Variables API

A CRM Variable can have unique set of values and can be widely used as merge fields in Email templates, Mail merge templates, and Inventory templates. You can also use them as reusable authentication parameters in APIs.

Get Variables Data

Purpose

To retrieve all the available variables through an API request.

Endpoints

Request Details

Request URL

{api-domain}/crm/{version}/settings/variables

To get specific variable:
{api-domain}/crm/{version}/settings/variables/{variable_id}?group={variable_group_id}

Header

Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52

Scope

scope=ZohoCRM.settings.variables.{operation_type}

Possible operation types

ALL - Full access to variable data
READ - Get variable data

Parameters

  • groupstring, mandatory

    Specify the unique ID/API name of the group to which the variable belongs.

Note

  • Group ID/group API name is mandatory in case of fetching specific variable data. The system throws an error, otherwise.

Sample Request

CurlDeluge
Copiedcurl "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/settings/variables"
-X GET
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"
Copiedresponse = invokeurl
[
	url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v5/settings/variables"
	type: GET
	connection:"crm_oauth_connection"
];
info response;

Response JSON keys

  • api_namestring

    Represents the API name of the CRM variable.

  • namestring

    Represents the display name of the variable.

  • descriptionstring

    Represents the description of the variable, if any.

  • idstring

    Represents the unique ID of the variable.

  • typestring

    Represents the type of the variable. It can be: text, integer, percent, decimal, currency, date, datetime, email, phone, url, textarea, checkbox, long.

  • variable_groupJSON object

    Represents the API name and ID of the variable group to which the current variable belongs to.

  • valuestring

    Represents the value of the variable, if any.

Possible Errors

  • 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.settings.variables.READ scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to scope section above.

  • NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403

    Permission denied to read
    Resolution: The user does not have permission to read variables data. 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 variables data
    Resolution: The user does not have the permission to retrieve variables data. Contact your system administrator.

Sample Response

Copied{
  "variables": [
    {
      "api_name": "sample1",
      "name": "SV1",
      "description": "This is a sample variable.",
      "id": "4150868000002146001",
      "type": "text",
      "variable_group": {
        "api_name": "General",
        "id": "4150868000000597005"
      },
      "value": ""
    },
    {
      "api_name": "sample2",
      "name": "SV2",
      "description": null,
      "id": "4150868000002517007",
      "type": "long",
      "variable_group": {
        "api_name": "General",
        "id": "4150868000000597005"
      },
      "value": ""
    },
    {
      "api_name": "sample3",
      "name": "SV3",
      "description": null,
      "id": "4150868000002517005",
      "type": "textarea",
      "variable_group": {
        "api_name": "General",
        "id": "4150868000000597005"
      },
      "value": ""
    },
    {
      "api_name": "Sample4",
      "name": "SV4",
      "description": null,
      "id": "4150868000002517003",
      "type": "datetime",
      "variable_group": {
        "api_name": "General",
        "id": "4150868000000597005"
      },
      "value": ""
    }
  ]
}