Zoho Projects

Access the Zoho Projects API V3 with managed OAuth authentication. Manage projects, tasks, milestones, tasklists, and team collaboration.

Quick Start

# List all portals
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portals')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/{endpoint}

The gateway proxies requests to projectsapi.zoho.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Important:

• V3 endpoints use /api/v3/ prefix (not /restapi/)
• No trailing slashes on endpoint paths
• Request bodies are JSON (Content-Type: application/json)
• Updates use PATCH method (not POST)

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Zoho Projects OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=zoho-projects&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'zoho-projects'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', 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

Get Connection

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

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-28T00:12:25.223434Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-28T00:16:32.882675Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "zoho-projects",
    "metadata": {},
    "method": "OAUTH2"
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Zoho Projects connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portals')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• No implicit access: The MATON_API_KEY alone cannot access Zoho Projects. The user must explicitly authorize via OAuth through Maton's connect flow.
• Scoped access: Access is limited to the specific Zoho Projects account the user authorized.
• Write safeguards: All write operations (POST, PATCH, DELETE) require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Portals

List Portals

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portals

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "916020774",
    "portal_name": "mycompany",
    "org_name": "mycompany",
    "timezone": "PST",
    "project_plan": "Free",
    "owner": {
      "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com"
    },
    "profile": {
      "name": "Portal Owner",
      "id": 2644874000000085084
    }
  }
]

Projects

List Projects

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects

Query parameters: page, per_page, status (active, archived, template)

Response:

[
  {
    "id": "2644874000000089119",
    "key": "NU-1",
    "name": "My Project",
    "project_type": "active",
    "description": "Project description",
    "owner": {
      "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com"
    },
    "is_public_project": false,
    "created_time": "2026-02-27T10:20:22.421Z",
    "modified_time": "2026-02-27T10:20:22.421Z"
  }
]

Get Project Details

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}

Create Project

POST /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Project",
  "description": "Project description"
}

Response (201):

{
  "id": "2644874000000096003",
  "key": "NU-2",
  "name": "New Project",
  "project_type": "active",
  "description": "Project description",
  "owner": {
    "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
    "name": "John Doe"
  },
  "created_time": "2026-05-17T22:08:52.537Z"
}

Update Project

PATCH /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Name",
  "description": "Updated description"
}

Delete Project

DELETE /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Tasks

List Tasks

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks

Query parameters: page, per_page, owner, status, priority, tasklist_id, sort_by

Response:

{
  "page_info": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 100,
    "page_count": 3,
    "has_next_page": false
  },
  "tasks": [
    {
      "id": "2644874000000089247",
      "prefix": "EZ1-T1",
      "name": "Task 1",
      "status": {
        "id": "2644874000000016068",
        "name": "Open",
        "is_closed_type": false
      },
      "priority": "none",
      "project": {
        "id": "2644874000000089119",
        "name": "My Project"
      },
      "tasklist": {
        "id": "2644874000000089245",
        "name": "General"
      },
      "milestone": {
        "id": "2644874000000000073",
        "name": "None"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get Task Details

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}

Create Task

POST /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Task",
  "priority": "high",
  "description": "Task description",
  "tasklist_id": "{tasklist_id}"
}

Optional fields: person_responsible, tasklist_id, start_date, end_date, priority, description

Response (201): Returns the created task object.

Update Task

PATCH /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Task Name",
  "priority": "medium"
}

Delete Task

DELETE /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Task Comments

List Comments

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}/comments

Response:

{
  "page_info": {
    "per_page": 100,
    "has_next_page": false,
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1
  },
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "2644874000000094015",
      "comment": "This is a comment",
      "created_time": "2026-05-17T22:08:51.264Z",
      "created_by": {
        "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
        "name": "John Doe"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Add Comment

POST /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}/comments
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "comment": "This is a comment"
}

Note: The field name is comment, not content.

Response (201): Returns the created comment object.

