## Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/books/developer/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available documentation pages before proceeding.

# Publish Extensions

Once you have successfully built your extension and tested it in the Zoho Books Sandbox system, you must publish the extension to make it available to other users. There are two options to publish an extension:

*   [Publish Your Extension Privately](/books/developer/extensions/publish-extension.html#publish-your-extension-privately)
*   [Publish the Extension in Zoho Marketplace](/books/developer/extensions/publish-extension.html#publish-the-extension-in-zoho-marketplace)

## Publish Your Extension Privately

You must publish your extension privately to have it reviewed by the Zoho Books team. Here’s how:

*   Go to Zoho Books Developer Portal.
*   Go to the **Publish** section at the top.
*   Go to **Publish** in the left sidebar.
*   Click **Publish** on the extension’s description section.

![Click Publish](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/publish-button.png)

*   In the pop-up that appears:
    *   Select a version based on the extent of changes made to the extension in the **Version** field. You can choose between:
        *   **Major**: Select this option if you’ve made significant changes, such as adding a new component or customization. This will increment the extension’s version to the next major version. For example, if the extension is currently in version 1.0 or 1.3, it’ll be advanced to version 2.0.
        *   **Minor**: Select this option if you’ve made minor changes, such as small bug fixes or modifications. This will increment the extension’s version by 0.1. For example, if the extension is currently in version 1.3, it’ll be advanced to version 1.4.
    *   Enter the details of the technical documentation that you will share with your clients, customer, end users, etc., in the **Release Notes** field.
    *   Click **Publish**.

![Publish Your Extension pop up](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/publish-your-extension-pop-up.png)

*   Click **Submit for Private Review** on the extension’s description section.

![Click Submit for Private Review](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/submit-for-private-review.png)

*   In the pop-up that appears, click **Send Email**.

![Click Send Email](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/send-email.png)

The extension will be sent to the Zoho team for review. You’ll get an email notification once the extension is reviewed.

**Note:** The review process generally takes 5 to 7 business days. However, the review may be extended depending on the number of components and the complexity of the use case of the extension.

The list of versions and details of what has been added in each version will be displayed in the _Version History_ section.

![Version history](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/version-history.png)

Once your private extension has been approved, you can:

*   [Share Private Extensions With Other User](/books/developer/extensions/publish-extension.html#share-private-extensions-with-other-users)
*   [Publish the Extension in Zoho Marketplace](/books/developer/extensions/publish-extension.html#publish-the-extension-in-zoho-marketplace)

## Share Private Extensions With Other Users

**Prerequisites**

*   You can share privately created extensions with other users only after the extensions have been approved by the Zoho team.
*   You can share private extensions only with admins who are active.

By default, only the creator of the private extension will be able to access it. If you want other users to access the extension, you have to share it with them. Here’s how:

*   Go to the **Shared List** module on the Developer Portal.
*   Click **\+ Share Privately** on the top right corner of the page.
*   In the pop up that appears, enter the organization ID and email address of the user with whom you want to share the extension in the **Organization ID** and **Email Address** fields.
*   Click **Share**.

![Share Privately pop up](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/share-privately-pop-up.png)

An email will be sent to the user’s email address. The user can install the extension by clicking the link provided in the email.

## Publish the Extension in Zoho Marketplace

Once the private review of the extension is complete, you have the option to make it publicly available to all Zoho Books users by listing it in Zoho Marketplace.

To submit an extension to the marketplace:

*   Go to Zoho Books Developer Portal.
*   Go to the **Publish** tab of the extension.
*   Click **Submit to Marketplace** and you’ll be redirected to Sigma.
*   Click **Submit to Marketplace**.
*   In the pop-up that appears, fill in the required details.
*   Click **Submit**.

Once you have submitted the form, we’ll send you an email with the status of your extension. After submission, the status in the Extension Details page’s marketplace column will be _Waiting for Approval_.

![Submit to Marketplace](/books/developer/images/extensions/publish-extensions/submit-to-marketplace.png)

**Insight:** The Submit to Marketplace button will be visible once the initial review has been completed.

**Note:** The review process usually takes approximately 5-7 working days. Once it has been approved, the status will be changed to Approved and the extension will be listed in the marketplace. You’ll also receive an email notifying you of this.

## Publish Your Extensions in Other Zoho Finance Apps

**Prerequisite:** Ensure that the modules used in the extension are also available in the other Zoho Finance apps. For example, if you used the Invoices module in the extension, the same module must also be available in the other apps where you want to publish the extension.

You can publish an extension built for Zoho Books in other Zoho Finance apps as well. Here’s how:

*   Create a [custom service](/books/developer/extensions/custom-connections.html) connection by including the necessary scopes from the respective applications.
*   Submit the extension for [marketplace review](/books/developer/extensions/publish-extension.html#publish-your-extension-privately) in the respective Zoho Finance apps.