ActionZoho PeopleUpdated September 2026

How do I list employees from Zoho People?

Short answer: You can list employees in Zoho People by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Zoho People List Employees action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

List Employees in Zoho People — start free All 4 Zoho People actions

List Employees in Zoho People — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Start Index sIndex	string	Optional	Start Index. e.g. "1"
Limit limit	string	Optional	Limit. e.g. "200"
Search Field searchField	string	Optional	Search Field. Example: Employeestatus
Search Value searchValue	string	Optional	Search Value. Example: Active

Sample request

{
  "sIndex": "1",
  "limit": "200",
  "searchField": "e.g. Employeestatus",
  "searchValue": "e.g. Active"
}

Returns

{
  "response": {
    "result": [
      {
        "EmailID": "john@company.com",
        "LastName": "Doe",
        "FirstName": "John",
        "EmployeeID": "EMP001",
        "Employeestatus": "Active"
      }
    ],
    "status": 0,
    "message": "Data fetched successfully"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for List Employees.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Zoho People

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Zoho People

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about List Employees.

What does the List Employees action do in Zoho People?

Lists employees from Zoho People with their employment, department, and contact fields. Used for HRIS sync or directory exports.

What inputs does List Employees require?

List Employees has no required inputs. Sensible defaults are applied if you leave fields blank.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Zoho People returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Zoho People returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does List Employees support batch operations?

Run List Employees inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Zoho People's rate limits.

More actions

Other Zoho People actions.

Action

Add Employee

Adds a new employee record to Zoho People with personal, employment, and contact details. Common in HRIS-to-Zoho or hire-to-onboard automations.

Action

Get Employee

Returns employee details by record ID from Zoho People, including custom HR fields. Use to enrich approval flows or to render an employee directory.

Action

List Departments

Lists all departments in the organization defined in Zoho People. Used to populate a department picker or for org-chart rendering.

List Employees in Zoho People — start free