generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: https://www.zoho.com/crm/developer/docs/api/v8/whats-new.html
scheme: major-version
current_version: v8
dated: false
dated_note: >-
  Zoho does not publish a DATED API changelog. The only API-change surface is a
  "What's New in V8" page organised by feature area with no release dates and no
  breaking-change section, so entries below carry the version they belong to but no
  date. Dated product-level notes appear on the Zoho CRM blog as quarterly "Zoho CRM
  QN 20NN Update" posts (mirrored in blogs/), which are product releases rather than
  API contract changes.
entries:
- version: v8
  date: null
  breaking: unstated
  highlights:
    additions:
    - Get Related Records Count of a Record
    - Rich Text Fields retrieval
    - Recycle Bin APIs (restore, empty)
    - Record-level email sharing / unsharing
    - Data Sharing Rules management (create, retrieve, activate, filter)
    - Calls Preferences APIs (From / To number fields)
    - Deal linking and unlinking for contact emails
    - Workflow management APIs (create, update, delete, reorder)
    - Connected Workflows end-to-end management
    - Action APIs — Field Updates, Email Notifications, Automation Tasks, Webhooks
    - Blueprint APIs (process states and transitions)
    - Kiosk APIs (form configuration and execution)
    - Calendar APIs (view and preference management)
    - Assignment Threshold APIs
    - Zia Assistant API for context-aware AI queries
    enhanced:
    - Fields
    - Layouts
    - Territories
    - Global Picklist
    - Search
    - Business Hours
    tooling:
    - >-
      OpenAPI Specification 3.0.0 support published for the whole API surface, hosted
      at github.com/zoho/crm-oas (the files themselves declare openapi 3.1.0)
    - '"APIs and References" index page'
sources:
- url: https://www.zoho.com/crm/developer/docs/api/v8/whats-new.html
  status: 200
- url: https://www.zoho.com/crm/developer/docs/api/v8/openapi-specification.html
  status: 200
- url: https://www.zoho.com/crm/blog/
  status: 200
  note: quarterly product update posts, harvested into blogs/