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title: "Connect Open Government, Canada to Lido - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New dataset\" fires in Open Government, Canada, your agent runs \"Extract Data From File\" in Lido."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-lido"
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# Connect Open Government, Canada to Lido

When **New dataset** fires in [Open Government, Canada](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-canada), your agent runs **Extract Data From File** in [Lido](https://apiant.ai/connections/lido). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Open Government, Canada **1** trigger Open Government, Canada **5** actions Lido **3** 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, Canada and Lido 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 Open Government, Canada can start in Lido

- When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Extract Data From File** in Lido
- When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Generate extraction config** in Lido

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, Canada and Lido

## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 8 actions

- Trigger

**New dataset**

Fires when a new dataset is published to the Open Government portal.

- Action

**Find datasets**

Search the Open Government portal's catalog of published datasets by keyword, tag, or organization.

- Action

**Find records in a data resource**

Query the tabular records stored in a dataset's DataStore-backed resource, with filtering and search.

- Action

**Get dataset**

Retrieve the full record for one published dataset, including its resources and metadata.

- Action

**Get organization**

Retrieve details for one publishing organization, including its datasets.

- Action

**List organizations**

List the government organizations that publish datasets on the portal.

- Action

**Extract Data From File**

Starts an AI extraction job that pulls the requested columns out of a document or image, and returns the job id to fetch results with.

- Action

**Find Extraction Result**

Returns the status and extracted data rows of a Lido data extraction job.

- Action

**Generate extraction config**

Asks Lido to suggest an extraction configuration (columns, instructions and multi-row setting) for a document. Returns a job id; the suggestion is available from the job result.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Open Government, Canada** Canadian Government Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve published...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-canada)
- [ **Lido** Lido is a data extraction application that uses AI to read documents, such as PDFs and invoices, and convert...](https://apiant.ai/connections/lido)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Open Government, Canada

- [ **Open Government, Canada to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-salesforce)
- [ **Open Government, Canada to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-slack)
- [ **Open Government, Canada to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-stripe)
- [ **Open Government, Canada to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-shopify)
- [ **Open Government, Canada to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-quickbooks-online)
- [ **Open Government, Canada to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-pipedrive)

## More into Lido

- [ **Mapster to Lido** Mapster is a feedback survey platform that helps you collect and analyze user feedback.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mapster-to-lido)
- [ **OutageDeck to Lido** OutageDeck aggregates the official status feeds of more than 170 cloud and SaaS providers into one place.](https://apiant.ai/connect/outagedeck-to-lido)
- [ **Read AI to Lido** Read AI is a leading productivity tool that makes work easy with meeting summaries and transcripts, search...](https://apiant.ai/connect/read-ai-to-lido)
- [ **HubSpot to Lido** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-lido)
- [ **Salesforce to Lido** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-lido)
- [ **Slack to Lido** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-lido)

Questions

## Open Government, Canada and Lido, answered

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### What can start an automation from Open Government, Canada?

Any of Open Government, Canada's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New dataset. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in Lido when something happens in Open Government, Canada?

Any of Lido's 3 actions, including Extract Data From File, Find Extraction Result and Generate extraction config. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Lido to Open Government, Canada?

Lido has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, Canada. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Lido's API documentation and adds it.

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### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, Canada or Lido?

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.

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### Can my AI client use Open Government, Canada and Lido 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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
