--- title: "Connect FreshBooks and Zoho FSM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Bill\" fires in FreshBooks, your agent runs \"Add contact\" in Zoho FSM, or \"New Module Entry\" in Zoho FSM to \"Add Payment to Invoice\" in FreshBooks." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/freshbooks-to-zoho-fsm" --- # Connect FreshBooks and Zoho FSM When **New Bill** fires in [FreshBooks](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshbooks), your agent runs **Add contact** in [Zoho FSM](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-fsm), or **New Module Entry** in Zoho FSM to **Add Payment to Invoice** in FreshBooks. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. FreshBooks **16** triggers FreshBooks **29** actions Zoho FSM **3** triggers Zoho FSM **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 FreshBooks and Zoho FSM 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 FreshBooks and Zoho FSM can do together ### From FreshBooks to Zoho FSM - When **New Bill** in FreshBooks then **Add contact** in Zoho FSM - When **New Client** in FreshBooks then **Add work order** in Zoho FSM ### From Zoho FSM to FreshBooks - When **New Module Entry** in Zoho FSM then **Add Payment to Invoice** in FreshBooks - When **New/Updated Module Entry** in Zoho FSM then **Create Invoice** in FreshBooks 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 FreshBooks and Zoho FSM ## Triggers and actions 19 triggers · 42 actions - Trigger **New Bill** Triggers when a new bill is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Client** Triggers when a new client is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Credit Note** Triggers when a new credit note is created in your FreshBooks account. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a new estimate is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when a new expense is recorded in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Filtered Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice matching your chosen filters (client, status, currency, amount, and more) is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new invoice is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Invoice Payment** Triggers when a new invoice payment is created. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new project is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Staff Member** Triggers when a new staff member is added to your FreshBooks business. - Trigger **New Time Entry** Triggers when a new time entry is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **New Vendor** Triggers when a new bill vendor is created in FreshBooks. - Trigger **Updated Bill** Triggers when a bill is updated in FreshBooks. Returns the id of the updated bill and the account, business and user it belongs to. - Trigger **Updated Estimate** Triggers when an estimate is updated. - Trigger **Updated Invoice** Triggers when an invoice is updated in FreshBooks. - Trigger **Updated Vendor** Triggers when a bill vendor is updated in FreshBooks. - Action **Add Payment to Invoice** Records a payment against a FreshBooks invoice and returns the created payment. - Action **Create Bill** Creates a bill in FreshBooks recording what your business owes a vendor, with its line items. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new client in your FreshBooks business, with contact details, billing and shipping addresses, and optional secondary contacts. - Action **Create Credit Note** Creates a credit note or prepayment credit for a client in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate for a client in FreshBooks, optionally with line items. - Action **Create Expense** Creates an expense in your FreshBooks business, with its amount, category, date and optional vendor, client, project and taxes. - Action **Create Invoice** Creates a new invoice for a client in FreshBooks, with optional line items, terms and notes. New invoices start as drafts unless a status is given. - Action **Create Invoice PDF** Returns the PDF of an existing FreshBooks invoice as a file you can attach or store. - Action **Create or Update Client** Updates an existing FreshBooks client (by Client ID, or by matching email) or creates a new client when none matches. - Action **Create or Update Invoice** Updates an existing FreshBooks invoice (by Invoice ID, or by matching Invoice Number), or creates a new invoice when none matches. - Action **Create Other Income** Records income received outside of an invoice, such as online store sales, rentals or advertising, in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in FreshBooks, optionally linked to a client, with a fixed price or hourly rate. - Action **Create Recurring Invoice** Creates a recurring invoice profile in FreshBooks that generates invoices for a client on a set schedule. - Action **Create Time Entry** Creates a time entry recording time spent working for a client or project in FreshBooks. - Action **Create Vendor** Creates a bill vendor (a supplier you receive bills from) in your FreshBooks business. - Action **Find Bill** Finds bills in FreshBooks by id, vendor, status or currency and returns the matches. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients in your FreshBooks business by email, name, organization, phone or other details, and returns the matches. - Action **Find Credit Note** Finds a credit note in FreshBooks by its id and returns the credit note's details. - Action **Find Estimate** Finds estimates in FreshBooks matching an estimate number, client, status, notes, date or amount range, and other criteria. - Action **Find Invoice** Finds invoices in your FreshBooks account matching the criteria you give, such as invoice number, client, status, dates or amounts. - Action **Find Project** Finds FreshBooks projects whose title contains the given text, optionally limited to active or completed projects. - Action **Find Vendor** Finds bill vendors in your FreshBooks account whose business name matches the text you give. - Action **Send Estimate** Emails an existing estimate to the listed recipients and marks it as sent. - Action **Send Invoice** Emails an existing invoice to the recipients you choose and marks it as sent. - Action **Update Bill** Updates an existing bill from a vendor, such as its dates, bill number, line items or status. - Action **Update Credit Note** Updates an existing credit note in FreshBooks, changing only the details you fill in. - Action **Update Estimate** Updates an existing FreshBooks estimate's client, dates, address details, notes, terms or line items. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update Time Entry** Updates an existing time entry in FreshBooks, such as its duration, note, client or project. - Action **Update Vendor** Updates an existing bill vendor's name, contact details, address and preferences. Fields left blank are not changed. - Trigger **New Module Entry** Triggers when a new record is created in the chosen Zoho FSM module, such as a work order, request or contact. - Trigger **New/Updated Module Entry** Triggers when a record in the chosen Zoho FSM module is created or updated. - Trigger **Updated Module Entry** Triggers when an existing record in the chosen Zoho FSM module is changed. - Action **Add asset** Creates a new asset in Zoho FSM, optionally linked to a part, contact and company. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company record in Zoho FSM. - Action **Add contact** Creates a new contact in Zoho FSM and returns its id. - Action **Add estimate** Creates a new estimate in Zoho FSM for a contact and company, with optional service and part line items. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a request, estimate, work order, service appointment, contact or asset record. - Action **Add request** Creates a new service request in Zoho FSM for a contact or company. - Action **Add service appointment** Creates a service appointment for line items of an existing work order in Zoho FSM, scheduled for the given start and end time. - Action **Add work order** Creates a new work order in Zoho FSM with its service line items, customer and addresses. - Action **Create Module Entry** Creates a new record in any Zoho FSM module (Companies, Contacts, Assets, Requests, Work Orders and more) from the field values you supply. - Action **Find Module Entry** Finds records in a Zoho FSM module (such as Contacts, Companies or Work Orders) whose chosen field matches a search value. - Action **Get Related Records** Returns the records related to a Zoho FSM record, such as the notes, work orders or service appointments linked to a contact. - Action **Update Module Entry** Updates an existing record in a Zoho FSM module, such as a company, contact, asset, request or work order, with the field values you supply. - Action **Update work order** Updates an existing work order in Zoho FSM, such as its summary, contact, company, addresses or service line items. ## Each app on its own - [ **FreshBooks** FreshBooks is a cloud accounting software designed exclusively for self-employed professionals and their...](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshbooks) - [ **Zoho FSM** Zoho FSM helps you manage work orders, streamline operations and run your field service business efficiently.](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-fsm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from FreshBooks - [ **FreshBooks to Vercel** Vercel is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling fast, modern web applications effortlessly.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshbooks-to-vercel) - [ **FreshBooks to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshbooks-to-hubspot) - [ **FreshBooks to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshbooks-to-salesforce) - [ **FreshBooks to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Zoho FSM's 13 actions, including Create Module Entry, Update Module Entry, Update work order and Add asset. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho FSM to FreshBooks? Yes. When something happens in Zoho FSM, your agent can act in FreshBooks too. This page covers both directions: Zoho FSM's triggers and FreshBooks's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for FreshBooks or Zoho FSM? 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 FreshBooks and Zoho FSM 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.