# Connect Pinata and Trigger

When **New Pin** fires in [Pinata](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata), your agent runs **Add task activity** in [Trigger](https://apiant.ai/connections/trigger), or **New Company** in Trigger to **Add file to group** in Pinata. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Pinata **1** trigger Pinata **14** actions Trigger **1** trigger Trigger **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 Pinata and Trigger to do together?

Give your AI client this address.

`https://mcp.apiant.ai`

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 and Trigger can do together

### From Pinata to Trigger

- When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Add task activity** in Trigger
- When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Create New Task** in Trigger

### From Trigger to Pinata

- When **New Company** in Trigger then **Add file to group** in Pinata
- When **New Company** in Trigger then **Update file** in Pinata

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 Trigger

## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 26 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.

- Trigger

**New Company**

Triggers when a new company is added to your Trigger account.

- Action

**Add task activity**

Adds an activity (a note or a time log) to a task in Trigger.

- Action

**Create New Company**

Creates a new company (client) in your Trigger account.

- Action

**Create New Project**

Creates a new project under a company in Trigger.

- Action

**Create New Task**

Creates a new task in a Trigger project.

- Action

**Delete task**

Deletes a task in Trigger.

- Action

**Get company**

Returns a single company by its ID.

- Action

**Get project**

Returns a single project of a company by its ID.

- Action

**Get task**

Returns a single task by its ID.

- Action

**List users**

Returns all users of the connected Trigger account.

- Action

**Update company**

Updates an existing company in Trigger. Only the fields you fill in are changed.

- Action

**Update project**

Updates an existing project's name, description, status, due date, billing and visibility settings. Fields left blank are not changed.

- Action

**Update task**

Updates an existing task in a Trigger project.

## Each app on its own

- [ **Pinata** Pinata is the simplest way to upload and manage files on IPFS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata)
- [ **Trigger** Trigger is cloud software for project management, collaboration, and time tracking.](https://apiant.ai/connections/trigger)

Reviews

## What our customers say

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## More into Trigger

- [ **HubSpot to Trigger** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-trigger)
- [ **Salesforce to Trigger** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-trigger)
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Questions

## Pinata and Trigger, answered

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### 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.

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### What can your agent do in Trigger when something happens in Pinata?

Any of Trigger's 12 actions, including Create New Company, Create New Project, Create New Task and Update company. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

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### Can it also run from Trigger to Pinata?

Yes. When something happens in Trigger, your agent can act in Pinata too. This page covers both directions: Trigger's triggers and Pinata's actions are listed here as well.

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### Do I have to build a connector for Pinata or Trigger?

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.

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### 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
