Zoho Books

Cloud accounting API for invoices, contacts, expenses, bills, items, and financial management via Zoho Books.

Detail	Value
Category	Accounting
Base URL	https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3
Authentication	OAuth2 Client Credentials
Endpoints	20
Connector key	zoho-books

Using Zoho Books in a workflow

1. Go to Connections and click New Connection.
2. Pick Zoho Books from the marketplace.
3. Enter your credentials (see Authentication above for what's expected).
4. In a workflow, drop an API Call node and select this connection.
5. Pick the operation you need from the Operation dropdown — the full list is below.

Available endpoints

Endpoint	Summary
GET /organizations	List all organizations
GET /invoices	List all invoices
POST /invoices	Create a new invoice
GET /invoices/{invoice_id}	Get an invoice by ID
PUT /invoices/{invoice_id}	Update an invoice
DELETE /invoices/{invoice_id}	Delete an invoice
POST /invoices/{invoice_id}/status/sent	Mark invoice as sent
POST /invoices/{invoice_id}/email	Email an invoice to the customer
GET /contacts	List all contacts
POST /contacts	Create a new contact
GET /contacts/{contact_id}	Get a contact by ID
PUT /contacts/{contact_id}	Update a contact
GET /expenses	List all expenses
POST /expenses	Create a new expense
GET /items	List all items
POST /items	Create a new item
GET /bills	List all bills
POST /bills	Create a new bill
GET /chartofaccounts	List chart of accounts
GET /settings/taxes	List all taxes

Each endpoint is documented in full below. Use the outline on the right to jump to one.

GET /organizations

List all organizations

Detail	Value
Operation ID	organizations.list
Method	GET
Path	/organizations

Parameters

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select organizations.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /invoices

List all invoices

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.list
Method	GET
Path	/invoices

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
status	query	string	No
customer_id	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /invoices

Create a new invoice

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.create
Method	POST
Path	/invoices

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
customer_id	string
line_items	array
date	string
due_date	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.create.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /invoices/{invoice_id}

Get an invoice by ID

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.get
Method	GET
Path	/invoices/{invoice_id}

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
invoice_id	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.get.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

PUT /invoices/{invoice_id}

Update an invoice

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.update
Method	PUT
Path	/invoices/{invoice_id}

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
invoice_id	path	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
line_items	array
due_date	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.update.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

DELETE /invoices/{invoice_id}

Delete an invoice

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.delete
Method	DELETE
Path	/invoices/{invoice_id}

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
invoice_id	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.delete.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /invoices/{invoice_id}/status/sent

Mark invoice as sent

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.markAsSent
Method	POST
Path	/invoices/{invoice_id}/status/sent

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
invoice_id	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.markAsSent.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /invoices/{invoice_id}/email

Email an invoice to the customer

Detail	Value
Operation ID	invoices.sendEmail
Method	POST
Path	/invoices/{invoice_id}/email

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
invoice_id	path	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
to_mail_ids	array
subject	string
body	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select invoices.sendEmail.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /contacts

List all contacts

Detail	Value
Operation ID	contacts.list
Method	GET
Path	/contacts

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
contact_type	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select contacts.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /contacts

Create a new contact

Detail	Value
Operation ID	contacts.create
Method	POST
Path	/contacts

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
contact_name	string
contact_type	string
email	string
phone	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select contacts.create.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /contacts/{contact_id}

Get a contact by ID

Detail	Value
Operation ID	contacts.get
Method	GET
Path	/contacts/{contact_id}

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
contact_id	path	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select contacts.get.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

PUT /contacts/{contact_id}

Update a contact

Detail	Value
Operation ID	contacts.update
Method	PUT
Path	/contacts/{contact_id}

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
contact_id	path	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
contact_name	string
email	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select contacts.update.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /expenses

List all expenses

Detail	Value
Operation ID	expenses.list
Method	GET
Path	/expenses

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
status	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select expenses.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /expenses

Create a new expense

Detail	Value
Operation ID	expenses.create
Method	POST
Path	/expenses

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
account_id	string
date	string
total	number
is_billable	boolean

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select expenses.create.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /items

List all items

Detail	Value
Operation ID	items.list
Method	GET
Path	/items

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select items.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /items

Create a new item

Detail	Value
Operation ID	items.create
Method	POST
Path	/items

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
name	string
rate	number
item_type	string

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select items.create.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /bills

List all bills

Detail	Value
Operation ID	bills.list
Method	GET
Path	/bills

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes
status	query	string	No

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select bills.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

POST /bills

Create a new bill

Detail	Value
Operation ID	bills.create
Method	POST
Path	/bills

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Request Body

Field	Type
vendor_id	string
date	string
line_items	array

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select bills.create.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /chartofaccounts

List chart of accounts

Detail	Value
Operation ID	accounts.list
Method	GET
Path	/chartofaccounts

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select accounts.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.

GET /settings/taxes

List all taxes

Detail	Value
Operation ID	taxes.list
Method	GET
Path	/settings/taxes

Parameters

Name	Location	Type	Required
organization_id	query	string	Yes

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your Zoho Books connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select taxes.list.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Zoho Books API reference.