--- title: "Connect Open Government, ACT and timeBuzzer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New record in dataset\" fires in Open Government, ACT, your agent runs \"Add Activity\" in timeBuzzer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-act-to-timebuzzer" --- # Connect Open Government, ACT and timeBuzzer When **New record in dataset** fires in [Open Government, ACT](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-act), your agent runs **Add Activity** in [timeBuzzer](https://apiant.ai/connections/timebuzzer), or **New Activity** in timeBuzzer to **List dataset records** in Open Government, ACT. 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 timeBuzzer **1** trigger timeBuzzer **5** 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 timeBuzzer 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 and timeBuzzer can do together ### From Open Government, ACT to timeBuzzer - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Add Activity** in timeBuzzer - When **New record in dataset** in Open Government, ACT then **Create Tile** in timeBuzzer ### From timeBuzzer to Open Government, ACT - When **New Activity** in timeBuzzer then **List dataset records** in Open Government, ACT - When **New Activity** in timeBuzzer then **Find datasets** in Open Government, ACT 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 timeBuzzer ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 8 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). - Trigger **New Activity** Triggers when a new activity is created. - Action **Add Activity** Creates a time-tracking activity (time entry) for a user in timeBuzzer, linked to one or more tiles. - Action **Create Tile** Create a new tile - Action **Edit Tile** Edit an existing tile - Action **Find Tile** Look for a specific Tile. Tiles are items like projects, customers, clients, tasks or whatever you have configured in the timeBuzzer admin section. - Action **Get Activity** Returns a single timeBuzzer activity (time entry) by its id, including its start and end times, note, tiles and billed status. ## 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) - [ **timeBuzzer** timeBuzzer is a simple time tracker and timesheet app to track hours worked across projects in real time.](https://apiant.ai/connections/timebuzzer) 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 timeBuzzer - [ **FreeAgent to timeBuzzer** FreeAgent is cloud accounting software for small businesses and freelancers — manage contacts, invoices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/freeagent-to-timebuzzer) - [ **HigherGov to timeBuzzer** HigherGov is a market intelligence platform for federal, state, and local government contractors and grant...](https://apiant.ai/connect/highergov-to-timebuzzer) - [ **Himalayas to timeBuzzer** Remote job board and search engine](https://apiant.ai/connect/himalayas-to-timebuzzer) - [ **Modusign to timeBuzzer** Modusign is a simple electronic contract service that makes signing a contract and its storage at once at...](https://apiant.ai/connect/modusign-to-timebuzzer) - [ **HubSpot to timeBuzzer** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-timebuzzer) - [ **Salesforce to timeBuzzer** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-timebuzzer) Questions ## Open Government, ACT and timeBuzzer, 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 timeBuzzer when something happens in Open Government, ACT? Any of timeBuzzer's 5 actions, including Create Tile, Add Activity, Edit Tile and Find Tile. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from timeBuzzer to Open Government, ACT? Yes. When something happens in timeBuzzer, your agent can act in Open Government, ACT too. This page covers both directions: timeBuzzer's triggers and Open Government, ACT's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, ACT or timeBuzzer? 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 timeBuzzer 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.