Files and Attachments APIs

Attachments provide more information about a contact or a company, which normally cannot be displayed. You may also need to send images, text files or videos or any other type of files to contacts. The files and attachments API allows a user to get a list of attachments, upload or download a photo or a file.

Get list of Attachments

Purpose

To get the list of attachments.

Endpoints

GET /{module_api_name}/{record_id}/Attachments

Request Details

Request URL

{api-domain}/crm/{version}/{module_api_name}/{record_id}/Attachments

Supported modules

Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Deals, Campaigns, Tasks, Cases, Events, Calls, Solutions, Products, Vendors, Price Books, Quotes, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices, Custom, Appointments, Services and Notes

Header

Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52

Scope

scope=ZohoCRM.modules.ALL
(or)
scope=ZohoCRM.modules.{module_name}.{operation_type}
(and)
scope=ZohoCRM.modules.attachments.{operation_type}

Possible module names

leads, accounts, contacts, deals, campaigns, tasks, cases, events, calls, solutions, products, vendors, pricebooks, quotes, salesorders, purchaseorders, invoices, custom, appointments, services and notes

Possible operation types

ALL - Full access to attachments
READ - Get attachment data

Parameters

fieldsstring, mandatory
Specify the API name of the field whose details you want to receive in the response.

Sample Request

Curl Deluge

Copiedcurl "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/Leads/4876876000000376008/Attachments?fields=id,Owner,File_Name,Created_Time,Parent_Id"
-X GET
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"

Copiedresponse = invokeurl
[
	url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/Leads/4876876000000376008/Attachments?fields=id,Owner,File_Name,Created_Time,Parent_Id"
	type: GET
	connection:"crm_oauth_connection"
];
info response;

Response JSON Keys

OwnerJSON object
Represents the name, ID, and email of the record owner.
Modified_Timestring
Represents the date and time at which the attachment was last modified.
File_Namestring
Represents the name of the attachment.
Created_Timestring
Represents the date and time at which the attachment was added to the record.
Sizeinteger
Represents the size of the attachment.
Parent_IdJSON object
Represents the name and ID of the parent record.
$editableboolean
Represents if the user can edit the attachment.
true: The user can edit the attachment.
false: The user cannot edit the attachment.
$file_idstring
Represents the unique file ID of the file in the ZFS.
$se_modulestring
Represents the API name of the parent module.
Modified_ByJSON object
Represents the name, ID, and email of the user who last modified the attachment.
idstring
Represents the unique ID of the related record.
Created_ByJSON object
Represents the name, ID, and email of the user who added the attachment to the record.

Possible Errors

INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400
The module name given seems to be invalid
Resolution: You have specified an invalid module name or there is no tab permission, or the module could have been removed from the available modules. Specify a valid module API name.
INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400
The given module is not supported in API
Resolution: The modules such as Documents and Projects are not supported in the current API. (This error will not be shown, once these modules are been supported). Specify a valid module API name.
INVALID_URL_PATTERNHTTP 404
Please check if the URL trying to access is a correct one
Resolution: The request URL specified is incorrect. Specify a valid request URL. Refer to request URL section above.
OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCHHTTP 401
Unauthorized
Resolution: Client does not have ZohoCRM.modules.attachments.READ scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to scope section above.
NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403
Permission denied to read attachment details
Resolution: The user does not have permission to read attachment details. Contact your system administrator.
INTERNAL_ERRORHTTP 500
Internal Server Error
Resolution: Unexpected and unhandled exception in Server. Contact support team.
INVALID_REQUEST_METHODHTTP 400
The http request method type is not a valid one
Resolution: You have specified an invalid HTTP method to access the API URL. Specify a valid request method. Refer to endpoints section above.
AUTHORIZATION_FAILEDHTTP 400
User does not have sufficient privilege to read attachments
Resolution: The user does not have the permission to read attachment details. Contact your system administrator.
REQUIRED_PARAM_MISSINGHTTP 400
One of the expected parameter is missing
Resolution: Specify the mandatory parameter. Refer to the Parameters section above for more details.

Sample Response

Copied{
    "data": [
        {
            "Owner": {
                "name": "Patricia Boyle",
                "id": "4876876000000327001",
                "email": "patricia.boyle@zohocorp.com"
            },
            "File_Name": "Image.jpg",
            "Created_Time": "2022-04-21T10:27:41+05:30",
            "Parent_Id": null,
            "id": "4876876000001021001"
        },
        {
            "Owner": {
                "name": "Patricia Boyle",
                "id": "4876876000000327001",
                "email": "patricia.boyle@zohocorp.com"
            },
            "File_Name": "in23er.png",
            "Created_Time": "2022-04-20T14:45:42+05:30",
            "Parent_Id": null,
            "id": "4876876000001015061"
        }
    ],
    "info": {
        "per_page": 200,
        "next_page_token": null,
        "count": 2,
        "page": 1,
        "previous_page_token": null,
        "page_token_expiry": null,
        "more_records": false
    }
}