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Zoho Inventory

Zoho Inventory items API

Items Module

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Zoho Inventory items API is one of 37 APIs that Zoho Inventory publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Item. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 39 operations across 30 paths, and defines 115 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.zohoapis.com/inventory/v1.

39 operations 30 paths 115 schemas 5 DELETE12 GET14 POST8 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://www.zohoapis.com/inventory/v1
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Zoho Inventory items API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (Zoho_Auth) using the implicit flow, exposing 4 scopes.

Paths & Operations 39

Across 30 paths, the API surfaces 39 operations — 5 DELETE, 12 GET, 14 POST, 8 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

items 39

Items Module

POST
/items
Create an item
create_item 1 param body → 200
GET
/items
List all the items
list_items 38 params → 200
DELETE
/items
Delete multiple items
bulk_delete_items 2 params → 200
GET
/itemdetails
Bulk fetch item details
list_item_details 2 params → 200
GET
/items/{item_id}
Retrieve an item
get_item 2 params → 200
PUT
/items/{item_id}
Update an item
update_item 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/items/{item_id}
Delete an item
delete_item 2 params → 200
PUT
/item/{item_id}/customfields
Update custom field in existing items
update_custom_field_in_item 2 params body → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/image
Upload an item image
upload_item_image 2 params body → 200
GET
/items/{item_id}/image
Retrieve an item image
get_item_image 3 params → 200
DELETE
/items/{item_id}/image
Delete an item image
delete_item_image 2 params → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/active
Mark as active
mark_item_as_active 2 params → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/inactive
Mark as inactive
mark_item_as_inactive 2 params → 200
GET
/variants/{variant_id}/openingstock
Retrieve variant opening stock
get_variant_opening_stock 2 params → 200
PUT
/variants/{variant_id}/openingstock
Update variant opening stock
update_variant_opening_stock 2 params body → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/images
Upload multiple item images
upload_item_images 5 params body → 200
DELETE
/items/{item_id}/images
Delete multiple item images
delete_item_images 3 params → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/images/reorder
Reorder item images
reorder_item_images 2 params body → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/backimage
Upload an item back image
upload_item_back_image 3 params body → 200
DELETE
/items/{item_id}/backimage
Delete an item back image
delete_item_back_image 3 params → 200
PUT
/items/{item_id}/images/{image_id}/backimage
Mark an image as back image
mark_image_as_back_image 3 params → 200
POST
/items/active
Bulk mark items as active
bulk_mark_items_active 2 params → 200
POST
/items/inactive
Bulk mark items as inactive
bulk_mark_items_inactive 2 params → 200
POST
/items/ungroup
Ungroup items
ungroup_items 3 params → 200
POST
/items/enablestoragelocation
Enable storage location for items
enable_storage_location 2 params → 200
POST
/items/disablestoragelocation
Disable storage location for items
disable_storage_location 2 params → 200
PUT
/items/move/{item_id}
Move an item
move_item 2 params body → 200
PUT
/items/grouping/{group_id}
Group items
group_items 2 params body → 200
PUT
/items/{item_id}/locations/permissions
Update item location permissions
update_item_location_permissions 4 params → 200
PUT
/items/locations/permissions
Bulk update item location permissions
bulk_update_item_location_permissions 4 params → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/serialnumber/validate
Validate serial numbers
validate_serial_numbers 7 params → 200
POST
/items/{item_id}/serialnumber/validateandmap
Validate and map serial numbers
validate_and_map_serial_numbers 2 params body → 200
GET
/items/transactions/salesorders
List sales orders for an item
list_item_sales_orders 6 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/purchaseorders
List purchase orders for an item
list_item_purchase_orders 5 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/invoices
List invoices for an item
list_item_invoices 5 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/deliverychallans
List delivery challans for an item
list_item_delivery_challans 5 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/salesreceipts
List sales receipts for an item
list_item_sales_receipts 4 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/moveorders
List move orders for an item
list_item_move_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/items/transactions/putaways
List putaways for an item
list_item_putaways 3 params → 200

Schemas 115

The contract defines 115 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are item-response (53 properties), update-an-item-request (50 properties), create-an-item-request (38 properties), group-items-request (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

