# Zoho CRM

Zoho CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management platform that helps you manage sales pipelines, customer interactions, and business relationships. By connecting Zoho CRM to Coupler.io, you can automatically sync your contacts, leads, deals, accounts, and custom modules to Google Sheets, Excel, BigQuery, Looker Studio, or AI destinations like Claude and ChatGPT for deeper analysis and reporting.

## Why connect Zoho CRM to Coupler.io?

* **Centralized reporting** — Pull all your CRM data into a single spreadsheet or data warehouse for unified dashboards and reports
* **Automated workflows** — Sync lead, deal, and contact data on a schedule without manual exports
* **AI-powered insights** — Send your sales pipeline, customer data, or forecasts to Claude or ChatGPT for predictive analysis and recommendations
* **Multi-environment support** — Connect to Production, Sandbox, or Developer environments depending on your testing needs

## Prerequisites

* A Zoho CRM account (Free, Standard, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition)
* Admin access or permission to generate API tokens in Zoho CRM
* Your Zoho CRM organization's base URL (e.g., `https://www.zohoapis.com` for US, `https://www.zohoapis.eu` for EU)

## Quick start

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Before you begin, decide which modules you want to sync (Leads, Contacts, Accounts, Deals, etc.) and whether you're connecting to Production or a test environment. This will help you choose the right configuration when you set up your data flow.
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## How to connect

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**Log in to Coupler.io** and create a new data flow. Select **Zoho CRM** as your source.
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**Generate a Zoho CRM API token.** In your Zoho CRM account, go to **Settings** → **APIs** → **API Tokens** (or **OAuth Tokens**). Click **Create Token** and select your preferred scope (e.g., ZohoCRM.modules.READ for read-only access to modules). Copy the generated token — you'll need it in the next step.
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**Paste your API token** into Coupler.io and select your **Environment** (Production, Developer, or Sandbox) and **Zoho CRM edition** (Free, Standard, Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate). Your edition affects API rate limits, so choose the one matching your account.
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**Set a start date** using the date picker if you want to limit data exports to a specific time period. If left blank, Coupler.io will sync all available data from your Zoho CRM modules.
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**Select the modules and fields** you want to export (e.g., Leads, Contacts, Accounts, Deals). You can choose specific fields or include all available columns.
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**Choose your destination** — Google Sheets, Excel, BigQuery, Looker Studio, or an AI destination like Claude or ChatGPT. If you're sending data to ChatGPT or Claude, you can ask them to analyze your sales pipeline or forecast revenue based on your deal data.
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**Run the data flow** to test the connection. Once the manual run completes successfully, your Zoho CRM data will appear in your destination.
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## Supported modules and entities

Zoho CRM allows you to sync data from any standard or custom module. Common modules include:

| Module         | Description                                 | Use case                                       |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Leads          | Potential customers who have shown interest | Track new prospects and lead scoring           |
| Contacts       | Individual people in your CRM               | Build customer communication lists             |
| Accounts       | Companies or organizations                  | Analyze account growth and customer health     |
| Deals          | Sales opportunities with pipeline stage     | Monitor sales forecasts and close rates        |
| Tasks          | Action items assigned to team members       | Track team productivity and task completion    |
| Events         | Meetings, calls, and other interactions     | Measure customer engagement frequency          |
| Products       | Items your company sells                    | Analyze revenue by product or bundle offerings |
| Custom Modules | Any modules specific to your organization   | Sync industry-specific or proprietary data     |

You can also combine data from multiple modules using **Join** (e.g., linking Deals to Accounts) or **Append** (e.g., combining Leads and Contacts into a single prospect list) transformations.