API Units

Each Zoho Analytics API method has been associated with a defined quantum of units. The units consumed by your application will be calculated based on how often the different API methods are invoked in your application on a per day basis.

Each Zoho Analytics pricing plan will be capped with an allowed units per day. The limits will be applied based on your Zoho Analytics plan. You can also purchase add-on units on need.

PRICING PLANS AND API UNITS ALLOWED PER DAY:

PlanAPI Units per Day
Free1,000 units
Basic4,000 units
Standard10,000 units
Premium30,000 units
Enterprise100,000 units

For example, a user account in Zoho Analytics Standard plan, can only consume a maximum of 10,000 API units per day.

UNITS CALCULATION FOR EACH API METHOD/ACTION

The table below provides how many units will be consumed invoking each of the different types of API methods

API DescriptionAPI Action NameUNITS
API Type - BULK  
Import using APPEND optionIMPORT10 units per 1000 Rows
Import using TRUCATEADD optionIMPORT10 units per 1000 Rows
Import using UPDATEADD optionIMPORT15 units per 1000 Rows
Export Chart View in Image or PDF formatEXPORT10 units per request
Export any view as PDFEXPORT5 units per 1000 Rows
Export Dashboard in any formatEXPORT15 units per request
Export any view as HTMLEXPORT15 units per request
All the other Export operations 
(not comes under the above EXPORT classifications) 
Examples: 
1. Exporting a Table in CSV format 
2. Exporting a Pivot View in JSON format etc.,
EXPORT3 units per 1000 Rows
Copying a Workspace without DataCOPYDATABASE25 units per request
Copying a Workspace with DataCOPYDATABASE25 units per request + 1 unit per 1000 Rows
API Type - DML  
Adding a Single RowADDROW0.1 unit per request
Updating RowsUPDATE0.3 unit per request
Deleting RowsDELETE0.1 unit per request
API Type - METADATA  
Fetching Workspace MetadataDATABASEMETADATA1 unit per request
Getting View NameGETVIEWNAME0.1 unit per request
Getting Workspace NameGETDATABASENAME0.1 unit per request
Getting the information of a ViewGETINFO0.1 unit per request
Deleting a WorkspaceDELETEDATABASE1 unit per request
Getting View URLGETVIEWURL1 unit per request
Getting Embed URLGETEMBEDURL1 unit per request
Getting Copy Workspace Key for using it in the other APIs like Copy Workspace, Copy Report, etc.GETCOPYDBKEY1 unit per request
Copying a ReportCOPYREPORT5 units per request
Copying a FormulaCOPYFORMULA2 units per request
Getting all the Sharing InformationsGETSHAREINFO1 unit per request
Adding Users to the Zoho Analytics AccountADDUSER0.1 unit per request
Removing Users from the Zoho Analytics AccountREMOVEUSER0.1 unit per request
Activating Users in a Zoho Analytics AccountACTIVATEUSER0.1 unit per request
Deactivating Users in a Zoho Analytics AccountDEACTIVATEUSER0.1 unit per request
Change role of a particular userCHANGEUSERROLE0.1 unit per request
Sharing Views to UsersSHARE5 units per request
Removing View Permissions for the UsersREMOVESHARE5 units per request
Adding Workspace Admin for a WorkspaceADDDBOWNER5 units per request
Removing Workspace Admin in the WorkspaceREMOVEDBOWNER5 units per request
Getting the Embed URLGETEMBEDURL1 unit per request
Adding a Column in the Zoho Analytics TableADDCOLUMN15 units per request
Deleting a Column in the Zoho Analytics TableDELETECOLUMN10 units per request
Renaming a Column in the Zoho Analytics TableRENAMECOLUMN1 unit per request
Creating table in the Zoho Analytics WorkspaceCREATETABLE1 unit per request
Renaming a view in the Zoho Analytics WorkspaceRENAMEVIEW0.1 unit per request
Creating lookup column in the Zoho Analytics TableADDLOOKUP1 unit per request
Removing lookup column in the Zoho Analytics TableREMOVELOOKUP2 unit per request
Getting plan information of the Zoho Analytics AccountGETPLANINFO0.1 unit per request
Checking a Workspace in the Zoho Analytics AccountISDBEXIST0.1 unit per request
Generating a report from the Zoho Analytics TableAUTOGENREPORTS1 unit per request
Getting users list in the Zoho Analytics AccountGETUSERS1 unit per request
Hiding a Column in the Zoho Analytics TableHIDECOLUMN0.1 unit per request
Showing a Column in the Zoho Analytics TableSHOWCOLUMN0.1 unit per request
Enable workspace for whitelabel domainENABLEDOMAINDB0.1 unit per request
Disable workspace for whitelabel domainDISABLEDOMAINDB0.1 unit per request
Generate reports for view based on the reference viewCREATESIMILARVIEWS1 unit per request
Getting Workspace IdGETDATABASEID0.1 unit per request
Getting basic information of a viewGETVIEWINFO0.1 unit per request
Getting the recently modified viewsRECENTITEMS1 unit per request
Getting owned/shared dashboards from the Zoho Analytics AccountGETDASHBOARDS1 unit per request
Creating a new workspace in Zoho Analytics AccountCREATEBLANKDB0.1 unit per request
Checking a view in particular workspaceISVIEWEXIST0.1 unit per request
Checking a column in particular tableISCOLUMNEXIST0.1 unit per request
Copying a view within the workspaceSAVEAS3 unit per request
Deleting a viewDELETEVIEW2 unit per request
Getting owned workspace list from the Zoho Analytics AccountMYWORKSPACELIST1 unit per request
Getting shared workspace list for the Zoho Analytics AccountSHAREDWORKSPACELIST1 unit per request
Getting folder list for a workspaceFOLDERLIST1 unit per request
Getting view list for a workspaceVIEWLIST1 unit per request
Fetching view MetadataVIEWMETADATA1 unit per request
Creating new group in Zoho Analytics WorkspaceCREATEGROUP3 units per request
Updating group informationUPDATEGROUP2 units per request
Deleting groups from Zoho Analytics WorkspaceDELETEGROUP2 units per request
Fetching group information from Zoho Analytics WorkspaceGROUPINFO2 units per request
Adding new members into groupADDGROUPMEMBERS1 unit per request
Removing members from groupREMOVEGROUPMEMBERS1 unit per request
Creating a new slideshow in Zoho Analytics WorkspaceCREATESLIDESHOW2 units per request
Updating slideshow informationUPDATESLIDESHOW2 units per request
Deleting slideshows from Zoho Analytics WorkspaceDELETESLIDESHOW2 units per request
Fetching slide list from Zoho Analytics WorkspaceGETSLIDELIST1 unit per request
Fetching meta info of a particular slideGETSLIDEINFO1 unit per request
Fetching url to access a slideGETSLIDEURL1 unit per request

For example, making a “IMPORT” API (Import APPEND Type) call to import 10,000 rows the units consumed will be: (10,000/1,000) * 10 units = 100 units consumed.

Note: When the total API Units consumed per day exceeds the allowed units for the purchased plan, Zoho Analytics will send the error response with code 6043 (or) 6044.