Meta Data APIs
Returns the metadata for fields, layouts, and related lists for the specified module. It lists the entire fields available and related list for that module.
Module Metadata
Purpose
To get the metadata for a specific module. Specify the API name of the module, such as Leads, Accounts or Deals in your API request.
Request Details
Request URL
{api-domain}/crm/v2/settings/modules/{module_api_name}
Supported modules
Leads, Accounts, Contacts, Deals, Campaigns, Tasks, Cases, Events, Calls, Solutions, Products, Vendors, Price Books, Quotes, Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Invoices, Custom, and Activities
Header
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 100xx.d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52
Scope
scope=ZohoCRM.settings.modules.READ
(or)
scope=ZohoCRM.settings.modules.ALL
(or)
scope=ZohoCRM.settings.ALL
Sample Request
Copiedcurl "https://zylkercorp.zohoplatform.com/crm/v2/settings/modules/Leads"
-X GET
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 100xx.8cb99dxxxxxxxxxxxxx9be93.9b8xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf"Copied//Get instance of ModulesOperations Class
let modulesOperations = new ZCRM.Module.Operations();
//Call getModule method that takes moduleAPIName as parameter
let response = await modulesOperations.getModule(moduleAPIName);Copiedvar listener = 0;
class ModuleMetadata {
	async getModule() {
		var url = "https://zylkercorp.zohoplatform.com/crm/v2/settings/modules/Leads"
        var parameters = new Map()
        var headers = new Map()
        var token = {
            clientId:"1000.NPY9M1V0XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXF7H",
            redirectUrl:"http://127.0.0.1:5500/redirect.html",
            scope:"ZohoCRM.users.ALL,ZohoCRM.bulk.read,ZohoCRM.modules.ALL,ZohoCRM.settings.ALL,Aaaserver.profile.Read,ZohoCRM.org.ALL,profile.userphoto.READ,ZohoFiles.files.ALL,ZohoCRM.bulk.ALL,ZohoCRM.settings.variable_groups.ALL"
        }
        var accesstoken = await new ModuleMetadata().getToken(token)
        headers.set("Authorization", "Zoho-oauthtoken " + accesstoken)
        var requestMethod = "GET"
        var reqBody = null
        var params = "";
        parameters.forEach(function(value, key) {
            if (parameters.has(key)) {
                if (params) {
                    params = params + key + '=' + value + '&';
                }
                else {
                    params = key + '=' + value + '&';
                }
            }
        });
        var apiHeaders = {};
        if(headers) {
            headers.forEach(function(value, key) {
                apiHeaders[key] = value;
            });
        }
        if (params.length > 0){
            url = url + '?' + params.substring(0, params.length - 1);
        }
        var requestObj = {
            uri : url,
            method : requestMethod,
            headers : apiHeaders,
            body : JSON.stringify(reqBody),
            encoding: "utf8",
            allowGetBody : true,
			throwHttpErrors : false
        };
        var result = await new ModuleMetadata().makeAPICall(requestObj);
        console.log(result.status)
        console.log(result.response)
	}
    async getToken(token) {
        if(listener == 0) {
            window.addEventListener("storage", function(reponse) {
                if(reponse.key === "access_token" && (reponse.oldValue != reponse.newValue || reponse.oldValue == null)){
                    location.reload();
                }
                if(reponse.key === "access_token"){
                    sessionStorage.removeItem("__auth_process");
                }
            }, false);
            listener = 1;
            if(sessionStorage.getItem("__auth_process")) {
                sessionStorage.removeItem("__auth_process");
            }
        }
        ["granted_for_session", "access_token","expires_in","expires_in_sec","location","api_domain","state","__token_init","__auth_process"].forEach(function (k) {
            var isKeyExists = localStorage.hasOwnProperty(k);
            if(isKeyExists) {
                sessionStorage.setItem(k, localStorage[k]);
            }
            localStorage.removeItem(k);
        });
        var valueInStore = sessionStorage.getItem("access_token");
        var tokenInit = sessionStorage.getItem("__token_init");
        if(tokenInit != null && valueInStore != null && Date.now() >= parseInt(tokenInit) + 59 * 60 * 1000){ // check after 59th minute
            valueInStore = null;
            sessionStorage.removeItem("access_token");
        }
        var auth_process = sessionStorage.getItem("__auth_process");
        if ((valueInStore == null && auth_process == null) || (valueInStore == 'undefined' && (auth_process == null || auth_process == "true"))) {
            var accountsUrl = "https://zylkercorp.zohoplatform.com/oauth/v2/auth"
            var clientId;
            var scope;
            var redirectUrl;
            if(token != null) {
                clientId = token.clientId;
                scope = token.scope;
                redirectUrl = token.redirectUrl;
            }
            var fullGrant = sessionStorage.getItem("full_grant");
            var grantedForSession = sessionStorage.getItem("granted_for_session");
            if(sessionStorage.getItem("__token_init") != null && ((fullGrant != null && "true" == full_grant) || (grantedForSession != null && "true" == grantedForSession))) {
                accountsUrl += '/refresh';
            }
            if (clientId && scope) {
                sessionStorage.setItem("__token_init", Date.now());
                sessionStorage.removeItem("access_token");
                sessionStorage.setItem("__auth_process", "true");
                window.open(accountsUrl + "?" + "scope" + "=" + scope + "&"+ "client_id" +"=" + clientId + "&response_type=token&state=zohocrmclient&redirect_uri=" + redirectUrl);
                ["granted_for_session", "access_token","expires_in","expires_in_sec","location","api_domain","state","__token_init","__auth_process"].forEach(function (k) {
                    var isKeyExists = localStorage.hasOwnProperty(k);
                    if(isKeyExists){
                        sessionStorage.setItem(k, localStorage[k]);
                    }
                    localStorage.removeItem(k);
                });
                valueInStore = sessionStorage.getItem("access_token");
            }
        }
        if(token != null && valueInStore != 'undefined'){
            token.accessToken = valueInStore;
        }
        return token.accessToken;
    }
    async makeAPICall(requestDetails) {
        return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
            var body, xhr, i;
            body = requestDetails.body || null;
            xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
            xhr.withCredentials = true;
            xhr.open(requestDetails.method, requestDetails.uri, true);
            for (i in requestDetails.headers) {
                xhr.setRequestHeader(i, requestDetails.headers[i]);
            }
            xhr.send(body);
            xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
                if(xhr.readyState == 4) {
                    resolve(xhr);
                }
            }
        })
    }
}Copiedresponse = invokeurl
[
	url: "https://zylkercorp.zohoplatform.com/crm/v2/settings/modules/Leads"
	type: GET
	connection:"crm_oauth_connection"
];
info response;Response JSON Keys
- kanban_viewbooleanRepresents if the records are displayed in kanban view for the current module. 
 Possible values - true:The records are displayed in kanban view.
 false: The records are displayed in list view.
- filter_statusbooleanRepresents the filters are enabled for the current module. 
 Possible values - true:Filters are enabled.
 false: Filters are not enabled.
- related_list_propertiesJSON objectRepresents the details of related lists in the current module. 
- $propertiesJSON arrayRepresents the list of dollar properties of the current module. 
- per_pageintegerRepresents the number of records listed in the list view of the current module. 
- display_fieldstringRepresents the API name of the field that will be displayed in bold, in the list view of the current module. 
- search_layout_fieldsJSON arrayRepresents the API names of the fields with which users can perform search in the current module. 
- kanban_view_supportedbooleanRepresents if the current module has kanban view support. 
 Possible values - true:The current module has kanban view support.
 false: The current module does not have kanban view support.
- custom_viewJSON objectRepresents the details of the default view in the current module. 
- For details regarding other response keys, refer to Modules API. 
Possible Errors
- INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400The module name given seems to be invalid 
 Resolution: You have specified an invalid module name or there is no tab permission, or the module could have been removed from the available modules. Specify a valid module API name.
- INVALID_MODULEHTTP 400The given module is not supported in API 
 Resolution: The modules such as Documents and Projects are not supported in the current API. (This error will not be shown, once these modules are been supported). Specify a valid module API name.
- INVALID_URL_PATTERNHTTP 404Please check if the URL trying to access is a correct one 
 Resolution: The request URL specified is incorrect. Specify a valid request URL. Refer to request URL section above.
- OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCHHTTP 401Unauthorized 
 Resolution: Client does not have ZohoCRM.settings.modules.READ scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to scope section above.
- NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403Permission denied to read 
 Resolution: The user does not have permission to read modules data. Contact your system administrator.
- INTERNAL_ERRORHTTP 500Internal Server Error 
 Resolution: Unexpected and unhandled exception in Server. Contact support team.
- INVALID_REQUEST_METHODHTTP 400The http request method type is not a valid one 
 Resolution: You have specified an invalid HTTP method to access the API URL. Specify a valid request method. Refer to endpoints section above.
- AUTHORIZATION_FAILEDHTTP 400User does not have sufficient privilege to read modules data 
 Resolution: The user does not have the permission to retrieve modules data. Contact your system administrator.
Sample Response
Copied{
    "modules": [
        {
            "global_search_supported": true,
            "kanban_view": false,
            "deletable": true,
            "creatable": true,
            "filter_status": true,
            "modified_time": "2019-02-05T11:33:03+05:30",
            "plural_label": "Leads",
            "presence_sub_menu": true,
            "id": "3652397000000002175",
            "related_list_properties": {
                "sort_by": null,
                "fields": [
                    "First_Name",
                    "Last_Name",
                    "Full_Name",
                    "Company",
                    "Email",
                    "Lead_Source",
                    "Lead_Status",
                    "Phone"
                ],
                "sort_order": null
            },
            "$properties": [
                "$converted",
                "$approved",
                "$converted_detail",
                "$currency_symbol",
                "$approval",
                "$process_flow"
            ],
            "per_page": 10,
            "visibility": 1,
            "convertable": true,
            "editable": true,
            "emailTemplate_support": true,
            "profiles": [
                {
                    "name": "Administrator",
                    "id": "3652397000000026011"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Standard",
                    "id": "3652397000000026014"
                }
            ],
            "filter_supported": true,
            "display_field": "Full_Name",
            "search_layout_fields": [
                "Owner",
                "Company",
                "Email",
                "Phone",
                "Lead_Source",
                "Full_Name"
            ],
            "kanban_view_supported": true,
            "web_link": null,
            "sequence_number": 2,
            "singular_label": "Lead",
            "viewable": true,
            "api_supported": true,
            "api_name": "Leads",
            "quick_create": true,
            "modified_by": {
                "name": "Patricia Boyle",
                "id": "3652397000000186017"
            },
            "generated_type": "default",
            "feeds_required": false,
            "scoring_supported": true,
            "arguments": [],
            "module_name": "Leads",
            "business_card_field_limit": 5,
            "custom_view": {
                "display_value": "All Leads",
                "shared_type": null,
                "criteria": {
                    "comparator": "equal",
                    "field": "$converted",
                    "value": false
                },
                "system_name": "ALLVIEWS",
                "shared_details": null,
                "sort_by": null,
                "offline": true,
                "default": true,
                "system_defined": true,
                "name": "All Open Leads",
                "id": "3652397000000087501",
                "category": "shared_with_me",
                "fields": [
                    "Full_Name",
                    "Company",
                    "Email",
                    "Phone",
                    "Lead_Source",
                    "Owner",
                    "Prediction_Score"
                ],
                "favorite": null,
                "sort_order": null
            },
            "parent_module": {}
        }
    ]
}