Zoho Projects currently does not provide a built-in option to delete multiple projects in bulk from the UI. When working with testing environments or large numbers of temporary projects, deleting them one by one becomes time-consuming.
To address this, I created a small automation using Node.js and the Zoho Projects API to programmatically delete projects.
Below are the steps I followed.
Prerequisites
• Node.js installed
• Access to Zoho Projects portal
• Zoho API Self Client for OAuth authentication
Step 1 – Install Node.js
Download and install Node.js from:
https://nodejs.org
Verify installation:
node -v
npm -v
Step 2 – Create a working directory
cd Desktop
mkdir zoho-delete-projects
cd zoho-delete-projects
Step 3 – Initialize the Node project
npm init -y
Step 4 – Install Axios (HTTP client)
npm install axios
Step 5 – Create the script file
notepad deleteProjects.js
Step 6 – Add the following script
const axios = require("axios");
const TOKEN = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";
const PORTAL_ID = "YOUR_PORTAL_ID";
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}
async function deleteProjects() {
try {
const res = await axios.get(
`https://projectsapi.zoho.in/restapi/portal/${PORTAL_ID}/projects/`,
{
headers: {
Authorization: `Zoho-oauthtoken ${TOKEN}`
}
}
);
const projects = res.data.projects;
console.log("Projects found:", projects.length);
for (const p of projects) {
const projectId = p.id_string;
await axios.delete(
`https://projectsapi.zoho.in/restapi/portal/${PORTAL_ID}/projects/${projectId}/`,
{
headers: {
Authorization: `Zoho-oauthtoken ${TOKEN}`
}
}
);
console.log("Deleted:", p.name);
// Delay added to avoid Zoho API rate limits
await sleep(2000);
}
} catch (err) {
console.log(err.response?.data || err.message);
}
}
deleteProjects();
Step 7 – Create a Self Client in Zoho API Console
https://api-console.zoho.com
Scopes used:
ZohoProjects.projects.READ
ZohoProjects.projects.DELETE
Step 8 – Generate a Grant Token
Step 9 – Convert the Grant Token to an Access Token
curl -X POST "https://accounts.zoho.in/oauth/v2/token" ^
-d "grant_type=authorization_code" ^
-d "client_id=CLIENT_ID" ^
-d "client_secret=CLIENT_SECRET" ^
-d "redirect_uri=https://www.zoho.com" ^
-d "code=GRANT_TOKEN"
Step 10 – Copy the access_token from the response.
Step 11 – Find your Portal ID
Example:
https://projects.zoho.in/portal/yourportalname
Portal ID = yourportalname
Step 12 – Update the script
const TOKEN = "ACCESS_TOKEN";
const PORTAL_ID = "yourportalname";
Step 13 – Run the script
node deleteProjects.js
The script will fetch the list of projects and delete them sequentially while respecting Zoho API rate limits.
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