Getting started
Zoho Apptics APIs requires these two mandatory fields in the header.
ZAK: An authentication key that is used to verify the respective application. You can access this from Settings > General > Show API key.
User Agent: It contains the number of tokens that refer to the various aspects of the request. This will also include the browser's name and version, rendering engine, and device's model number.
HTTP Methods
Zoho Apptics APIs enable data manipulation and retrieval through different HTTP methods.
Method | Purpose |
GET | Retrieve sources |
POST | Create resources and perform resource actions |
PUT | Update resources |
DELETE | Delete resources |
Errors
Zoho Apptics uses HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure of API calls. Status codes in the 2xx range indicate success, 4xx range indicate the error in the information provided and 5xx range indicate the server-side errors. Below is the list of some of the commonly used HTTP status codes.
Status Code | Description |
200 | Ok |
201 | Created |
204 | No Content |
400 | Bad Request |
401 | Unauthorized |
403 | Forbidden (unauthorized access) |
404 | URL not found |
405 | Method not allowed (Method called is not supported for the invoked API) |
413 | Payload too large |
415 | Unsupported media type |
422 | Unprocessable entity |
429 | Too many requests |
500 | Internal error |