--- title: "Connect Open Government, Canada to Zippopotamus - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New dataset\" fires in Open Government, Canada, your agent runs \"Find postal codes by city\" in Zippopotamus." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-canada-to-zippopotamus" --- # Connect Open Government, Canada to Zippopotamus When **New dataset** fires in [Open Government, Canada](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-canada), your agent runs **Find postal codes by city** in [Zippopotamus](https://apiant.ai/connections/zippopotamus). 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 Zippopotamus **2** 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 Zippopotamus 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 Zippopotamus - When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Find postal codes by city** in Zippopotamus - When **New dataset** in Open Government, Canada then **Get place by postal code** in Zippopotamus 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 Zippopotamus ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 7 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 **Find postal codes by city** Returns the postal codes for a city, with each place's coordinates. - Action **Get place by postal code** Returns the country and the places (name, state, latitude, longitude) for a postal code. ## 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) - [ **Zippopotamus** Free API for looking up postal/zip code data by country, returning matching city, state, and coordinates.](https://apiant.ai/connections/zippopotamus) 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 Zippopotamus - [ **HubSpot to Zippopotamus** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zippopotamus) - [ **Salesforce to Zippopotamus** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zippopotamus) - [ **Slack to Zippopotamus** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zippopotamus) - [ **Google Sheets to Zippopotamus** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zippopotamus) - [ **Gmail to Zippopotamus** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zippopotamus) - [ **Google Calendar to Zippopotamus** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zippopotamus) Questions ## Open Government, Canada and Zippopotamus, answered ### ### 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. ### ### What can your agent do in Zippopotamus when something happens in Open Government, Canada? Any of Zippopotamus's 2 actions, including Find postal codes by city and Get place by postal code. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zippopotamus to Open Government, Canada? Zippopotamus has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, Canada. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Zippopotamus's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, Canada or Zippopotamus? 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, Canada and Zippopotamus 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.