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Zoho People

Name: Zoho People
Author: byungkyu

name: zoho-people

by byungkyu · published 2026-03-22

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---

name: zoho-people

description: |

Zoho People API integration with managed OAuth. Manage employees, departments, designations, attendance, and leave.

Use this skill when users want to read, create, update, or query HR data like employees, departments, designations, and forms in Zoho People.

For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

Requires network access and valid Maton API key.

metadata:

author: maton

version: "1.0"

clawdbot:

emoji: 🧠

requires:

env:

- MATON_API_KEY

---

# Zoho People

Access the Zoho People API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage employees, departments, designations, attendance, leave, and custom HR forms with full CRUD operations.

Quick Start

# List all employees
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/{native-api-path}

Replace `{native-api-path}` with the actual Zoho People API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to `people.zoho.com` and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

**Environment Variable:** Set your API key as `MATON_API_KEY`:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at [maton.ai](https://maton.ai)

2. Go to [maton.ai/settings](https://maton.ai/settings)

3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Zoho People OAuth connections at `https://ctrl.maton.ai`.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=zoho-people&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'zoho-people'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "7d11ea2e-c580-43fe-bc56-d9d4765b9bc6",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-06T07:42:07.681370Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-06T07:46:12.648445Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "zoho-people",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned `url` in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Zoho People connections, specify which one to use with the `Maton-Connection` header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '7d11ea2e-c580-43fe-bc56-d9d4765b9bc6')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Forms Operations

#### List All Forms

Get a list of all available forms in your Zoho People account.

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "response": {
    "result": [
      {
        "componentId": 943596000000035679,
        "iscustom": false,
        "displayName": "Employee",
        "formLinkName": "employee",
        "PermissionDetails": {
          "Add": 3,
          "Edit": 3,
          "View": 3
        },
        "isVisible": true,
        "viewDetails": {
          "view_Id": 943596000000035705,
          "view_Name": "P_EmployeeView"
        }
      }
    ],
    "message": "Data fetched successfully",
    "status": 0
  }
}

Employee Operations

#### List Employees (Bulk Records)

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?sIndex={startIndex}&limit={limit}

**Query Parameters:**

|-----------|------|---------|-------------|

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "response": {
    "result": [
      {
        "943596000000294355": [
          {
            "FirstName": "Christopher",
            "LastName": "Brown",
            "EmailID": "christopherbrown@zylker.com",
            "EmployeeID": "S20",
            "Department": "Management",
            "Designation": "Administration",
            "Employeestatus": "Active",
            "Gender": "Male",
            "Date_of_birth": "02-Feb-1987",
            "Zoho_ID": 943596000000294355
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "message": "Data fetched successfully",
    "status": 0
  }
}

#### List Employees (View-based)

GET /zoho-people/api/forms/{viewName}/records?rec_limit={limit}

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/api/forms/P_EmployeeView/records?rec_limit=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

#### Search Employee by ID

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?SearchColumn=EMPLOYEEID&SearchValue={employeeId}

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?SearchColumn=EMPLOYEEID&SearchValue=S20')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

#### Search Employee by Email

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?SearchColumn=EMPLOYEEMAILALIAS&SearchValue={email}

Department Operations

#### List Departments

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/department/getRecords?sIndex={startIndex}&limit={limit}

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/department/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=50')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "response": {
    "result": [
      {
        "943596000000294315": [
          {
            "Department": "IT",
            "Department_Lead": "",
            "Parent_Department": "",
            "Zoho_ID": 943596000000294315
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "message": "Data fetched successfully",
    "status": 0
  }
}

Designation Operations

#### List Designations

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/designation/getRecords?sIndex={startIndex}&limit={limit}

**Example:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/designation/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=50')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "response": {
    "result": [
      {
        "943596000000294399": [
          {
            "Designation": "Team Member",
            "EEO_Category": "Professionals",
            "Zoho_ID": 943596000000294399
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "message": "Data fetched successfully",
    "status": 0
  }
}

Insert Record

Add a new record to any form.

POST /zoho-people/people/api/forms/json/{formLinkName}/insertRecord
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

inputData={field1:'value1',field2:'value2'}

**Example - Create Department:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
from urllib.parse import urlencode

inputData = json.dumps({"Department": "Engineering"})
data = urlencode({"inputData": inputData}).encode()

req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/json/department/insertRecord', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

**Response:**

{
  "response": {
    "result": {
      "pkId": "943596000000300001",
      "message": "Successfully Added"
    },
    "message": "Data added successfully",
    "status": 0
  }
}

Update Record

Modify an existing record.

