--- title: "Connect Pics.io to USAspending.gov - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Assets Added to Collection\" fires in Pics.io, your agent runs \"Download award data\" in USAspending.gov." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-usaspending-gov" --- # Connect Pics.io to USAspending.gov When **Assets Added to Collection** fires in [Pics.io](https://apiant.ai/connections/pics-io), your agent runs **Download award data** in [USAspending.gov](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Pics.io **10** triggers Pics.io **11** actions USAspending.gov **12** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Pics.io and USAspending.gov to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Pics.io can start in USAspending.gov - When **Assets Added to Collection** in Pics.io then **Download award data** in USAspending.gov - When **Assets Color Changed** in Pics.io 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 Pics.io and USAspending.gov ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **Assets Added to Collection** Triggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections). - Trigger **Assets Color Changed** Triggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed. - Trigger **Assets Flag Changed** Triggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library. - Trigger **Assets Metadata Changed** Triggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io. - Trigger **Assets Moved to Collection** Triggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it). - Trigger **Assets Raiting Changed** Triggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library. - Trigger **Metadata Processing Completed** Triggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset. - Trigger **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. - Trigger **New Collection** Triggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections). - Trigger **New Comment** Triggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library. - Action **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. - Action **Add keyword** Creates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword. - Action **Create Collection** Creates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection. - Action **Delete collection** Deletes a collection from your Pics.io library. - Action **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. - Action **Find collections** Returns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for. - Action **Find keywords** Returns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text. - Action **Get assets** Returns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs. - Action **List custom fields** Returns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options. - Action **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. - Action **Update custom field values on assets** Sets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once. - Action **Download award data** Request a bulk data extract (CSV) of awards matching a set of search filters. - Action **Find awards** Search federal contract, grant, and loan awards by filters such as agency, recipient, keyword, time period, and award type. - Action **Find recipients by name** Autocomplete search for award recipients by partial name match. - Action **Find spending by category** Summarize award spending grouped by a category such as awarding agency, recipient, NAICS code, or PSC code. - Action **Find spending over time** Summarize award spending trends across a specified time period. - Action **Find transactions** Returns the individual transactions (modifications) recorded against a single federal award. - Action **Get agency** Retrieve overview information for a federal agency, including award and budget summaries. - Action **Get award** Retrieve full details for a single federal award by its award ID. - Action **Get recipient** Retrieve profile and award-summary details for a single award recipient. - Action **List agencies** List all top-tier federal agencies that have made awards. - Action **List recipients** List award recipients with summary spending totals. - Action **List spending by geography** Summarize award spending grouped by state, county, or congressional district. ## Each app on its own - [ **Pics.io** Pics.io is a cloud service for digital assets management built on top of Google Drive.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pics-io) - [ **USAspending.gov** USAspending.gov is the official open data source for United States federal government spending, covering...](https://apiant.ai/connections/usaspending-gov) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Pics.io - [ **Pics.io to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-salesforce) - [ **Pics.io to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-slack) - [ **Pics.io to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-stripe) - [ **Pics.io to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-shopify) - [ **Pics.io to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Pics.io to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pics-io-to-pipedrive) ## More into USAspending.gov - [ **HubSpot to USAspending.gov** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Salesforce to USAspending.gov** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Slack to USAspending.gov** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Sheets to USAspending.gov** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Gmail to USAspending.gov** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-usaspending-gov) - [ **Google Calendar to USAspending.gov** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-usaspending-gov) Questions ## Pics.io and USAspending.gov, 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 USAspending.gov when something happens in Pics.io? 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 Pics.io? USAspending.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pics.io. 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 Pics.io 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 Pics.io 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.