Zoho Recruit

Access the Zoho Recruit API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage candidates, job openings, interviews, applications, and recruitment workflows with full CRUD operations.

Reference

List All Modules

Get a list of all available modules in your Zoho Recruit account.

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/settings/modules

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/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

List Candidates

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`fields`	string	-	Comma-separated field API names
`sort_order`	string	-	`asc` or `desc`
`sort_by`	string	-	Field API name to sort by
`converted`	string	-	`true`, `false`, or `both`
`approved`	string	-	`true`, `false`, or `both`
`page`	integer	1	Page number
`per_page`	integer	200	Records per page (max 200)

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates?per_page=10')
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": [
    {
      "id": "846336000000552208",
      "First_Name": "Christina",
      "Last_Name": "Palaskas",
      "Email": "c.palaskas@example.com",
      "Candidate_Status": "Converted - Employee",
      "Current_Employer": "Chandlers",
      "Current_Job_Title": "Technical Consultant",
      "Experience_in_Years": 3,
      "Skill_Set": "Communication, Presentation, Customer service",
      "Candidate_Owner": {
        "name": "Byungkyu Park",
        "id": "846336000000549541"
      }
    }
  ],
  "info": {
    "per_page": 10,
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "more_records": false
  }
}

Get Candidate by ID

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/{record_id}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/846336000000552208')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Search Candidates

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/search?criteria={criteria}

Query Parameters:

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

Search Operators:

Text: equals, not_equal, starts_with, ends_with, contains, not_contains, in
Date/Number: equals, not_equal, greater_than, less_than, greater_equal, less_equal, between

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
import urllib.parse
criteria = urllib.parse.quote('(Candidate_Status:equals:Active)')
req = urllib.request.Request(f'https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/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

Create Candidate

POST /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "First_Name": "John",
      "Last_Name": "Doe",
      "Email": "john.doe@example.com",
      "Phone": "555-123-4567",
      "Current_Job_Title": "Software Engineer"
    }
  ]
}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "data": [{
        "First_Name": "John",
        "Last_Name": "Doe",
        "Email": "john.doe@example.com",
        "Phone": "555-123-4567"
    }]
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates', 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",
      "status": "success",
      "message": "record added",
      "details": {
        "id": "846336000000600001",
        "Created_Time": "2026-02-06T10:00:00-08:00",
        "Created_By": {
          "name": "User Name",
          "id": "846336000000549541"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update Candidate

PUT /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/{record_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "Current_Job_Title": "Senior Software Engineer"
    }
  ]
}

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({
    "data": [{
        "Current_Job_Title": "Senior Software Engineer"
    }]
}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates/846336000000552208', 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

Delete Candidates

DELETE /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Candidates?ids={record_id1},{record_id2}

List Job Openings

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings?per_page=10')
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": [
    {
      "id": "846336000000552093",
      "Posting_Title": "Senior Accountant (Sample)",
      "Job_Opening_Status": "Waiting for approval",
      "Date_Opened": "2026-01-21",
      "Target_Date": "2026-02-20",
      "Industry": "Accounting",
      "City": "Tallahassee",
      "No_of_Candidates_Hired": 0,
      "No_of_Candidates_Associated": 0
    }
  ],
  "info": {
    "per_page": 10,
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "more_records": false
  }
}

Get Job Opening by ID

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings/{record_id}

Create Job Opening

POST /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "Posting_Title": "Software Engineer",
      "Job_Opening_Status": "In-progress",
      "Date_Opened": "2026-02-01",
      "Target_Date": "2026-03-01"
    }
  ]
}

Update Job Opening

PUT /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings/{record_id}
Content-Type: application/json

Delete Job Openings

DELETE /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Job_Openings?ids={record_id1},{record_id2}

List Interviews

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Interviews

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Interviews?per_page=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Interview by ID

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Interviews/{record_id}

Create Interview

POST /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Interviews
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "data": [
    {
      "Interview_Name": "Technical Interview",
      "Candidate_Name": {"id": "846336000000552208"},
      "Posting_Title": {"id": "846336000000552093"},
      "Start_DateTime": "2026-02-10T10:00:00-08:00",
      "End_DateTime": "2026-02-10T11:00:00-08:00"
    }
  ]
}

List Departments

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Departments

Example:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Departments?per_page=10')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

List Applications

GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/Applications

Generic Record Operations

All modules support the same CRUD operations:

# List records
GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}

# Get record by ID
GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}/{record_id}

# Create records
POST /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}

# Update records
PUT /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}/{record_id}

# Delete records
DELETE /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}?ids={id1},{id2}

# Search records
GET /zoho-recruit/recruit/v2/{module_api_name}/search?criteria={criteria}

Zoho Recruit

Reference

List All Modules

List Candidates

Get Candidate by ID

Search Candidates

Create Candidate

Update Candidate

Delete Candidates

List Job Openings

Get Job Opening by ID

Create Job Opening

Update Job Opening

Delete Job Openings

List Interviews

Get Interview by ID

Create Interview

List Departments

List Applications

Generic Record Operations

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