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# Zoho People Integration Setup

### Getting Started <a href="#h_01h9kzjybek4temypa6a5ffh7w" id="h_01h9kzjybek4temypa6a5ffh7w"></a>

BalkanID recommends creating a separate service account for the purposes of this integration, instead of using personal or employee named accounts.

#### Requirements: <a href="#h_01hq31hmzdrvcyk70k44ey6dv5" id="h_01hq31hmzdrvcyk70k44ey6dv5"></a>

A Zoho People token has exactly the access of the user who authorized it, hence it is advised to authorize as a Super Administrator.

* ***Client ID -*** The Self Client created in the Zoho API Console.
* ***Client Secret -*** The secret generated alongside it..
* ***Organization ID -*** Your Zoho organization ID (zsoid).
* ***Datacenter -*** The Zoho data centre your organization is hosted in.

#### Getting the Configuration <a href="#h_01h9kzjybeacehzfkaw2cz10mj" id="h_01h9kzjybeacehzfkaw2cz10mj"></a>

1. Sign in to the *Zoho API Console* at `https://api-console.zoho.com` as a Super Administrator.<br>

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2. Click *Add Client* and choose *Self Client*. This client type is for server-to-server jobs and does not ask for a redirect URI.<br>

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3. Open the *Client Secret* tab and copy your **Client ID** and **Client Secret.**
4. For **Organization ID**, open Zoho People and click on your profile. Now click on *Manage Organization* and copy the Organization ID (zsoid). `https://people.zoho.in/organizations`<br>

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5. For **Datacenter**, use the suffix of the Zoho domain your organization signs in to - for example `in` for `people.zoho.in`, or `com` for `people.zoho.com`.

> Create the Self Client on your own Zoho domain. Zoho hosts each organization in a single data centre, and credentials issued in one are rejected by every other.

### Configure integration within your BalkanID tenant <a href="#h_01h9kzjybf182sj7n8mrydhrdt" id="h_01h9kzjybf182sj7n8mrydhrdt"></a>

1. Login to the BalkanID application and switch to the tenant you would like to add your integration to.
2. Head to *Integrations* > **Add Integration**, select **Zoho People.**

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3. Set up the *Primary Application owner (mandatory)* and the *Description*, if any. Set up Secondary Application Owner(s), if any.<br>

   Select the Extraction Type. From here, you can configure your application using one of the following methods:

   1. **Direct integration** - Provide the Client ID, Client Secret, Organization ID and Datacenter obtained above to set up a direct connection with BalkanID.
   2. **SCIM integration** - Provide SCIM server credentials to set up a SCIM connection with BalkanID.
   3. **Manual file upload** - Upload Entity and Entity Relations through a .CSV file upload. Contact the team for assistance with this.<br>

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4. Click on next to move onto *Optional Configuration.*
5. Fill **Optional configuration,** if required.

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6. Once you filled in the information, click **Save**. Your integration is now configured and you will see the status of the integration displayed alongside other integrations on the *Integrations* page. When data is available, the integration Status will read **Connected** and the integration Message will read **Data available**.


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