--- title: "Connect Podio to US Federal Election Commission - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Item Updated\" fires in Podio, your agent runs \"Find candidates by name\" in US Federal Election Commission." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-us-federal-election-commission" --- # Connect Podio to US Federal Election Commission When **Item Updated** fires in [Podio](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio), 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. Podio **8** triggers Podio **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 Podio 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 Podio can start in US Federal Election Commission - When **Item Updated** in Podio then **Find candidates by name** in US Federal Election Commission - When **New Activity** in Podio 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 Podio and US Federal Election Commission ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **Item Updated** Fires when an item in the chosen Podio app is created or edited (each new item revision). - Trigger **New Activity** Fires when activity occurs on any object (item, status, task, action, file) in the connected user's global Podio stream. - Trigger **New Application** Fires when a new Podio app becomes available to the connected user. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when you add a new item, record or entry to an app (standard or custom). - Trigger **New Organization** Triggers when you add a new organization. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when you add a new task. - Trigger **New View** Fires when a new view is created on a Podio app. - Trigger **New Workspace** Fires when a new workspace appears among the workspaces you are a member of, across all your organizations. - Action **Add comment** Add a comment to an object (item, task, status). - Action **Attach File** Upload a file to Podio and attach it to an item, task, comment, or status message. - Action **Create Item** Create a new item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Create Status** Add a status update to a workspace stream. - Action **Create Task** Create a new task. - Action **Delete item** Delete an item. - Action **Find Item** Find an item by title in an app. - Action **Get app** Get an app definition including fields. - Action **Get item** Get an item by id. - Action **Get Status** Returns a status message posted to a workspace, with its text and author. - Action **Get task** Get a task by id. - Action **List items** List items in an app with paging/sort. - Action **Update Item** Update an item, record or entry inside an app (standard or custom). - Action **Update task** Update a task's text, due date, responsible etc. - 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 - [ **Podio** Podio is a collaborative work platform that's perfect for managing projects, teams, and anything else in...](https://apiant.ai/connections/podio) - [ **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 Podio - [ **Podio to Postman** Postman is a platform for building and testing APIs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-postman) - [ **Podio to The Muse** Job board and company profiles](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-the-muse) - [ **Podio to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-salesforce) - [ **Podio 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 Podio? 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 Podio? US Federal Election Commission has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Podio. 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 Podio 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 Podio 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.