Pipedrive (via Apideck)

Access Pipedrive 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 Pipedrive plumbing.

Quick facts

• Apideck serviceId: pipedrive
• Unified API: CRM
• Auth type: oauth2
• Gotchas: page
• Pipedrive docs: https://developers.pipedrive.com
• Homepage: https://www.pipedrive.com/

When to use this skill

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

1. Which Apideck unified API covers Pipedrive (CRM)
2. The correct serviceId to pass on every call (pipedrive)
3. Pipedrive-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 Pipedrive
const { data } = await apideck.crm.contacts.list({
  serviceId: "pipedrive",
});

Portable across 21 CRM connectors

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

// Today — Pipedrive
await apideck.crm.contacts.list({ serviceId: "pipedrive" });

// 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 Pipedrive 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.

Pipedrive via Apideck CRM

Pipedrive is a sales-pipeline-focused CRM. Apideck maps its deal-centric model to the unified CRM API.

Entity mapping

Pipedrive entity	Apideck CRM resource
Person	contacts
Organization	companies
Deal	opportunities
Activity	activities
Note	notes
Stage / Pipeline	pipelines
Custom fields	custom_fields[]
Lead (pre-deal)	leads

Coverage highlights

• ✅ Full CRUD on persons, organizations, deals, activities
• ✅ Pipeline and stage metadata
• ✅ Custom fields as custom_fields[]
• ⚠️ Products (line items on deals) — partial coverage; use Proxy for full product catalog

Auth

• Type: OAuth 2.0, managed by Apideck Vault
• Company binding: each connection is bound to one Pipedrive company. Multi-company = multi-connection.
• API limits: Pipedrive enforces per-company rate limits; Apideck backs off on 429.

Example: list deals in a specific pipeline

const { data } = await apideck.crm.opportunities.list({
  serviceId: "pipedrive",
  filter: { pipeline_id: "pipeline_1" },
});

Escape hatch: Proxy API

When an endpoint isn't covered by the CRM unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Pipedrive directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on Pipedrive'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: pipedrive" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Pipedrive>" \
  -H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"

See Pipedrive'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, zoho-crm, activecampaign, close, microsoft-dynamics, teamleader, 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
• Pipedrive official docs