Zoho CRM
Business Operations Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limit5,000 API credits per day and 5 concurrent calls on the free plan
Documentation: www.zoho.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Zoho CRM offers a forever-free account for up to three users with a documented REST API. The API covers leads, contacts, deals, and modules with OAuth authentication. Free accounts receive daily API credits plus a small number of concurrent calls.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: 5,000 API credits per day and 5 concurrent calls on the free plan
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: crm small-business leads
Setup
- Sign up for a free Zoho CRM account
- Go to accounts.zoho.com and open the Developer Console
- Register a self-client or server-based application to get OAuth credentials
- Authorize the scopes for CRM modules you plan to use
- Exchange the grant token for access and refresh tokens
- Call v8 endpoints such as /crm/v8/Leads with the OAuth token
Example
GET https://www.zohoapis.com/crm/v8/Leads with header Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken ACCESS_TOKENUse cases
- Capture web leads directly into Zoho CRM records
- Sync deal stages with project management tools
- Build reports from CRM data in a custom dashboard