---
title: "Connect Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Account\" fires in Freshworks CRM, your agent runs \"Create Record\" in Zoho Recruit."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/freshworks-crm-to-zoho-recruit"
---

# Connect Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit

When **New Account** fires in [Freshworks CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm), your agent runs **Create Record** in [Zoho Recruit](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-recruit), or **New Record** in Zoho Recruit to **Add Note to Contact** in Freshworks CRM. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.

Freshworks CRM **6** triggers Freshworks CRM **17** 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 Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit to do together?

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### Set it up in your client

### Claude Code

Run this in the directory you want to work in.

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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.

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### Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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### Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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### 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.

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### 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.

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Example flows

## What Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit can do together

### From Freshworks CRM to Zoho Recruit

- When **New Account** in Freshworks CRM then **Create Record** in Zoho Recruit
- When **New Contact** in Freshworks CRM then **Create/Update Record** in Zoho Recruit

### From Zoho Recruit to Freshworks CRM

- When **New Record** in Zoho Recruit then **Add Note to Contact** in Freshworks CRM
- When **Updated Record** in Zoho Recruit then **Create Contact** in Freshworks CRM

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 Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit

## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 27 actions

- 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.

- 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

- [ **Freshworks CRM** Freshworks CRM (Freshsales Suite) — manage contacts, sales accounts, deals, notes, tasks, and appointments.](https://apiant.ai/connections/freshworks-crm)
- [ **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

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## 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)
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Questions

## Freshworks CRM and Zoho Recruit, answered

###

### What can start an automation from Freshworks CRM?

Any of Freshworks CRM's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Account, New Contact, New Deal and New or Updated Account. 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 Freshworks CRM?

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 Freshworks CRM?

Yes. When something happens in Zoho Recruit, your agent can act in Freshworks CRM too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Recruit's triggers and Freshworks CRM's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Freshworks CRM 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 Freshworks CRM 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.
