--- title: "Connect Pinata to Hibob - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Pin\" fires in Pinata, your agent runs \"Add employee\" in Hibob. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-hibob" --- # Connect Pinata to Hibob When **New Pin** fires in [Pinata](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata), your agent runs **Add employee** in [Hibob](https://apiant.ai/connections/hibob). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Pinata **1** trigger Pinata **14** actions Hibob **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Pinata and Hibob 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 Pinata can start in Hibob - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Add employee** in Hibob - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Add time off request** in Hibob 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 Pinata and Hibob ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 23 actions - Trigger **New Pin** Triggers when you have a new pinned file. - Action **Add file to group** Associates an existing file with a group by ID. - Action **Add group** Adds a new group for organizing pinned files. - Action **Delete file** Deletes a file from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **Delete group** Deletes a group from your Pinata account on the public or private IPFS network. Files in the group are not deleted. - Action **Get file** Fetches a file's metadata by ID. An error occurs if the file is not found. - Action **Get group** Retrieves a single Pinata group by its id on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **List files** Returns all files on the chosen IPFS network, optionally filtered. - Action **List groups** Returns all groups on the account. - Action **Pin File** Uploads (pins) a file to Pinata on the public or private IPFS network. - Action **Pin JSON to IPFS** Uploads a JSON object to Pinata and pins it to public IPFS, returning its CID. - Action **Pin NFT Metadata File** Uploads a JSON object (such as NFT metadata with name, description, image and attributes) to Pinata and pins it to IPFS, returning its CID. - Action **Remove file from group** Removes a file from a group on the public or private IPFS network. The file itself is not deleted. - Action **Update file** Updates the name and/or key-value metadata of a file on Pinata's public or private IPFS network. - Action **Update group** Updates the name or public/private setting of a Pinata group. - Action **Add employee** Creates a new employee in Bob with their name, email, site and start date, and optionally their department and job title. - Action **Add time off request** Submits a new time off request for an employee in Bob, in days, hours or a per-day schedule. - Action **Find employees** Finds employees in Bob by email or employee ID, or returns all accessible employees when both are blank. - Action **Get employee** Returns one employee's record from Bob, looked up by employee ID or email, including any requested custom fields. - Action **Get time off balance** Returns an employee's time off balance for a policy type as of a given date, including taken days, adjustments and annual allowance. - Action **List company lists** Returns all company lists in Bob (such as departments, sites and job titles) with their items. - Action **List employee fields** Returns the metadata of every employee field defined in Bob, including the company's custom fields. - Action **List employee work history** Returns an employee's work history: every entry in their Work table, such as job title, department, site and reporting line changes with effective dates. - Action **Terminate employee** Terminates an employee in Bob, setting their status to Terminated as of the termination date you specify. ## Each app on its own - [ **Pinata** Pinata is the simplest way to upload and manage files on IPFS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata) - [ **Hibob** Hibob was founded to modernize HR tech. Hibob's intuitive and data-driven platform, bob, was built for the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/hibob) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Pinata - [ **Pinata to LiveChat** LiveChat is a web-based live chat and help desk platform that lets you chat with website visitors, manage...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-livechat) - [ **Pinata to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-hubspot) - [ **Pinata to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-salesforce) - [ **Pinata to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-slack) - [ **Pinata to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-gmail) - [ **Pinata to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-google-drive) ## More into Hibob - [ **HubSpot to Hibob** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-hibob) - [ **Salesforce to Hibob** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-hibob) - [ **Slack to Hibob** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-hibob) - [ **Google Sheets to Hibob** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-hibob) - [ **Gmail to Hibob** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-hibob) - [ **Google Calendar to Hibob** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-hibob) Questions ## Pinata and Hibob, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Pinata? Any of Pinata's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Pin. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Hibob when something happens in Pinata? Any of Hibob's 9 actions, including Add employee, Add time off request, Find employees and Get employee. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Hibob to Pinata? Hibob has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pinata. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Hibob's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Pinata or Hibob? 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 Pinata and Hibob 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.