dotConnect for Zoho Books

Connect Zoho Books Data With .NET Application Easily

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30 days free trial • ORM support • Visual Studio integration

dotConnect for Zoho Books is a versatile enterprise-grade connector that enables access to Zoho Books data in .NET applications of all levels. It delivers advanced ORM support, broad compatibility with .NET platforms, and easy integration with multiple IDEs, including Microsoft Visual Studio.

Moreover, this connector regularly undergoes security and performance tests to make sure it stays ahead of the competition at all times. Extra benefits include premium support, frequent updates, and detailed documentation to help you with a quick and easy start.

Access to data with no need for any client libraries
Advanced ORM support: EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, and more
Full compliance with ADO.NET standards
Support for all versions of Zoho API
Support for Zoho-specific features
Powerful local SQL engine with support for SQL-92
Integration with Visual Studio

Installation

Install the NuGet Package

Install-Package Devart.Data.ZohoBooks

Or download the Windows installer (.exe) from the official website.

Activate license

Free Trial License: Evaluate the full capabilities of dotConnect for Zoho Books in a non-commercial environment—ideal for development and testing. Start your free trial
Commercial License: Deploy dotConnect for Zoho Books in commercial applications and access full technical support with a valid license. Purchase a license

Usage

This snippet directly configures a Zoho Books connection using a connection string.

using Devart.Data.ZohoBooks;

namespace ZohoBooksConsoleApp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string connectionString = "" +
    "Authentication Type=OAuth2Interactive;" +
    "DataCenter=US;" +
    "License key=**********";

            try
            {
                using (ZohoBooksConnection connection = new ZohoBooksConnection(connectionString))
                {
                    connection.Open();
                    Console.WriteLine("Connection successful.");
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("An error occurred: " + ex.Message);
            }
        }

    }
}

Read the full documentation for connection here.

Video overview

Compatibility

The following table show which version of this package to use with which version of frameworks.

Frameworks	Version support
Entity Framework Core	10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1
.NET	10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5
.NET Core	3.1, 2
.NET Framework	4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5

More information here

Enhanced ORM Support

dotConnect for Zoho Books offers enhanced ORM support with a bundled visual designer for ORM models - Entity Developer. Our Zoho Books ADO.NET Provider supports the following ORMs:

Entity Framework v4 - v6
Entity Framework Core 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
NHibernate 1.x-5.x
Dapper 1.x, 2.x

Advanced Visual Studio Integration with Zoho Books

dotConnect for Zoho Books provides a vast number of GUI tools that increase your productivity. For example, it includes DataSet tools, such as DataSet Wizard, DataSet Editor, DataSet Manager, provide you an easy way to create and edit typed and untyped DataSets.

Zoho Books ADO.NET Provider supports advanced Visual Studio integration (DDEX) and provides convenient visual component editors to simplify component tweaking.

Support Area

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