--- title: "Connect PaintScout and Zoho Projects - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact Created\" fires in PaintScout, your agent runs \"Add task comment\" in Zoho Projects, or \"New Bug\" in Zoho Projects to \"Add deal\" in PaintScout." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-zoho-projects" --- # Connect PaintScout and Zoho Projects When **Contact Created** fires in [PaintScout](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout), your agent runs **Add task comment** in [Zoho Projects](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-projects), or **New Bug** in Zoho Projects to **Add deal** in PaintScout. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. PaintScout **5** triggers PaintScout **19** actions Zoho Projects **5** triggers Zoho Projects **24** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want PaintScout and Zoho Projects 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 PaintScout and Zoho Projects can do together ### From PaintScout to Zoho Projects - When **Contact Created** in PaintScout then **Add task comment** in Zoho Projects - When **Invoice Status Changed** in PaintScout then **Create Task** in Zoho Projects ### From Zoho Projects to PaintScout - When **New Bug** in Zoho Projects then **Add deal** in PaintScout - When **New Milestone** in Zoho Projects then **Add task** in PaintScout 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 PaintScout and Zoho Projects ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 43 actions - Trigger **Contact Created** Triggers when a new contact is created in PaintScout. - Trigger **Invoice Sent** Triggers when an invoice is sent to a customer, including when an invoice is re-sent. - Trigger **Invoice Status Changed** Triggers when an invoice's status changes, delivering the invoice with its new status. - Trigger **Quote Status Changed** Triggers when a quote's status changes, for example when it is sent, accepted or declined. - Trigger **Quote Tag Added** Triggers when a tag is added to a quote, optionally only for one specific tag. - Action **Add company** Creates a new company in PaintScout with its name, contact details, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Add deal** Creates a new deal in PaintScout, with its contact, job address, pipeline stage and value. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a PaintScout contact, deal or company and returns the new note. - Action **Add task** Creates a task in PaintScout, optionally linked to a deal and assigned to a user. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact in PaintScout with names, email, phone numbers, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. - Action **Create Quote** Creates a new quote in PaintScout for a contact, with its job address, notes, pricing adjustments and tags. - Action **Find companies** Returns the companies that match a search filter, such as a name, email or city. - Action **Find Contact** Returns up to 100 contacts that match the search you specify, such as an email address, name or company. - Action **Find deals** Returns the deals that match a search filter, such as a deal name, pipeline, stage or lead source. - Action **Find Invoice** Returns the invoices that match a search, such as a status, invoice number, contact name or date range. - Action **Find Quote** Returns the quotes that match a search filter, such as a quote number, status or contact name. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single PaintScout contact by its ID, including name, company, email, phone, address, lead source, owner and tags. - Action **Get deal** Returns a single PaintScout deal by its ID, including its contact, job address, pipeline stage, value, tags, linked quotes and invoices, and job costing. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single PaintScout invoice with its contact, line items, payments, taxes, discounts and totals. Can optionally return the work-order view, which includes per-item material costs. - Action **Get quote** Returns a single PaintScout quote by its ID, including contact, job address, totals, tax, discount, payments, tags and customer-view links. - Action **Update company** Updates an existing PaintScout company's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner or tags. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Contact** Updates an existing PaintScout contact's name, contact details, address, lead source, owner, note and tags. Fields left blank keep their current values. - Action **Update deal** Updates an existing deal in PaintScout — its name, contact, job address, pipeline and stage, lead source, owner, tags and job costing. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in PaintScout, such as its title, owner, notes, start time or completion status. - Trigger **New Bug** Triggered when a new bug is created - Trigger **New Milestone** Triggered when a new milestone is created - Trigger **New Project** Trigger when a new project is created. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a task is created or completed. - Trigger **New Task List** Triggered when a new task list is created in a project - Action **Add Log Time** Adds a time log to a task. - Action **Add subtask** Adds a new subtask under an existing task - Action **Add task comment** Add a comment to a task. - Action **Create Bug** Creates a new Bug. - Action **Create Milestone** Creates a new Milestone. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new Project. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new Task. - Action **Create Task List** Creates a new Task List. - Action **Delete project** Delete a project. - Action **Delete task** Delete a task. - Action **Find Project** Returns the projects in the portal whose name contains the text you give. - Action **Find Project Owner** Returns the owner of a Zoho Projects project. - Action **Get Milestone** Returns one milestone of a project by its ID. - Action **Get project** Get a project by id. - Action **Get task** Get a task by id. - Action **List projects** List projects in a portal. - Action **List Task Comments** Returns the comments on a task. - Action **List Task Lists** Returns the task lists of a project. - Action **List tasks** List tasks in a project. - Action **List Task Time Logs** Returns the time logs on a task. - Action **Update bug** Update a bug. - Action **Update milestone** Update a milestone. - Action **Update Project** Updates existing project. - Action **Update task** Update a task. ## Each app on its own - [ **PaintScout** PaintScout helps estimate & sell painting jobs.](https://apiant.ai/connections/paintscout) - [ **Zoho Projects** Zoho Projects is an online project management app that helps you plan your work and keep track of your...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-projects) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from PaintScout - [ **PaintScout to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-salesforce) - [ **PaintScout to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-slack) - [ **PaintScout to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-stripe) - [ **PaintScout to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-shopify) - [ **PaintScout to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **PaintScout to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/paintscout-to-pipedrive) ## More into Zoho Projects - [ **HubSpot to Zoho Projects** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-projects) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho Projects** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-projects) - [ **Slack to Zoho Projects** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-projects) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho Projects** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-projects) - [ **Gmail to Zoho Projects** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-projects) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho Projects** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-projects) Questions ## PaintScout and Zoho Projects, answered ### ### What can start an automation from PaintScout? Any of PaintScout's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact Created, Invoice Status Changed, Quote Status Changed and Quote Tag Added. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Projects when something happens in PaintScout? Any of Zoho Projects's 24 actions, including Create Bug, Create Milestone, Create Project and Create Task. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Projects to PaintScout? Yes. When something happens in Zoho Projects, your agent can act in PaintScout too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Projects's triggers and PaintScout's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for PaintScout or Zoho Projects? 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 PaintScout and Zoho Projects 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.