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Zoho Creator MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Zoho Creator and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 23 Zoho Creator actions (13 reads, 7 writes and 3 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Zoho Creator credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Zoho Creator's limits and records every call. Connecting Zoho Creator needs your own Zoho Creator OAuth app and one admin sign-in.

Connect Zoho Creator free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

23actionsin one signed file
13readlook, never change
7writecreate and update
3wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Zoho Creator in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Zoho Creator.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Zoho Creator, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
Before the first sign-in, Zoho Creator needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Zoho Creator app to lend you.
- access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app
- refresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it
- client_idZoho API console client id
- client_secretZoho API console client secret
- hostWhere your Zoho Creator lives: your host
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "zoho_creator" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "zoho_creator.applications.list" }# list applications · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "zoho_creator.records.add", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Zoho Creator at a glance

Sign-in: OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Zoho Creator, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on.
You provide: access_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret
Setup fields: host
Limits we pace to: 50 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: Zoho Creator REST API v2.1, at your Zoho Creator instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting
Built from: Zoho Creator's documentation, read 23 October 2026zoho.com creator.zoho.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 11 of 13 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 2, so ask can line Zoho Creator up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Zoho Creator.

23 actions in 10 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

13readlook, never change
7writecreate and update
3destructivewait for a confirmation

Records
7
2 read · 3 write · 2 destructive
Add records · Get records · Get record by ID · Update record by ID
Bulk insert jobs
4
1 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create bulk insert job · Get bulk insert job status · Start bulk insert job · Abort bulk insert job
Published records
3
2 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Add records to a published form · Get records from a published report · Get record by ID from a published report
Applications
2
2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List applications · List applications in a workspace
Bulk read jobs
2
1 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Create bulk read job · Get bulk read job status
Fields
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List form fields
Forms
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List forms
Pages
1
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List pages

2 more areas · 2 actions

Reports 1
Sections 1

Top actions

The Zoho Creator API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 8 of Zoho Creator's 8 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`zoho_creator.forms.list`List forms	Lists the forms of an application (display name, link name, type).	read	`content.table.list`21 connectors
`zoho_creator.applications.list`List applications	Lists every Creator application the user can access, across workspaces.	read	`content.database.list`12 connectors
`zoho_creator.records.add`Add records	Adds one or more records (at most 200) to a form.	write	`content.record.create`15 connectors
`zoho_creator.records.list`Get records	Fetches the records a report displays, optionally filtered by criteria.	read	`content.record.list`13 connectors
`zoho_creator.fields.list`List form fields	Lists the fields of a form: link name, display name, type, mandatory, unique, choices and subform fields.	read	`content.table_field.list`7 connectors
`zoho_creator.records.delete`Delete record by ID	Deletes one record, shown in a report, by its ID.	destructive	`content.record.delete`16 connectors
`zoho_creator.pages.list`List pages	Lists the pages of an application (display name, link name, type).	read	this connector
`zoho_creator.reports.list`List reports	Lists the reports of an application (display name, link name, type).	read	this connector
`zoho_creator.sections.list`List sections	Lists the sections of an application (display name, link name, type).	read	this connector
`zoho_creator.bulk_read_jobs.create`Create bulk read job	Starts an asynchronous export of a report's records (100,000-200,000 per batch).	write	this connector
`zoho_creator.published_records.add`Add records to a published form	Adds records through a form's publish (private) link.	write	this connector
`zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.create`Create bulk insert job	Creates a bulk insert job for a form and returns its job id.	write	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Zoho Creator actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
List applications in Zoho Creator and tell me what stands out.
callszoho_creator.applications.list
Writewrite
Add records in Zoho Creator. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callszoho_creator.records.add

Governance for Zoho Creator

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

3 Zoho Creator actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete record by IDzoho_creator.records.delete
Delete records by criteriazoho_creator.records.delete_matching
Abort bulk insert jobzoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.abort

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dozoho_creator.records.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete record by ID?

intent: the user asked me to delete record by ID

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key zoho-creator-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "zoho-creator-agent",  allowed_actions: ["zoho_creator.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "zoho_creator.records.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "zoho_creator.records.delete_matching", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.abort", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Zoho Creator only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Zoho Creator costs on actionlake.

Every Zoho Creator action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Zoho Creator refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 23 Zoho Creator actions
23actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
11reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

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Action index

Every Zoho Creator action.

23 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Records7

zoho_creator.records.addAdd recordswrite
zoho_creator.records.deleteDelete record by IDdestructive
zoho_creator.records.delete_matchingDelete records by criteriadestructive
zoho_creator.records.getGet record by IDread
zoho_creator.records.listGet recordsread
zoho_creator.records.updateUpdate record by IDwrite
zoho_creator.records.update_matchingUpdate records by criteriawrite

Bulk insert jobs4

zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.abortAbort bulk insert jobdestructive
zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.createCreate bulk insert jobwrite
zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.getGet bulk insert job statusread
zoho_creator.bulk_insert_jobs.startStart bulk insert jobwrite

Published records3

zoho_creator.published_records.addAdd records to a published formwrite
zoho_creator.published_records.getGet record by ID from a published reportread
zoho_creator.published_records.listGet records from a published reportread

Applications2

zoho_creator.applications.listList applicationsread
zoho_creator.applications.list_by_workspaceList applications in a workspaceread

Bulk read jobs2

zoho_creator.bulk_read_jobs.createCreate bulk read jobwrite
zoho_creator.bulk_read_jobs.getGet bulk read job statusread

Fields1

zoho_creator.fields.listList form fieldsread

Forms1

zoho_creator.forms.listList formsread

Pages1

zoho_creator.pages.listList pagesread

Reports1

zoho_creator.reports.listList reportsread

Sections1

zoho_creator.sections.listList sectionsread

Questions

The Zoho Creator MCP server, answered.

Is there a Zoho Creator MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 23 Zoho Creator actions across records, bulk insert jobs, published records and applications, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Zoho Creator.

What do I need to connect Zoho Creator?

Your own Zoho Creator OAuth app, registered with Zoho Creator (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Zoho Creator app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "zoho_creator" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Zoho Creator?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 3 Zoho Creator actions are destructive, including delete record by ID, delete records by criteria and abort bulk insert job. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Zoho Creator API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Zoho Creator service file: 50 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (11 Zoho Creator actions can be), which never reaches Zoho Creator.

What does a Zoho Creator action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (23 Zoho Creator actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Zoho Creator refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Zoho Creator API does it cover?

The Zoho Creator REST API v2.1 at your Zoho Creator instance's API base URL, which you enter when connecting. It is built from Zoho Creator's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 23 actions in 10 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Zoho Creator data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Zoho Creator credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Zoho Creator today.

Connect Zoho Creator free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Zoho Creator MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Zoho Creator in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Zoho Creator.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Zoho Creator.

Records

Bulk insert jobs

Published records

Applications

Bulk read jobs

Fields

Forms

Pages