--- title: "Connect Algolia and Bigin by Zoho CRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Browse Records\" fires in Algolia, your agent runs \"Add tags to record\" in Bigin by Zoho CRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/algolia-to-bigin-by-zoho-crm" --- # Connect Algolia and Bigin by Zoho CRM When **Browse Records** fires in [Algolia](https://apiant.ai/connections/algolia), your agent runs **Add tags to record** in [Bigin by Zoho CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigin-by-zoho-crm), or **New Event** in Bigin by Zoho CRM to **Add or Replace Record** in Algolia. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Algolia **1** trigger Algolia **28** actions Bigin by Zoho CRM **7** triggers Bigin by Zoho CRM **35** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Algolia and Bigin by Zoho CRM 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 Algolia and Bigin by Zoho CRM can do together ### From Algolia to Bigin by Zoho CRM - When **Browse Records** in Algolia then **Add tags to record** in Bigin by Zoho CRM - When **Browse Records** in Algolia then **Create Contact** in Bigin by Zoho CRM ### From Bigin by Zoho CRM to Algolia - When **New Event** in Bigin by Zoho CRM then **Add or Replace Record** in Algolia - When **New Pipeline Record** in Bigin by Zoho CRM then **Check Task Status** in Algolia 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 Algolia and Bigin by Zoho CRM ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 63 actions - Trigger **Browse Records** Triggers when a new record appears in an Algolia index, optionally limited to records matching a query or filter. - Action **Add or Replace Record** Adds a record to an Algolia index, or replaces the existing record with the same object ID. - Action **Batch Indexing** Adds, updates or deletes several records in one Algolia index with a single request. Returns the affected record IDs and the indexing task ID. - Action **Batch Multiple Indices** Adds, updates, or deletes records across multiple Algolia indices in a single request. - Action **Batch Save Query Rules** Creates or replaces several query rules on an Algolia index in one call, optionally clearing the existing rules first. - Action **Batch Save Synonyms** Creates or replaces a batch of synonyms on an Algolia index. - Action **Check Task Status** Returns whether an Algolia indexing task on an index has finished (published) or is still pending. - Action **Clear All Synonyms** Deletes all synonyms from an Algolia index. - Action **Clear Index (Delete All Records)** Deletes every record from an Algolia index while keeping its settings, synonyms and rules. - Action **Copy or Move Index** Copies or moves (renames) an Algolia index to a destination index within the same application. - Action **Delete Index** Deletes an Algolia index together with all its records and settings. - Action **Delete Query Rule** Deletes a query rule from an Algolia index by its ID. - Action **Delete Record** Deletes a single record from an Algolia index by its object ID. - Action **Delete Records by Query** Deletes every record in an Algolia index that matches a filter. The deletion is queued as a task; empty filters are refused. - Action **Delete Synonym** Deletes a synonym from an Algolia index by its ID. - Action **Find Query Rule** Returns a single query rule from an Algolia index by its rule ID, including its conditions and consequence. - Action **Find Record** Returns one record from an Algolia index by its object ID. - Action **Find Synonym** Finds a synonym in an Algolia index by its ID and returns its type, words and replacements. - Action **Get Index Settings** Returns the settings configured on an Algolia index, such as searchable attributes, ranking and faceting. - Action **Get Records (Batch)** Retrieves one or more records by object ID, potentially from different indices, in a single call. - Action **List Indices** Returns all indices in your Algolia application, with each index's name, record count, size and last-updated time. - Action **Partial Update Record** Adds new attributes to an Algolia record or updates existing ones, leaving the other attributes unchanged. - Action **Save Record (Auto Object ID)** Adds a record to an Algolia index with an auto-generated object ID, or replaces the record if the given object ID already exists. - Action **Save Synonym** Creates a synonym in an Algolia index, or replaces the existing synonym with the same ID. - Action **Search for Facet Values** Searches the values of a facet attribute in an index and returns the matching facet values with their record counts. - Action **Search Index** Searches one Algolia index and returns the matching records (hits) with result counts. - Action **Search Multiple Indices** Runs several search queries against one or more indices in a single request and returns each query's results in the same order. - Action **Search Synonyms** Searches the synonyms of an Algolia index by text and optional synonym type, returning the matching synonyms and the total match count. - Action **Update Index Settings** Updates the settings of an Algolia index, such as searchable attributes, faceting, ranking and typo tolerance. Settings you leave blank are not changed. - Trigger **New Event** Triggers when a new event is added. - Trigger **New Pipeline Record** Triggers when a new pipeline record is created. - Trigger **New Product** Triggers when a new product is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is added. - Trigger **Updated Company** Triggers when an existing company is updated. