canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/zoho.com/zoho-writer-api

# Zoho Writer API

Zoho Writer API for document creation and management. The API exposes 5 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.

## For AI agents

Programmatically create document, list documents. Covers 5 operations with oauth2 authentication.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for developer tools only.

## Capabilities

- Create document
- List documents
- Get document
- Update document
- Delete document

## Use cases

### Developer Tools Operations

Use the Zoho Writer API to perform developer tools operations programmatically. The API provides 5 endpoints covering core functionality including create document, list documents, get document.

Example prompt: Call POST /documents to create document

### Automated documents Management

Automate documents operations by combining multiple Zoho Writer API endpoints. Agents can list documents and then get document in a single workflow.

Example prompt: Call GET /documents to list documents, then verify the result

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Zoho Writer API endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'create document', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POST | /documents | Create document |
| GET | /documents | List documents |
| GET | /documents/{document_id} | Get document |
| PUT | /documents/{document_id} | Update document |
| DELETE | /documents/{document_id} | Delete document |

## Key resources

- **documents** — Operations related to documents

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring Zoho Writer by hand means running its OAuth 2.0 flow, refreshing tokens, and mapping document shapes against the zohoapis.com host yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import Zoho Writer from the API Directory, store the OAuth credential once, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** Zoho Writer puts the document id in the URL path (/documents/{document_id}), so a rule can pin your agent to one document: it can read and update that document and nothing else. You choose the operations it may call, so destructive ones like document deletion are not included unless you add them.
- **Credential handling:** Your Zoho Writer OAuth credential is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'create a document' or 'list documents', and Jentic returns the matching Zoho Writer operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Github** — Alternative developer tools API
- **Gitlab** — Alternative developer tools API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Zoho Writer API use?

The Zoho Writer API uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I create document with the Zoho Writer API?

Yes. Use the POST /documents endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Zoho Writer API?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I create document through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'create document'. Jentic returns the matching Zoho Writer API operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Zoho Writer API have?

The Zoho Writer API exposes 5 endpoints covering documents operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Zoho Writer API?

Yes. Because Jentic One runs self-hosted, your own rules decide which Zoho Writer operations and credentials the agent may use. Since the document id sits in the URL path (/documents/{document_id}), you can pin the agent to a single document so it only reads and updates that one and nothing else. You also choose which operations it can call, so destructive actions like deleting a document (DELETE /documents/{document_id}) are excluded unless you explicitly add them.