Search Contacts

Finds contact records in Zoho CRM by search criteria.

GET

Query

Arguments

string

Use Zoho criteria syntax. Provide one of Criteria, Email, Phone, or Word.

string

Search by a free-text word. Provide one of Criteria, Email, Phone, or Word.

string

Search by an exact email address. Provide one of Criteria, Email, Phone, or Word.

string

Search by an exact phone number. Provide one of Criteria, Email, Phone, or Word.

Uncommon arguments

string

Comma-separated API names of fields to include in the response.

boolean

Whether to include converted records in the result.

boolean

Whether to restrict the result to approved records.

PaginationRequest a specific window of rows with limit and offset. Learn more

number

Maximum number of rows to return.

number

Number of rows to skip.

Field selectionChoose which fields should be included in the response. Learn more

string

Comma-separated response fields to include.

Try this request

Request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v1/universal/zohoCRM/latest/actions/search-contacts" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_TOKEN" \
  --get \
  --data-urlencode 'connectionId=$CONNECTION_ID'

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "fullName": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "phone": "string"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {}
}

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