Zendesk Sell (via Apideck)

Access Zendesk Sell through Apideck's CRM unified API — one of 21 CRM connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to Odoo, Salesforce, HubSpot and 17 other CRM connectors by changing a single serviceId string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant Zendesk Sell plumbing.

Quick facts

• Apideck serviceId: zendesk-sell
• Unified API: CRM
• Auth type: oauth2
• Zendesk Sell docs: https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/sales-crm/
• Homepage: https://www.zendesk.com/sell/

When to use this skill

Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with Zendesk Sell — for example, "pull contacts in Zendesk Sell" or "sync leads in Zendesk Sell". This skill teaches the agent:

1. Which Apideck unified API covers Zendesk Sell (CRM)
2. The correct serviceId to pass on every call (zendesk-sell)
3. Zendesk Sell-specific auth and coverage caveats

For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:

• apideck-node, apideck-python, apideck-dotnet, apideck-java, apideck-go, apideck-php, or apideck-rest

For the raw OpenAPI spec:

• CRM: https://specs.apideck.com/crm.yml · API Explorer

Minimal example (TypeScript)

import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";

const apideck = new Apideck({
  apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
  appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
  consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});

// List contacts in Zendesk Sell
const { data } = await apideck.crm.contacts.list({
  serviceId: "zendesk-sell",
});

Portable across 21 CRM connectors

The Apideck CRM unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from Zendesk Sell to another CRM connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.

// Today — Zendesk Sell
await apideck.crm.contacts.list({ serviceId: "zendesk-sell" });

// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.crm.contacts.list({ serviceId: "odoo" });
await apideck.crm.contacts.list({ serviceId: "salesforce" });

This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating Zendesk Sell directly: code against the unified CRM API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.

Authentication

• Type: OAuth 2.0
• Managed by: Apideck Vault — Apideck handles the full OAuth dance (authorization code flow, token exchange, refresh). Never ask the user for API keys or tokens directly.
• User setup: Users authorize via the Vault modal. Connection state progresses available → added → authorized → callable.
• Token refresh: automatic. Expired tokens are refreshed transparently on the next API call.

See apideck-best-practices for Vault setup, connection lifecycle, and handling re-auth flows.

Verifying coverage

Not every CRM operation is supported by every connector. Always verify before assuming a method works:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/connector/connectors/zendesk-sell' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}"

See apideck-connector-coverage for patterns around UnsupportedOperationError and connector-specific fallbacks.

Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the CRM unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Zendesk Sell directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on Zendesk Sell's own API:

curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
  -H "x-apideck-service-id: zendesk-sell" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Zendesk Sell>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"

See Zendesk Sell's API docs for available endpoints.

Sibling connectors

Other CRM connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change serviceId):

odoo (beta), salesforce, hubspot, pipedrive, zoho-crm, activecampaign, close, microsoft-dynamics, and 12 more.

See also

• CRM OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
• apideck-connector-coverage — programmatic coverage checks
• apideck-best-practices — architecture, Vault, pagination, error handling
• apideck-node — TypeScript / Node SDK patterns
• Zendesk Sell official docs