--- title: "Connect TalentHR and Zoho Books - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Employee\" fires in TalentHR, your agent runs \"Add customer payment\" in Zoho Books." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-zoho-books" --- # Connect TalentHR and Zoho Books When **New Employee** fires in [TalentHR](https://apiant.ai/connections/talenthr), your agent runs **Add customer payment** in [Zoho Books](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books), or **New bill** in Zoho Books to **Create a Department** in TalentHR. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. TalentHR **2** triggers TalentHR **15** 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 TalentHR 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 TalentHR and Zoho Books can do together ### From TalentHR to Zoho Books - When **New Employee** in TalentHR then **Add customer payment** in Zoho Books - When **Updated Employee** in TalentHR then **Create Customer** in Zoho Books ### From Zoho Books to TalentHR - When **New bill** in Zoho Books then **Create a Department** in TalentHR - When **New Customer** in Zoho Books then **Create a Division** in TalentHR 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 TalentHR and Zoho Books ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 33 actions - Trigger **New Employee** Triggers when a new employee is added to your TalentHR directory. - Trigger **Updated Employee** Triggers when an employee's directory record is added or changed in TalentHR. - Action **Create a Department** Creates a new department in TalentHR. - Action **Create a Division** Creates a new division in your TalentHR company. - Action **Create a Job Title** Creates a new job title in TalentHR. - Action **Find an Employee** Finds employees whose email address or name matches the search term. - Action **Get employee** Returns a single employee's record by ID. - Action **List departments** Returns the departments defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List divisions** Returns all divisions defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List employees** Returns the employees in your TalentHR account. - Action **List job titles** Returns all job titles defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **List locations** Returns the locations defined in your TalentHR account. - Action **Update a Department** Renames an existing department in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Division** Renames an existing division in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Job Title** Renames an existing job title in TalentHR. - Action **Update a Location** Renames an existing location in TalentHR. - Action **Update an Employee** Updates an existing employee's name or work email in TalentHR. - 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 - [ **TalentHR** TalentHR is your intuitive, all-in-one HR tool.](https://apiant.ai/connections/talenthr) - [ **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 TalentHR - [ **TalentHR to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-trello) - [ **TalentHR to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-zoom) - [ **TalentHR to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-twilio) - [ **TalentHR to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-typeform) - [ **TalentHR to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-webflow) - [ **TalentHR to Wix** The Wix website builder gives businesses of any size the tools to create, manage and grow a fully integrated...](https://apiant.ai/connect/talenthr-to-wix) ## 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 ## TalentHR and Zoho Books, answered ### ### What can start an automation from TalentHR? Any of TalentHR's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Employee and Updated Employee. 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 TalentHR? 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 TalentHR? Yes. When something happens in Zoho Books, your agent can act in TalentHR too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Books's triggers and TalentHR's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for TalentHR 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 TalentHR 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.