Invalid value passed for Email Address

Invalid value passed for Email Address

Trying to use "+" in the email address while creating a contact with contact person in the create contacts API, I am getting { code: 2, message: 'Invalid value passed for Email Address' }
example - email: test+test@test.com
https://www.zoho.com/books/api/v3/#Contacts_Create_a_Contact
Note: this is working from the portal, but not in the API.