Zoho CRM action

Create Contact (Zoho CRM)

Create a new contact record in Zoho CRM, including standard details and mailing address

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Input

What it needs.

Map each field to a column in your table. Optional fields can stay empty.

FieldType
  • last_name
    The last name of the contact. This is a mandatory field.
    string
  • account_name
    Account Name
    nullablestring
  • first_name
    The first name of the contact.
    nullablestring
  • email
    The email address of the contact.
    nullablestring
  • mobile_number
    The mobile phone number.
    nullablestring
  • title
    Job Title.
    nullablestring
  • department
    Department name.
    nullablestring
  • mailing_street
    Street address.
    nullablestring
  • mailing_city
    City.
    nullablestring
  • mailing_state
    State/Province.
    nullablestring
  • mailing_zip
    Zip/Postal Code.
    nullablestring
  • mailing_country
    Country.
    nullablestring
  • description
    Notes or description.
    nullablestring
  • lead_source
    The source of the lead/contact.
    nullableselect
  • other_mobile_number
    An alternative phone number.
    nullablestring
  • fax
    The fax number.
    nullablestring
  • home_mobile_number
    The home phone number.
    nullablestring
  • skype_id
    Skype username or ID.
    nullablestring
  • twitter
    Twitter handle.
    nullablestring
  • secondary_email
    Alternative email address.
    nullablestring
  • assistant
    Name of the assistant.
    nullablestring
  • asst_mobile_number
    Assistant's phone number.
    nullablestring
  • reporting_to
    The person this contact reports to.
    nullablestring
  • date_of_birth
    Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD).
    nullablestring
  • other_street
    Alternative street address.
    nullablestring
  • other_city
    Alternative city.
    nullablestring
  • other_state
    Alternative state or province.
    nullablestring
  • other_zip
    Alternative zip or postal code.
    nullablestring
  • other_country
    Alternative country.
    nullablestring

When to use this.

The "Create Contact (Zoho CRM)" action allows users to efficiently create a new contact record within Zoho CRM, ensuring that essential details such as the last name are captured. Key input parameters include the mandatory last name, along with optional fields like first name, email, mobile number, job title, and mailing address details, enabling comprehensive contact profiles. Upon execution, the action returns crucial output data, including the contact ID, status, creation time, and a message confirming the operation. This functionality is particularly useful for businesses looking to manage customer relationships, streamline lead tracking, and enhance communication efforts, making it an essential tool in the CRM category.

Output

What it returns.

Every field this action writes back to the row. Click a line to expand nested objects.

FieldType
  • contact_id
    Contact Id
    string
  • status
    Status
    nullablestring
  • created_time
    Created Time
    nullablestring
  • message
    Message
    nullablestring
Workflow

How this fits a workflow.

Trigger → Create Contact (Zoho CRM) → enrich → push to your CRM. You set it up once; after that it runs without you.

  1. Step 1TriggerNew row, form submit, or schedule.
  2. Step 2Create Contact (Zoho CRM)The Zoho CRM action runs.
  3. Step 3EnrichWaterfall fills missing fields.
  4. Step 4Push to CRMHubSpot / Pipedrive / Zoho CRM / GoHighLevel.

Two actions you can chain after this one:

Create Contact (Zoho CRM)Get Account by ID (Zoho CRM)Delete Account (Zoho CRM)
Reliability

Throughput & reliability.

How fast it drains a table, and what happens when the upstream provider has a bad day.

  • Per-minute limit100 / min
  • Per-day limit2,000 / day
  • RetriesAutomatic w/ backoff
  • Failed lookupsZero credits

Who runs this

GTM EngineerRevOpsAgency

Light tier. See pricing; per-action credit cost is private.

Related

More Zoho CRM actions.

FAQ.

Mostly. Fast actions fill the cell in a few seconds. Long-running ones run in the background and write back to the row when they finish, so you can close the tab.

No. A failed lookup costs zero credits. When a provider misses or times out, the waterfall moves to the next one and you only pay for the match you actually got.

No. Run it on one cell, on a selection, on the whole table, or on a schedule. Same action either way.

HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, and GoHighLevel are bidirectional, with Salesforce coming soon. Smartlead, Instantly, Lemlist, HeyReach, Apollo Sequences, and Reply.io for outbound.

Run Create Contact (Zoho CRM) in 60 seconds.

Connect the account, drop the action on a column, run it on your rows.

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