--- title: "Connect AccuLynx and Zoho CRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"List of Jobs by Milestone\" fires in AccuLynx, your agent runs \"Add or update record (upsert)\" in Zoho CRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-zoho-crm" --- # Connect AccuLynx and Zoho CRM When **List of Jobs by Milestone** fires in [AccuLynx](https://apiant.ai/connections/acculynx), your agent runs **Add or update record (upsert)** in [Zoho CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-crm), or **New or updated record** in Zoho CRM to **Add contact note** in AccuLynx. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. AccuLynx **1** trigger AccuLynx **26** actions Zoho CRM **2** triggers Zoho CRM **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want AccuLynx and Zoho CRM to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What AccuLynx and Zoho CRM can do together ### From AccuLynx to Zoho CRM - When **List of Jobs by Milestone** in AccuLynx then **Add or update record (upsert)** in Zoho CRM - When **List of Jobs by Milestone** in AccuLynx then **Add tag to record** in Zoho CRM ### From Zoho CRM to AccuLynx - When **New or updated record** in Zoho CRM then **Add contact note** in AccuLynx - When **New record** in Zoho CRM then **Add job message** in AccuLynx 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 AccuLynx and Zoho CRM ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 39 actions - Trigger **List of Jobs by Milestone** Triggers when a job enters one of the chosen workflow milestones (for example Lead, Prospect or Approved), newest milestone change first. - Action **Add contact note** Adds a text note to an AccuLynx contact. - Action **Add job document** Uploads a document file to an AccuLynx job and saves it in the chosen document folder. - Action **Add job external reference** Creates an external reference linking an AccuLynx job to a project in another system. - Action **Add job message** Posts a comment to a job's message feed in AccuLynx, visible in the job's Messages section. - Action **Add job photo or video** Uploads a single photo or video to an AccuLynx job, with an optional description and tags. - Action **Add received payment** Records a payment received on an AccuLynx job, such as a customer deposit or check, and returns the new payment. - Action **Find Job** Returns the AccuLynx jobs that contain a search term (such as a name, address or job number) and/or lie near a map location. - Action **Find Job Category** Returns the active AccuLynx job category whose name matches the name you give, or nothing when no category has that name. - Action **Find Trade-Types** Finds an active trade type in your AccuLynx company settings by its name and returns its id. - Action **Find Work-Types** Finds an active AccuLynx work type (for example Insurance or Retail) by its name and returns its id. - Action **Get Contact** Returns the details of one AccuLynx contact by its ID, including name, company, mailing and billing addresses, and its phone numbers and email addresses. - Action **Get Contact Custom Fields** Returns every custom field value recorded on an AccuLynx contact, with each field's label, type and values. - Action **Get estimate** Returns one AccuLynx estimate by its id, including its title, number, primary flag, financial totals, linked job and section references. - Action **Get Job** Returns the details of one AccuLynx job, including its location address, contacts, trade types, category, work type, lead source, current milestone and priority. - Action **Get Job Custom Fields** Returns the custom field values recorded on a job, with each field's label, type, values and when it was last modified. - Action **Get job financials** Returns the financial summary for a job: approved job value, balance due, worksheet section totals, and links to (or full details of) the worksheet and amendments. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your AccuLynx account, with their names, company, mailing and billing addresses, and links to their phone numbers and email addresses. - Action **List estimates** Returns all estimates for the current AccuLynx location, with the job each one belongs to. - Action **List jobs** Returns the jobs in your AccuLynx account, optionally filtered by date range, milestone and assignment, and sorted by created, milestone or modified date. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your AccuLynx company, optionally filtered by status (active, inactive, archived or deleted). - Action **Set Initial Appointment** Adds or updates the initial appointment on an AccuLynx job, including its start and end times and notes. - Action **Update Contact Custom Field** Sets the value of one custom field on an AccuLynx contact. - Action **Update job address** Updates the location address of an existing AccuLynx job. Only the address parts you fill in are sent. - Action **Update Job Custom Field** Sets the value of one custom field on an AccuLynx job. - Action **Update job lead source** Changes the lead source recorded on an AccuLynx job. - Action **Update job priority** Sets the priority (Urgent, High or Normal) of an existing AccuLynx job. - Trigger **New or updated record** Fires when a record is created or updated in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Modified Time. - Trigger **New record** Fires when a new record is created in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Created Time. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a record in any supported Zoho CRM module. - Action **Add or update record (upsert)** Insert a record, or update it if a duplicate is found, in the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **Add tag to record** Add one or more tags (comma-separated names) to a record in the specified module. - Action **Convert lead** Convert a lead into a contact, account, and optionally a deal. Pass conversion options (e.g. Deals, assign_to) as the Conversion object. - Action **Create record** Create a new record in the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **Delete record** Delete a record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **Find records** Search for records in a module using Zoho CRM criteria, e.g. (Email:equals:foo@bar.com). Returns up to 200 matching records. - Action **Get record** Retrieve a single record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **List notes** Lists notes across all records in Zoho CRM (requires an administrator profile). - Action **List users** Retrieves users in the Zoho CRM organization, optionally filtered by user type or IDs. - Action **Query records (COQL)** Run a Zoho CRM Object Query Language (COQL) SELECT statement and return the matching records. - Action **Remove tag from record** Remove one or more tags (comma-separated names) from a record in the specified module. - Action **Update record** Update an existing record by ID in the specified Zoho CRM module. ## Each app on its own - [ **AccuLynx** AccuLynx is a cloud based roofing software application designed to help contractors manage and grow their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/acculynx) - [ **Zoho CRM** Zoho CRM makes it easy to get the complete picture of your sales cycle and stay on top of your business...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-crm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from AccuLynx - [ **AccuLynx to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-hubspot) - [ **AccuLynx to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-salesforce) - [ **AccuLynx to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-slack) - [ **AccuLynx to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-google-sheets) - [ **AccuLynx to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-gmail) - [ **AccuLynx to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/acculynx-to-google-calendar) ## More into Zoho CRM - [ **HubSpot to Zoho CRM** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho CRM** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Slack to Zoho CRM** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho CRM** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Gmail to Zoho CRM** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho CRM** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-crm) Questions ## AccuLynx and Zoho CRM, answered ### ### What can start an automation from AccuLynx? Any of AccuLynx's 1 trigger in the catalog, including List of Jobs by Milestone. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho CRM when something happens in AccuLynx? Any of Zoho CRM's 13 actions, including Create record, Update record, Add note and Add or update record (upsert). Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho CRM to AccuLynx? Yes. When something happens in Zoho CRM, your agent can act in AccuLynx too. This page covers both directions: Zoho CRM's triggers and AccuLynx's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for AccuLynx or Zoho CRM? 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 AccuLynx and Zoho CRM 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.