Blueprints

Blueprints allow you to define and automate structured business processes in Zoho Books. Define states, transitions, and actions to ensure your team follows the correct procedures for key business workflows.

Download Blueprints OpenAPI Document

End Points

POST

/settings/blueprints/{blueprint_id}

GET

/settings/blueprints/{blueprint_id}

DELETE

/settings/blueprints/{blueprint_id}

Create a new blueprint for a module.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.CREATE

Arguments

blueprint_name

string

(Required)

Name of the blueprint.

entity

string

(Required)

The module/entity this blueprint is associated with.

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

Request Example

parameters_data='{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}';
headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695"
type: POST
headers: headers_data
content-type: application/json
parameters: parameters_data
connection: <connection_name>
];
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695")
  .post(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .addHeader("content-type", "application/json")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

payload = "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}"

headers = {
    'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    'content-type': "application/json"
    }

conn.request("POST", "/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "POST",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.write(JSON.stringify({field1: 'value1', field2: 'value2'}));
req.end();

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval",
    "entity": "invoice"
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The blueprint has been created.",
    "blueprint": {
        "blueprint_id": "982000000567001",
        "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval",
        "entity": "invoice",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

List all the blueprints configured for the organization.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.READ

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

filter_by

string

Filter blueprints by entity type.

page

integer

Page number for pagination. Default is 1.

per_page

integer

Number of records per page. Default is 200.

Request Example

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695"
type: GET
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
];
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("GET", "/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "blueprints": [
        {
            "blueprint_id": "982000000567001",
            "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval",
            "entity": "invoice",
            "is_active": true
        },
        {...},
        {...}
    ]
}

Update an existing blueprint.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.UPDATE

Arguments

blueprint_name

string

Name of the blueprint.

Path Parameters

blueprint_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the blueprint.

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

Request Example

parameters_data='{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}';
headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695"
type: PUT
headers: headers_data
content-type: application/json
parameters: parameters_data
connection: <connection_name>
];
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695")
  .put(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .addHeader("content-type", "application/json")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f',
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

payload = "{\"field1\":\"value1\",\"field2\":\"value2\"}"

headers = {
    'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    'content-type': "application/json"
    }

conn.request("PUT", "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "PUT",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f",
    "content-type": "application/json"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.write(JSON.stringify({field1: 'value1', field2: 'value2'}));
req.end();

curl --request PUT \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval"
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The blueprint has been updated.",
    "blueprint": {
        "blueprint_id": "982000000567001",
        "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval",
        "entity": "invoice",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

Get the details of a specific blueprint.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.READ

Path Parameters

blueprint_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the blueprint.

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

Request Example

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695"
type: GET
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
];
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("GET", "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "GET",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "blueprint": {
        "blueprint_id": "982000000567001",
        "blueprint_name": "Invoice Approval",
        "entity": "invoice",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

Delete an existing blueprint.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.DELETE

Path Parameters

blueprint_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the blueprint.

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

Request Example

headers_data = Map();
headers_data.put("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f");
response = invokeUrl
[
url: "https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695"
type: DELETE
headers: headers_data
connection: <connection_name>
];
info response;

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695")
  .delete(null)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

const options = {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'
  }
};

fetch('https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("www.zohoapis.com")

headers = { 'Authorization': "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f" }

conn.request("DELETE", "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

const http = require("https");

const options = {
  "method": "DELETE",
  "hostname": "www.zohoapis.com",
  "port": null,
  "path": "/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f"
  }
};

const req = http.request(options, function (res) {
  const chunks = [];

  res.on("data", function (chunk) {
    chunks.push(chunk);
  });

  res.on("end", function () {
    const body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
    console.log(body.toString());
  });
});

req.end();

curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://www.zohoapis.com/books/v3/settings/blueprints/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The blueprint has been deleted."
}

Create a blueprint

Arguments

Query Parameters

List blueprints

Query Parameters

Update a blueprint

Arguments

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Get a blueprint

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Delete a blueprint

Path Parameters

Query Parameters