--- title: "Connect Open Government, Australia to Kimai - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Dataset updated\" fires in Open Government, Australia, your agent runs \"Add customer\" in Kimai." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-kimai" --- # Connect Open Government, Australia to Kimai When **Dataset updated** fires in [Open Government, Australia](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-australia), your agent runs **Add customer** in [Kimai](https://apiant.ai/connections/kimai). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Open Government, Australia **1** trigger Open Government, Australia **10** actions Kimai **12** 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, Australia and Kimai 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, Australia can start in Kimai - When **Dataset updated** in Open Government, Australia then **Add customer** in Kimai - When **Dataset updated** in Open Government, Australia then **List customers** in Kimai 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, Australia and Kimai ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 22 actions - Trigger **Dataset updated** Fires when a dataset is updated on the portal, detected by polling package_search sorted by last-modified date. - Action **Find datasets** Search Australian government open datasets by keyword, tag, organization, or format (CKAN package_search). - Action **Find resources** Search dataset resources (files/links) by field values such as format or url (CKAN resource_search). - Action **Get dataset** Retrieve full details of a dataset by its id or name, including its resources (CKAN package_show). - Action **Get group** Retrieve details of a dataset group by id or name, including its member datasets (CKAN group_show). - Action **Get organization** Retrieve details of a publishing organization by id or name, including its datasets (CKAN organization_show). - Action **Get resource** Retrieve details of a single dataset resource by its id, including download url and format (CKAN resource_show). - Action **List datasets** List the names of all datasets on the portal (CKAN package_list). - Action **List groups** List the dataset groups (topic collections) on the portal (CKAN group_list). - Action **List organizations** List the publishing organizations (government agencies) on the portal (CKAN organization_list). - Action **List tags** List the tags used to categorize datasets on the portal (CKAN tag_list). - Action **Add activity** Create an activity. - Action **Add customer** Create a customer. - Action **Add project** Create a project. - Action **Add timesheet** Create a time entry. - Action **Delete timesheet** Delete a time entry. - Action **Get timesheet** Get a time entry by id. - Action **List activities** List activities. - Action **List customers** List customers. - Action **List projects** List projects. - Action **List timesheets** List time entries with filters. - Action **List users** List users. - Action **Update timesheet** Update a time entry. ## Each app on its own - [ **Open Government, Australia** Australian Government Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve published...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-australia) - [ **Kimai** Time-tracking platform for project-driven teams, with invoicing, expense tracking, and reporting.](https://apiant.ai/connections/kimai) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Open Government, Australia - [ **Open Government, Australia to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-salesforce) - [ **Open Government, Australia to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-slack) - [ **Open Government, Australia to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-stripe) - [ **Open Government, Australia to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-shopify) - [ **Open Government, Australia to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Open Government, Australia to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-australia-to-pipedrive) ## More into Kimai - [ **Clockify to Kimai** Clockify is a completely free time tracking software for teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clockify-to-kimai) - [ **Postman to Kimai** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/postman-to-kimai) - [ **HubSpot to Kimai** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-kimai) - [ **Salesforce to Kimai** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-kimai) - [ **Slack to Kimai** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-kimai) - [ **Google Sheets to Kimai** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-kimai) Questions ## Open Government, Australia and Kimai, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Open Government, Australia? Any of Open Government, Australia's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Dataset updated. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Kimai when something happens in Open Government, Australia? Any of Kimai's 12 actions, including Update timesheet, Add activity, Add customer and Add project. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Kimai to Open Government, Australia? Kimai has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, Australia. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Kimai's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, Australia or Kimai? 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, Australia and Kimai 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.