--- title: "Connect Zendesk Messaging and Zoho Books - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Conversation Message\" fires in Zendesk Messaging, your agent runs \"Add customer payment\" in Zoho Books." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-zoho-books" --- # Connect Zendesk Messaging and Zoho Books When **New Conversation Message** fires in [Zendesk Messaging](https://apiant.ai/connections/zendesk-messaging), your agent runs **Add customer payment** in [Zoho Books](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books), or **New bill** in Zoho Books to **Send Message** in Zendesk Messaging. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Zendesk Messaging **1** trigger Zendesk Messaging **3** 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 Zendesk Messaging 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 Zendesk Messaging and Zoho Books can do together ### From Zendesk Messaging to Zoho Books - When **New Conversation Message** in Zendesk Messaging then **Add customer payment** in Zoho Books - When **New Conversation Message** in Zendesk Messaging then **Create Customer** in Zoho Books ### From Zoho Books to Zendesk Messaging - When **New bill** in Zoho Books then **Send Message** in Zendesk Messaging - When **New Customer** in Zoho Books then **Get Conversation Messages** in Zendesk Messaging 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 Zendesk Messaging and Zoho Books ## Triggers and actions 7 triggers · 21 actions - Trigger **New Conversation Message** Triggers instantly on every new message in a Zendesk messaging conversation, from the customer or from your business. Check "author_type": it is "user" for the customer's messages, so an automation that replies should only act on those. - Action **Find Conversation** Finds a customer's messaging conversation from their messaging ID. - Action **Get Conversation Messages** Returns the most recent messages in a messaging conversation, from both the customer and the business. - Action **Send Message** Sends a reply into a customer's messaging conversation as your business. - 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 - [ **Zendesk Messaging** Read and reply to customer conversations from Zendesk messaging (the Web Widget, mobile SDK and social...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zendesk-messaging) - [ **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 Zendesk Messaging - [ **Zendesk Messaging to Base64 Encoder/Decoder** Easily convert any file type to a Base64 encoded string and vice versa using our free online converter.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-base64-encoder-decoder) - [ **Zendesk Messaging to Microsoft Learn Catalog** Catalog API for Microsoft Learn training content, listing learning paths, modules, and certification exams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-microsoft-learn-catalog) - [ **Zendesk Messaging to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-zoom) - [ **Zendesk Messaging to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-linkedin) - [ **Zendesk Messaging to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-facebook) - [ **Zendesk Messaging to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zendesk-messaging-to-anthropic) ## 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 ## Zendesk Messaging and Zoho Books, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Zendesk Messaging? Any of Zendesk Messaging's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New Conversation Message. 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 Zendesk Messaging? 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 Zendesk Messaging? Yes. When something happens in Zoho Books, your agent can act in Zendesk Messaging too. This page covers both directions: Zoho Books's triggers and Zendesk Messaging's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Zendesk Messaging 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 Zendesk Messaging 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.