--- title: "Connect Open Government, ACT to Ecal - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record in dataset\" fires in Open Government, ACT, your agent runs \"Add event\" in Ecal." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-ecal" --- # Connect Open Government, ACT to Ecal When **New record in dataset** fires in [Open Government, ACT](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-act), your agent runs **Add event** in [Ecal](https://apiant.ai/connections/ecal). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Open Government, ACT **1** trigger Open Government, ACT **3** actions Ecal **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 Open Government, ACT and Ecal 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 Open Government, ACT can start in Ecal - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Add event** in Ecal - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Update event** in Ecal 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 Open Government, ACT and Ecal ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 12 actions - 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). - Action **Add calendar** Creates a new calendar in your ECAL account. - Action **Add event** Creates a new event in an ECAL calendar. - Action **Delete calendar** Deletes a calendar along with all of its events and event history. - Action **Delete event** Deletes an event, by its id or reference, from an ECAL calendar. - Action **Get calendar** Returns a single ECAL calendar and its full details, looked up by its id or reference. - Action **Get event** Returns a single ECAL event and its full details, looked up by event id or your own event reference. - Action **List calendars** Returns the list of calendars on your ECAL account, optionally including draft calendars. - Action **Update calendar** Updates an existing ECAL calendar's name, categories, reference, genre, note, logo or draft status. Fields left blank are unchanged. - Action **Update event** Updates an existing ECAL event, identified by its id or your own reference. Only the fields you fill in are changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Open Government, ACT** Australian Capital Territory Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-act) - [ **Ecal** Calendar marketing platform that syncs event listings from websites into users' personal calendar apps.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ecal) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Open Government, ACT - [ **Open Government, ACT to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-salesforce) - [ **Open Government, ACT to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-slack) - [ **Open Government, ACT to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-stripe) - [ **Open Government, ACT to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-shopify) - [ **Open Government, ACT to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Open Government, ACT to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-pipedrive) ## More into Ecal - [ **Google Sheets to Ecal** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-ecal) - [ **HubSpot to Ecal** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-ecal) - [ **Salesforce to Ecal** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-ecal) - [ **Slack to Ecal** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-ecal) - [ **Gmail to Ecal** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-ecal) - [ **Google Calendar to Ecal** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-ecal) Questions ## Open Government, ACT and Ecal, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Open Government, ACT? Any of Open Government, ACT's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New record in dataset. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Ecal when something happens in Open Government, ACT? Any of Ecal's 9 actions, including Update calendar, Update event, Add calendar and Add event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Ecal to Open Government, ACT? Ecal has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, ACT. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Ecal's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, ACT or Ecal? 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 Open Government, ACT and Ecal 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.