Developer Space
What is the Developer Space in Zoho People?
In Zoho People, Developer Space is a feature that allows developers to further extend the capabilities of the Zoho People HR platform. Access Zoho People configuration and data using secure APIs. Using the Developer Space, administrators can create and manage custom third-party connections, create web tabs and widgets.
Developer space provides access to the following:
- View Zoho People APIs categorized by form.
- Create and manage Connections.
- Create and manage Custom Widgets.
- Create and manage Web Tabs.
Accessing Developer Space
Navigate to Settings (top-right gear icon) > Developer Space. Use the top tabs to navigate within developer space.
What are connections in Zoho People?
Connections is a simple and secure authentication mechanism to connect your Zoho People account with a third-party application. Connections can be used to invoke any third-party applications REST APIs and to get access to your authenticated data.
What are custom widgets in Zoho People?
Widgets are portable components embedded into Zoho People UI, created using your own JS framework for specific actions or displaying data from third-party programs.
What is the purpose of Zoho People APIs?
Zoho People API allows you to integrate HR modules with other apps by extracting employee and form data in XML or JSON. It works with any programming language (e.g., Java, PHP) and is available in Essential HR, Professional, Premium, and Enterprise plans. Learn more.
What are Web Tabs?
Web Tab in Zoho People allows loading external websites or custom web pages/web apps created using Zoho CLI and JS SDK.