Zoho CRM Related Notes

Notes API allows you to manage additional information attached to CRM records. Notes provide context and details about contacts, accounts, deals, tasks, and other modules. Use this API to create, retrieve, update, or delete notes associated with parent records. Supports both single and bulk operations for efficient note management across your CRM data.

OpenAPI Specification

zoho-crm-related-notes-openapi.json Raw ↑
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Related Notes",
    "description": "Notes API allows you to manage additional information attached to CRM records. Notes provide context and details about contacts, accounts, deals, tasks, and other modules. Use this API to create, retrieve, update, or delete notes associated with parent records. Supports both single and bulk operations for efficient note management across your CRM data.",
    "version": "8"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://zohoapis.{dc}/crm/{version}",
      "description": "API Server URL",
      "variables": {
        "dc": {
          "enum": [
            "com",
            "eu",
            "in",
            "cn",
            "au"
          ],
          "default": "com",
          "description": "API Server URL TLD"
        },
        "version": {
          "default": "v8",
          "description": "API version"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/{parentRecordModule}/{parentRecordId}/Notes": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "List Notes for a Record",
        "description": "Retrieves a paginated list of notes associated with a specific parent record in a CRM module.",
        "operationId": "getNotes",
        "security": [
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Leads.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Contacts.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Accounts.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Deals.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Tasks.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Events.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Calls.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Products.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Vendors.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Campaigns.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Cases.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Solutions.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Pricebooks.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Quotes.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Salesorders.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Purchaseorders.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Custom.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.READ"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/ParentRecordModule"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/ParentRecordId"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/Fields"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/Page"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/PerPage"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/SortBy"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/SortOrder"
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successful response with note records",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "description": "Response containing note data and pagination information",
                  "additionalProperties": false,
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "description": "Array of note records",
                      "maxItems": 200,
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "A note record with static fields and dynamic additional properties",
                        "additionalProperties": true,
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Unique identifier of the note",
                            "format": "int64"
                          },
                          "Note_Title": {
                            "type": [
                              "string",
                              "null"
                            ],
                            "description": "The title of the note",
                            "maxLength": 255
                          },
                          "Note_Content": {
                            "type": [
                              "string",
                              "null"
                            ],
                            "description": "The content/body of the note",
                            "maxLength": 65535
                          },
                          "$attachments": {
                            "type": [
                              "array",
                              "null"
                            ],
                            "description": "Attachments associated with the note",
                            "maxItems": 5,
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "description": "Attachment file details",
                              "additionalProperties": true,
                              "properties": {
                                "$file_id": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "Unique file identifier for the attachment",
                                  "maxLength": 255
                                },
                                "File_Name": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "Name of the attached file",
                                  "maxLength": 255
                                },
                                "Size": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "File size in bytes",
                                  "format": "int64"
                                },
                                "id": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "Unique identifier of the attachment record",
                                  "format": "int64"
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          },
                          "Parent_Id": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "Parent record information",
                            "additionalProperties": false,
                            "properties": {
                              "module": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "description": "Module information of the parent record",
                                "additionalProperties": false,
                                "properties": {
                                  "api_name": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "API name of the parent module",
                                    "maxLength": 50
                                  },
                                  "id": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Module ID",
                                    "format": "int64"
                                  }
                                },
                                "required": [
                                  "api_name",
                                  "id"
                                ]
                              },
                              "name": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Name of the parent record",
                                "maxLength": 255
                              },
                              "id": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Unique identifier of the parent record",
                                "format": "int64"
                              }
                            },
                            "required": [
                              "module",
                              "id",
                              "name"
                            ]
                          }
                        },
                        "required": [
                          "id"
                        ]
                      }
                    },
                    "info": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "description": "Pagination metadata",
                      "additionalProperties": false,
                      "properties": {
                        "page": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "format": "int32",
                          "description": "Current page number"
                        },
                        "per_page": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "format": "int32",
                          "description": "Number of records per page"
                        },
                        "count": {
                          "type": "integer",
                          "format": "int32",
                          "description": "Number of records in current page"
                        },
                        "more_records": {
                          "type": "boolean",
                          "description": "Indicates if more records are available"
                        },
                        "next_page_token": {
                          "type": [
                            "string",
                            "null"
                          ],
                          "description": "Token for fetching the next page"
                        },
                        "previous_page_token": {
                          "type": [
                            "string",
                            "null"
                          ],
                          "description": "Token for fetching the previous page"
                        },
                        "page_token_expiry": {
                          "type": [
                            "string",
                            "null"
                          ],
                          "format": "date-time",
                          "description": "Expiry time of page tokens"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "page",
                        "per_page",
                        "count",
                        "more_records"
                      ]
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "data",
                    "info"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "204": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NoContent"
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request - Invalid parameters or malformed request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "description": "Error response for note retrieval failures",
                  "oneOf": [
                    {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BadRequestError"
                    },
                    {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RequiredParamMissingError"
                    },
                    {
                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DiscretePaginationLimitExceededError"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
          },
          "404": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
          },
          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
          }
        }
      },
      "post": {
        "summary": "Create Notes for a Record",
        "description": "Creates one or more notes associated with a specific parent record. Either note content or note title must be provided (at least one is mandatory).",
        "operationId": "createNotes",
        "security": [
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Leads.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Contacts.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Accounts.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Deals.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Tasks.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Events.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Calls.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Products.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Vendors.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Campaigns.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Cases.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Solutions.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Pricebooks.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Quotes.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Salesorders.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Purchaseorders.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          },
          {
            "iam-oauth2-schema": [
              "ZohoCRM.modules.Custom.READ",
              "ZohoCRM.modules.notes.CREATE"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/ParentRecordModule"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/ParentRecordId"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "Request body containing note data to create",
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "Request payload for creating notes",
                "additionalProperties": false,
                "properties": {
                  "data": {
