How to reference returned values from Functions

Hi ​@Balazs 

Help links for using Functions: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/categories/32942726853645-Functions

Try returning data within the object {}.
See example below.

# Return the final trimmed output
zapier.action.functions.return_function(
  params={
    "output_data": {
      "name_full": full_name,
    },
  },
  type_of="write",
)

Hi ​@Troy Tessalone,

Thank you for the answer. As referenced in the post, that is the exact action I am using to return the values from the Function - my issue is that I can’t use the returned value in any subsequent tasks in the calling Zap as the Output Return Values is null on task runs. Please see the attached from a run history with a return value of a simple dictionary only:

As you can see, the return value of the function does not get populated into the Slack message as I’d expect it to behave.

​@Balazs 

Did you try fixing your Function output?

Try returning data within the object {}.
See example below.

# Return the final trimmed output
zapier.action.functions.return_function(
  params={
    "output_data": {
      "name_full": full_name,
    },
  },
  type_of="write",
)

 

full_name = "Joe Test"
zapier.action.functions.return_function(
    params={   
        "output_data": {
            "name_full": full_name,
            },  # Output / Return Values
    },
    type_of="write",
)

Using the above, I am still unable to reference the Function output in the Zap, despite it showing as being outputted:

​@Troy Tessalone 

Apologies, forgot the mention for the notification.

​@Balazs 

First screenshot below shows the DATA OUT for the Function step which has a data point for Name Full.

Second screenshot below shows an invalid mapped variable form the Function step in the Slack step, so you need to remap the new variable for “Name Full”.

​@Troy Tessalone Could you guide me on how exactly do that? It is not behaving as it does with any other tasks - I’m not finding a way to reference the function output other than the previously mentioned Output Return Values:

​@Troy Tessalone 

Thank you for the answer - Sample data needs to be filled to have a properly reference-able return value from Functions.