--- title: "Connect TalentHR to Surplus Lines Tax API - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in TalentHR, your agent runs \"Calculate Surplus Lines Tax\" in Surplus Lines Tax API." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-surplus-lines-tax-api" --- # Connect TalentHR to Surplus Lines Tax API When **New Employee** fires in [TalentHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/talenthr), your agent runs **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** in [Surplus Lines Tax API](https://apiant.ai/connections/surplus-lines-tax-api). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. TalentHR **2** triggers TalentHR **15** actions Surplus Lines Tax API **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want TalentHR and Surplus Lines Tax API 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 TalentHR can start in Surplus Lines Tax API - When **New Employee** in TalentHR then **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** in Surplus Lines Tax API - When **Updated Employee** in TalentHR then **Get historical tax rate** in Surplus Lines Tax API 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 TalentHR and Surplus Lines Tax API ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 18 actions - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added to your TalentHR directory. - Trigger **Updated Employee** Triggers when an employee's directory record is added or changed in TalentHR. - Action **Create a Department** Creates a new department in TalentHR. - Action **Create a Division** Creates a new division in your TalentHR company. - Action **Create a Job Title** Creates a new job title in TalentHR. - Action **Find an Employee** Finds employees whose email address or name matches the search term. - Action **Get employee** Returns a single employee's record by ID. - Action **List departments** Returns the departments defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List divisions** Returns all divisions defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List employees** Returns the employees in your TalentHR account. - Action **List job titles** Returns all job titles defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List locations** Returns the locations defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **Update a Department** Renames an existing department in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Division** Renames an existing division in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Job Title** Renames an existing job title in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Location** Renames an existing location in TalentHR. - Action **Update an Employee** Updates an existing employee's name or work email in TalentHR. - Action **Calculate Surplus Lines Tax** Calculates the surplus lines tax, stamping fees and other statutory charges due on a policy premium for a given state. Returns the itemized breakdown, the total tax and the total amount due. - Action **Get historical tax rate** Returns the surplus lines tax rate, stamping fee and other statutory charges in force for a state on a given date. Leave the date empty for today's rates. - Action **Get Tax Rate** Returns the surplus lines tax rate, stamping fee and other statutory charges currently in force for a state. ## Each app on its own - [ **TalentHR** TalentHR is your intuitive, all-in-one HR tool.](https://apiant.ai/connections/talenthr) - [ **Surplus Lines Tax API** Surplus Lines Tax API is a calculator for surplus lines taxes, stamping fees, and regulatory charges across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/surplus-lines-tax-api) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from TalentHR - [ **TalentHR to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-trello) - [ **TalentHR to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-zoom) - [ **TalentHR to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-twilio) - [ **TalentHR to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-typeform) - [ **TalentHR to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-webflow) - [ **TalentHR to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-wix) ## More into Surplus Lines Tax API - [ **HubSpot to Surplus Lines Tax API** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Salesforce to Surplus Lines Tax API** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Slack to Surplus Lines Tax API** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Google Sheets to Surplus Lines Tax API** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Gmail to Surplus Lines Tax API** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) - [ **Google Calendar to Surplus Lines Tax API** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-surplus-lines-tax-api) Questions ## TalentHR and Surplus Lines Tax API, answered ### ### What can start an automation from TalentHR? Any of TalentHR's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Employee and Updated Employee. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Surplus Lines Tax API when something happens in TalentHR? Any of Surplus Lines Tax API's 3 actions, including Calculate Surplus Lines Tax, Get historical tax rate and Get Tax Rate. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Surplus Lines Tax API to TalentHR? Surplus Lines Tax API has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in TalentHR. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Surplus Lines Tax API's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for TalentHR or Surplus Lines Tax API? 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 TalentHR and Surplus Lines Tax API 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.