Integration
Connect Pics.io to CarAPI
When Assets Added to Collection fires in Pics.io, your agent runs Look up recall records in CarAPI. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Pics.io and CarAPI to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Pics.io can start in CarAPI
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Look up recall records in CarAPI
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 Pics.io and CarAPI
Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 26 actions
- Assets Added to Collection
Triggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
- Assets Color Changed
Triggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
- Assets Flag Changed
Triggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
- Assets Metadata Changed
Triggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
- Assets Moved to Collection
Triggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
- Assets Raiting Changed
Triggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
- Metadata Processing Completed
Triggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
- New Asset
Triggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
- New Collection
Triggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
- New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
- Add assets to collection
Adds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
- Add keyword
Creates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
- Create Collection
Creates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
- Delete collection
Deletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
- Find assets
Returns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
- Find collections
Returns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
- Find keywords
Returns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
- Get assets
Returns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
- List custom fields
Returns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
- Update asset
Updates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
- Update custom field values on assets
Sets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
- Check vehicle stolen status
Check whether a vehicle (by VIN) is reported stolen.
- Convert plate to VIN
Convert a license plate number to a VIN.
- Decode VIN
Decode a vehicle's VIN into make/model/year/trim/specs.
- Estimate vehicle cost of ownership
Estimate the total cost of owning a vehicle over time.
- Extract license plate from image
Extract a license plate number from an uploaded image.
- Extract VIN from image
Extract a VIN from an uploaded vehicle image.
- Find nearest EV charging stations
Find EV charging stations near a location.
- Get time to sell for comparable vehicles
Estimate time to sell based on comparable vehicle listings.
- Get vehicle inspection history
Get a vehicle's inspection history by VIN.
- Get vehicle mileage history
Get a vehicle's mileage/odometer history by VIN.
- Get vehicle valuation
Get an estimated market valuation for a vehicle.
- List supported EV vehicles
List EV models supported by the route planner.
- Look up recall records
Look up safety recall records for a vehicle.
- Plan EV route with charging stops
Plan an EV route between two points including charging stops.
- Search vehicle listings
Search for-sale vehicle listings by criteria.
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
Pics.io and CarAPI, answered
What can start an automation from Pics.io?
Any of Pics.io's 10 triggers in the catalog, including Assets Added to Collection, Assets Color Changed, Assets Flag Changed and Assets Metadata Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in CarAPI when something happens in Pics.io?
Any of CarAPI's 15 actions, including Check vehicle stolen status, Convert plate to VIN, Decode VIN and Estimate vehicle cost of ownership. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from CarAPI to Pics.io?
CarAPI has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pics.io. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads CarAPI's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Pics.io or CarAPI?
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 Pics.io and CarAPI 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.