Description
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🧩 Pre-requisites
Before you start, ensure you have:
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⚙️ Installation
You can install the Zoho Cliq community node in n8n using npm:
Package name: n8n-nodes-zohocliq
To install:
1. Log in to your n8n account.
2. Navigate to More options → Settings → Community Nodes → Install.
3. Enter the package name n8n-nodes-zohocliq.
4. Click Install to add it to your workspace.
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🔐 Configuration
Follow these steps to connect your Zoho Cliq account with n8n:
1. Log in to your n8n account.
2. Navigate to Credentials → Add Credential → Zoho Cliq OAuth2 API → Continue.
3. Copy the Authorized Redirect URL shown in n8n.
4. Visit the Zoho Developer Console and create a new client:
– Click Add Client → choose Server-based Applications.
– Enter a Client Name, your Homepage URL, and paste the Authorized Redirect URL.
5. Click Create to generate your Client ID and Client Secret.
6. Go back to n8n → enter these credentials → click Connect my account.
7. Once connected, you can start building workflows using Zoho Cliq actions and triggers.
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⚡ Supported Actions
| Category | Action | Description |
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| Channels | Add bot to channel | Add your bot to a specific channel |
| | Add channel members | Add users to a channel |
| | Archive channel | Archive a channel |
| | Create channel | Create a new channel |
| | Delete channel | Delete an existing channel |
| | Fetch channel | Retrieve details of a specific channel |
| | Remove channel members | Remove a user from a channel |
| | Unarchive channel | Restore an archived channel |
| | Update channel | Modify the details of a channel |
| Messages | Post message to channel | Send a message to a specific channel |
| | Post message to channel as bot | Send a message to a channel as a bot |
| | Post message to chat | Send a message to a one-on-one or group chat |
| | Post message to user chat | Send a direct message to a user |
| | Pin message | Pin a message in a channel |
| Teams | Fetch team | Retrieve information about a team |
| Threads | Create a thread | Create a new thread inside a channel |
| | Update thread state | Close or reopen a thread |
| Users | Add user status | Add a custom status for a user |
| | Retrieve user data | Get details of a specific user |
| | Set user status | Update or modify a user’s status |
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🧠 Example Workflow
1. Click Create Workflow → Add First Step → Search “Zoho Cliq.”
2. Choose a Zoho Cliq node (e.g., Post Message to Channel).
3. Configure inputs such as channel ID, message content, or bot ID.
4. Connect subsequent nodes from other apps to trigger actions dynamically.
5. Click Test Workflow to validate your setup.
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🧰 Troubleshooting
If you face any issues while configuring or running your Zoho Cliq workflows in n8n, please contact:
📧 support@zohocliq.com
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📝 Description
This document explains how to integrate Zoho Cliq with n8n, enabling automation of collaboration and communication tasks.
You can automate posting messages, managing channels, updating threads, and syncing statuses between your favorite tools using n8n’s visual workflow builder.
🔗 More info: https://www.zoho.com/cliq/
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