                    "type": "array",
                    "description": "Array of note objects to create",
                    "maxItems": 200,
                    "items": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "description": "Note object with title, content, and parent information",
                      "additionalProperties": true,
                      "properties": {
                        "Note_Content": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "description": "The content/body of the note",
                          "maxLength": 65535
                        },
                        "Note_Title": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "description": "The title of the note",
                          "maxLength": 120
                        },
                        "Parent_Id": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "description": "Parent record information",
                          "additionalProperties": false,
                          "properties": {
                            "module": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "description": "Module information of the parent record",
                              "additionalProperties": false,
                              "properties": {
                                "api_name": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "API name of the parent module",
                                  "maxLength": 50
                                },
                                "id": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "description": "Module ID",
                                  "format": "int64"
                                }
                              }
                            },
                            "id": {
                              "type": "string",
                              "description": "Unique identifier of the parent record",
                              "format": "int64"
                            }
                          },
                          "required": [
                            "module",
                            "id"
                          ]
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "data"
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "required": true
        },
        "responses": {
          "201": {
            "description": "Created - Note(s) successfully created",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "description": "Success response for note creation",
                  "additionalProperties": false,
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "description": "Array of creation results",
                      "maxItems": 200,
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Individual note creation result",
                        "additionalProperties": false,
                        "properties": {
                          "code": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Result code",
                            "enum": [
                              "SUCCESS"
                            ]
                          },
                          "message": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Result message",
                            "maxLength": 500
                          },
                          "status": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "description": "Status of the operation",
                            "enum": [
                              "success"
                            ]
                          },
                          "details": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "Created note details",
                            "additionalProperties": false,
                            "properties": {
                              "id": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Unique identifier of the created note",
                                "format": "int64"
                              },
                              "Modified_Time": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Timestamp when the note was last modified",
                                "format": "date-time"
                              },
                              "Created_Time": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Timestamp when the note was created",
                                "format": "date-time"
                              },
                              "Created_By": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "description": "User who created the note",
                                "additionalProperties": false,
                                "properties": {
                                  "name": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Name of the user",
                                    "maxLength": 255
                                  },
                                  "id": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Unique identifier of the user",
                                    "format": "int64"
                                  }
                                },
                                "required": [
                                  "name",
                                  "id"
                                ]
                              },
                              "Modified_By": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "description": "User who last modified the note",
                                "additionalProperties": false,
                                "properties": {
                                  "name": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Name of the user",
                                    "maxLength": 255
                                  },
                                  "id": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Unique identifier of the user",
                                    "format": "int64"
                                  }
                                },
                                "required": [
                                  "name",
                                  "id"
                                ]
                              }
                            },
                            "required": [
                              "id",
                              "Modified_Time",
                              "Created_Time",
                              "Created_By",
                              "Modified_By"
                            ]
                          }
                        },
                        "required": [
                          "code",
                          "message",
                          "status",
                          "details"
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "data"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "207": {
            "description": "Multi-Status - Partial success with some records created and some failed",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "description": "Multi-status response for note creation with mixed results",
                  "additionalProperties": false,
                  "properties": {
                    "data": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "description": "Array of creation results with mixed success and error statuses",
                      "maxItems": 200,
                      "items": {
                        "oneOf": [
                          {
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "Successful note creation result",
                            "additionalProperties": false,
                            "properties": {
                              "code": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Result code",
                                "enum": [
                                  "SUCCESS"
                                ]
                              },
                              "message": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Result message",
                                "maxLength": 500
                              },
                              "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Status of the operation",
                                "enum": [
                                  "success"
                                ]
                              },
                              "details": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "description": "Created note details",
                                "additionalProperties": false,
                                "properties": {
                                  "id": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Unique identifier of the created note",
                                    "format": "int64"
                                  },
                                  "Modified_Time": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Timestamp when the note was last modified",
                                    "format": "date-time"
                                  },
                                  "Created_Time": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "description": "Timestamp when the note was created",
                                    "format": "date-time"
                                  },
                                  "Created_By": {
                                    "type": "object",
                                    "description": "User who created the note",
                                    "additionalProperties": false,
                                    "properties": {
                                      "name": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "description": "Name of the user",
                                        "maxLength": 255
                                      },
                                      "id": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "description": "Unique identifier of the user",
                                        "format": "int64"
                                      }
                                    },
                                    "required": [
                                      "name",
                                      "id"
                                    ]
                                  },
                                  "Modified_By": {
                                    "type": "object",
                                    "description": "User who last modified the note",
                                    "additionalProperties": false,
                                    "properties": {
                                      "name": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "description": "Name of the user",
                                        "maxLength": 255
                                      },
                                      "id": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "description": "Unique identifier of the user",
                                        "format": "int64"
                                      }
                                    },
                                    "required": [
                                      "name",
                                      "id"
                                    ]
                                  }
                                },
                                "required": [
                                  "id",
                                  "Modified_Time",
                                  "Created_Time",
                                  "Created_By",
                                  "Modified_By"
                                ]
                              }
                            },
                            "required": [
                              "code",
                              "message",
                              "status",
                              "details"
                            ]
                          },
                          {
                            "type": "object",
                            "description": "Failed note creation result",
                            "additionalProperties": false,
                            "properties": {
                              "code": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Error code",
                                "enum": [
                                  "EXPECTED_FIELD_MISSING",
                                  "INVALID_DATA"
                                ]
                              },
                              "message": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Error message",
                                "maxLength": 500
                              },
                              "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "description": "Status of the operation",
                     

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