--- title: "Connect Nytimes to Zoho Bookings - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New top story\" fires in Nytimes, your agent runs \"Add appointment\" in Zoho Bookings." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-zoho-bookings" --- # Connect Nytimes to Zoho Bookings When **New top story** fires in [Nytimes](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes), your agent runs **Add appointment** in [Zoho Bookings](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-bookings). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Nytimes **1** trigger Nytimes **5** actions Zoho Bookings **9** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Nytimes and Zoho Bookings 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 Nytimes can start in Zoho Bookings - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Add appointment** in Zoho Bookings - When **New top story** in Nytimes then **Update appointment** in Zoho Bookings 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 Nytimes and Zoho Bookings ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 14 actions - Trigger **New top story** Triggers when a new article appears among The New York Times' current top stories for the section you choose. - Action **Find articles by criteria** Returns New York Times articles that match the search terms, filters and date range you specify. - Action **List archive articles** Returns every New York Times article published in a given month and year, from the archive going back to 1851. - Action **List best sellers** Returns the books on a New York Times Best Sellers list (for example Hardcover Fiction) for a given print date, or the latest list. - Action **List most popular articles** Returns the most popular New York Times articles over the last 1, 7 or 30 days, ranked by views, emails or shares. - Action **List top stories** Returns the articles currently featured as top stories in a chosen New York Times section, such as the home page, world, business or technology. - Action **Add appointment** Books an appointment for a customer for a service in Zoho Bookings. - Action **Get appointment** Gets the details of a Zoho Bookings appointment by its booking ID. - Action **List appointments by date range** Finds appointments between a start and end date and time, optionally narrowed by service, staff or resource, status, customer details, or booking date. - Action **List available slots** Lists the open appointment time slots for a service on a given date, for a staff member, staff group or resource. - Action **List services** Lists the services in a Zoho Bookings workspace, optionally narrowed to one service or to the services a staff member is assigned to. - Action **List staff** Lists the staff members in Zoho Bookings, optionally narrowed to a workspace, a service, a single staff ID or an email match. - Action **List workspaces** List workspaces. - Action **Reschedule appointment** Reschedules an existing Zoho Bookings appointment to a new time and/or a different staff member or staff group. - Action **Update appointment** Updates an existing Zoho Bookings appointment: marks it completed, cancelled or no-show, or edits its notes and custom booking-form fields. ## Each app on its own - [ **Nytimes** REST API for searching New York Times articles, top stories by section, and book review/bestseller data.](https://apiant.ai/connections/nytimes) - [ **Zoho Bookings** Zoho Bookings is an appointment scheduler that lets you find the perfect time with your customers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-bookings) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Nytimes - [ **Nytimes to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-salesforce) - [ **Nytimes to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-slack) - [ **Nytimes to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-stripe) - [ **Nytimes to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-shopify) - [ **Nytimes to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Nytimes to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/nytimes-to-pipedrive) ## More into Zoho Bookings - [ **HubSpot to Zoho Bookings** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-bookings) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho Bookings** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-bookings) - [ **Slack to Zoho Bookings** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-bookings) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho Bookings** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-bookings) - [ **Gmail to Zoho Bookings** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-bookings) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho Bookings** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-bookings) Questions ## Nytimes and Zoho Bookings, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Nytimes? Any of Nytimes's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New top story. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Bookings when something happens in Nytimes? Any of Zoho Bookings's 9 actions, including Update appointment, Add appointment, Get appointment and List appointments by date range. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Bookings to Nytimes? Zoho Bookings has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Nytimes. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Zoho Bookings's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Nytimes or Zoho Bookings? 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 Nytimes and Zoho Bookings 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.