Zoho Docs · Authentication Profile

Zoho Workdrive Authentication

Authentication

Authentication methods for Zoho Docs as published on the developer pages.

Zoho Docs declares 2 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

OAuth 2.0 oauth2

OAuth 2.0 (Self Client) oauth2

Source

Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-10-27'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/self-client/overview.html
sources:
- https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/self-client/overview.html
- https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/introduction.html
- https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/multi-dc-support.html
- https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/incremental-authorization/overview.html
description: Authentication methods for Zoho Docs as published on the developer pages.
schemes:
- type: oauth2
  name: OAuth 2.0
  evidence: Zoho's OAuth implementation uses Bearer authentication scheme , hence while making API calls, the access token has to be passed in
    the Authorization header with the prefix Bearer .
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Register the app in the Zoho API console to get a Client ID and Client Secret, then use either the authorization code grant flow
    (generate an authorization code and exchange it for an access token and refresh token) or the client credentials grant flow (provide client
    credentials to obtain an access token). The access token is sent in the Authorization header as "Bearer <access-token>".
- type: oauth2
  name: OAuth 2.0 (Self Client)
  evidence: If you want your app to fetch data from your own Zoho account, or set up app-to-app communication in the backend without any user
    interaction, you can use the Self Client option.
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Create a Self Client in the Zoho API console to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret. Then obtain an access token either via
    the authorization code grant flow (generate an authorization code in the console and exchange it) or via the client credentials grant flow
    (send client credentials to receive an access token). The token is used as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
docs: https://www.zoho.com/developer/oauth/self-client/overview.html

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