Java SDK offers a way to create client java applications that can be integrated with Zoho CRM. This SDK makes the access and use of necessary CRM APIs with ease. In other words, it serves as a wrapper for the REST APIs, making it easier to use the services of Zoho CRM.
A point to note would be that the developer of the client application should create programming code elements along with configuration-related properties files, interface implementations, instances or objects. Authentication to access Zoho CRM APIs is through Oauth authentication mechanism. Invariably, HTTP requests and responses are taken care by SDK.
A sample of how an SDK acts a middle ware or interface between Zoho CRM and a client java application.
Java SDK allows you to:
Note:
Java SDK requires the following dependencies to be setup in your development environment:
Java SDK is available through Maven distribution. You can include the SDK to your project using Maven or Gradle build systems.
If you are using Maven to build your project, please include the following in your pom.xml file:
Alternatively, Java SDK is also available as a downloadable JAR file.
This version downloads simply the SDK without dependent jars. In this case, the following jars are to be made available by adding them in the referenced libraries of your java application. The jars can be downloaded from here.
The list of dependency JARs that you need are: