Zoho Bigin

Access the Zoho Bigin API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage contacts, companies, pipelines, and products with full CRUD operations.

Reference

Modules

Zoho Bigin organizes data into modules. Available modules include:

Module	API Name	Description
Contacts	`Contacts`	Individual people
Companies	`Accounts`	Organizations/businesses
Pipelines	`Pipelines`	Sales opportunities/deals
Products	`Products`	Items you sell
Tasks	`Tasks`	To-do items (requires additional OAuth scope)
Events	`Events`	Calendar appointments (requires additional OAuth scope)
Calls	`Calls`	Phone call logs (requires additional OAuth scope)
Notes	`Notes`	Notes attached to records (requires additional OAuth scope)

List Records

GET /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}?fields={field1},{field2}

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`fields`	string	Required. Comma-separated field API names to retrieve
`sort_order`	string	`asc` or `desc`
`sort_by`	string	Field API name to sort by
`page`	integer	Page number (default: 1)
`per_page`	integer	Records per page (default: 200, max: 200)
`cvid`	string	Custom view ID for filtered results

Example - List Contacts:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts?fields=First_Name,Last_Name,Email,Phone')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "First_Name": "Ted",
      "Email": "support@bigin.com",
      "Last_Name": "Watson",
      "id": "7255024000000596045"
    }
  ],
  "info": {
    "per_page": 200,
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "more_records": false
  }
}

Example - List Companies (Accounts):

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Accounts?fields=Account_Name,Website')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Record

GET /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}/{record_id}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts/7255024000000596045')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Records

POST /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "field_api_name": "value"
    }
  ]
}

Mandatory Fields by Module:

Module	Required Fields
Contacts	`Last_Name`
Accounts	`Account_Name`
Pipelines	`Pipeline_Name`, `Stage`
Products	`Product_Name`

Example - Create Contact:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "data": [{
        "Last_Name": "Smith",
        "First_Name": "John",
        "Email": "john.smith@example.com",
        "Phone": "+1-555-0123"
    }]
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "code": "SUCCESS",
      "details": {
        "Modified_Time": "2026-02-06T00:28:53-08:00",
        "Modified_By": {
          "name": "User Name",
          "id": "7255024000000590001"
        },
        "Created_Time": "2026-02-06T00:28:53-08:00",
        "id": "7255024000000605002",
        "Created_By": {
          "name": "User Name",
          "id": "7255024000000590001"
        }
      },
      "message": "record added",
      "status": "success"
    }
  ]
}

Example - Create Company (Account):

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "data": [{
        "Account_Name": "Acme Corporation",
        "Website": "https://acme.com"
    }]
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Accounts', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Update Records

PUT /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "record_id",
      "field_api_name": "updated_value"
    }
  ]
}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "data": [{
        "id": "7255024000000605002",
        "Phone": "+1-555-9999"
    }]
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts', data=data, method='PUT')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "code": "SUCCESS",
      "details": {
        "Modified_Time": "2026-02-06T00:29:07-08:00",
        "id": "7255024000000605002"
      },
      "message": "record updated",
      "status": "success"
    }
  ]
}

Delete Records

DELETE /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}?ids={record_id1},{record_id2}

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`ids`	string	Comma-separated record IDs (required, max 100)
`wf_trigger`	boolean	Execute workflows (default: true)

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts?ids=7255024000000605002', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "code": "SUCCESS",
      "details": {
        "id": "7255024000000605002"
      },
      "message": "record deleted",
      "status": "success"
    }
  ]
}

Search Records

GET /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/{module_api_name}/search

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`criteria`	string	Search criteria (e.g., `(Last_Name:equals:Smith)`)
`email`	string	Search by email address
`phone`	string	Search by phone number
`word`	string	Global text search
`page`	integer	Page number
`per_page`	integer	Records per page (max 200)

Criteria Format: ((field_api_name:operator:value)and/or(...))

Operators: equals, starts_with

Example - Search by email:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts/search?email=support@bigin.com')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Example - Search by criteria:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
import urllib.parse
criteria = urllib.parse.quote('(Last_Name:equals:Watson)')
req = urllib.request.Request(f'https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/Contacts/search?criteria={criteria}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Modules

GET /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/settings/modules

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/settings/modules')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Users

GET /zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/users

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
`type`	string	`AllUsers`, `ActiveUsers`, `AdminUsers`, `CurrentUser`
`page`	integer	Page number
`per_page`	integer	Users per page (max 200)

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-bigin/bigin/v2/users?type=ActiveUsers')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

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