--- title: "Connect Slack to Zoho Inventory - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Channel\" fires in Slack, your agent runs \"Add Invoice Attachment\" in Zoho Inventory." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-zoho-inventory" --- # Connect Slack to Zoho Inventory When **New Channel** fires in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), your agent runs **Add Invoice Attachment** in [Zoho Inventory](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-inventory). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions Zoho Inventory **64** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Slack and Zoho Inventory 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 Slack can start in Zoho Inventory - When **New Channel** in Slack then **Add Invoice Attachment** in Zoho Inventory - When **New Channel Member** in Slack then **Add Invoice Comment** in Zoho Inventory 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 Slack and Zoho Inventory ## Triggers and actions 15 triggers · 124 actions - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. - Action **Add Credit Note Comment** Tool to add a comment to a credit note in Zoho Inventory. Use when needing to add notes or comments to a specific credit note for record-keeping or audit purposes. - Action **Add Invoice Attachment** Tool to upload an attachment to a specific invoice. Use when you need to add a file attachment to an invoice. - Action **Add Invoice Comment** Tool to add a comment to a specific invoice in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to add notes, updates, or internal/client-visible comments to an invoice. - Action **Apply Credits To Invoices** Tool to apply credits from a credit note to one or more invoices. Use when you need to apply available credits from a credit note to settle invoice balances. - Action **Bulk Delete Sales Orders** Tool to bulk delete sales orders. Use this to remove multiple sales orders at once. - Action **Bulk Email Invoices** Sends multiple invoices by email to a contact in a single API call. Use this tool when you need to email up to 10 invoices at once to a customer. The invoices will be scheduled for delivery and the contact will receive individual emails for each invoice. If contact_id is not provided, the action will automatically fetch the customer_id from the first invoice and use that as the contact. - Action **Bulk Export Invoices** Tool to bulk export invoices as a single PDF. Use when you need to download multiple invoices in a single file for archiving or sharing. - Action **Bulk Print Invoices** Generate a consolidated PDF containing multiple invoices for printing or archiving. Use this tool to download one or more invoices as a single PDF document. The PDF can contain up to 25 invoices and is useful for bulk printing, record keeping, or sharing with customers. - Action **Bulk Print Packages** Tool to bulk print package slips as a consolidated PDF. Use when you need a PDF file of multiple package slips for printing or archiving. - Action **Create Bill** Tool to create a bill in Zoho Inventory. Use when a vendor supplies goods/services on credit and you need to track the amount owed. - Action **Create Contact** Tool to create a new contact (customer or vendor) in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to add a new business relationship to your organization. - Action **Create Contact Person** Tool to create a contact person. Use when you need to add a new contact person to an existing contact in Zoho Inventory. - Action **Create Credit Note** Tool to create a new credit note in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to issue a credit note to a customer for returns, refunds, or adjustments. - Action **Create Customer Payment** Tool to create a customer payment in Zoho Inventory. Use when recording a payment received from a customer against one or more invoices. - Action **Create Invoice** Tool to create a new invoice in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to invoice a customer for products or services sold. - Action **Create Item** Tool to create a new item in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to add a new product or service to your inventory catalog. - Action **Create Item Group** Tool to create an item group in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to create a new item group with multiple items that share common attributes like size or color variations. - Action **Create Package** Tool to create a package for a sales order in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to prepare items from a sales order for shipping. - Action **Create Purchase Order** Tool to create a purchase order in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to order goods or services from a vendor. - Action **Create Sales Order** Tool to create a sales order in Zoho Inventory. Use when a customer places an order for products and you need to track the sale before invoicing. - Action **Deactivate Contact** Tool to mark a contact as inactive in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to deactivate a contact without permanently deleting it. - Action **Deactivate Item** Tool to mark an item as inactive in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to deactivate an item without permanently deleting it. - Action **Deactivate Item Group** Tool to mark an item group as inactive in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to deactivate an item group and all its items without permanently deleting them. - Action **Delete Contact** Tool to delete a contact. Use when you need to remove an existing contact from your organization after confirming it is no longer needed. - Action **Delete Contact Person** Tool to delete a contact person. Use when you need to remove a contact person from your organization after confirming it is no longer needed. - Action **Delete Invoice** Tool to delete an invoice. Use when you need to remove an existing invoice that has no payments or credits applied. - Action **Delete Invoice Attachment** Tool to delete an invoice attachment. Use when you need to remove a file attached to an invoice. - Action **Delete Invoice Comment** Delete a specific