--- title: "Connect Open Government, South Australian Government to US Federal Election Commission - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or updated dataset\" fires in Open Government, South Australian Government, your agent runs \"Find candidates by name\" in US Federal Election..." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-south-australian-government-to-us-federal-election-commission" --- # Connect Open Government, South Australian Government to US Federal Election Commission When **New or updated dataset** fires in [Open Government, South Australian Government](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-south-australian-government), your agent runs **Find candidates by name** in [US Federal Election Commission](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-federal-election-commission). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Open Government, South Australian Government **1** trigger Open Government, South Australian Government **8** actions US Federal Election Commission **10** 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, South Australian Government and US Federal Election Commission 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, South Australian Government can start in US Federal Election Commission - When **New or updated dataset** in Open Government, South Australian Government then **Find candidates by name** in US Federal Election Commission - When **New or updated dataset** in Open Government, South Australian Government then **Get candidate** in US Federal Election Commission 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, South Australian Government and US Federal Election Commission ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 18 actions - Trigger **New or updated dataset** Fires when a dataset on the Data.SA portal is published or its metadata is updated. - Action **Find datasets** Search South Australian Government open datasets by keyword, tag, organisation, or format. - Action **Find records in a resource** Query rows from a tabular data resource (the datastore) with filters, full-text search, or SQL. - Action **Get dataset** Retrieve full metadata and resource list for one dataset by its ID or name. - Action **Get organisation** Retrieve details and dataset list for one publishing organisation. - Action **Get resource** Retrieve metadata for one data resource (file/table) belonging to a dataset. - Action **List datasets** List all dataset names published on the Data.SA open data portal. - Action **List groups** List the topical groups datasets are categorized under (e.g. Health, Transport, Environment). - Action **List organisations** List the government organisations that publish datasets on the portal. - Action **Find candidates by name** Searches FEC candidates by name and returns matching candidates with their candidate ID and office sought. - Action **Get candidate** Returns the most recent details for one FEC candidate by candidate ID: name, office, party, state, district, status, address and election years. - Action **Get candidate totals** Returns a candidate's financial totals (receipts, disbursements, cash on hand, debts) aggregated by two-year election cycle. - Action **Get committee** Returns the most recent registration details for an FEC committee or filer, including its name, type, designation, party, treasurer and address. - Action **List candidates** Returns FEC-registered candidates, optionally filtered by name, office, state, party, district, election year and status. - Action **List committees** Returns FEC-registered committees and filers, filtered by name, type, designation, party, state, cycle, candidate and filing dates. - Action **List disbursements** Returns itemized disbursements (Schedule B) showing how FEC committees spend their money, filterable by committee, recipient, amount, date and purpose. - Action **List election dates** Returns FEC election dates since 1995, filterable by state, district, party, office, election type, year and date ranges. - Action **List filings** Returns official FEC filings (reports, statements and notices), filtered by committee, candidate, form, report type, dates and more. - Action **List individual contributions** Returns itemized receipts (Schedule A), including contributions from individuals to FEC-registered committees, filtered by committee, contributor, amount, date and cycle. ## Each app on its own - [ **Open Government, South Australian Government** South Australian Government Open Data. Public open-data portal — search dataset catalogs and retrieve...](https://apiant.ai/connections/open-government-south-australian-government) - [ **US Federal Election Commission** REST API providing US federal campaign finance data, including contributions, spending, filings, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-federal-election-commission) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Open Government, South Australian Government - [ **Open Government, South Australian Government to Snapchat Marketing** API for creating and managing ad campaigns, audiences, and creative on the Snapchat advertising platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-south-australian-government-to-snapchat-marketing) - [ **Open Government, South Australian Government to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/open-government-south-australian-government-to-salesforce) - [ **Open Government, South Australian Government to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Open Government, South Australian Government's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New or updated dataset. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in US Federal Election Commission when something happens in Open Government, South Australian Government? Any of US Federal Election Commission's 10 actions, including Find candidates by name, Get candidate, Get candidate totals and Get committee. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from US Federal Election Commission to Open Government, South Australian Government? US Federal Election Commission has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Open Government, South Australian Government. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads US Federal Election Commission's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Open Government, South Australian Government or US Federal Election Commission? 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, South Australian Government and US Federal Election Commission 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.