Delete Comment

DELETE /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks/{task_id}/comments/{comment_id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Tasklists

List Tasklists

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasklists

Response:

{
  "page_info": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 200,
    "page_count": 1,
    "has_next_page": false
  },
  "tasklists": [
    {
      "id": "2644874000000089245",
      "name": "General",
      "flag": "internal",
      "status": "active",
      "milestone": {
        "id": "2644874000000000073",
        "name": "None"
      },
      "created_time": "2026-02-27T10:20:24.426Z"
    }
  ]
}

Create Tasklist

POST /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasklists
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Tasklist",
  "flag": "internal"
}

Optional fields: milestone_id, flag (internal or external)

Response (201): Returns the created tasklist object.

Update Tasklist

PATCH /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasklists/{tasklist_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Tasklist Name"
}

Delete Tasklist

DELETE /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasklists/{tasklist_id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Milestones

List Milestones

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/milestones

Response:

{
  "page_info": [
    {
      "per_page": 100,
      "has_next_page": false,
      "page": 1
    }
  ],
  "milestones": [
    {
      "id": "2644874000000096133",
      "name": "Phase 1",
      "start_date": "2026-05-17",
      "end_date": "2026-06-01",
      "flag": "internal",
      "owner": {
        "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
        "name": "John Doe"
      },
      "created_time": "2026-05-17T22:09:13.771Z"
    }
  ]
}

Create Milestone

POST /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/milestones
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Phase 1",
  "start_date": "06-01-2026",
  "end_date": "06-15-2026",
  "flag": "internal",
  "owner_zpuid": "{user_zpuid}"
}

Required fields: name, start_date, end_date, flag, owner_zpuid

Note: Date format for creating milestones is MM-dd-yyyy.

Response (201): Returns the created milestone object.

Update Milestone

PATCH /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/milestones/{milestone_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Phase",
  "end_date": "06-20-2026"
}

Delete Milestone

DELETE /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/milestones/{milestone_id}

Returns 204 No Content on success.

Users

List Users

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/users

Response:

{
  "page_info": {
    "per_page": 100,
    "has_next_page": false,
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1
  },
  "users": [
    {
      "zpuid": "2644874000000085003",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "john@example.com",
      "is_active": true,
      "role": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "id": "2644874000000085005"
      },
      "added_time": "2026-02-27T10:19:11.719Z"
    }
  ]
}

Pagination

V3 uses page-based pagination with page and per_page parameters:

GET /zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks?page=1&per_page=50

Response includes page_info:

{
  "page_info": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 50,
    "page_count": 25,
    "has_next_page": true
  },
  "tasks": [...]
}

When has_next_page is true, increment page to get the next batch.

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List tasks in a project
const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.tasks);

Python

import os
import requests

# Create a task
response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/{project_id}/tasks',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={'name': 'New Task', 'priority': 'high'}
)
task = response.json()
print(task['id'])

Notes

• V3 API uses /api/v3/ prefix — do NOT use trailing slashes
• All POST/PATCH requests use application/json content type (not form-urlencoded like V2)
• Updates use PATCH method (not POST like V2)
• Portal ID is required for most endpoints — obtain from GET /api/v3/portals
• Date format for milestone creation: MM-dd-yyyy (e.g., 06-01-2026)
• Pagination uses page + per_page (not index + range like V2)
• Delete operations return 204 No Content
• Create operations return 201 Created

Error Handling

V3 error format:

{
  "error": {
    "status_code": "400",
    "title": "LESS_THAN_MIN_OCCURANCE",
    "error_type": "FIELDS_VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "details": [
      {
        "message": "Input Parameter Missing",
        "field_name": "comment"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

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

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with zoho-projects. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portals
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/api/v3/portals

Troubleshooting: Trailing Slashes

V3 does NOT allow trailing slashes. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/zoho-projects/api/v3/portal/{portal_id}/projects/

Resources

• Zoho Projects API V3 Documentation
• Zoho Projects Developer Portal
• Maton Community
• Maton Support