--- title: "Connect The Events Calendar to Trade.gov - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Event\" fires in The Events Calendar, your agent runs \"Find trade events\" in Trade.gov." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-trade-gov" --- # Connect The Events Calendar to Trade.gov When **New Event** fires in [The Events Calendar](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar), your agent runs **Find trade events** in [Trade.gov](https://apiant.ai/connections/trade-gov). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. The Events Calendar **1** trigger The Events Calendar **17** actions Trade.gov **6** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want The Events Calendar and Trade.gov to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What The Events Calendar can start in Trade.gov - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Find trade events** in Trade.gov - When **New Event** in The Events Calendar then **Find trade leads** in Trade.gov 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 The Events Calendar and Trade.gov ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 23 actions - Trigger **New Event** Polling trigger: fires when a new event is created. Lists events ordered by date created (newest first); deduped by event id. - Action **Create Event** Create a new event. - Action **Create Organizer** Create a new organizer. - Action **Create Venue** Create a new venue. - Action **Delete Event** Delete (move to trash) an event by ID. - Action **Delete Organizer** Delete (move to trash) an organizer by ID. - Action **Delete Venue** Delete (move to trash) a venue by ID. - Action **Get Event** Retrieve a single event by its ID. - Action **Get Organizer** Retrieve a single organizer by its ID. - Action **Get Venue** Retrieve a single venue by its ID. - Action **List Categories** Retrieve the list of event categories. - Action **List Events** Retrieve a list of events with optional filters (search, date range, status, pagination). - Action **List Organizers** Retrieve a list of organizers. - Action **List Tags** Retrieve the list of event tags. - Action **List Venues** Retrieve a list of venues. - Action **Update Event** Update an existing event by ID. - Action **Update Organizer** Update an existing organizer by ID. - Action **Update Venue** Update an existing venue by ID. - Action **Find business service providers** Searches the ITA directory of business service providers that help U.S. exporters, by keyword, category or ITA office. - Action **Find FTA tariff rates** Returns Free Trade Agreement tariff rates for products, filtered by HS code prefix and by reporting and partner countries. - Action **Find ITA office locations** Returns International Trade Administration office locations matching keywords, countries, states or zip codes. - Action **Find screening list entities** Searches the Consolidated Screening List of U.S. export-restricted parties (Commerce, State and Treasury lists) by name, address, country, list or entry type, and returns the matching entries. - Action **Find trade events** Searches trade events such as conferences, webinars and trade missions for U.S. exporters, by keyword, country, industry, event type, state and start date. - Action **Find trade leads** Searches trade leads — overseas contract opportunities for U.S. businesses — by keyword, country and tender or contract start dates. ## Each app on its own - [ **The Events Calendar** The Events Calendar is a WordPress events management plugin.](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-events-calendar) - [ **Trade.gov** REST APIs from the International Trade Administration providing U.S.](https://apiant.ai/connections/trade-gov) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from The Events Calendar - [ **The Events Calendar to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-webflow) - [ **The Events Calendar to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-trello) - [ **The Events Calendar to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-zoom) - [ **The Events Calendar to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-twilio) - [ **The Events Calendar to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/the-events-calendar-to-typeform) - [ **The Events Calendar 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/the-events-calendar-to-wix) ## More into Trade.gov - [ **HubSpot to Trade.gov** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-trade-gov) - [ **Salesforce to Trade.gov** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-trade-gov) - [ **Slack to Trade.gov** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-trade-gov) - [ **Google Sheets to Trade.gov** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-trade-gov) - [ **Gmail to Trade.gov** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-trade-gov) - [ **Google Calendar to Trade.gov** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-trade-gov) Questions ## The Events Calendar and Trade.gov, answered ### ### What can start an automation from The Events Calendar? Any of The Events Calendar's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Event. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Trade.gov when something happens in The Events Calendar? Any of Trade.gov's 6 actions, including Find business service providers, Find FTA tariff rates, Find ITA office locations and Find screening list entities. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Trade.gov to The Events Calendar? Trade.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in The Events Calendar. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Trade.gov's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for The Events Calendar or Trade.gov? 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 The Events Calendar and Trade.gov 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.