--- title: "Connect Tella to The Lord of the Rings - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Video Created\" fires in Tella, your agent runs \"Get book\" in The Lord of the Rings." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-the-lord-of-the-rings" --- # Connect Tella to The Lord of the Rings When **New Video Created** fires in [Tella](https://apiant.ai/connections/tella), your agent runs **Get book** in [The Lord of the Rings](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-lord-of-the-rings). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Tella **1** trigger Tella **13** actions The Lord of the Rings **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 Tella and The Lord of the Rings 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 Tella can start in The Lord of the Rings - When **New Video Created** in Tella then **Get book** in The Lord of the Rings - When **New Video Created** in Tella then **Get chapter** in The Lord of the Rings 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 Tella and The Lord of the Rings ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 23 actions - Trigger **New Video Created** Fires instantly when a new video is created in your Tella workspace. - Action **Add Tag to Video** Adds an existing tag to a Tella video. Requires edit access to the video; adding a private tag only affects the connected user's library. - Action **Add Video** Creates a new Tella video from an uploaded video source; the source becomes the video's first clip. - Action **Add Video to Playlist** Adds an existing video to a Tella playlist. - Action **Create Playlist** Creates a new playlist in your workspace. - Action **Delete Playlist** Permanently deletes a Tella playlist. Videos in the playlist are not deleted. - Action **Delete Video** Permanently deletes a Tella video. - Action **Find Playlist** Finds playlists whose name matches the name you give (case-insensitive) and returns the matches, with the first match broken out. - Action **Find Video** Returns the videos whose title contains the specified name. - Action **Get Playlist** Returns the details of a Tella playlist, including its name, description, access settings, number of videos and view link. - Action **Get Video** Retrieves a Tella video's details, including chapters, transcript, thumbnails, exports, settings and links. - Action **Remove Video from Playlist** Removes a video from a playlist by playlist ID and video ID. - Action **Update Playlist** Updates an existing Playlist by ID, e.g. name/description. - Action **Update Video** Update a Tella video's title, description, sharing and access settings, viewer options, subtitle styling, audio and canvas settings. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Get book** Returns one Lord of the Rings book by its ID. - Action **Get chapter** Returns one book chapter from The Lord of the Rings by its ID, including the chapter name and its book. - Action **Get character** Returns one Lord of the Rings character, including name, race, gender, realm and other details. - Action **Get movie** Returns one Lord of the Rings or Hobbit movie, including its runtime, budget, box office revenue and award counts. - Action **Get quote** Returns one specific movie quote from The Lord of the Rings, including the dialog line, the movie and the character who spoke it. - Action **List books** Returns the list of all The Lord of the Rings books. - Action **List chapters** Returns the chapters of all The Lord of the Rings books. - Action **List characters** Returns Lord of the Rings characters with metadata like name, race, gender and realm, optionally filtered and sorted. - Action **List movies** Returns all movies, including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, with runtime, budget, box office and award details. - Action **List quotes** Returns movie quotes from The Lord of the Rings films, optionally filtered by dialog, movie or character and sorted. ## Each app on its own - [ **Tella** Tella is a screen recorder that allows you to record, edit and share videos.](https://apiant.ai/connections/tella) - [ **The Lord of the Rings** The Lord of the Rings API](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-lord-of-the-rings) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Tella - [ **Tella to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-vercel) - [ **Tella to Zenserp** SERP API for scraping real-time Google, Bing, and Yandex search, image, maps, news, and shopping results.](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-zenserp) - [ **Tella to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-trello) - [ **Tella to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-zoom) - [ **Tella to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-twilio) - [ **Tella to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/tella-to-typeform) ## More into The Lord of the Rings - [ **HubSpot to The Lord of the Rings** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) - [ **Salesforce to The Lord of the Rings** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) - [ **Slack to The Lord of the Rings** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) - [ **Google Sheets to The Lord of the Rings** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) - [ **Gmail to The Lord of the Rings** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) - [ **Google Calendar to The Lord of the Rings** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-the-lord-of-the-rings) Questions ## Tella and The Lord of the Rings, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Tella? Any of Tella's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Video Created. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in The Lord of the Rings when something happens in Tella? Any of The Lord of the Rings's 10 actions, including Get book, Get chapter, Get character and Get movie. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from The Lord of the Rings to Tella? The Lord of the Rings has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Tella. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads The Lord of the Rings's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Tella or The Lord of the Rings? 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 Tella and The Lord of the Rings 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.