group_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the group to which the item belongs, if any. This is used as an identifier.
move-item-response
object
2 properties
pricebook_rate
number
Pricelist rate applied on the item.
upc
integer
The 12 digit Unique Product Code (UPC) of the item.
update-item-location-permissions-response
object
2 properties
attribute_option_id1
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the attribute's options. This is used as an identifier.
location_stock_on_hand
string
Current available stock in your location.
disable-storage-location-response
object
2 properties
tax_type
string
Type of the Tax.
location_id
string
Location ID
delete-an-item-response
object
2 properties
attribute_option_name1
string
Name of the attribute's option.
track_inventory
boolean
Boolean to indicate whether inventory tracking is enabled for the item.
upload-item-back-image-response
object
2 properties
item-response
object
53 properties
location_name
string
Name of the location
isbn
string
Unique ISBN value for the Item.
group_name
string
Name of product group
can_be_sold
boolean
Boolean to indicate whether the item can be sold.
documents
array
List of all the documents associated with the item
list-item-putaways-response
object
3 properties
tax_name
string
Name of the tax applied on the Item Group.
purchase_account_name
string
Name of the Purchase Account
default_purchase_unit_conversion_id
string
Unique ID of the default purchase unit conversion. Applicable when unit conversion is enabled.
list-item-sales-orders-response
object
3 properties
is_combo_product
boolean
update-an-item-request
object
50 properties 1 required
bulk-mark-items-active-response
object
2 properties
delete-item-back-image-response
object
2 properties
purchase_rate
number
Purchase price of the Item.
part_number
string
Part Number of the Item.
item_tax_preferences
array
List of tax preferences of the item.
sku
string
The Stock Keeeping Unit (SKU) of an item. This is unique for every item in the Inventory.
validate-and-map-serial-numbers-request
object
5 properties
location_available_stock
string
Available stock in your location.
image_type
string
Type of the image i.e., its file format.
get-variant-opening-stock-response
object
3 properties
update-variant-opening-stock-response
object
2 properties
initial_stock
number
The opening stock of the item.
description
string
Description of the Item.
group-items-response
object
2 properties
name
string
Name of the Item.
image_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the item image. This is used as an identifier.
default_sales_unit_conversion_id
string
Unique ID of the default sales unit conversion. Applicable when unit conversion is enabled.
mark-image-as-back-image-response
object
2 properties
list-item-sales-receipts-response
object
3 properties
attribute_id1
string
Unique ID used by the server. This is used as an identifier.
image_name
string
Image name of the Item.
reorder-item-images-response
object
2 properties
delete-an-item-image-response
object
2 properties
rate
number
Sales price of the Item.
inventory_account_id
string
Uniquq ID generated by the server for the Inventory account.
sat_item_key_code
string
Add SAT Item Key Code for your goods/services. Download the CFDI Catalogs.
initial_stock_rate
number
The opening stock value of the item.
attribute_name1
string
Name of the attribute present in the Item Group.
retrieve-an-item-response
object
3 properties
mark-as-active-response
object
2 properties
validate-serial-numbers-response
object
2 properties
custom_fields
array
List of custom fields associated with the item
vendor_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the Vendor. This is used as an identifier.
enable-storage-location-response
object
2 properties
product_type
string
Type of the product. It can be goods or service
locations
array
List of locations.
item_type
string
Item type can be inventory, sales, purchases or salesandpurchases . If item is associated with a group, then type should be inventory .
bulk-update-item-location-permissions-response
object
2 properties
ungroup-items-response
object
2 properties
status
string
Status of the Item Group.
label
string
Label of the Custom Field
tax_percentage
number
Percentage of the Tax
list-all-the-items-response
object
3 properties
upload-item-image-response
object
2 properties
purchase_account_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the Purchase account.
last_modified_time
string
Last Modified time of the Transaction
move-item-request
object
7 properties 1 required
reorder-item-images-request
object
1 property 1 required
is_taxable
boolean
Boolean to track the taxability of the item.
list-item-purchase-orders-response
object
3 properties
ean
integer
Unique EAN value for the Item.
vendor_name
string
Name of the preferred Vendor for purchasing this item.
created_time
string
Created Time of the Transaction
group-items-request
object
Either groupname or groupid is required. Pass groupname to create a new group with up to 3 attributes and an items array, or pass groupid to associate the item…
7 properties
tax_specification
string
Type of tax. It can be intra or inter
is_primary
boolean
Mention whether the item is primary or not
bulk-delete-items-response
object
2 properties
bulk-mark-items-inactive-response
object
2 properties
list-item-move-orders-response
object
3 properties
update-variant-opening-stock-request
object
The request body structure varies based on the item tracking configuration. When warehouse/location is not enabled, use top-level initialstock , initialstockra…
5 properties
can_be_purchased
boolean
Boolean to indicate whether the item can be purchased.
unit_group_name
string
Name of the unit group associated with the item. Applicable when unit conversion is enabled.
hsn_or_sac
string
HSN Code of the item
reorder_level
number
Reorder level of the item.
item_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the Item. This is used as an identifier.
account_name
string
Name of the Sales Account.
tax_id
string
Unique ID generated by the server for the tax associated with the item. This is used a unique identifier.
list-item-invoices-response
object
3 properties
create-an-item-response
object
3 properties
create-an-item-request
object
38 properties 1 required
unit_group_id
string
Unique ID of the unit group associated with the item. Applicable when unit conversion is enabled.
source
string
The source of the Item Group.
unitkey_code
string
Add Unit Key Code for your goods/services. Download the CFDI Catalogs.
mark-as-inactive-response
object
2 properties
value
string
Value of the Custom Field
customfield_id
string
Unique ID of the custom field.
unit
string
Unit of measurement for the item.
validate-and-map-serial-numbers-response
object
2 properties
update-an-item-customfield-response
object
2 properties
upload-item-images-response
object
2 properties
purchase_description
string
The description for the purchase information. This will be displayed to the vendor in your purchase order.
bulk-fetch-item-details-response
object
3 properties
list-item-delivery-challans-response
object
3 properties
is_linked_with_zohocrm
boolean
Denotes if the item is linked to Zoho CRM
location_actual_available_stock
string
Actual available stock in your location.
update-an-item-response
object
3 properties
unit_id
string
Unique ID of the unit associated with the item.
delete-item-images-response
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zoho-inventory-items-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ID
zoho-inventory:zoho-inventory-items-api
Base URL
https://www.zohoapis.com/inventory/v1
Docs
https://www.zoho.com/inventory/api/v1/introduction/
Provider
Zoho Inventory
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