--- title: "Connect Roll to Humanitarian Data Exchange - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Company\" fires in Roll, your agent runs \"Find records\" in Humanitarian Data Exchange." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-humanitarian-data-exchange" --- # Connect Roll to Humanitarian Data Exchange When **New Company** fires in [Roll](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll), your agent runs **Find records** in [Humanitarian Data Exchange](https://apiant.ai/connections/humanitarian-data-exchange). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Roll **3** triggers Roll **11** actions Humanitarian Data Exchange **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Roll and Humanitarian Data Exchange 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 Roll can start in Humanitarian Data Exchange - When **New Company** in Roll then **Find records** in Humanitarian Data Exchange - When **New Project** in Roll then **Find records by SQL** in Humanitarian Data Exchange 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 Roll and Humanitarian Data Exchange ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 15 actions - Trigger **New Company** Triggers when a new company is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Time Record** Triggers when a new time record is created. - Action **Add task** Create a task via the Roll GraphQL API task add mutation. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project. - Action **Create Time Record** Creates a new time record. - Action **Find Company** Finds an existing company. - Action **Find employee** Search employees via the Roll GraphQL API employees query. - Action **Find Project** Finds an existing project. - Action **Find Time Record** Looks up Roll time records via the GraphQL time query. - Action **Update project** Update a project via the Roll GraphQL API project update mutation. - Action **Update task** Update a task via the Roll GraphQL API task update mutation. - Action **Update time record** Update a time entry via the Roll GraphQL API time update mutation. - Action **Find datasets** Search HDX datasets by keyword and filters. - Action **Find records** Search records within an HDX DataStore resource by field filters. - Action **Find records by SQL** Query an HDX DataStore resource using a SQL SELECT statement. - Action **Get resource info** Get schema and field metadata for an HDX DataStore resource. ## Each app on its own - [ **Roll** Roll is a platform with everything your business needs in one place.](https://apiant.ai/connections/roll) - [ **Humanitarian Data Exchange** Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is open platform for sharing data across crises and organisations.](https://apiant.ai/connections/humanitarian-data-exchange) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Roll - [ **Roll to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-salesforce) - [ **Roll to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-slack) - [ **Roll to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-stripe) - [ **Roll to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-shopify) - [ **Roll to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-trello) - [ **Roll to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/roll-to-zoom) ## More into Humanitarian Data Exchange - [ **timeBuzzer to Humanitarian Data Exchange** timeBuzzer is a simple time tracker and timesheet app to track hours worked across projects in real time.](https://apiant.ai/connect/timebuzzer-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **HubSpot to Humanitarian Data Exchange** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **Salesforce to Humanitarian Data Exchange** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **Slack to Humanitarian Data Exchange** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **Google Sheets to Humanitarian Data Exchange** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) - [ **Gmail to Humanitarian Data Exchange** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-humanitarian-data-exchange) Questions ## Roll and Humanitarian Data Exchange, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Roll? Any of Roll's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Company, New Project and New Time Record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Humanitarian Data Exchange when something happens in Roll? Any of Humanitarian Data Exchange's 4 actions, including Find datasets, Find records, Find records by SQL and Get resource info. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Humanitarian Data Exchange to Roll? Humanitarian Data Exchange has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Roll. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Humanitarian Data Exchange's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Roll or Humanitarian Data Exchange? 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 Roll and Humanitarian Data Exchange 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.