Zoho People API
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For Agents
Programmatically list forms, create form record. Covers 8 operations with oauth2 authentication.
Use for: I need to forms, I want to form record, Search for form records, Find all form record
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm — use for hr and recruiting only.
Zoho People HR management API for managing employees, attendance, leave, departments, and forms. The API exposes 8 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Zoho People API to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Zoho People API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Zoho People API.
List forms
Create form record
Get form record
Update form record
Monitor Zoho People API operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Zoho People API for, with concrete tasks.
★ HR and Recruiting Operations
Use the Zoho People API to perform hr recruiting operations programmatically. The API provides 8 endpoints covering core functionality including list forms, create form record, list form records.
Call GET /forms to list forms
Automated Attendance Management
Automate attendance operations by combining multiple Zoho People API endpoints. Agents can create form record and then list form records in a single workflow.
Call POST /forms/{form_name}/records to create form record, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Zoho People API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'list forms', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
8 endpoints — zoho people hr management api for managing employees, attendance, leave, departments, and forms.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/forms
List forms
POST
/forms/{form_name}/records
Create form record
GET
/forms/{form_name}/records
List form records
GET
/forms/{form_name}/records/{record_id}
Get form record
PUT
/forms/{form_name}/records/{record_id}
Update form record
GET
/attendance
Get attendance
GET
/leave
Get leave records
GET
/department
List departments
GET
/forms
List forms
POST
/forms/{form_name}/records
Create form record
GET
/forms/{form_name}/records
List form records
GET
/forms/{form_name}/records/{record_id}
Get form record
PUT
/forms/{form_name}/records/{record_id}
Update form record
GET
/attendance
Get attendance
GET
/leave
Get leave records
GET
/department
List departments
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Zoho People API oauth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'list forms') and Jentic returns the matching Zoho People API operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct Zoho People API integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using Zoho People API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Zoho People API use?
The Zoho People API uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I list forms with the Zoho People API?
Yes. Use the GET /forms endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Zoho People API?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I list forms through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'list forms'. Jentic returns the matching Zoho People API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Zoho People API have?
The Zoho People API exposes 8 endpoints covering attendance, department, forms operations.
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