--- title: "Connect Invoice Ninja to Zoho Desk - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New expense\" fires in Invoice Ninja, your agent runs \"Create Contact\" in Zoho Desk." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-zoho-desk" --- # Connect Invoice Ninja to Zoho Desk When **New expense** fires in [Invoice Ninja](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja), your agent runs **Create Contact** in [Zoho Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-desk). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Invoice Ninja **1** trigger Invoice Ninja **10** actions Zoho Desk **18** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Invoice Ninja and Zoho Desk 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 Invoice Ninja can start in Zoho Desk - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Create Contact** in Zoho Desk - When **New expense** in Invoice Ninja then **Create Ticket** in Zoho Desk 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 Invoice Ninja and Zoho Desk ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 28 actions - Trigger **New expense** Triggers when a new expense is created in Invoice Ninja. - Action **Delete invoice** Deletes an invoice from your Invoice Ninja company by its id. - Action **Email Invoice** Emails an invoice to its client using the chosen email template, optionally with a custom subject, body and CC address. - Action **Email Quote** Emails an existing quote to its client, using a quote template or a custom subject and body. Returns the confirmation message and the quote that was emailed. - Action **Find Client** Finds clients by name, email, number or search text and returns the matching client records. - Action **Find Credit** Returns the credits that match a credit number, search text, client, status or date. - Action **Find Invoice** Finds invoices by number, search text, client, status or date, and returns the matches with the first one broken out. - Action **Find payments** Returns the payments that match a payment number, search text, client or other criteria. - Action **Find Product** Finds products in Invoice Ninja by name, product key or other filters, returning the matches and the first match. - Action **Find Project** Finds projects whose name, number or notes match the search text and returns the matches. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a quote number, search text, client, status or date criteria. - Action **Add Attachment** Attaches a file to a Zoho Desk ticket. - Action **Add Comment** Add a comment to a ticket. - Action **Create Account** Adds a new account to Zoho Desk. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Ticket** Creates a new ticket for customer requests. - Action **Delete ticket** Move a ticket to trash. - Action **Get account** Get an account by ID. - Action **Get contact** Fetches a contact by ID. An error occurs if the contact is not found. - Action **Get ticket** Get a ticket by ID. - Action **List agents** List all agents. - Action **List contacts** List all contacts. - Action **List departments** Returns all departments in the help desk - Action **List tickets** List all tickets. - Action **List Ticket Threads** Lists the conversation threads (email replies) of a ticket. - Action **Send E-Mail Reply** Sends an email reply for the selected ticket. - Action **Update account** Update an account. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing contact. - Action **Update Ticket** Updates an existing ticket. ## Each app on its own - [ **Invoice Ninja** Create. Send. Get Paid. Invoice Ninja is a free, code-available suite of apps to invoice clients, accept...](https://apiant.ai/connections/invoice-ninja) - [ **Zoho Desk** Zoho Desk is web-based customer service software designed to help you focus more on creating customer...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-desk) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Invoice Ninja - [ **Invoice Ninja to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-salesforce) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-slack) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-mailchimp) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-stripe) - [ **Invoice Ninja to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-shopify) - [ **Invoice Ninja to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/invoice-ninja-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into Zoho Desk - [ **OnceHub to Zoho Desk** Capture, qualify, and engage with inbound leads using ScheduleOnce, ChatOnce, FormOnce and SubmitOnce.](https://apiant.ai/connect/oncehub-to-zoho-desk) - [ **HubSpot to Zoho Desk** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-desk) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho Desk** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-desk) - [ **Slack to Zoho Desk** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-desk) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho Desk** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-desk) - [ **Gmail to Zoho Desk** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-desk) Questions ## Invoice Ninja and Zoho Desk, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Invoice Ninja? Any of Invoice Ninja's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New expense. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Desk when something happens in Invoice Ninja? Any of Zoho Desk's 18 actions, including Create Account, Create Contact, Create Ticket and Send E-Mail Reply. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Desk to Invoice Ninja? Zoho Desk has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Invoice Ninja. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Zoho Desk's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Invoice Ninja or Zoho Desk? 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 Invoice Ninja and Zoho Desk 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.