Zoho Books
BetaAccounting · OAuth 2.0 · 11 object types
Pull invoices, bills, customers, and cash flow data from Zoho Books directly into your AI product. The Aplicious canonical accounting API normalises every object — your code never changes when Zoho does.
Supported objects
| Object | Description | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organizations | Company profile and settings | ✅ | — |
| Accounts | Chart of accounts | ✅ | — |
| Customers | Customer records | ✅ | ✅ |
| Vendors | Vendor records | ✅ | — |
| Invoices | Sales invoices with line items | ✅ | ✅ |
| Bills | Vendor bills with line items | ✅ | — |
| Payments | Customer and vendor payments | ✅ | — |
| Credit Notes | Sales credit memos | ✅ | — |
| Items | Products and services catalogue | ✅ | — |
| Tax Rates | Tax configurations | ✅ | — |
| Currencies | Currency list and rates | ✅ | — |
Finance insights
Computed directly from your live Zoho Books data. One API call returns a structured financial metric — no separate finance endpoint needed.
type=receivables_aging
Receivables Aging
Open invoice balances bucketed by days overdue as of today: current / 1–30 / 31–60 / 61–90 / 90+. Uses amount_due, not invoice total. Excludes paid and voided invoices.
type=invoiced_revenue_trend
Invoiced Revenue Trend
Invoices grouped by month. Shows invoiced_amount (face value raised) and collected_amount (cash received) separately. Not a DCF valuation or cash-flow forecast.
type=net_trade_position
Net Trade Position
Trade receivables (AR) minus trade payables (AP) using open balances only. Does not include cash, inventory, or balance-sheet items. Not working capital or net worth.
Endpoint: GET /api/v1/connect/accounting/insights?type=receivables_aging|invoiced_revenue_trend|net_trade_position
Regional support
India
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United States
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Europe
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Australia
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Japan
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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Technical details
Auth type
OAuth 2.0 with offline_access
Token refresh
Automatic, 60s pre-expiry window
Rate limit
100 requests/minute with exponential backoff
Webhooks
Not supported by Zoho Books for 3rd-party apps
Multi-org
One login, multiple organizations — select after connect
Pagination
Opaque cursor (base64url), up to 200 items per page
Known limitations (Beta)
- ⚠Webhooks: Zoho Books does not provide event push for 3rd-party integrations. Data is fetched on-demand.
- ⚠Write support: Currently limited to Customer create and Invoice create. Expand in roadmap.
- ⚠Attachments, audit logs, and custom fields: not yet included in the canonical schema.
- ⚠This is a Beta connector. API surface may change before GA.
Ready to connect?
Zoho Books is live in Beta. Connect your account from the dashboard and start pulling accounting data in minutes.