comment from an invoice in Zoho Inventory. - Action **Delete Item** Tool to delete an item. Use when you need to remove an existing inventory item after confirming it is not referenced in any transactions. - Action **Delete Item Group** Tool to delete an item group. Use to remove an existing item group that is no longer needed. - Action **Delete Item Image** Tool to delete an image associated with an item. Use when you need to remove an item's image after ensuring it's no longer required. - Action **Delete Package** Tool to delete a package. Use when you need to remove an existing package created for a sales order. - Action **Delete Sales Order** Tool to delete a sales order. Use when you need to remove an existing sales order. - Action **Disable Payment Reminder** Tool to disable payment reminders for an invoice. Use when you want to stop automatic payment reminders for an invoice after it has been issued. - Action **Email Contact** Tool to email a contact in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to send an email to a specific contact with a custom subject and body. - Action **Email Contact Statement** Tool to email a statement of transactions to a contact. Use when you need to send account statements to customers or vendors. - Action **Email Credit Note** Tool to email a credit note to customers. Use when you need to send a credit note via email to recipients. - Action **Email Invoice** Tool to email a specific invoice to customers. Use when you need to send an invoice via email, with optional attachments. - Action **Enable Invoice Payment Reminder** Tool to enable payment reminders for an invoice. Use when you want to activate automatic payment reminders for an invoice after it has been issued. - Action **Get Contact** Tool to retrieve a specific contact by ID from Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to get detailed information about a customer or vendor contact. - Action **Get Contact Address** Tool to get contact address. Use when you need to retrieve address information for a specific contact. - Action **Get Credit Note** Tool to retrieve a credit note by ID. Use when you need to fetch detailed information about a specific credit note. - Action **Get Credit Note Email Content** Tool to get credit note email content including subject, body, recipients, and available templates. Use when you need to preview or retrieve the email content for a credit note before sending it. - Action **Get Current User** Tool to get details of the currently authenticated user in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to retrieve user profile information, permissions, or validate the authenticated user. - Action **Get Invoice** Retrieve the complete details of one existing invoice by invoice ID. - Action **Get Item** Retrieve the complete details of one existing inventory item by item ID. - Action **Get Package** Retrieve complete details for one existing package by ID. - Action **Get Purchase Order** Retrieve complete details for one existing purchase order by ID. - Action **Get Sales Order** Tool to retrieve the details of an existing sales order. Use when you need to get complete information about a sales order including line items, customer details, shipping information, and order status. - Action **Get Variant Opening Stock** Retrieve opening-stock configuration for one item variant. - Action **List Bills** Tool to list bills. Use when needing to fetch bills for an organization. - Action **List Contacts** Tool to list all contacts (customers and vendors) in Zoho Inventory. Use when needing to fetch contacts for an organization. - Action **List Credit Notes** Tool to list all credit notes. Use when needing to fetch credit notes for an organization. Supports filtering by status, customer, date, and other criteria. - Action **List Currencies** Tool to list all currencies configured in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to retrieve available currencies, exchange rates, or identify the base currency for an organization. - Action **List Customer Payments** List customer payments for a Zoho Inventory organization. - Action **List Invoice Payments** Tool to list all payments received for a specific invoice. Use when you need to retrieve payment records for an invoice. - Action **List Invoices** Tool to list all invoices in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to retrieve invoices for an organization. - Action **List Items** Tool to list all items in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to retrieve inventory items for an organization. - Action **List Organizations** Tool to list all organizations the user has access to in Zoho Inventory. Use when you need to get organization IDs or view available organizations. This action does not require organization_id as a parameter. - Action **List Purchase Orders** Tool to list purchase orders. Use when needing to fetch purchase orders for an organization. - Action **List Sales Orders** Tool to list sales orders. Use when needing to fetch sales orders for an organization. - Action **Update Contact** Update editable details for one customer or vendor contact. - Action **Update Item** Update editable catalog details for one existing Zoho Inventory item. - Action **Update Variant Opening Stock** Update organization-level or location-level opening stock for one variant. ## Each app on its own - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Slack's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Channel, New Channel (instant), New Channel Member and New File (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Zoho Inventory when something happens in Slack? Any of Zoho Inventory's 64 actions, including Create Bill, Create Contact, Create Contact Person and Create Credit Note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Zoho Inventory to Slack? Zoho Inventory has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Slack. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Zoho Inventory's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Slack or Zoho Inventory? 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 Slack and Zoho Inventory 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.