Integration
Connect PaintScout to USAspending.gov
When Contact Created fires in PaintScout, your agent runs Download award data in USAspending.gov. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What PaintScout can start in USAspending.gov
When Contact Created in PaintScout
then Download award data in USAspending.gov
When Invoice Status Changed in PaintScout
then Find awards in USAspending.gov
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 PaintScout and USAspending.gov
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 31 actions
Trigger
Contact CreatedTriggers when a new contact is created in PaintScout.
Trigger
Invoice SentTriggers when an invoice is sent to a customer, including when an invoice is re-sent.
Trigger
Invoice Status ChangedTriggers when an invoice's status changes, delivering the invoice with its new status.
Trigger
Quote Status ChangedTriggers when a quote's status changes, for example when it is sent, accepted or declined.
Trigger
Quote Tag AddedTriggers when a tag is added to a quote, optionally only for one specific tag.
Action
Add companyCreates a new company in PaintScout with its name, contact details, address, lead source, owner and tags.
Action
Add dealCreates a new deal in PaintScout, with its contact, job address, pipeline stage and value.
Action
Add noteAdds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note.
Action
Add taskCreates a task in PaintScout, optionally linked to a deal and assigned to a user.
Action
Create ContactCreates a new contact in PaintScout with names, email, phone numbers, address, lead source, owner, note and tags.
Action
Create QuoteCreates a new quote in PaintScout for a contact, with its job address, notes, pricing adjustments and tags.
Action
Find companiesReturns the companies that match a search filter, such as a name, email or city.
Action
Find ContactReturns up to 100 contacts that match the search you specify, such as an email address, name or company.
Action
Find dealsReturns the deals that match a search filter, such as a deal name, pipeline, stage or lead source.
Action
Find InvoiceReturns the invoices that match a search, such as a status, invoice number, contact name or date range.
Action
Find QuoteReturns the quotes that match a search filter, such as a quote number, status or contact name.
Action
Get contactReturns a single PaintScout contact by its ID, including name, company, email, phone, address, lead source, owner and tags.
Action
Get dealReturns a single PaintScout deal by its ID, including its contact, job address, pipeline stage, value, tags, linked quotes and invoices, and job costing.
Action
Get invoiceReturns a single PaintScout invoice with its contact, line items, payments, taxes, discounts and totals. Can optionally return the work-order view, which includes per-item material costs.
Action
Get quoteReturns a single PaintScout quote by its ID, including contact, job address, totals, tax, discount, payments, tags and customer-view links.
Action
Update companyUpdates an existing PaintScout company's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner or tags. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update ContactUpdates an existing PaintScout contact's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. Fields left blank keep their current values.
Action
Update dealUpdates an existing deal in PaintScout — its name, contact, job address, pipeline and stage, lead source, owner, tags and job costing. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update taskUpdates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status.
Action
Download award dataRequest a bulk data extract (CSV) of awards matching a set of search filters.
Action
Find awardsSearch federal contract, grant, and loan awards by filters such as agency, recipient, keyword, time period, and award type.
Action
Find recipients by nameAutocomplete search for award recipients by partial name match.
Action
Find spending by categorySummarize award spending grouped by a category such as awarding agency, recipient, NAICS code, or PSC code.
Action
Find spending over timeSummarize award spending trends across a specified time period.
Action
Find transactionsReturns the individual transactions (modifications) recorded against a single federal award.
Action
Get agencyRetrieve overview information for a federal agency, including award and budget summaries.
Action
Get awardRetrieve full details for a single federal award by its award ID.
Action
Get recipientRetrieve profile and award-summary details for a single award recipient.
Action
List agenciesList all top-tier federal agencies that have made awards.
Action
List recipientsList award recipients with summary spending totals.
Action
List spending by geographySummarize award spending grouped by state, county, or congressional district.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
PaintScout and USAspending.gov, answered
What can start an automation from PaintScout?
Any of PaintScout's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact Created, Invoice Status Changed, Quote Status Changed and Quote Tag Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in USAspending.gov when something happens in PaintScout?
Any of USAspending.gov's 12 actions, including Download award data, Find awards, Find recipients by name and Find spending by category. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from USAspending.gov to PaintScout?
USAspending.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in PaintScout. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads USAspending.gov's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for PaintScout or USAspending.gov?
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 PaintScout and USAspending.gov 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.