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when an existing contact is updated. - Trigger **Updated Pipeline Record** Triggers when a pipeline record is updated. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a Bigin contact, company, pipeline record, product, task, event or call. - Action **Add tags to record** Add tags to a record. - Action **Create Call** Adds a new call record (logged or scheduled call) in Bigin. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Event** Creates a new event. - Action **Create or Update Company** Creates a company in Bigin, or updates the existing company when one already matches on the company's unique fields (by default the company name). - Action **Create or Update Contact** Creates a contact in Bigin, or updates the existing contact when one matches on the duplicate-check fields (such as email). - Action **Create or Update Pipeline Record** Creates a pipeline record (deal) in Bigin, or updates the existing one that matches on its unique fields (the deal name by default). - Action **Create Pipeline Record** Adds a new pipeline record (deal) to Bigin in the chosen sub-pipeline and stage. - Action **Create Product** Creates a new product. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task. - Action **Delete company** Deletes a company (Accounts module record) from Bigin. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from Bigin by its ID. - Action **Delete pipeline record** Deletes a pipeline record (deal) from Bigin by its ID. - Action **Delete Product** deletes a product record from the Bigin Products module (Bigin v2 Delete Records API, same shape as the connector's Delete contact / Delete company ops). - Action **Delete task** Deletes a task from Bigin by its ID. - Action **Get company** Fetches a company by ID. An error occurs if the company is not found. - Action **Get contact** Retrieves the full details of a single Bigin contact by its record ID, including any custom fields. - Action **Get pipeline record** Retrieves one Bigin pipeline record (deal) by its ID, including its custom fields. - Action **Get Records Using COQL Query** Runs a COQL SELECT query against a Bigin module (Contacts, Accounts, Pipelines, Products, Calls, Events, Tasks) and returns the matching records. - Action **Get Task** Returns one Bigin task by its ID, with its subject, status, priority and owner. - Action **List Notes** Returns the notes attached to a Bigin record, such as a company, contact or pipeline record. - Action **Search Company** Returns the Bigin companies that match a search word, email address, phone number, or field criteria. - Action **Search Contact** Returns the Bigin contacts that match a search word, email address, phone number or field criteria. - Action **Search Event** Search Bigin events by a word, email, phone number or field criteria and return the matching events. - Action **Search Pipeline Record** Returns the pipeline records (deals) that match a search word, email, phone number or field criteria. - Action **Search Product** Returns the products that match a search word, email, phone number or field criteria. - Action **Search Task** Searches Bigin tasks by word, email, phone or field criteria and returns the matches. - Action **Update Company** Updates an existing company (Accounts module) in Bigin. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact in Bigin. Only the fields you fill in are changed; blank fields are left as they are. - Action **Update Event** Updates an existing event - Action **Update Pipeline Record** Updates an existing pipeline record (deal) in Bigin. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Product** Updates an existing product in Bigin. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Task** Updates a new task. ## Each app on its own - [ **Algolia** Algolia is a search and discovery platform for fast, relevant search and AI-powered recommendations across...](https://apiant.ai/connections/algolia) - [ **Bigin by Zoho CRM** Bigin is a sales pipeline management software that lets you manage deals, track activities and keep all the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigin-by-zoho-crm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Algolia - [ **Algolia to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/algolia-to-hubspot) - [ **Algolia to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/algolia-to-salesforce) - [ **Algolia to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Algolia's 1 trigger in the catalog, including Browse Records. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Bigin by Zoho CRM when something happens in Algolia? Any of Bigin by Zoho CRM's 35 actions, including Create Call, Create Company, Create Contact and Create Event. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Bigin by Zoho CRM to Algolia? Yes. When something happens in Bigin by Zoho CRM, your agent can act in Algolia too. This page covers both directions: Bigin by Zoho CRM's triggers and Algolia's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Algolia or Bigin by 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 Algolia and Bigin by 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.