--- title: "Connect Apollo and Zoho Recruit - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Account Updated\" fires in Apollo, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Zoho Recruit, or \"New Record\" in Zoho Recruit to \"Create Contact\" in Apollo." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-zoho-recruit" --- # Connect Apollo and Zoho Recruit When **Account Updated** fires in [Apollo](https://apiant.ai/connections/apollo), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Zoho Recruit](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-recruit), or **New Record** in Zoho Recruit to **Create Contact** in Apollo. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Apollo **4** triggers Apollo **10** actions Zoho Recruit **2** triggers Zoho Recruit **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 Apollo and Zoho Recruit 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 Apollo and Zoho Recruit can do together ### From Apollo to Zoho Recruit - When **Account Updated** in Apollo then **Create Record** in Zoho Recruit - When **Contact Updated** in Apollo then **Create/Update Record** in Zoho Recruit ### From Zoho Recruit to Apollo - When **New Record** in Zoho Recruit then **Create Contact** in Apollo - When **Updated Record** in Zoho Recruit then **Create Deal** in Apollo 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 Apollo and Zoho Recruit ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 20 actions - Trigger **Account Updated** Polls Apollo accounts/search for new or updated accounts (dedup on MD5 of the record; accounts/search returns no updated_at). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **Contact Updated** Polls Apollo contacts/search for new or updated contacts (dedup on MD5 of the record). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **New Account** Polls Apollo accounts/search for newly created accounts (dedup on account id). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **New Contact** Polls Apollo contacts/search for newly created contacts (dedup on contact id). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Action **Create Account** An Account is a company that your team has added to Apollo. - Action **Create Contact** A Contact is a person your team has added to Apollo. - Action **Create Deal** Deals are records that you can use to track possible opportunities with your prospective customers. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task for the specified Apollo contact (via /tasks/bulk_create with a single contact). - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact in your Apollo instance by searching for their email. If you have multiple contacts with the same email address, this search returns the contact that was created first. - Action **Find Deal** Returns up to 100 deals (opportunities) that match the specified name. Leave name blank to return all deals. - Action **Find Task** Returns up to 100 tasks for the specified contact. Leave contact_id blank to return all tasks. - Action **Update Account** Update an existing Account. - Action **Update Contact** Update an already existing Contact. - Action **Update Deal** Update an already existing Deal. - Trigger **New Record** Triggers when a new record is created in the chosen Zoho Recruit module, such as Candidates or Job Openings. - Trigger **Updated Record** Triggers when a record in the chosen Zoho Recruit module (Candidates, Job Openings, Clients, etc.) is updated. - Action **Add attachment** Attaches a file or a link to a Zoho Recruit record, such as a resume or offer letter on a candidate. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a Zoho Recruit record such as a candidate, job opening, client or contact. - Action **Associate candidates with job opening** Associates one or more candidates with one or more job openings in Zoho Recruit. - Action **Create Record** Creates a new record (candidate, job opening, client, contact, interview and more) in the Zoho Recruit module you choose. - Action **Create/Update Record** Creates a record in a Zoho Recruit module, or updates the existing one when a record with the same duplicate-check field values (such as a candidate's email) already exists. - Action **Delete record** Deletes one or more records (up to 100) from a Zoho Recruit module such as Candidates or Job Openings. - Action **List records** Returns a list of records from a Zoho Recruit module such as Candidates, Job Openings or Clients, optionally filtered by custom view or territory and sorted by a field. - Action **Search Record** Searches a Zoho Recruit module (Candidates, Job Openings, Clients, etc.) for records matching criteria, an email, a phone number, or a word, and returns the matching records. - Action **Update Record** Updates an existing record in a Zoho Recruit module, such as a candidate, job opening, client or contact, with the field values you supply. - Action **Update Record Status** Changes the status of one or more Zoho Recruit candidates, applications or job openings, with an optional comment. ## Each app on its own - [ **Apollo** Apollo is a unified engagement platform that is the foundation for your entire end-to-end sales strategy.](https://apiant.ai/connections/apollo) - [ **Zoho Recruit** The all-in-one applicant tracking system for the modern recruiter. Share your job openings with the world!](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-recruit) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Apollo - [ **Apollo to Streak** Streak is a flexible CRM and process management system that lives inside your Gmail inbox.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-streak) - [ **Apollo to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-hubspot) - [ **Apollo to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-salesforce) - [ **Apollo to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-slack) - [ **Apollo to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-google-sheets) - [ **Apollo to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-gmail) ## More into Zoho Recruit - [ **HubSpot to Zoho Recruit** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-recruit) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho Recruit** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-recruit) - [ **Slack to Zoho Recruit** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-recruit) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho Recruit** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-recruit) - [ **Gmail to Zoho Recruit** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-recruit) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho Recruit** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-recruit) Questions ## Apollo and Zoho Recruit, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Apollo? Any of Apollo's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Account Updated, Contact Updated, New Account and New Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Recruit when something happens in Apollo? Any of Zoho Recruit's 10 actions, including Create Record, Create/Update Record, Update Record and Update Record Status. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Recruit to Apollo? Yes. When something happens in Zoho Recruit, your agent can act in Apollo too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Recruit's triggers and Apollo's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Apollo or Zoho Recruit? 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 Apollo and Zoho Recruit 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.