How to use IBM App Connect with Zoho Recruit

Zoho Recruit simplifies the hiring process for recruiters by providing solutions for finding, tracking, and hiring candidates across multiple platforms. It is ideal for both in-house recruiters and staffing agencies.

Availability:
  • A connector in IBM App Connect Enterprise as a ServiceApp Connect Enterprise as a Service connector
  • A local connector in a Designer instance of IBM App Connect in containers (Continuous Delivery release)Local connector in containers (Continuous Delivery release) 12.0.12.3-r1 or later

Supported product and API versions

To find out which product and API versions this connector supports, see Detailed System Requirements on the IBM Support page.

Connecting to Zoho Recruit

Complete the connection fields that you see in the App Connect Designer Connect > Applications and APIs page or flow editor. If necessary, work with your Zoho Recruit administrator to obtain these values.

Zoho Recruit authorization types and connection fields:

BASIC OAUTH
Server URL: Select the URL for the API server that makes runtime calls.
Token base URL: The token URL value relative to the server URL. Select a server URL to use as the base for the token URL.
Application client ID: Specify the unique client identifier to use for authentication.
Application client secret: Specify the unique client secret to use for authentication.
Access token: Specify the access token that is generated from the application client ID and client secret.
Refresh token: Specify the refresh token that is generated from the application client ID and client secret.
Allow self-signed certificates: Set to true or false. Set to true if you want to be able to accept self-signed certificates that are trusted and used only in a nonproduction environment. The default is false.
Override server URL: Required if you want to connect to an endpoint in a private network by using the private network client, or if you want to override the server URL. Specify an override value for the host and port for the connector in the format <http or https>://<host_name>:<port>. If you are not using the private network client or do not require an override, leave this field blank.

To obtain the connection values for Zoho Recruit, see Obtaining connection values for Zoho Recruit.

To connect to a Zoho Recruit endpoint from the App Connect Designer Applications and APIs page for the first time, expand Zoho Recruit, then click Connect.

Tip:

Before you use the account that is created in App Connect in a flow, rename the account to something meaningful that helps you to identify it. To rename the account on the Applications and APIs page, select the account, open its options menu (⋮), then click Rename Account.

General Considerations

Before you use App Connect Designer with Zoho Recruit, take note of the following considerations:

  • You can see lists of the trigger events and actions that are available on the Applications and APIs page of the App Connect Designer.

    For some applications, the events and actions depend on the environment and whether the connector supports configurable events and dynamic discovery of actions. If the application supports configurable events, you see a Show more configurable events link under the events list. If the application supports dynamic discovery of actions, you see a Show more link under the actions list.

  • If you are using multiple accounts for an application, the set of fields that is displayed when you select an action for that application can vary for different accounts. In the flow editor, some applications always provide a curated set of static fields for an action. Other applications use dynamic discovery to retrieve the set of fields that are configured on the instance that you are connected to. For example, if you have two accounts for two instances of an application, the first account might use settings that are ready for immediate use. However, the second account might be configured with extra custom fields.

Events and Actions

Zoho Recruit events

These events are for changes in this application that trigger a flow to start completing the actions in the flow.

Show more configurable events: Events that are shown by default are pre-configured by using optimized connectivity. More items are available after you configure events that can trigger a flow by polling this application for new or updated objects. For more information about configurable events, see Configuring polled events to trigger flows.

Zoho Recruit actions

Your flow completes these actions on this application.

Object Action Description
Candidates Create candidate Creates a candidate with the given information
Retrieve candidates by advanced filters Retrieves the list of candidates using advanced filters
Update candidate status Changes the status of an existing candidate
Retrieve candidates Retrieves the details of candidates using filters
Associate candidates with job openings Associates candidates with job openings
Job openings Create job opening Creates a job opening with the given information
Retrieve job openings by advanced filters Retrieves job openings using advanced filters
Update job opening status Changes the status of an existing job opening
Retrieve job openings Retrieves the details of job openings using filters
Users Retrieve users Retrieves users who are allowed to access and manage records
Departments Retrieve departments Retrieves all departments with filters
Applications Retrieve applications Retrieves all applications with filters
Retrieve application by record ID Retrieves details of an application by using record ID

Examples

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Use templates to quickly create flows for Zoho Recruit

Learn how to use App Connect templates to quickly create flows that complete actions on Zoho Recruit. For example, open the Templates gallery, and then search for Zoho Recruit.

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Zoho Recruit flow in detailed view

Use IBM App Connect to build flows that integrate with Zoho Recruit.

Read the blog in the IBM Community to learn how to create a job opening in Zoho Recruit for job requisitions in SAP SuccessFactors. The blog also explains how to associate candidates with job openings in Zoho Recruit for each new Wufoo form entry. Click Read the blog to go to the blog.