--- title: "Connect Saasu and Zoho CRM - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Saasu, your agent runs \"Add or update record (upsert)\" in Zoho CRM." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-zoho-crm" --- # Connect Saasu and Zoho CRM When **New Contact** fires in [Saasu](https://apiant.ai/connections/saasu), your agent runs **Add or update record (upsert)** in [Zoho CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-crm), or **New or updated record** in Zoho CRM to **Create Contact** in Saasu. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Saasu **1** trigger Saasu **21** actions Zoho CRM **2** triggers Zoho CRM **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Saasu and Zoho CRM 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 Saasu and Zoho CRM can do together ### From Saasu to Zoho CRM - When **New Contact** in Saasu then **Add or update record (upsert)** in Zoho CRM - When **New Contact** in Saasu then **Add tag to record** in Zoho CRM ### From Zoho CRM to Saasu - When **New or updated record** in Zoho CRM then **Create Contact** in Saasu - When **New record** in Zoho CRM then **Create Item Invoice** in Saasu 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 Saasu and Zoho CRM ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 34 actions - Trigger **New Contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to your Saasu file. - Action **Add activity** Creates an activity (task, call, meeting, note) in your Saasu file, optionally attached to a contact or transaction. - Action **Add company** Creates a company record in Saasu. - Action **Add item** Creates an inventory or combo item in Saasu. - Action **Add journal** Creates a manual journal entry with debit and credit lines in a Saasu file. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact (person) in your Saasu file and returns its id. - Action **Create Item Invoice** Creates an item-layout invoice, quote or order in Saasu with inventory item line items. - Action **Create Service Invoice** Creates a service-layout sale or purchase invoice in Saasu, with line items described by account and amount. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from your Saasu file. - Action **Delete invoice** Deletes a sale or purchase invoice from the Saasu file. - Action **Delete item** Deletes an inventory item from the Saasu file. - Action **Email invoice** Emails a Saasu invoice to the email address you specify. - Action **Find accounts** Returns the accounts in your Saasu chart of accounts, filtered by type, status, bank-account flag or header account. - Action **Find companies** Returns the companies in your Saasu file whose name matches, optionally limited to a last-modified date range. - Action **Find Contact** Finds Saasu contacts matching an email, name, company or other criteria and returns the matching contacts. - Action **Find items** Returns the inventory and combo items whose code or description matches the search text. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Saasu contact by its ID. - Action **Get invoice** Returns a single Saasu invoice (sale or purchase) by its ID, including line items and totals. - Action **Get journal** Returns a single journal transaction, including its date, reference, summary and journal line items. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing contact in Saasu, such as their name, email, phone numbers, addresses and customer/supplier flags. - Action **Update invoice** Updates an existing Saasu sale or purchase invoice, replacing its details and line items. - Action **Update item** Updates an existing inventory or combo item in Saasu, such as its code, description, prices, accounts and tax codes. - Trigger **New or updated record** Fires when a record is created or updated in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Modified Time. - Trigger **New record** Fires when a new record is created in the specified Zoho CRM module. Polls newest-first by Created Time. - Action **Add note** Adds 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 record** Add one or more tags (comma-separated names) to a record in the specified module. - Action **Convert lead** Convert a lead into a contact, account, and optionally a deal. Pass conversion options (e.g. Deals, assign_to) as the Conversion object. - Action **Create record** Create a new record in the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **Delete record** Delete a record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **Find records** Search for records in a module using Zoho CRM criteria, e.g. (Email:equals:foo@bar.com). Returns up to 200 matching records. - Action **Get record** Retrieve a single record by ID from the specified Zoho CRM module. - Action **List notes** Lists notes across all records in Zoho CRM (requires an administrator profile). - Action **List users** Retrieves 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 record** Remove one or more tags (comma-separated names) from a record in the specified module. - Action **Update record** Update an existing record by ID in the specified Zoho CRM module. ## Each app on its own - [ **Saasu** Fast, simple online accounting for small business that includes cashflow, invoicing, inventory, payroll and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/saasu) - [ **Zoho CRM** Zoho CRM makes it easy to get the complete picture of your sales cycle and stay on top of your business...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-crm) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Saasu - [ **Saasu to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-salesforce) - [ **Saasu to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-slack) - [ **Saasu to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-stripe) - [ **Saasu to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-shopify) - [ **Saasu to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-trello) - [ **Saasu to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/saasu-to-zoom) ## More into Zoho CRM - [ **HubSpot to Zoho CRM** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Salesforce to Zoho CRM** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Slack to Zoho CRM** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Google Sheets to Zoho CRM** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Gmail to Zoho CRM** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-zoho-crm) - [ **Google Calendar to Zoho CRM** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-zoho-crm) Questions ## Saasu and Zoho CRM, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Saasu? Any of Saasu's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Contact. 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 Saasu? 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 Saasu? Yes. When something happens in Zoho CRM, your agent can act in Saasu too. This page covers both directions: Zoho CRM's triggers and Saasu's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Saasu 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 Saasu 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.