--- title: "Connect oboloo and Zoho Books - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contract Updated\" fires in oboloo, your agent runs \"Add customer payment\" in Zoho Books, or \"New bill\" in Zoho Books to \"Add department\" in oboloo." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-zoho-books" --- # Connect oboloo and Zoho Books When **Contract Updated** fires in [oboloo](https://apiant.ai/connections/oboloo), your agent runs **Add customer payment** in [Zoho Books](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books), or **New bill** in Zoho Books to **Add department** in oboloo. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. oboloo **5** triggers oboloo **16** actions Zoho Books **6** triggers Zoho Books **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 oboloo and Zoho Books 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 oboloo and Zoho Books can do together ### From oboloo to Zoho Books - When **Contract Updated** in oboloo then **Add customer payment** in Zoho Books - When **New Contract** in oboloo then **Create Customer** in Zoho Books ### From Zoho Books to oboloo - When **New bill** in Zoho Books then **Add department** in oboloo - When **New Customer** in Zoho Books then **Add location** in oboloo 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 oboloo and Zoho Books ## Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **Contract Updated** Triggers when a contract is updated in oboloo. - Trigger **New Contract** Triggers when a new contract record is created. - Trigger **New Supplier** Triggers when a new supplier record is created. - Trigger **Saving Record Is Created or Updated in Oboloo** Triggers when a savings record is created or updated in oboloo. - Trigger **Supplier Updated** Triggers when a supplier record is updated. - Action **Add department** /api/departments/add - create a department. - Action **Add location** /api/locations/add - add or update a location. - Action **Add saving** /api/savings/add - create a new saving entry. - Action **Add savings milestone** /api/savings/milestones/add - add a milestone to a saving. - Action **Create Contract** Create a new contract in oboloo - Action **Create New Supplier** Creates a new supplier record in oboloo - Action **Get supplier address** /api/getSupplierAddress/{id} - supplier address by id. - Action **List contracts** /api/contracts - paginated list of contracts with filters. - Action **List departments** /api/getAllDepartments - departments and department locations. - Action **List locations** /api/getAllLocations - all locations. - Action **List savings** /api/savings - list savings with multiple filters. - Action **List suppliers** /api/suppliers - paginated list of suppliers with filters. - Action **Update a Contract in Oboloo** Update a contract record in oboloo - Action **Update a Supplier in Oboloo** Updates an existing Supplier record in oboloo - Action **Update saving** /api/savings/update - update a saving. - Action **Update supplier address** /api/suppliers/update/address - update a supplier address. - Trigger **New bill** Triggered when a new bill is created - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is created. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a new estimate is created. - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when an expense is created. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when a new item is created. - Trigger **New Sales Invoice** Triggers when a new sales invoice is created. - Action **Add bill** Creates a bill received from a vendor in Zoho Books. - Action **Add customer payment** Record a customer payment. - Action **Add expense** Create an expense. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer contact in a Zoho Books organization. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate. - Action **Create Item** Creates a new item. - Action **Create Sales Invoice** Creates a new sales invoice. - Action **Find customers by criteria** Returns the customers in a Zoho Books organization that match the specified criteria (name, company, contact person, address, email, phone, status or free text). - Action **Find Invoice** Returns up to 200 invoices that match the specified criteria, such as invoice number, customer, status or date range. - Action **Get Bill** Returns one vendor bill from Zoho Books, including its number, vendor, status and total. - Action **Get customer** Get a contact by id. - Action **Get Estimate** Returns one estimate (quote) from Zoho Books, including its number, customer, status and total. - Action **Get Expense** Returns one expense recorded in Zoho Books, including its amount, date and accounts. - Action **Get Item** Returns one item from your Zoho Books item list, including its name, rate and description. - Action **Get sales invoice** Retrieves the details of an existing invoice in Zoho Books. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer in Zoho Books. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update item** Update an item. - Action **Update sales invoice** Updates an existing sales invoice in Zoho Books. The line items you send replace the invoice's line items. ## Each app on its own - [ **oboloo** Oboloo is a procurement tool giving organizations visibility and control over sourcing, contract, supplier...](https://apiant.ai/connections/oboloo) - [ **Zoho Books** Zoho Books is cloud-based accounting software in which you can record, audit and analyze all financial...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from oboloo - [ **oboloo to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-salesforce) - [ **oboloo to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-slack) - [ **oboloo to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-stripe) - [ **oboloo to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-shopify) - [ **oboloo to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **oboloo to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/oboloo-to-pipedrive) ## More into Zoho Books - [ **HubSpot to Zoho Books** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-books) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho Books** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-books) - [ **Slack to Zoho Books** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-books) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho Books** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-books) - [ **Gmail to Zoho Books** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-books) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho Books** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-books) Questions ## oboloo and Zoho Books, answered ### ### What can start an automation from oboloo? Any of oboloo's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contract Updated, New Contract, New Supplier and Saving Record Is Created or Updated in Oboloo. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Books when something happens in oboloo? Any of Zoho Books's 18 actions, including Create Customer, Create Estimate, Create Item and Create Sales Invoice. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Books to oboloo? Yes. When something happens in Zoho Books, your agent can act in oboloo too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Books's triggers and oboloo's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for oboloo or Zoho Books? 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 oboloo and Zoho Books 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.