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Zoho Books Claude connector

Zoho Books MCP for Smart Finance Ops

Add Zoho Books to Claude

Add to Claude
URL https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message
$ claude mcp add --transport http zoho-books https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message

Needs a Zoho Books account All setup steps

Zoho Books in Claude at a glance

Reads
22 tools
Contacts, customer payments, estimates and 8 more
Creates & edits
18 tools
Contacts, customer payments, estimates and 6 more
Deletes
9 tools
Contacts, customer payments, estimates and 6 more
Acts as
Your account
Claude works through your own Zoho Books sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Create a Zoho Books contact for [what it is about].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    create_contact

    Adds a new contact

  3. 3 · Server runs it

    claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com

    As your Zoho Books account

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Zoho Books’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Zoho Books to Claude

Zoho Books docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

  1. 1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Zoho Books.
  2. 2 Click Connect. Sign in to Zoho Books and approve access.
  3. 3 In a chat, check Zoho Books is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

  1. 1
    Add the server: 
    claude mcp add --transport http zoho-books https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message
    Add --scope user to use it in every project.
  2. 2 Run /mcp, pick zoho-books and sign in.
  3. 3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Zoho Books MCP server URL

https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message

Zoho Books MCP tools

49

22 read, 18 write, 9 delete. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Contacts 5 tools

    • list_contacts Pulls up a list of contacts (our summary)
    • get_contact Opens one contact with its details (our summary)
    • delete_contact Deletes Deletes a contact (our summary)
    • create_contact Writes Adds a new contact (our summary)
    • update_contact Writes Edits an existing contact (our summary)

  • Customer payments 5 tools

    • get_customer_payment Opens one customer payment with its details (our summary)
    • list_customer_payments Pulls up a list of customer payments (our summary)
    • delete_customer_payment Deletes Deletes a customer payment (our summary)
    • update_customer_payment Writes Edits an existing customer payment (our summary)
    • create_customer_payment Writes Adds a new customer payment (our summary)

  • Estimates 5 tools

    • get_estimate Opens one estimate with its details (our summary)
    • list_estimates Pulls up a list of estimates (our summary)
    • delete_estimate Deletes Deletes an estimate (our summary)
    • update_estimate Writes Edits an existing estimate (our summary)
    • create_estimate Writes Adds a new estimate (our summary)
Show 8 more groups · 34 tools, 18 that change data · expenses, invoices, items, purchase orders, sales orders, taxes, organizations, users

  • Expenses 5 tools

    • get_expense Opens one expense with its details (our summary)
    • list_expenses Pulls up a list of expenses (our summary)
    • create_expense Writes Adds a new expense (our summary)
    • update_expense Writes Edits an existing expense (our summary)
    • delete_expense Deletes Deletes an expense (our summary)

  • Invoices 5 tools

    • get_invoice Opens one invoice with its details (our summary)
    • list_invoices Pulls up a list of invoices (our summary)
    • create_invoice Writes Adds a new invoice (our summary)
    • update_invoice Writes Edits an existing invoice (our summary)
    • delete_invoice Deletes Deletes an invoice (our summary)

  • Items 5 tools

    • get_item Opens one item with its details (our summary)
    • list_items Pulls up a list of items (our summary)
    • create_item Writes Adds a new item (our summary)
    • delete_item Deletes Deletes an item (our summary)
    • update_item Writes Edits an existing item (our summary)

  • Purchase orders 5 tools

    • list_purchase_orders Pulls up a list of purchase orders (our summary)
    • get_purchase_order Opens one purchase order with its details (our summary)
    • create_purchase_order Writes Adds a new purchase order (our summary)
    • update_purchase_order Writes Edits an existing purchase order (our summary)
    • delete_purchase_order Deletes Deletes a purchase order (our summary)

  • Sales orders 5 tools

    • list_sales_orders Pulls up a list of sales orders (our summary)
    • get_sales_order Opens one sales order with its details (our summary)
    • delete_sales_order Deletes Deletes a sales order (our summary)
    • create_sales_order Writes Adds a new sales order (our summary)
    • update_sales_order Writes Edits an existing sales order (our summary)

  • Taxes 5 tools

    • list_taxes Pulls up a list of taxes (our summary)
    • get_tax Opens one tax with its details (our summary)
    • update_tax Writes Edits an existing tax (our summary)
    • create_tax Writes Adds a new tax (our summary)
    • delete_tax Deletes Deletes a tax (our summary)

  • Organizations 2 tools

    • list_organizations Pulls up a list of organizations (our summary)
    • get_organization Opens one organization with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Users 2 tools

    • get_user Opens one user with its details (our summary)
    • list_users Pulls up a list of users (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Zoho Books

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Zoho Books offers. Not from Zoho or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Create a Zoho Books contact for [what it is about].

    uses create_contact

  • Update the Zoho Books contact [name or link]: [what to change].

    uses update_contact

  • Turn these notes into Zoho Books contacts, one per action item: [paste notes].

    uses create_contact

  • Open the Zoho Books contact [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_contact

  • Create a Zoho Books customer payment for [what it is about].

    uses create_customer_payment

  • List the Zoho Books contacts and give me a short overview.

    uses list_contacts

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com

A different domain from the developer site (zoho.com). Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Zoho Books account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Zoho and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the Zoho Books connector do in Claude?

    Connect MCP to Zoho Books for automated billing and finance workflows.

    Is the Zoho Books connector official?

    It is made by Zoho and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    What is the Zoho Books MCP server URL?

    https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message. It is a remote MCP server hosted at claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http zoho-books https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message

    How do I add Zoho Books to Claude Code?

    Run "claude mcp add --transport http zoho-books https://claude-zohobooks.zohomcp.com/mcp/message" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose zoho-books and sign in to Zoho Books. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

    Do I need a Zoho Books account?

    Yes. You sign in to Zoho Books when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

    Can Claude change or delete my Zoho Books data?

    Judging by tool names, 27 of its 49 tools can change data, including 9 that delete or remove things. The other 22 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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