Create Department
Purpose
To create a department in Choice Lists.
Endpoints
Request Details
Request URL
https://contracts.zoho.com/api/v1/admin/departments
Authorization
Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.67013ab3960787bcf3affae67e649fc0.83a789c859e040bf11e7d05f9c8b5ef6
Scope
contracts.meta.CREATE, contracts.contracts.ALL
Possible Operation Types
ALL - Full access to department details
CREATE - Create department details
Sample Request
Copiedcurl "https://contracts.zoho.com/api/v1/admin/departments"
-X POST
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.67013ab3960787bcf3affae67e649fc0.83a789c859e040bf11e7d05f9c8b5ef6"Input JSON Keys
- namestring
Represents the name of the department.
Sample Input
Copied{
"name": String
}Response JSON Keys
- modifiedTimestring
Represents the time of modification.
- namestring
Represents the name of the department
- idstring
Represents the unique ID of the department.
- addedByuser
Represents the user who created the department.
- apiNamestring
Represents the name of the department in the API.
- addedTimestring
Represents the time when the department is created.
- modifiedByuser
Represents the last user who modified the department.
Sample Response
Copied{
"departments":
[
{
"modifiedTime": String,
"id": String,
"name": String,
"addedBy": User(Short),
"apiName": String,
"addedTime": String,
"modifiedBy": User(Short)
}
]
}Possible Errors
INVALID_URL_PATTERNHTTP 404
Request URL is incorrect
Resolution: Specify a valid request URL. Refer to the Request URL section above.
OAUTH_SCOPE_MISMATCHHTTP 401
Unauthorized
Resolution: Client does not have contracts.meta.CREATE scope. Create a new client with valid scope. Refer to the Scope section above.
NO_PERMISSIONHTTP 403
Permission denied to create
Resolution: The user does not have permission to create records. Contact your organization administrator.
INTERNAL_ERRORHTTP 500
Internal Server Error
Resolution: Unexpected and unhandled exception in the server.
INVALID_REQUEST_METHODHTTP 400
The HTTP request method is not a valid one.
Resolution: You have specified an invalid HTTP method to access the API URL. Specify a valid request method. Refer to the Endpoints section above.
AUTHORIZATION_FAILEDHTTP 400
The user does not have sufficient privilege to create module details.
Resolution: The user does not have permission to create module details. Contact your organization administrator.
CONFLICTHTTP 409
ErrorCode: 2236
A Department with the same name already exists.
Resolution: Create the department with a different name.
Sample Response
{
"Errors":
{
"ErrorCode": 2236,
"ErrorMessage": "A Department with the same name already exists."
}
}