- Overview
- Authentication
- API Limits
- Forms API
- POSTInsert Record API
- POSTInsert Record API for Adding Employees
- POSTUpdate Record API
- GETGet Bulk Records API
- POSTAdd Department API
- GETFetch Forms API
- GETFetch Single Record API
- GETFetch Single Record API (Section Wise)
- GETGet Related Records API
- GETSearch Records Based on Record Values
- Appendix
- GETGet Fields of Form API
- Cases API
- Timesheet API
- Onboarding API
- Announcements API
- Leave API
- Attendance API
- Compensation API
- GETFetch Components API
- GETFetch Components by ID API
- GETFetch Salary Components API
- GETFetch Packages API
- GETFetch Package by ID API
- GETFetch Package Components API
- GETFetch Currencies API
- GETFetch Currency by ID
- GETFetch Revisions API
- GETFetch Revisions by ERECNO API
- GETFetch Revision Letters by ERECNO API
- GETPreview Revision Letter by Revision ID API
- GETDownload Revision Letter by Revision ID API
- GETFetch My Compensation API
- GETFetch Reasons API
- GETFetch Settings API
- PUTCancel Revision API
- GETFetch Salary API
- GETFetch Single Employee Salary API
- POSTAdd Salary API
- PUTUpdate Salary API
- Compensation API Error Codes
- Record Count API
- LMS API
- Files API
- View API
- Status Codes
- Error Codes API
- HTTP Request Methods
Add Department API
You can add various departments one by one in Zoho People using the API below
Request URL:
https://people.zoho.com/people/api/department/records?xmlData=<xmlData>
Header:
Authorization:Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
Scope:
scope = ZOHOPEOPLE.forms.CREATE
or
ZOHOPEOPLE.forms.ALL
Parameters
xmlData | sample input: <Request><Record><field name="Labelname">value</field><field name="LabelName1">value1</field><field name="Labelname2">value2</field></Record></Request> |
Threshold Limit: 20 requests | Lock period: 5 minutes
Threshold Limit - Number of API calls allowed within a minute.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.
Sample Request
Copiedhttps://people.zoho.com/people/api/department/records?xmlData=<Request><Record><field name='Department'>support</field><field name='MailAlias'>sohail@domain.com</field><field name='Department_Lead'>17</field><field name='testing'>17</field></Record></Request>
Header
CopiedAuthorization:Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
Response
Copied<Response Status="1">
<message>Successfully Added</message>
</Response>
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