Set up a Zoho People connector

ConductorOne provides identity governance and just-in-time provisioning for Zoho People. Integrate your Zoho People instance with ConductorOne to run user access reviews (UARs) and enable just-in-time access requests.

⚠️ This is an early access connector, please test and provide feedback on these docs!

Capabilities

Resource	Sync	Provision
Accounts	✅
Roles	✅

Gather Zoho People credentials

Each setup method requires you to pass in credentials generated in Zoho People. Gather these credentials before you move on.

A user with access to the developer console in Zoho People must perform this task.

Look up your account domain

Look up your Zoho account URL and make a note of the domain.

Generate a new client

In the Zoho Developer console, click Get Started.
On the Self client tile, click Create Now.
Give the client a name, such as “ConductorOne”.
Click Create then click OK. A client ID and client secret are generated and shown on the Client Secret tab.
Carefully copy and save the client ID and client secret.

Generate an authorization code

Next, click Generate Code and enter the scope ZOHOPEOPLE.forms.READ.
Select the time duration and enter a description, then click Create.
Carefully copy and save the authorization code.

That’s it! Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.

Configure the Zoho People connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:
The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in ConductorOne
Access to the set of Zoho People credentials generated by following the instructions above

Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by ConductorOne.

In ConductorOne, navigate to Admin > Connectors and click Add connector.
Search for Zoho People and click Add.
Don’t see the Zoho People connector? Reach out to support@conductorone.com to add Zoho People to your Connectors page.
Choose how to set up the new Zoho People connector:
- Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)
- Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
- Create a new managed app
Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.
If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.
Click Next.
Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.
Enter the client ID and secret in the Client ID and Client secret fields.
Enter the authorization code in the Refresh token field.
Use the Account domain dropdown to select your Zoho account domain.
Click Save.
The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.

That’s it! Your Zoho People connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.

Follow these instructions to use the Zoho People connector, hosted and run in your own environment.

When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with ConductorOne, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the ConductorOne UI for access reviews and access requests.

Step 1: Configure the Zoho People connector

In ConductorOne, navigate to Connectors > Add connector.
Search for Baton and click Add.
Choose how to set up the new Zoho People connector:
- Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)
- Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
- Create a new managed app
Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.
If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.
Click Next.
In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.
Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.
Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Zoho People connector deployment:

Secrets configuration

# baton-zoho-people-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: baton-zoho-people-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  # ConductorOne credentials
  BATON_CLIENT_ID: <ConductorOne client ID>
  BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <ConductorOne client secret>
  
  # Zoho People credentials
  BATON_ZOHO_CLIENT_ID: <Zoho People client ID>
  BATON_ZOHO_SECRET_ID: <Zoho People client secret>
  BATON_ZOHO_CODE: <Zoho People authentication code>
  BATON_DOMAIN_ACCOUNT: <Domain for your Zoho People account (one of US, EU, AU, IN, CN, JP). Default is US.>

See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.

Deployment configuration

# baton-zoho-people.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: baton-zoho-people
  labels:
    app: baton-zoho-people
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: baton-zoho-people
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: baton-zoho-people
        baton: true
        baton-app: zoho-people
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: baton-zoho-people
        image: ghcr.io/conductorone/baton-zoho-people:latest
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: baton-zoho-people-secrets

Step 3: Deploy the connector

Create a namespace in which to run ConductorOne connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.
Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In ConductorOne, click Applications. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Zoho People connector to. Zoho People data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.

That’s it! Your Zoho People connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.