--- title: "Connect Zoho Invoice to Insightly - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Contact\" fires in Zoho Invoice, your agent runs \"Create contact\" in Insightly." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-insightly" --- # Connect Zoho Invoice to Insightly When **New Contact** fires in [Zoho Invoice](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-invoice), your agent runs **Create contact** in [Insightly](https://apiant.ai/connections/insightly). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Zoho Invoice **9** triggers Zoho Invoice **14** actions Insightly **34** 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 Invoice and Insightly 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 Invoice can start in Insightly - When **New Contact** in Zoho Invoice then **Create contact** in Insightly - When **New Contact Person** in Zoho Invoice then **Add contact to organisation** in Insightly 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 Invoice and Insightly ## Triggers and actions 9 triggers · 48 actions - Trigger **Customer Payment** Triggered when a new customer payment is recorded - Trigger **Invoice Status Change** Triggers when an invoice status is changed. - Trigger **New Contact** Triggered when a new contact is created - Trigger **New Contact Person** Triggers when a new point of contact is added to an existing contact. - Trigger **New Credit Note** Triggers when a new Credit Note is created. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a New Estimate is Created. - Trigger **New Invoice** Triggers when a new sales invoice is created. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when New Item is created. - Trigger **Updated Invoice** Triggered when an invoice is created or updated - Action **Create Contact Person** Creates a new point of contact for a specific contact. - Action **Create Credit Note** Creates a new credit note for a customer - Action **Create New Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create New Estimate** Create New Estimate - Action **Create New Invoice** Create a New Invoice - Action **Create New Item** Create New Item - Action **Find Contact** Returns the contacts that match the specified search criteria. - Action **Find Organization** Finds an Organization - Action **Get Credit Note** Retrieve a credit note by its ID; returns number, status, customer, reference number and line items. - Action **Get Estimate** Fetches an estimate by ID. An error occurs if the estimate is not found. - Action **Get Item** Returns one item by item_id - Action **Record Payment** Make payment to an Invoice. - Action **Update Contact** Action used to Update a existing Contact in Zoho Billing. - Action **Update Invoice** Updates an existing Zoho Invoice invoice. Line items not included in the list are removed. - Action **Add contact to organisation** Link a contact to an organisation by updating the contact's ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Create contact** Create a new contact in Insightly. - Action **Create event** Create a new calendar event in Insightly. - Action **Create lead** Create a new lead in Insightly. - Action **Create note** Create a new note in Insightly. - Action **Create opportunity** Create a new opportunity in Insightly. - Action **Create organisation** Create a new organisation in Insightly. - Action **Create project** Create a new project in Insightly. - Action **Create task** Create a new task in Insightly. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by its CONTACT_ID. - Action **Delete lead** Delete a lead by its LEAD_ID. - Action **Delete opportunity** Delete an opportunity by its OPPORTUNITY_ID. - Action **Delete organisation** Delete an organisation by its ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by its CONTACT_ID. - Action **Get event** Retrieves a single Insightly calendar event by its id, including its custom field values and links. - Action **Get lead** Retrieve a single lead by its LEAD_ID. - Action **Get note** Retrieves a single Insightly note by its id, including its title, body, owner, dates and linked records. - Action **Get opportunity** Retrieve a single opportunity by its OPPORTUNITY_ID. - Action **Get organisation** Retrieve a single organisation by its ORGANISATION_ID. - Action **Get project** Retrieve a single project by its PROJECT_ID. - Action **Get task** Retrieve a single task by its TASK_ID. - Action **List contacts** List contacts (paged) ordered by date. - Action **List leads** List leads (paged). - Action **List opportunities** List opportunities (paged). - Action **List organisations** List organisations (paged). - Action **List projects** List projects (paged). - Action **List tasks** List tasks (paged). - Action **List users** List Insightly users (useful for resolving owner/responsible user IDs). - Action **Search contacts** Search contacts by a single field value (e.g. email_address). - Action **Update contact** Update an existing contact in Insightly. - Action **Update lead** Update an existing lead in Insightly. - Action **Update opportunity** Update an existing opportunity in Insightly. - Action **Update organisation** Update an existing organisation in Insightly. - Action **Update task** Update an existing task in Insightly. ## Each app on its own - [ **Zoho Invoice** Zoho Invoice is an easy invoice software meant for small businesses and freelancers.](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-invoice) - [ **Insightly** Insightly CRM — manage contacts, leads, organisations, opportunities, projects, tasks, events and notes.](https://apiant.ai/connections/insightly) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Zoho Invoice - [ **Zoho Invoice to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-zoom) - [ **Zoho Invoice to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-linkedin) - [ **Zoho Invoice to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-facebook) - [ **Zoho Invoice to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-anthropic) - [ **Zoho Invoice to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-supabase) - [ **Zoho Invoice to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-invoice-to-elevenlabs) ## More into Insightly - [ **Mailchimp to Insightly** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-insightly) - [ **Stripe to Insightly** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-insightly) - [ **Zoom to Insightly** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoom-to-insightly) - [ **SendGrid to Insightly** SendGrid by Twilio — email delivery and marketing platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/sendgrid-to-insightly) - [ **Freshdesk to Insightly** Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support and helpdesk platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/freshdesk-to-insightly) - [ **Typeform to Insightly** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/typeform-to-insightly) Questions ## Zoho Invoice and Insightly, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Zoho Invoice? Any of Zoho Invoice's 9 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact, New Contact Person, New Credit Note and New Estimate. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Insightly when something happens in Zoho Invoice? Any of Insightly's 34 actions, including Create contact, Create event, Create lead and Create note. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Insightly to Zoho Invoice? Insightly has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Zoho Invoice. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Insightly's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Zoho Invoice or Insightly? 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 Invoice and Insightly 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.