--- title: "Connect Pinata to US Federal Election Commission - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Pin\" fires in Pinata, your agent runs \"Find candidates by name\" in US Federal Election Commission." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/pinata-to-us-federal-election-commission" --- # Connect Pinata to US Federal Election Commission When **New Pin** fires in [Pinata](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata), your agent runs **Find candidates by name** in [US Federal Election Commission](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-federal-election-commission). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Pinata **1** trigger Pinata **14** actions US Federal Election Commission **10** 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 US Federal Election Commission 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Pinata can start in US Federal Election Commission - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Find candidates by name** in US Federal Election Commission - When **New Pin** in Pinata then **Get candidate** in US Federal Election Commission 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 US Federal Election Commission ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 24 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 **Find candidates by name** Searches FEC candidates by name and returns matching candidates with their candidate ID and office sought. - Action **Get candidate** Returns the most recent details for one FEC candidate by candidate ID: name, office, party, state, district, status, address and election years. - Action **Get candidate totals** Returns a candidate's financial totals (receipts, disbursements, cash on hand, debts) aggregated by two-year election cycle. - Action **Get committee** Returns the most recent registration details for an FEC committee or filer, including its name, type, designation, party, treasurer and address. - Action **List candidates** Returns FEC-registered candidates, optionally filtered by name, office, state, party, district, election year and status. - Action **List committees** Returns FEC-registered committees and filers, filtered by name, type, designation, party, state, cycle, candidate and filing dates. - Action **List disbursements** Returns itemized disbursements (Schedule B) showing how FEC committees spend their money, filterable by committee, recipient, amount, date and purpose. - Action **List election dates** Returns FEC election dates since 1995, filterable by state, district, party, office, election type, year and date ranges. - Action **List filings** Returns official FEC filings (reports, statements and notices), filtered by committee, candidate, form, report type, dates and more. - Action **List individual contributions** Returns itemized receipts (Schedule A), including contributions from individuals to FEC-registered committees, filtered by committee, contributor, amount, date and cycle. ## Each app on its own - [ **Pinata** Pinata is the simplest way to upload and manage files on IPFS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pinata) - [ **US Federal Election Commission** REST API providing US federal campaign finance data, including contributions, spending, filings, and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/us-federal-election-commission) 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. 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Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in US Federal Election Commission when something happens in Pinata? Any of US Federal Election Commission's 10 actions, including Find candidates by name, Get candidate, Get candidate totals and Get committee. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from US Federal Election Commission to Pinata? US Federal Election Commission has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pinata. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads US Federal Election Commission's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Pinata or US Federal Election Commission? 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 US Federal Election Commission 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.