How to Register a Zoho Developer App and Get OAUTH2 Credentials

August 23, 2024

Zoho has many applications that we support integrations with; ZohoCRM, ZohoBooks, ZohoPeople, and ZohoRecruit. If you are a developer who wants to build data integrations for your SaaS software with any of the Zoho product suite, you will need to register a developer app and get credentials from Zoho.

In this article, I will show you how to do that in a few simple steps.

Step 1: Create a Zoho Developer Account

The first step is to create a Zoho Developer account, if you don't have one already. You can sign up for free at https://developer.zoho.com/signup.

Once you have created your account, you will be able to access the Zoho Developer Console, where you can manage your apps and credentials.

Step 2: Register a Zoho Developer App

The next step is to register a Zoho developer app, which will allow you to access the Zoho API and data. To do that, follow these steps:

• Go to the Zoho Developer Console and click on the "Add App" button.
• Choose "Server-Based" as the Client Type and click on "Create".
• Enter a name and a homepage for your app
• For your Authoried redirect URI, enter in https://api.unified.to/oauth/code or https://api-eu.unified.to/oauth/code
• Click on "Create".
• You will see a confirmation message and a client ID and a client secret for your app. Copy and save them somewhere safe, as you will need them later.

Congratulations! You have successfully registered a Zoho developer app and got credentials. You can now use them to access the Zoho API and data from your SaaS software.

Step 3: Activate Workday in Unified.to

1. Navigate to Active Integrations
2. Search for ZohoCRM, ZohoBooks, ZohoPeople, or ZohoRecruit
3. Click on the integration
4. Enter in the information from the previous step (client ID, secret)
5. Click on Activate