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Create a workflow to Create Item with the Zoho Books API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Create Item action
    1. Connect your Zoho Books account
    2. Configure organization_id
    3. Configure name
    4. Configure rate
    5. Optional- Configure description
    6. Optional- Configure tax_id
    7. Optional- Configure tax_percentage
    8. Optional- Configure sku
    9. Optional- Select a product_type
    10. Optional- Configure hsn_or_sac
    11. Optional- Configure is_taxable
    12. Optional- Configure tax_exemption_id
    13. Optional- Configure account_id
    14. Optional- Configure avatax_tax_code
    15. Optional- Configure avatax_use_code
    16. Optional- Select a item_type
    17. Optional- Configure purchase_description
    18. Optional- Configure purchase_rate
    19. Optional- Configure purchase_account_id
    20. Optional- Configure inventory_account_id
    21. Optional- Configure vendor_id
    22. Optional- Configure reorder_level
    23. Optional- Configure initial_stock
    24. Optional- Configure initial_stock_rate
    25. Optional- Configure item_tax_preferences
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Create Item on Zoho Books
Description:Creates a new item.
Version:0.2.1
Key:zoho_books-create-item

Code

// legacy_hash_id: a_Xzi1qo
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "zoho_books-create-item",
  name: "Create Item",
  description: "Creates a new item.",
  version: "0.2.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    zoho_books: {
      type: "app",
      app: "zoho_books",
    },
    organization_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "In Zoho Books, your business is termed as an organization. If you have multiple businesses, you simply set each of those up as an individual organization. Each organization is an independent Zoho Books Organization with it's own organization ID, base currency, time zone, language, contacts, reports, etc.\n\nThe parameter `organization_id` should be sent in with every API request to identify the organization.\n\nThe `organization_id` can be obtained from the GET `/organizations` API's JSON response. Alternatively, it can be obtained from the **Manage Organizations** page in the admin console.",
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Name of the item. Max-length [100]",
    },
    rate: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Price of the item.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Description for the item. Max-length [2000]",
      optional: true,
    },
    tax_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "ID of the tax to be associated to the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tax_percentage: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Percent of the tax.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sku: {
      type: "string",
      description: "SKU value of item,should be unique throughout the product",
      optional: true,
    },
    product_type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Specify the type of an item. Allowed values: `goods` or `service` or `digital_service`.",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "goods",
        "service",
        "digital_service",
      ],
    },
    hsn_or_sac: {
      type: "string",
      description: "HSN Code.",
      optional: true,
    },
    is_taxable: {
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Boolean to track the taxability of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tax_exemption_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "ID of the tax exemption. Mandatory, if is_taxable is false.",
      optional: true,
    },
    account_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "ID of the account to which the item has to be associated with.",
      optional: true,
    },
    avatax_tax_code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "A tax code is a unique label used to group Items (products, services, or charges) together. Max-length [25]",
      optional: true,
    },
    avatax_use_code: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Used to group like customers for exemption purposes. It is a custom value that links customers to a tax rule. Select from Avalara [standard codes][1] or enter a custom code. Max-length [25]",
      optional: true,
    },
    item_type: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Type of the item. Allowed values: `sales`,`purchases`,`sales_and_purchases` and `inventory`. Default value will be sales.",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "sales",
        "purchases",
        "sales_and_purchases",
        "inventory",
      ],
    },
    purchase_description: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Purchase description for the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchase_rate: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Purchase price of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    purchase_account_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "ID of the COGS account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is purchase / sales and purchase / inventory.",
      optional: true,
    },
    inventory_account_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "ID of the stock account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is inventory.",
      optional: true,
    },
    vendor_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Preferred vendor ID.",
      optional: true,
    },
    reorder_level: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Reorder level of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    initial_stock: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Opening stock of the item.",
      optional: true,
    },
    initial_stock_rate: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Unit price of the opening stock.",
      optional: true,
    },
    item_tax_preferences: {
      type: "any",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  //See the API docs: https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/#Items_Create_an_Item

    if (!this.organization_id || !this.name || !this.rate) {
      throw new Error("Must provide organization_id, name, and rate parameters.");
    }

    return await axios($, {
      method: "post",
      url: `https://books.${this.zoho_books.$auth.base_api_uri}/api/v3/items?organization_id=${this.organization_id}`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Zoho-oauthtoken ${this.zoho_books.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
      },
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        rate: this.rate,
        description: this.description,
        tax_id: this.tax_id,
        tax_percentage: this.tax_percentage,
        sku: this.sku,
        product_type: this.product_type,
        hsn_or_sac: this.hsn_or_sac,
        is_taxable: this.is_taxable,
        tax_exemption_id: this.tax_exemption_id,
        account_id: this.account_id,
        avatax_tax_code: this.avatax_tax_code,
        avatax_use_code: this.avatax_use_code,
        item_type: this.item_type,
        purchase_description: this.purchase_description,
        purchase_rate: this.purchase_rate,
        purchase_account_id: this.purchase_account_id,
        inventory_account_id: this.inventory_account_id,
        vendor_id: this.vendor_id,
        reorder_level: this.reorder_level,
        initial_stock: this.initial_stock,
        initial_stock_rate: this.initial_stock_rate,
        item_tax_preferences: this.item_tax_preferences,
      },
    });
  },
};

Configuration

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.
LabelPropTypeDescription
Zoho Bookszoho_booksappThis component uses the Zoho Books app.
organization_idstring

In Zoho Books, your business is termed as an organization. If you have multiple businesses, you simply set each of those up as an individual organization. Each organization is an independent Zoho Books Organization with it's own organization ID, base currency, time zone, language, contacts, reports, etc.

The parameter organization_id should be sent in with every API request to identify the organization.

The organization_id can be obtained from the GET /organizations API's JSON response. Alternatively, it can be obtained from the Manage Organizations page in the admin console.

namestring

Name of the item. Max-length [100]

ratestring

Price of the item.

descriptionstring

Description for the item. Max-length [2000]

tax_idstring

ID of the tax to be associated to the item.

tax_percentagestring

Percent of the tax.

skustring

SKU value of item,should be unique throughout the product

product_typestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:goodsservicedigital_service
hsn_or_sacstring

HSN Code.

is_taxableboolean

Boolean to track the taxability of the item.

tax_exemption_idstring

ID of the tax exemption. Mandatory, if is_taxable is false.

account_idstring

ID of the account to which the item has to be associated with.

avatax_tax_codestring

A tax code is a unique label used to group Items (products, services, or charges) together. Max-length [25]

avatax_use_codestring

Used to group like customers for exemption purposes. It is a custom value that links customers to a tax rule. Select from Avalara [standard codes][1] or enter a custom code. Max-length [25]

item_typestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:salespurchasessales_and_purchasesinventory
purchase_descriptionstring

Purchase description for the item.

purchase_ratestring

Purchase price of the item.

purchase_account_idstring

ID of the COGS account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is purchase / sales and purchase / inventory.

inventory_account_idstring

ID of the stock account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is inventory.

vendor_idstring

Preferred vendor ID.

reorder_levelstring

Reorder level of the item.

initial_stockstring

Opening stock of the item.

initial_stock_ratestring

Unit price of the opening stock.

item_tax_preferencesany

Authentication

Zoho Books uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Zoho Books account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Zoho Books and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Zoho Books API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

ZohoBooks.fullaccess.all

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