Create Tags
Purpose
To create tags and color-code them.
Request Details
Request URL
{api-domain}/crm/{version}/settings/tags?module={module_api_name}
Supported modules
Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Deals, Campaigns, Tasks, Cases, Events, Calls, Solutions, Products, Vendors, Price Books, Quotes, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices, and Custom.
Header
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Scope
scope=ZohoCRM.settings.ALL
(or)
scope=ZohoCRM.settings.tags.{operation_type}
Possible operation types
ALL - Full data access
WRITE - Edit tag data
CREATE - Create tag data
Sample Request
Copiedcurl "https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v6/settings/tags?module=Contacts"
-X POST
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"
-d "@createnewtag.json"
Copiedtag1 = Map();
tag1.put("name", "Chems");
tag2 = Map();
tag2.put("name", "Agriculture");
tags_list = List();
tags_list.add(tag1);
tags_list.add(tag2);
param = Map();
param.put("tags", tags_list);
res = invokeurl
[
url :"https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v6/settings/tags?module=Leads"
type :POST
parameters: param.toString()
connection:"crm_oauth_connection"
];
info res;
In the input, @createnewtag.json contains the sample input data.
Parameters
- modulestring, mandatory
Specify the API name of the module such as Leads, Accounts, Deals, etc,.
Input JSON Keys
- namestring, mandatory
Specify the name of the tag that you want to create.
- color_codestring, optional
Specify the hex value of the color you want to add to the tag. The allowed color codes are "#F17574","#F48435","#E7A826","#A8C026","#63C57E","#1DB9B4","#57B1FD","#879BFC","#D297EE","#FD87BD","#969696","#658BA8","#B88562". If you do not include this key in the input, the color code will be set as null.
Sample Input
Copied {
"tags": [
{
"name": "Tag3",
"color_code": "#F48435"
},
{
"name": "Tag4",
"color_code": "#F48435"
}
]
}
Possible Errors
- MAPPING_MISMATCHHTTP 400
Given tag present with different color already.
Resolution: The tag you are trying to add and color-code is already present and has a different color already mapped to it. Update the same tag with the new color. - 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.settings.tags.CREATE scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to scope section above. - NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403
Permission denied to create tags
Resolution: The user does not have permission to create tags. 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 create tags
Resolution: The user does not have the permission to create tags. Contact your system administrator. - DUPLICATE_DATAHTTP 400
duplicate data
Resolution: You have specified a duplicate value for one or more unique fields. Refer to Fields Metadata API to know the unique fields. - MANDATORY_NOT_FOUNDHTTP 400
required field not found
Resolution: You have not specified one or more mandatory fields in the input. Refer to Fields Metadata API to know the mandatory fields. - REQUIRED_PARAM_MISSINGHTTP 400
One of the expected parameter is missing
Resolution: 'module' parameter is missing in the request. Please specify the API name of the module. Refer to Modules API to get valid module API names. - INVALID_DATAHTTP 400
- The color is not supported.
- The tag's name has exceeded 25 characters in length.
- The tag's name has one or more special characters <, >, or a comma.
- The tag's name has emojis.
Resolutions:
- You can add only one of the colors specified in the list of allowed colors.
- The tag's name must not exceed 25 characters in length.
- The tag's name must not contain these special characters: <, >, or a comma.
- You cannot have emojis in the tag name.
- LIMIT_EXCEEDEDHTTP 400
You have already added 100 tags and are trying to add more, or you are trying to add more than 10 tags to a record
Resolution: You can only add a maximum of 100 tags to a module, and 10 tags to a record.
Sample Response
Copied{
"tags": [
{
"code": "SUCCESS",
"details": {
"created_time": "2022-03-13T00:58:49+05:30",
"modified_time": "2022-03-13T00:58:49+05:30",
"modified_by": {
"name": "Patricia Boyle",
"id": "3652397000000186017"
},
"id": "3652397000007549004",
"created_by": {
"name": "Patricia Boyle",
"id": "3652397000000186017"
},
"color_code": "#F48435"
},
"message": "tags created successfully",
"status": "success"
},
{
"code": "SUCCESS",
"details": {
"created_time": "2022-03-13T00:58:49+05:30",
"modified_time": "2022-03-13T00:58:49+05:30",
"modified_by": {
"name": "Patricia Boyle",
"id": "3652397000000186017"
},
"id": "3652397000007549005",
"created_by": {
"name": "Patricia Boyle",
"id": "3652397000000186017"
},
"color_code": "#F48435"
},
"message": "tags created successfully",
"status": "success"
}
]
}