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Zoho CRM

Zoho CRM Contacts API

The Contacts API from Zoho CRM — 4 operation(s) for contacts.

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Zoho CRM Contacts API is one of 36 APIs that Zoho CRM publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Contacts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an AsyncAPI specification, and an API reference.

This API exposes 11 operations across 4 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://zohoapis.{dc}/crm/{version}.

11 operations 4 paths 0 schemas 4 DELETE2 GET3 POST2 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Zoho CRM Contacts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (iam-oauth2-schema) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 6 scopes.

Paths & Operations 11

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 4 DELETE, 2 GET, 3 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Contacts 11
GET
/contacts/roles
Get Contact Roles
getContactRoles → 200204
POST
/contacts/roles
Create Contact Roles
createRoles body → 200400
PUT
/contacts/roles
Update Contact Roles
updateRoles body → 200400
DELETE
/contacts/roles
Delete Contact Roles
deleteRoles 1 param → 200400
GET
/contacts/roles/{role}
Get Role
getRole 1 param → 200204
PUT
/contacts/roles/{role}
Update Role
updateRole 1 param body → 200400
DELETE
/contacts/roles/{role}
Delete Role
deleteRole 1 param → 200400
POST
/Contacts/{contactId}/Emails/actions/link_record
Link Emails to Deals
linkEmailsToDeals 1 param body → 200400404
DELETE
/Contacts/{contactId}/Emails/actions/link_record
Unlink Emails from Records
getRecordActions 3 params → 200400404
POST
/Contacts/{contactId}/Emails/{messageId}/actions/link_record
Link Email to Record
getRecordActionsSingle 2 params body → 200400404
DELETE
/Contacts/{contactId}/Emails/{messageId}/actions/link_record
Unlink Email from Record
getRecordActions2Single 3 params → 200400

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zoho-crm-contacts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
zoho-crm:zoho-crm-contacts-api
Base URL
https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v2
Docs
https://www.zoho.com/crm/developer/docs/api/v2/notifications/
Provider
Zoho CRM
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