Go to Zoho API Console
Click Add Client → choose Server-based Applications
Fill in:
- Client Name: your app name (e.g. "Clawdbot Zoho Integration")
- Homepage URL: your domain or https://localhost
- Redirect URI: https://localhost/callback (or any URL you control — you only need it once to grab the code)
Click Create
Note down the Client ID and Client Secret

Step 2: Generate Authorization Code (Grant Token)

Build this URL and open it in your browser (replace the placeholders):

https://accounts.zoho.com/oauth/v2/auth
  ?response_type=code
  &client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID
  &scope=ZohoCRM.modules.ALL,ZohoCRM.settings.ALL,ZohoProjects.projects.ALL,ZohoProjects.tasks.ALL,ZohoMeeting.recording.READ,ZohoMeeting.meeting.READ,ZohoMeeting.meetinguds.READ,ZohoFiles.files.READ
  &redirect_uri=https://localhost/callback
  &access_type=offline
  &prompt=consent

Important: Use the accounts URL matching your datacenter:

Region Accounts URL

US https://accounts.zoho.com

EU https://accounts.zoho.eu

IN https://accounts.zoho.in

AU https://accounts.zoho.com.au

JP https://accounts.zoho.jp

UK https://accounts.zoho.uk

CA https://accounts.zohocloud.ca

SA https://accounts.zoho.sa

Region	Accounts URL
US	`https://accounts.zoho.com`
EU	`https://accounts.zoho.eu`
IN	`https://accounts.zoho.in`
AU	`https://accounts.zoho.com.au`
JP	`https://accounts.zoho.jp`
UK	`https://accounts.zoho.uk`
CA	`https://accounts.zohocloud.ca`
SA	`https://accounts.zoho.sa`

After granting access, you'll be redirected to something like:

https://localhost/callback?code=1000.abc123...&location=us&accounts-server=https://accounts.zoho.com

Copy the code parameter value. This code expires in 2 minutes — move to Step 3 immediately.

Step 3: Exchange Code for Refresh Token

Run this curl command (replace placeholders):

curl -X POST "https://accounts.zoho.com/oauth/v2/token" \
  -d "client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d "client_secret=YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET" \
  -d "grant_type=authorization_code" \
  -d "redirect_uri=https://localhost/callback" \
  -d "code=PASTE_CODE_FROM_STEP_2"

Response:

{
  "access_token": "1000.xxxx.yyyy",
  "refresh_token": "1000.xxxx.zzzz",
  "api_domain": "https://www.zohoapis.com",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "expires_in": 3600
}

Save the refresh_token — this is your long-lived credential. The access token expires in 1 hour, but the CLI auto-refreshes it using the refresh token.

Step 4: Find Your Org IDs

CRM/Projects Org ID:

# After setting up .env with client_id, client_secret, refresh_token:
zoho raw GET /crm/v7/org | jq '.org[0].id'

Meeting Org ID: Log into Zoho Meeting → Admin Settings → look for the Organization ID in the URL or settings page. It's different from the CRM org ID.

Step 5: Configure .env

Create .env in the skill directory:

ZOHO_CLIENT_ID=1000.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
ZOHO_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here
ZOHO_REFRESH_TOKEN=1000.your_refresh_token_here
ZOHO_ORG_ID=123456789              # CRM/Projects org ID
ZOHO_MEETING_ORG_ID=987654321      # Meeting org ID (different from CRM)
ZOHO_CRM_DOMAIN=https://www.zohoapis.com
ZOHO_PROJECTS_DOMAIN=https://projectsapi.zoho.com/restapi
ZOHO_MEETING_DOMAIN=https://meeting.zoho.com
ZOHO_ACCOUNTS_URL=https://accounts.zoho.com

Adjust the domain URLs if you're on a non-US datacenter (e.g. .eu, .in, .com.au).

OAuth Scopes Reference

Scope	Used For
`ZohoCRM.modules.ALL`	Read/write CRM records (Deals, Contacts, Leads, etc.)
`ZohoCRM.settings.ALL`	Read CRM field definitions and org settings
`ZohoProjects.projects.ALL`	Read/write projects
`ZohoProjects.tasks.ALL`	Read/write tasks, milestones, bugs, timelogs
`ZohoMeeting.recording.READ`	List and access meeting recordings
`ZohoMeeting.meeting.READ`	List meetings and session details
`ZohoMeeting.meetinguds.READ`	Download recording files
`ZohoFiles.files.READ`	Download files (recordings, transcripts)

You can request fewer scopes if you only need CRM or only need Meeting. The authorization URL scope parameter is comma-separated.

Troubleshooting Auth

"invalid_code" → The authorization code expired (2 min lifetime). Redo Step 2.
"invalid_client" → Wrong Client ID, or wrong accounts-server URL for your datacenter.
"invalid_redirect_uri" → The redirect_uri in the curl must exactly match what you registered in API Console.
Token refresh fails → Refresh tokens can be revoked. Redo Steps 2–3 to get a new one.
"Given URL is wrong" → You're hitting the wrong API domain for your datacenter.

