Integration
Connect Runn and Zoho CRM
When New Assignment fires in Runn, your agent runs Add or update record (upsert) in Zoho CRM, or New or updated record in Zoho CRM to Create Client in Runn. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
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What do you want Runn and Zoho CRM to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Runn and Zoho CRM can do together
From Runn to Zoho CRM
When New Assignment in Runn
then Add or update record (upsert) in Zoho CRM
When New Client in Runn
then Add tag to record in Zoho CRM
From Zoho CRM to Runn
When New or updated record in Zoho CRM
then Create Client in Runn
When New record in Zoho CRM
then Create Project in Runn
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 Runn and Zoho CRM
Triggers and actions 13 triggers · 26 actions
Trigger
New AssignmentTriggers when a new assignment is created in Runn, optionally limited to one person, role or project.
Trigger
New ClientTriggers when a new client is created in Runn.
Trigger
New ContractTriggers when a new contract is added to a person in Runn.
Trigger
New Holiday GroupTriggers when a new holiday group is added to your Runn account.
Trigger
New PersonTriggers when a new person is added in Runn.
Trigger
New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created in Runn.
Trigger
New Rate CardTriggers when a new rate card is created in Runn.
Trigger
New RoleTriggers when a new role is created in Runn.
Trigger
New SkillTriggers when a new skill is created in Runn.
Trigger
New TeamTriggers when a new team is created in Runn.
Trigger
New UserTriggers when a new user is added to your Runn account.
Action
Assign a ManagerAdds a Runn user as a manager of a person or placeholder, keeping any managers they already have. Returns the updated person.
Action
Create AssignmentCreates an assignment that schedules a person or placeholder on a project in a role for a date range, with the same number of minutes on each working day.
Action
Create ClientCreates a new client in Runn with a name and, optionally, a website and links to external systems.
Action
Create ContractAdds a new contract to a person in Runn, setting their role, dates, employment type, cost and working hours.
Action
Create PersonCreates a person in Runn, along with their first contract (role, employment type, cost and working hours).
Action
Create ProjectCreates a project in Runn for a client, optionally setting its budget, pricing model, rate card, team and managers, or duplicating it from an existing template project.
Action
Create RoleCreates a role in Runn, with optional default hourly cost, standard charge-out rate and external references.
Action
Create SkillCreates a new skill in Runn that can be assigned to people and placeholders.
Action
Create Timesheet (Actual)Records the time a person actually spent on a project for one day, creating the actual or overwriting an existing one for the same date, person, project, role and workstream.
Action
Find ClientReturns Runn clients whose name contains the text you enter (case-insensitive), with each client's id, website, archived status and external references.
Action
Find PersonFinds people in Runn by email, first name, last name or external id, returning every match and the first matching person.
Action
Find ProjectReturns the projects whose name contains the text you give (ignoring case), optionally narrowed by external ID or last-modified date.
Action
Find RoleFinds roles in Runn whose name contains the text you give, ignoring case. Returns the matching roles, how many matched, and the first match.
Trigger
New or updated recordFires when a record is created or updated in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Modified Time.
Trigger
New recordFires when a new record is created in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Created Time.
Action
Add noteAdds a note to a record in any supported Zoho CRM module.
Action
Add or update record (upsert)Insert a record, or update it if a duplicate is found, in the specified Zoho CRM module.
Action
Add tag to recordAdd one or more tags (comma-separated names) to a record in the specified module.
Action
Convert leadConvert a lead into a contact, account, and optionally a deal. Pass conversion options (e.g. Deals, assign_to) as the Conversion object.
Action
Create recordCreate a new record in the specified Zoho CRM module.
Action
Delete recordDelete a record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module.
Action
Find recordsSearch for records in a module using Zoho CRM criteria, e.g. (Email:equals:foo@bar.com). Returns up to 200 matching records.
Action
Get recordRetrieve a single record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module.
Action
List notesLists notes across all records in Zoho CRM (requires an administrator profile).
Action
List usersRetrieves users in the Zoho CRM organization, optionally filtered by user type or IDs.
Action
Query records (COQL)Run a Zoho CRM Object Query Language (COQL) SELECT statement and return the matching records.
Action
Remove tag from recordRemove one or more tags (comma-separated names) from a record in the specified module.
Action
Update recordUpdate an existing record by ID in the specified Zoho CRM module.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Runn and Zoho CRM, answered
What can start an automation from Runn?
Any of Runn's 11 triggers in the catalog, including New Assignment, New Client, New Contract and New Holiday Group. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Zoho CRM when something happens in Runn?
Any of Zoho CRM's 13 actions, including Create record, Update record, Add note and Add or update record (upsert). Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Zoho CRM to Runn?
Yes. When something happens in Zoho CRM, your agent can act in Runn too. This page covers both directions: Zoho CRM's triggers and Runn's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Runn or Zoho CRM?
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 Runn and Zoho CRM 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.