Custom Schedulers

Custom schedulers allow you to schedule the execution of custom functions at defined intervals. Automate repetitive tasks by creating schedulers that run daily, weekly, monthly, or at custom intervals.

Download Custom Schedulers OpenAPI Document

End Points

POST

/settings/customschedulers

GET

/settings/customschedulers

PUT

/settings/customschedulers/{customscheduler_id}

GET

/settings/customschedulers/{customscheduler_id}

DELETE

/settings/customschedulers/{customscheduler_id}

Create a new custom scheduler to run custom functions at scheduled intervals.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.CREATE

Arguments

scheduler_name

string

(Required)

Name of the custom scheduler.

frequency

string

Frequency of execution.

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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
    "frequency": "daily"
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The custom scheduler has been created.",
    "custom_scheduler": {
        "customscheduler_id": "982000000567001",
        "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
        "frequency": "daily",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

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

Query Parameters

organization_id

string

(Required)

ID of the organization

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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?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/customschedulers?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "custom_schedulers": [
        {
            "customscheduler_id": "982000000567001",
            "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
            "frequency": "daily",
            "is_active": true
        },
        {...},
        {...}
    ]
}

Update an existing custom scheduler.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.UPDATE

Arguments

scheduler_name

string

Name of the custom scheduler.

frequency

string

Frequency of execution.

Path Parameters

customscheduler_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the custom scheduler.

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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}'

{
    "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
    "frequency": "daily"
}

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "The custom scheduler has been updated.",
    "custom_scheduler": {
        "customscheduler_id": "982000000567001",
        "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
        "frequency": "daily",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

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

Path Parameters

customscheduler_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the custom scheduler.

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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

{
    "code": 0,
    "message": "success",
    "custom_scheduler": {
        "customscheduler_id": "982000000567001",
        "scheduler_name": "Daily Invoice Sync",
        "frequency": "daily",
        "is_active": true
    }
}

Delete an existing custom scheduler.
OAuth Scope : ZohoBooks.settings.DELETE

Path Parameters

customscheduler_id

string

(Required)

Unique identifier of the custom scheduler.

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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/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/customschedulers/982000000567001?organization_id=10234695' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.41d9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc2d1.8fccxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx125f'

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

Create a custom scheduler

Arguments

Query Parameters

List custom schedulers

Query Parameters

Update a custom scheduler

Arguments

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Get a custom scheduler

Path Parameters

Query Parameters

Delete a custom scheduler

Path Parameters

Query Parameters