--- title: "Connect Nytimes and Pinata - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New top story\" fires in Nytimes, your agent runs \"Add file to group\" in Pinata, or \"New Pin\" in Pinata to \"Find articles by criteria\" in Nytimes." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-pinata" --- # Connect Nytimes and Pinata When **New top story** fires in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), your agent runs **Add file to group** in [Pinata](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata), or **New Pin** in Pinata to **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions Pinata **1** trigger Pinata **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Nytimes and Pinata 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 Nytimes and Pinata can do together ### From Nytimes to Pinata - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add file to group** in Pinata - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Update file** in Pinata ### From Pinata to Nytimes - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Find articles by criteria** in Nytimes - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **List best sellers** in Nytimes 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 Nytimes and Pinata ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 19 actions - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. - Trigger **New Pin** Triggers when you have a new pinned file. - Action **Add file to group** Associates an existing file with a group by ID. - Action **Add group** Adds a new group for organizing pinned files. - Action **Delete file** Deletes a file from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **Delete group** Deletes a group from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network. Files in the group are not deleted. - Action **Get file** Fetches a file's metadata by ID. An error occurs if the file is not found. - Action **Get group** Retrieves a single Pinata group by its id on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **List files** Returns all files on the chosen IPFS network, optionally filtered. - Action **List groups** Returns all groups on the account. - Action **Pin File** Uploads (pins) a file to Pinata on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **Pin JSON to IPFS** Uploads a JSON object to Pinata and pins it to public IPFS, returning its CID. - Action **Pin NFT Metadata File** Uploads a JSON object (such as NFT metadata with name, description, image and attributes) to Pinata and pins it to IPFS, returning its CID. - Action **Remove file from group** Removes a file from a group on the public or private IPFS network. The file itself is not deleted. - Action **Update file** Updates the name and/or key-value metadata of a file on Pinata's public or private IPFS network. - Action **Update group** Updates the name or public/private setting of a Pinata group. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) - [ **Pinata** Pinata is the simplest way to upload and manage files on IPFS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nytimes - [ **Nytimes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-salesforce) - [ **Nytimes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-slack) - [ **Nytimes to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-stripe) - [ **Nytimes to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-shopify) - [ **Nytimes to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Nytimes to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-pipedrive) ## More into Pinata - [ **Google Sheets to Pinata** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-pinata) - [ **Google Calendar to Pinata** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-pinata) - [ **Mailchimp to Pinata** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-pinata) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Pinata** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-pinata) - [ **Notion to Pinata** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-pinata) - [ **Airtable to Pinata** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-pinata) Questions ## Nytimes and Pinata, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nytimes? Any of Nytimes's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New top story. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Pinata when something happens in Nytimes? Any of Pinata's 14 actions, including Update file, Update group, Add file to group and Add group. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Pinata to Nytimes? Yes. When something happens in Pinata, your agent can act in Nytimes too. This page covers both directions: Pinata's triggers and Nytimes's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nytimes or Pinata? 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 Nytimes and Pinata 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.