to Open Government, ACT** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-open-government-act) - [ **Google Calendar to Open Government, ACT** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-open-government-act) - [ **Google Drive to Open Government, ACT** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-open-government-act) - [ **Mailchimp to Open Government, ACT** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-open-government-act) Questions ## JOIN and Open Government, ACT, answered ### ### What can start an automation from JOIN? Any of JOIN's 3 triggers in the catalog, including Application Created, Job Published and Job Unpublished. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Open Government, ACT when something happens in JOIN? Any of Open Government, ACT's 3 actions, including Find datasets, Get dataset metadata and List dataset records. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Open Government, ACT to JOIN? Yes. When something happens in Open Government, ACT, your agent can act in JOIN too. This page covers both directions: Open Government, ACT's triggers and JOIN's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for JOIN or Open Government, ACT? 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 JOIN and Open Government, ACT 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.