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How to loop to build a list of emails, then send a single email?

  • 6 October 2023
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arrw24
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When a message is sent out of Teamwork software, the payload delivered to Zapier (via Webhook) contains a list of comma separated UserIDs the message was sent to. I need to build task(s) to go get the email addresses tied to those users IDs out of Teamwork so I can use those in later tasks within the Zap.

I tested the Zapier Looping task and I don’t believe it was designed to do what I want.

Any suggestions?

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Best answer by Troy Tessalone 6 October 2023, 19:40

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Troy Tessalone
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Hi @arrw24 

Good question.

You can use Looping, but those iterations run in parallel.

So you would need to add a Delay step within the Loop to space out the iterations.

You can use Digest to append data.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
arrw24
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@Troy Tessalone I’m excited by your answer, but it’s still not clicking. Would you mind providing a bit more detail? See below where my issue is that it would create a Note in ZDSell for every email address. I only want to write the note once. Hopefully that makes sense.

 

Troy Tessalone
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@arrw24

Add this step after the Looping step

Action: Delay - After Queue

 

Add these steps after the Digest - Append Entry step.

 

  • Action: Filter
    • loop_iteration_is_last contains true
  • Action: Digest - Release Existing Digest
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arrw24
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@Troy Tessalone SWEET! I understand everything and I think I have it working, except I don’t understand the reason for the Delay task. Can you offer what would go in the action fields? 

 

Troy Tessalone
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@arrw24

Looping iterations run in parallel, so in order to make them run sequentially, you need to add a Delay step.

 

Review the field descriptions for guidance.

Review the help articles for guidance: https://zapier.com/apps/delay/help

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
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