SugarCRM API

By Abhishek Kumar
3 min read
Explore SugarCRM's API to integrate and automate sales, marketing, and support. Leverage REST API and webhooks to enhance CRM functionality with custom solutions.

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Manage your sales, marketing, and customer support better with SugarCRM's online CRM software.

API Overview

SugarCRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) application designed to help businesses manage their sales, marketing, and customer service operations. It offers a comprehensive suite of features, including lead management, opportunity tracking, customer support, and marketing automation. SugarCRM is highly customizable and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of individual businesses. It is available as both a cloud-based and on-premises solution, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. With its user-friendly interface and powerful functionality, SugarCRM helps businesses improve their customer relationships, increase sales, and streamline their operations.

SugarCRM's API provides developers with a comprehensive set of tools and resources to integrate with the SugarCRM application. The API documentation provides detailed information on all available endpoints, request and response formats, and error handling. SugarCRM offers REST APIs for accessing and manipulating data, as well as webhooks for receiving real-time notifications of changes. The API supports a wide range of operations, including CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, search, and filtering. To ensure reliable and efficient API usage, SugarCRM implements rate limits to prevent excessive API calls and protect the system from overload. By leveraging the SugarCRM API, developers can extend the functionality of SugarCRM, integrate with other applications, and build custom solutions tailored to their specific business requirements.

API Request Limits

Enterprise Edition

10,000 requests/day

Professional Edition

5,000 requests/day

Team Edition

2,500 requests/day

APIs

Leads

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a collection of leads..

Endpoint: leads

Parameters: filter

Leads

Method: post

Description: Create a new lead..

Endpoint: leads

Parameters:

Leads

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a lead by its ID..

Endpoint: leads/{lead_id}

Parameters:

Leads

Method: put

Description: Update a lead by its ID..

Endpoint: leads/{lead_id}

Parameters:

Leads

Method: delete

Description: Delete a lead by its ID..

Endpoint: leads/{lead_id}

Parameters:

Accounts

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a collection of accounts..

Endpoint: accounts

Parameters: filter

Accounts

Method: post

Description: Create a new account..

Endpoint: accounts

Parameters:

Accounts

Method: get

Description: Retrieve an account by its ID..

Endpoint: accounts/{account_id}

Parameters:

Accounts

Method: put

Description: Update an account by its ID..

Endpoint: accounts/{account_id}

Parameters:

Accounts

Method: delete

Description: Delete an account by its ID..

Endpoint: accounts/{account_id}

Parameters:

Contacts

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a collection of contacts..

Endpoint: contacts

Parameters: filter

Contacts

Method: post

Description: Create a new contact..

Endpoint: contacts

Parameters:

Contacts

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a contact by its ID..

Endpoint: contacts/{contact_id}

Parameters:

Contacts

Method: put

Description: Update a contact by its ID..

Endpoint: contacts/{contact_id}

Parameters:

Contacts

Method: delete

Description: Delete a contact by its ID..

Endpoint: contacts/{contact_id}

Parameters:

Opportunities

Method: get

Description: Retrieve a collection of opportunities..

Endpoint: opportunities

Parameters: filter

Opportunities

Method: post

Description: Create a new opportunity..

Endpoint: opportunities

Parameters:

Opportunities

Method: get

Description: Retrieve an opportunity by its ID..

Endpoint: opportunities/{opportunity_id}

Parameters:

Opportunities

Method: put

Description: Update an opportunity by its ID..

Endpoint: opportunities/{opportunity_id}

Parameters:

Opportunities

Method: delete

Description: Delete an opportunity by its ID..

Endpoint: opportunities/{opportunity_id}

Parameters:

FAQ

How to authenticate with SugarCRM APIs?

SugarCRM uses OAuth2 for API authentication. Obtain an access token using the Authorization Code Grant flow and include it in the Authorization header of API requests.

What are the rate limits for SugarCRM APIs?

SugarCRM APIs have rate limits to prevent abuse. The default rate limit is 200 requests per hour per user. If you need a higher rate limit, contact SugarCRM support.

How to obtain a sandbox account for SugarCRM API testing?

You can request a sandbox account from the SugarCRM website. Sandbox accounts provide a testing environment where you can experiment with SugarCRM APIs without affecting your production data.

What resources are available for SugarCRM API development?

SugarCRM provides comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and a developer forum to help you with API development. You can also access the SugarCRM community for support and best practices.

How to troubleshoot common errors in SugarCRM API responses?

SugarCRM API responses include error codes and messages to indicate any issues. Check the documentation for the specific error codes and implement appropriate error handling mechanisms.

Last Update: September 03, 2024