--- title: "Connect Nimbata to CarAPI - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New form submission\" fires in Nimbata, your agent runs \"Look up recall records\" in CarAPI." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-carapi" --- # Connect Nimbata to CarAPI When **New form submission** fires in [Nimbata](https://apiant.ai/connections/nimbata), your agent runs **Look up recall records** in [CarAPI](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nimbata **1** trigger Nimbata **10** actions CarAPI **15** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Nimbata and CarAPI 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 Nimbata can start in CarAPI - When **New form submission** in Nimbata then **Look up recall records** in CarAPI - When **New form submission** in Nimbata then **Check vehicle stolen status** in CarAPI 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 Nimbata and CarAPI ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 25 actions - Trigger **New form submission** Triggers when a new form submission is received in a Nimbata project. - Action **Add tag** Creates a new tag in a tag category of a Nimbata project, ready to be applied to calls and form submissions. - Action **Add tags to call** Adds one or more tags to a call and keeps the tags it already has. Returns the call's full list of tag IDs after the change. - Action **Get call** Returns an inbound call's details, including its attribution, call-flow information and custom field values. - Action **Get lead** Returns one lead with its phone numbers, emails, and first and last interaction details. If the lead was merged into another, returns the surviving lead. - Action **Get tracking number** Returns one tracking number from a project, looked up by its ID or phone number, including its status, line type, country, call flow and tracking source. - Action **List calls** Returns the inbound and outbound calls of a project, newest first, optionally narrowed by date range, caller, tracking number, outcome or campaign. - Action **List form submissions** Returns the form submissions recorded in a Nimbata project, optionally narrowed by form, date range, attribution, device, tag or value. - Action **List leads** Returns the identified leads in a Nimbata project, most recent interaction first, optionally narrowed to one phone number or email address. - Action **List SMS messages** Returns a project's SMS messages, newest first, optionally filtered by date range, direction, status or phone number. - Action **List tracking numbers** Returns the tracking numbers in a Nimbata project, optionally narrowed by a name or phone number search. - Action **Check vehicle stolen status** Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen. - Action **Convert plate to VIN** Convert a license plate number to a VIN. - Action **Decode VIN** Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs. - Action **Estimate vehicle cost of ownership** Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time. - Action **Extract license plate from image** Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image. - Action **Extract VIN from image** Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image. - Action **Find nearest EV charging stations** Find EV charging stations near a location. - Action **Get time to sell for comparable vehicles** Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings. - Action **Get vehicle inspection history** Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle mileage history** Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN. - Action **Get vehicle valuation** Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle. - Action **List supported EV vehicles** List EV models supported by the route planner. - Action **Look up recall records** Look up safety recall records for a vehicle. - Action **Plan EV route with charging stops** Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops. - Action **Search vehicle listings** Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nimbata** Nimbata is a call tracking platform that lets you attribute phone calls back to keyword searches, web pages...](https://apiant.ai/connections/nimbata) - [ **CarAPI** Vehicle specs, VIN decoder, and market data for 21+ million vehicles](https://apiant.ai/connections/carapi) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nimbata - [ **Nimbata to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-salesforce) - [ **Nimbata to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-slack) - [ **Nimbata to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-stripe) - [ **Nimbata to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-shopify) - [ **Nimbata to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Nimbata to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nimbata-to-pipedrive) ## More into CarAPI - [ **HubSpot to CarAPI** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-carapi) - [ **Salesforce to CarAPI** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-carapi) - [ **Slack to CarAPI** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-carapi) - [ **Google Sheets to CarAPI** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-carapi) - [ **Gmail to CarAPI** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-carapi) - [ **Google Calendar to CarAPI** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-carapi) Questions ## Nimbata and CarAPI, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nimbata? Any of Nimbata's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New form submission. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in CarAPI when something happens in Nimbata? Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from CarAPI to Nimbata? CarAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Nimbata. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarAPI's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nimbata or CarAPI? 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 Nimbata and CarAPI 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.