--- title: "Connect EspoCRM and Freshworks CRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New contact\" fires in EspoCRM, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Freshworks CRM, or \"New Account\" in Freshworks CRM to \"Add account\" in EspoCRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-freshworks-crm" --- # Connect EspoCRM and Freshworks CRM When **New contact** fires in [EspoCRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Freshworks CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm), or **New Account** in Freshworks CRM to **Add account** in EspoCRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. EspoCRM **3** triggers EspoCRM **16** actions Freshworks CRM **6** triggers Freshworks CRM **17** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want EspoCRM and Freshworks 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. [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 EspoCRM and Freshworks CRM can do together ### From EspoCRM to Freshworks CRM - When **New contact** in EspoCRM then **Create Contact** in Freshworks CRM - When **New Lead** in EspoCRM then **Add Note to Contact** in Freshworks CRM ### From Freshworks CRM to EspoCRM - When **New Account** in Freshworks CRM then **Add account** in EspoCRM - When **New Contact** in Freshworks CRM then **Add contact** in EspoCRM 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 EspoCRM and Freshworks CRM ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **New contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in EspoCRM. - Trigger **New Lead** Triggers when a new lead is created in EspoCRM. - Trigger **New opportunity** Triggers when a new opportunity is created in EspoCRM. - Action **Add account** Creates a new account (company) in EspoCRM and returns its attributes. - Action **Add case** Creates a new case (support ticket) in EspoCRM. - Action **Add contact** Creates a new contact in EspoCRM. - Action **Add opportunity** Creates a new opportunity (deal) in EspoCRM and returns the created record. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in EspoCRM, optionally linked to an account, contact, lead, opportunity or case. - Action **Create Lead** Creates a new lead in EspoCRM and returns the created lead record. - Action **Find accounts** Finds EspoCRM accounts whose name matches the text you supply. - Action **Find contacts** Finds contacts whose email address (or another chosen attribute) matches the value you supply, returning every matching contact. - Action **Find Lead** Finds leads in EspoCRM matching a value on a chosen attribute (email address by default). - Action **Get contact** Returns a single EspoCRM contact by its ID, with all its attributes including custom fields. - Action **Get Lead** Returns a single EspoCRM lead by its ID, with all of its fields. - Action **Get Task** Returns one task by its ID, with its subject, status, dates, parent record and assignee. - Action **Update account** Updates an existing account (company) in EspoCRM. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Action **Update Lead** Updates an existing lead in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in, and returns the updated lead. - Action **Update opportunity** Updates an existing opportunity in EspoCRM, changing only the fields you fill in. - Trigger **New Account** Polling trigger: fires when a new sales account is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a new contact is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New Deal** Polling trigger: fires when a new deal is created. Sorted by created_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Account** Polling trigger: fires when a sales account is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Contact** Polling trigger: fires when a contact is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Trigger **New or Updated Deal** Polling trigger: fires when a deal is created or updated. Sorted by updated_at descending. - Action **Add Note to Contact** Adds a note to a contact (targetable_type=Contact) in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Account** Creates a new sales account in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Appointment** Creates an appointment in Freshworks CRM. from_date/end_date are ISO8601. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Deal** Creates a new deal in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task in Freshworks CRM. due_date is epoch milliseconds; targetable_type e.g. Contact/Deal/SalesAccount. - Action **Find Account by Name** Looks up a sales account by name using the lookup endpoint. - Action **Find Contact by Email** Looks up a contact by email address using the lookup endpoint. - Action **Find deal by custom field** Searches for a deal by the selected custom field. If a single match is found, emits the deal's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find deal by name** Searches for a deal by name. If a single match is found, emits the deal's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find deal stage by name** Searches for a deal stage by name. If a single match is found, emits the stage's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Find pipeline by name** Searches for a pipeline by name. If a single match is found, emits the pipeline's details. If none or multiple match, an error occurs. - Action **Get Account** Retrieves a sales account by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieves a contact by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Get Deal** Retrieves a deal by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact by ID in Freshworks CRM. - Action **Update Deal** Updates an existing deal by ID in Freshworks CRM. ## Each app on its own - [ **EspoCRM** EspoCRM is a highly customizable open source CRM software.](https://apiant.ai/connections/espocrm) - [ **Freshworks CRM** Freshworks CRM (Freshsales Suite) — manage contacts, sales accounts, deals, notes, tasks, and appointments.](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from EspoCRM - [ **EspoCRM to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-hubspot) - [ **EspoCRM to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/espocrm-to-salesforce) - [ **EspoCRM to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of EspoCRM's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New contact, New Lead and New opportunity. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Freshworks CRM when something happens in EspoCRM? Any of Freshworks CRM's 17 actions, including Create Account, Create Appointment, Create Contact and Create Deal. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Freshworks CRM to EspoCRM? Yes. When something happens in Freshworks CRM, your agent can act in EspoCRM too. This page covers both directions: Freshworks CRM's triggers and EspoCRM's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for EspoCRM or Freshworks 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 EspoCRM and Freshworks 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.