Sample Data API Use Cases

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Data API Use Cases


Zoho Data API's (available for Writer, Sheet, Show, Planner, Creator, Wiki, Meeting) provide a deeper level of integration with the various Zoho Services. These APIs are used when partners wish to provide their users with access to the full functionality and features of Zoho Services from within the partners application or website. The Data APIs require users to have an account with Zoho as well as having their data stored on Zoho's secure servers. The end-result is a tightly-integrated, richer end-user experience while maintaining the integrity of the workflow from the partner's site.

The Data API may require some additional work and cost to do the implementation. Please contact Zoho for more specific information.

Zoho Writer/Sheet/Show Data API

Opening, editing and providing document collaboration and sharing of Zoho Writer/Sheet/Show Documents from within your application or website.

Pre-Requisites

  • Users should have Zoho ID
  • User should login to view the list of documents
  • Uses Zoho Data API 

Typical use cases / examples

1. Partner provides a web-solution requiring an integrated interface to a number of Zoho Services. The integration needs to leverage the full capability of Zoho web-base technology including collaborative editing, document history/versioning or for creating web-conference meetings, to-do lists or database applications. One example of this type of integration is Entrepreneur.com, a site that has its own business content that users can read/edit/save using the various Zoho applications. Users can also launch Zoho Meeting and Planner without leaving the website.


2. Partners who want to provide their users with access to a list of their Zoho documents that can be launched from within the partner application. A typical example  is a web start page that will list the documents and launch them in various Zoho application editors once the users are logged in*.

* It is possible for users to have an account automatically created in Zoho once they sign in to the partner's sign-in system (this generally requires some engineering services from Zoho).


Partners

Our partners who have implemented Zoho Data API include Entrepreneur.com

Demo / Code Samples

For java users, we have a full implementation done for demonstrating this. You need only to edit a few configuration settings and deploy a var file. Follow the step-by-step instructions here. We will shortly be adding the full implementation code in php, .NET and Ruby on Rails.

A detailed look at Zoho Data API (Writer) here.


   

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