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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and Zoho Books action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests trigger
1. Optional- Configure Body Only
2. Optional- Configure Response Status Code
3. Optional- Configure Response Content-Type
4. Optional- Configure Response Body
5. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
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
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Requests on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Get a URL and emit the full HTTP event on every request (including headers and query parameters). You can also configure the HTTP response code, body, and more.

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

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Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

import http from "../../http.app.mjs";

// Core HTTP component
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests",
  name: "New Requests",
  description: "Get a URL and emit the full HTTP event on every request (including headers and query parameters). You can also configure the HTTP response code, body, and more.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    emitBodyOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Body Only",
      description: "This source emits an event representing the full HTTP request by default. Select `true` to emit the body only.",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    resStatusCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Status Code",
      description: "The status code to return in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "200",
    },
    resContentType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Content-Type",
      description: "The `Content-Type` of the body returned in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "application/json",
    },
    resBody: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Body",
      description: "The body to return in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "{ \"success\": true }",
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const summary = `${event.method} ${event.path}`;

    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: this.resStatusCode,
      body: this.resBody,
      headers: {
        "content-type": this.resContentType,
      },
    });

    if (this.emitBodyOnly) {
      this.$emit(event.body, {
        summary,
      });
    } else {
      this.$emit(event, {
        summary,
      });
    }
  },
};

Trigger 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.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Body Only	`emitBodyOnly`	`boolean`	This source emits an event representing the full HTTP request by default. Select `true` to emit the body only.
Response Status Code	`resStatusCode`	`string`	The status code to return in the HTTP response
Response Content-Type	`resContentType`	`string`	The `Content-Type` of the body returned in the HTTP response
Response Body	`resBody`	`string`	The body to return in the HTTP response
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

Create Item on Zoho Books

Description:Creates a new item.

Version:0.2.1

Key:zoho_books-create-item

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Zoho Books Overview#

Zoho Books API unlocks the potential to automate and streamline accounting tasks by integrating with Pipedream's serverless platform. With this powerful combo, you can automate invoicing, manage your accounts, reconcile bank transactions, and handle contacts and items without manual input. By setting up event-driven workflows, you can ensure data consistency across platforms, trigger notifications, and generate reports, all while saving time and reducing human error.

Action 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,
      },
    });
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Zoho Books	`zoho_books`	`app`	This component uses the Zoho Books app.
organization_id	`organization_id`	`string`	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.
name	`name`	`string`	Name of the item. Max-length [100]
rate	`rate`	`string`	Price of the item.
description	`description`	`string`	Description for the item. Max-length [2000]
tax_id	`tax_id`	`string`	ID of the tax to be associated to the item.
tax_percentage	`tax_percentage`	`string`	Percent of the tax.
sku	`sku`	`string`	SKU value of item,should be unique throughout the product
product_type	`product_type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`goodsservicedigital_service`
hsn_or_sac	`hsn_or_sac`	`string`	HSN Code.
is_taxable	`is_taxable`	`boolean`	Boolean to track the taxability of the item.
tax_exemption_id	`tax_exemption_id`	`string`	ID of the tax exemption. Mandatory, if is_taxable is false.
account_id	`account_id`	`string`	ID of the account to which the item has to be associated with.
avatax_tax_code	`avatax_tax_code`	`string`	A tax code is a unique label used to group Items (products, services, or charges) together. Max-length [25]
avatax_use_code	`avatax_use_code`	`string`	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_type	`item_type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`salespurchasessales_and_purchasesinventory`
purchase_description	`purchase_description`	`string`	Purchase description for the item.
purchase_rate	`purchase_rate`	`string`	Purchase price of the item.
purchase_account_id	`purchase_account_id`	`string`	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_id	`inventory_account_id`	`string`	ID of the stock account to which the item has to be associated with. Mandatory, if item_type is inventory.
vendor_id	`vendor_id`	`string`	Preferred vendor ID.
reorder_level	`reorder_level`	`string`	Reorder level of the item.
initial_stock	`initial_stock`	`string`	Opening stock of the item.
initial_stock_rate	`initial_stock_rate`	`string`	Unit price of the opening stock.
item_tax_preferences	`item_tax_preferences`	`any`

Action 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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