CRM Commands

# List records from any module
zoho crm list Deals
zoho crm list Deals "page=1&per_page=5&sort_by=Created_Time&sort_order=desc"
zoho crm list Contacts
zoho crm list Leads

# Get a specific record
zoho crm get Deals 1234567890

# Search with criteria
zoho crm search Deals "(Stage:equals:Closed Won)"
zoho crm search Contacts "(Email:contains:@acme.com)"
zoho crm search Leads "(Lead_Source:equals:Web)"

# Create a record
zoho crm create Contacts '{"data":[{"Last_Name":"Smith","First_Name":"John","Email":"j@co.com"}]}'
zoho crm create Deals '{"data":[{"Deal_Name":"New Project","Stage":"Qualification","Amount":50000}]}'

# Update a record
zoho crm update Deals 1234567890 '{"data":[{"Stage":"Closed Won"}]}'

# Delete a record
zoho crm delete Deals 1234567890

CRM Modules

Leads, Contacts, Accounts, Deals, Tasks, Events, Calls, Notes, Products, Quotes, Sales_Orders, Purchase_Orders, Invoices

Search Operators

equals, not_equal, starts_with, contains, not_contains, in, not_in, between, greater_than, less_than

Projects Commands

# List all projects
zoho proj list

# Get project details
zoho proj get 12345678

# Tasks
zoho proj tasks 12345678
zoho proj create-task 12345678 "name=Fix+login+bug&priority=High&start_date=01-27-2026"
zoho proj update-task 12345678 98765432 "percent_complete=50"

# Other
zoho proj milestones 12345678
zoho proj tasklists 12345678
zoho proj bugs 12345678
zoho proj timelogs 12345678

Task Fields

name, start_date (MM-DD-YYYY), end_date, priority (None/Low/Medium/High), owner, description, tasklist_id, percent_complete

Meeting Commands

# List all recordings
zoho meeting recordings
zoho meeting recordings | jq '[.recordings[] | {topic, sDate, sTime, durationInMins, erecordingId}]'

# Download a recording (use downloadUrl from recordings list)
zoho meeting download "https://files-accl.zohopublic.com/public?event-id=..." output.mp4

# List meetings/sessions
zoho meeting list
zoho meeting list "fromDate=2026-01-01T00:00:00Z&toDate=2026-01-31T23:59:59Z"

# Get meeting details
zoho meeting get 1066944216

Recording Response Fields

Key fields from zoho meeting recordings:

erecordingId — encrypted recording ID (use for dedup/tracking)
topic — meeting title
sDate, sTime — start date/time (human-readable)
startTimeinMs — start time as epoch ms (use for date filtering)
durationInMins — recording duration
downloadUrl / publicDownloadUrl — MP4 download URL
transcriptionDownloadUrl — Zoho-generated transcript (if available)
summaryDownloadUrl — Zoho-generated summary (if available)
fileSize / fileSizeInMB — recording file size
status — e.g. UPLOADED
meetingKey — meeting identifier
creatorName — who started the recording

Meeting Recording Pipeline

For automated standup/meeting summarization:

# 1. List recordings, filter by today's date (epoch ms)
zoho meeting recordings | jq --argjson start "$START_MS" --argjson end "$END_MS" \
  '[.recordings[] | select(.startTimeinMs >= $start and .startTimeinMs <= $end)]'

# 2. Download recording
zoho meeting download "$DOWNLOAD_URL" /tmp/recording.mp4

# 3. Extract audio
ffmpeg -i /tmp/recording.mp4 -vn -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 16000 -ac 1 /tmp/audio.wav -y

# 4. Transcribe via Gemini Flash API (great for Arabic + English mix)
# See scripts/standup-summarizer.sh for full implementation

# 5. Summarize transcript with Claude/GPT
# 6. Clean up temp files

A complete standup summarizer script is included at scripts/standup-summarizer.sh.

Raw API Calls

For anything not covered by subcommands:

# CRM endpoints
zoho raw GET /crm/v7/settings/fields?module=Deals
zoho raw GET /crm/v7/org

# Meeting endpoints
zoho raw GET "https://meeting.zoho.com/meeting/api/v2/{zsoid}/recordings.json"

# Custom modules
zoho raw GET /crm/v7/Custom_Module

Usage Patterns

When checking deals/pipeline

zoho crm list Deals "sort_by=Created_Time&sort_order=desc&per_page=10" | jq '.data[] | {Deal_Name, Stage, Amount, Closing_Date}'

When checking project progress

zoho proj list | jq '.projects[] | {name, status, id: .id_string}'
zoho proj tasks <project_id> | jq '.tasks[] | {name, status: .status.name, percent_complete, priority}'

When creating tasks from conversation

zoho proj create-task <project_id> "name=Task+description&priority=High&start_date=MM-DD-YYYY&end_date=MM-DD-YYYY"

When summarizing meeting recordings

# Quick list of recent recordings
zoho meeting recordings | jq '[.recordings[:5] | .[] | {topic, sDate, sTime, durationInMins, fileSize}]'

# Download latest recording
URL=$(zoho meeting recordings | jq -r '.recordings[0].downloadUrl')
zoho meeting download "$URL" /tmp/latest.mp4

Rate Limits

CRM: 100 requests/min
Projects: varies by plan
Meeting: standard API limits
Token refresh: don't call more than needed (cached automatically)

zoho

Zoho Integration (CRM + Projects + Meeting)

Quick Start

Authentication Setup

Step 1: Register Your Application