Zoho and phone.systems™ Integration

Connecting phone.systems™ with Zoho CRM allows you to manage customer calls and track important information. When the two systems are linked, contact details can be automatically synchronized, and call history can be logged in Zoho. The integration includes the following features:

  • Sync contacts automatically: Keep contacts, leads and company details updated in phone.systems™ and Zoho CRM.

  • Call journaling: All incoming and outgoing calls are logged in Zoho CRM for tracking and reference.

  • Create new contacts automatically: When an unknown number calls, a new contact, lead or company is created in Zoho CRM automatically.

  • User association for call journaling: Associating users enables call journaling between phone.systems™ and Zoho. Unassociated users will not receive call details in Zoho CRM.



Connecting phone.systems™ with Zoho

This guide provides detailed steps on integrating phone.systems™ with Zoho using Zoho API Console. Follow the instructions below to complete the setup process.

Note

To connect phone.systems™ with Zoho, you will need the Client ID and Client Secret, which can be obtained from the Zoho developer account.

Step 1: Sign in to your Zoho account or create a new account

To begin, go to the Zoho CRM page and Sign In to access an existing account or create a new one.

Step 2: Open Zoho API console

After signing in to your Zoho account, go to Zoho API Console page and click Get Started.

Open Zoho API Console Page

Fig. 1. Open Zoho API Console Page

Step 3: Create server-based application

In the Choose Client Type section, find the Server-based Applications block and select Create Now.

Create Server-based Application

Fig. 2. Create Server-based Application

Step 4: Enter client name and homepage URL

On the Create New Client page, enter your Client Name and Homepage URL.

Enter client name and homepage url

Fig. 3. Enter client name and homepage url

Step 5: Launch phone.systems™ and create Zoho connection

  1. Open a new browser tab, log in to your DIDWW account, and launch phone.systems™.

  2. In phone.systems™, go to Settings > CRM Integrations.

  3. Click Connect to link Zoho app with phone.systems™.

Create Zoho connection in phone.systems™

Fig. 4. Create Zoho connection in phone.systems™

Step 6: Copy and paste the Redirect URL

On the phone.systems™ Zoho connection page, copy the Redirect URL.

Copy the Redirect URL

Fig. 5. Copy the Redirect URL

Open the Zoho create new client page, and paste the Redirect URL in the Authorized Redirect URLs.

Paste the redirect URL

Fig. 6. Paste the redirect URL

Step 7: Create the app

After entering the required fields (Client Name, Homepage URL, and Authorized Redirect URLs), click Create.

Once the app is created, the app credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) will be generated.

App credentials

Fig. 7. App credentials

Step 8: Copy and Paste the Client ID and Client secret

Copy the Client ID and Client secret from the Zoho API Console application page, then Paste them into the respective fields on the phone.systems™ Zoho connection page.

Paste Client ID and Client secret into phone.systems™

Fig. 8. Paste Client ID and Client secret into phone.systems™

Step 9: Connect the application to Zoho

To complete the connection, click Connect on the phone.systems™ page. Review the access permissions for Zoho CRM, and if you agree, click Accept.

Note

To ensure a successful connection, grant permission for phone.systems™ to access Zoho CRM data. Without permission, the connection cannot be completed.

Confirm Access To Connect with Zoho Account

Fig. 9. Confirm Access To Connect with Zoho Account

When access is granted, you will be redirected to the phone.systems™ CRM Integrations page. Zoho will then appear under Active Integrations, and after synchronization, its status will update to Connected.

Note

phone.systems™ will automatically synchronize data and establish a connection with your main Zoho account. The app will also be installed in Zoho CRM.

Active Zoho connection in phone.systems™

Fig. 10. Active Zoho connection in phone.systems™