--- title: "Connect Zoho CRM to TheCocktailDB - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or updated record\" fires in Zoho CRM, your agent runs \"Find cocktails by name\" in TheCocktailDB." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-thecocktaildb" --- # Connect Zoho CRM to TheCocktailDB When **New or updated record** fires in [Zoho CRM](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-crm), your agent runs **Find cocktails by name** in [TheCocktailDB](https://apiant.ai/connections/thecocktaildb). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Zoho CRM **2** triggers Zoho CRM **13** actions TheCocktailDB **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Zoho CRM and TheCocktailDB 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 Zoho CRM can start in TheCocktailDB - When **New or updated record** in Zoho CRM then **Find cocktails by name** in TheCocktailDB - When **New record** in Zoho CRM then **Find ingredients by name** in TheCocktailDB 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 Zoho CRM and TheCocktailDB ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 20 actions - 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. - Action **Find cocktails by name** /api/json/v1/{key}/search.php?s=NAME. Search cocktails by name. - Action **Find ingredients by name** /api/json/v1/{key}/search.php?i=NAME. Search ingredient by name. - Action **Get cocktail** /api/json/v1/{key}/lookup.php?i=ID. Full cocktail details by id. - Action **Get ingredient** /api/json/v1/{key}/lookup.php?iid=ID. Ingredient details by id. - Action **Get random cocktail** /api/json/v1/{key}/random.php. Returns a random cocktail. - Action **List categories, glasses, ingredients or alcoholic filters** /api/json/v1/{key}/list.php with c=list, g=list, i=list or a=list. Returns the filter value lists. - Action **List cocktails by first letter** /api/json/v1/{key}/search.php?f=LETTER. List all cocktails starting with a letter. ## Each app on its own - [ **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) - [ **TheCocktailDB** Cocktail Recipes](https://apiant.ai/connections/thecocktaildb) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Zoho CRM - [ **Zoho CRM to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-zoom) - [ **Zoho CRM to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-linkedin) - [ **Zoho CRM to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-facebook) - [ **Zoho CRM to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-anthropic) - [ **Zoho CRM to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-supabase) - [ **Zoho CRM to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-crm-to-elevenlabs) ## More into TheCocktailDB - [ **HubSpot to TheCocktailDB** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-thecocktaildb) - [ **Salesforce to TheCocktailDB** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-thecocktaildb) - [ **Slack to TheCocktailDB** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-thecocktaildb) - [ **Google Sheets to TheCocktailDB** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-thecocktaildb) - [ **Gmail to TheCocktailDB** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-thecocktaildb) - [ **Google Calendar to TheCocktailDB** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-thecocktaildb) Questions ## Zoho CRM and TheCocktailDB, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Zoho CRM? Any of Zoho CRM's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New or updated record and New record. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in TheCocktailDB when something happens in Zoho CRM? Any of TheCocktailDB's 7 actions, including Find cocktails by name, Find ingredients by name, Get cocktail and Get ingredient. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from TheCocktailDB to Zoho CRM? TheCocktailDB has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Zoho CRM. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads TheCocktailDB's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Zoho CRM or TheCocktailDB? 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 Zoho CRM and TheCocktailDB 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.