POST /zoho-people/people/api/forms/json/{formLinkName}/updateRecord
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

inputData={field1:'newValue'}&recordId={recordId}

**Example - Update Employee:**

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
from urllib.parse import urlencode

inputData = json.dumps({"Department": "Engineering"})
data = urlencode({
    "inputData": inputData,
    "recordId": "943596000000294355"
}).encode()

req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/json/employee/updateRecord', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Leave Operations

#### List Leave Records

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/leave/getRecords?sIndex={startIndex}&limit={limit}

#### Add Leave

POST /zoho-people/people/api/forms/json/leave/insertRecord
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

inputData={Employee_ID:'EMP001',Leavetype:'123456',From:'01-Feb-2026',To:'02-Feb-2026'}

Attendance Operations

Note: Attendance endpoints require additional OAuth scopes.

#### Get Attendance Entries

GET /zoho-people/people/api/attendance/getAttendanceEntries?date={date}&dateFormat={format}

**Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type | Description |

|-----------|------|-------------|

| `date` | string | Date in organization format |

| `dateFormat` | string | Date format (e.g., `dd-MMM-yyyy`) |

| `empId` | string | Employee ID (optional) |

| `emailId` | string | Employee email (optional) |

#### Check-In/Check-Out

POST /zoho-people/people/api/attendance
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

dateFormat=dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss&checkIn={datetime}&checkOut={datetime}&empId={empId}

Common Form Link Names

| Form | formLinkName | Description |

|------|--------------|-------------|

| Employee | `employee` | Employee records |

| Department | `department` | Departments |

| Designation | `designation` | Job titles |

| Leave | `leave` | Leave requests |

| Clients | `P_ClientDetails` | Client information |

Pagination

Zoho People uses index-based pagination:

GET /zoho-people/people/api/forms/{formLinkName}/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=200

`sIndex`: Starting index (1-based)

`limit`: Number of records per request (max 200)

For subsequent pages:

Page 1: `sIndex=1&limit=200`

Page 2: `sIndex=201&limit=200`

Page 3: `sIndex=401&limit=200`

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords?sIndex=1&limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms/employee/getRecords',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
    params={'sIndex': 1, 'limit': 10}
)
data = response.json()

Notes

Record IDs are numeric strings (e.g., `943596000000294355`)

The `Zoho_ID` field in responses contains the record ID

Maximum 200 records per GET request

Insert/Update operations use form-urlencoded data with `inputData` JSON

Date format varies by field and organization settings

Some endpoints (attendance, leave) require additional OAuth scopes. If you receive an `INVALID_OAUTHSCOPE` error, contact Maton support at support@maton.ai with the specific operations/APIs you need and your use-case

Response structure wraps data in `response.result[]` array

IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use `curl -g` when URLs contain special characters

IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to `jq` or other commands, environment variables like `$MATON_API_KEY` may not expand correctly in some shell environments

Error Handling

| Status | Meaning |

|--------|---------|

| 400 | Missing Zoho People connection or invalid request |

| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key, or invalid OAuth scope |

| 429 | Rate limited |

| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Zoho People API |

Common Error Codes

| Code | Description |

|------|-------------|

| 7011 | Invalid form name |

| 7012 | Invalid view name |

| 7021 | Maximum record limit exceeded (200) |

| 7024 | No records found |

| 7042 | Invalid search value |

| 7218 | Invalid OAuth scope |

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with `zoho-people`. For example:

Correct: `https://gateway.maton.ai/zoho-people/people/api/forms`

Incorrect: `https://gateway.maton.ai/people/api/forms`

Resources

[Zoho People API Overview](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/overview.html)

[Get Bulk Records API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/bulk-records.html)

[Fetch Forms API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/forms-api/fetch-forms.html)

[Insert Record API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/insert-records.html)

[Update Record API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/update-records.html)

[Attendance API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/attendance-entries.html)

[Leave API](https://www.zoho.com/people/api/add-leave.html)

[Maton Community](https://discord.com/invite/dBfFAcefs2)

[Maton Support](mailto:support@maton.ai)

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