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Developer Discussion

Technical discussions about building integrations on the Zapier platform.

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ZaneZapier Staff
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About the Developer Discussion forum

Welcome!The Developer area of the Zapier community is a place for dev-to-dev discussion about connecting your API to the Zapier Platform, and integrating Zapier into your product with our Partner API and embed SDK.  Bring your questions as you get started with our developer tools, building and testing your integration.  Share your expertise as a Zapier developer by answering questions and sharing your tips.  While Zapier engineers will certainly be hanging out here and participating in conversations, this forum is driven by community participation.  When you ask questions here be sure to share enough context so that another developer without access to the private details of your account can provide an answer that’s generally applicable to other developers with the same question.  So when should you ask a question here, and when should you contact Zapier support?Great questions for this community: “How can I do ____ with the Zapier developer tools?”  For example, “use my GraphQL API to

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2 years ago
mauriblint
mauriblintNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Polling Trigger: Return only the new items?

Hello folks, I’m new to Zapier, I’m working on the integration with my web app. The documentation is not entirely clear (at least what I have read). So I have a few questions: Zapier will include a parameter like last_fetch or last_id or something in order to my endpoint just return only new items since the last one? Os this is something I need to handle on my end? Also, Zapier will detect duplicate/same items using and “id” attr if is included on each item? Thanks for your help,Mauricio

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mauriblint
2 hours ago
Hristo Buyukliev
Hristo BuyuklievBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

NLA rate limits

Hello,I want to use the NLA API. I am testing them, so I know how reliable they are. However, after about 10 or so queries, I am inevitably met with {error: rate limit exceeded...}.  Is this rate limit per action or for the whole of the NLA API? Where is that rate limit described? I couldn’t find it anywhere in the docs.  Is there a way to increase this rate limit? Do unsuccessful queries count toward the rate limit? I’m asking because I currently, if I hit the rate limit, I try a few more times. If this counts toward the rate limit, it’s a bit counterproductive to do this. 

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Reid
10 hours ago
bc_andrew
bc_andrewNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Trigger design best practices

We are writing our first Zapier integration and I have a question about how best to structure triggers that we expose.Our system is similar to a CRM and looking at for example Hubspot triggers, they have a “New Contact” event _an_ a combined “Contact Create or Updated” event. Whereas we were planning on having separate “Created” and “Updated” events for our entities.A common scenario for our customers would be syning contacts from our system to another.Before we publish our V1, would there be any reason to favor one approach over the other? Any lessons learned from experience?And is there a best practices guide for designing triggers that covers decisions like this?Thanks!

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bc_andrew
19 hours ago
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ArmentBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

"File Object" output, need a how-to

I am researching for a way to export a file from our application into another app like Google Drive. However I’m running into some difficulty hydrating the file or making it a file object as described in https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496259603341#file-fields-0-4. In my action step using the code below I’m taking a encoded file from our database and doing a base64 decode to get the file name, file type, the buffer stream, and buffer stream length.const encodedFile = bundle.inputData.file;const decodedFile = Buffer.from(encodedFile, 'base64').toString('utf-8'); var fileByte = Buffer.from(decodedFile.substring(decodedFile.indexOf('<File>')+6,decodedFile.indexOf('</File>')), 'base64').toString('utf-8'); var filetype =Buffer.from(decodedFile.substring(decodedFile.indexOf('<FileType>')+10,decodedFile.indexOf('</FileType>')), 'base64').toString('utf-8'); var filename = Buffer.from(decodedFile.substring(decodedFile.indexOf('<UploadedFileName>')

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1 day ago
anna12345
anna12345New
asked in Developer Discussion

authorization with login page

Hello,I’m trying to create an app that has authorization that first logins and ask for authorization.Like: facebook, ignition. what kind of authorization they use, is there an example for it? Thanks,Anna  

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johnsmith
1 day ago
Troy Tessalone
Troy TessaloneZapier Expert
posted in Developer Discussion

Zapier Developer Platform - RESOURCES

Zapier Developer Platform - RESOURCES Website: https://platform.zapier.com Develop the best Zapier integration for your app with Zapier's Platform.You can build private or public integrations using either of our developer tools. The Zapier Platform is free.Build your Zapier integration today.Join the ever-expanding integration library. ResourcesHow to Build: https://zapier.com/platform/how-to-buildQuick Start: https://platform.zapier.com/quickstart/introduction My Integrations: https://developer.zapier.comDocumentation: https://platform.zapier.com/docsPrivate Integrations: https://platform.zapier.com/private_integrations Embed: https://platform.zapier.com/embed/overview Zapier Products: https://platform.zapier.com/zapier_products Zap Templates: https://zapier.com/zap-templatesPartner Program: https://zapier.com/platform/partner-programPartner Success Stories: https://platform.zapier.com/partner_success_stories/all Trusted Developers: https://platform.zapier.com/partners/trusted-develop

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Troy Tessalone
4 days ago
Hristo Buyukliev
Hristo BuyuklievBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

How do I find events by time, not by name using NLA API?

Hello,I want to find events using the NLA API.I want, if I receive an email, and if it appropriate, to automatically book an event. However, I do not want to book an event when there is already an event then. How do I find events in my and other people of the same organisation’s calendar?If I query the NLA API like so: “Find me the weekly sprint planning event”, it finds it no problem. However, if I query “Find me all events until the end of the week”, or even “Find me the event tomorrow at 11AM”, it find nothing. EDIT: I found an ugly, ugly hack. I guess Zapier, behind the scenes, is creating a “search term”, based on your query, and if you put a search term “*”, it matches everything. So you can query for “Find the events this week with search term *”. This is very ugly and depends on something Zapier has not exposed publicly, so it may change at any point.   

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Hristo Buyukliev
6 days ago
Marille
MarilleBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

How can I set default is first tab in dropdown?

I set my static dropdown like this Now default tab is Custom tab.I want to set Priority tab to default, how can I fixed if?    

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12 days ago
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benjamink9Beginner
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Input with line item not capturing data

I created an input externalIds with as single line item employeeNumber:I’m passing this as the body:body: { 'name': bundle.inputData.name, 'username': bundle.inputData.username, 'password': bundle.inputData.password, 'phone': bundle.inputData.phone.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''), 'licenseNumber': bundle.inputData.licenseNumber, 'licenseState': bundle.inputData.licenseState, 'externalIds': { 'employeeNumber': bundle.inputData.externalIds.employeeNumber }}When I test the method, the object is created (via Samsara API), but the externalIds element is missing.Is this bundle.inputData.externalIds.employeeNumber the correct way to refer to the sole, line-item’s value?

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12 days ago
krishna prasad
krishna prasadNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Zapier Full experience integration

HI Team,I want to integrate Zapier Full integration in one of my APPS. But when i add the html snippet like below in our APP.<zapier-full-experience  client-id="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"  theme="auto"  app-search-bar-display="show"></zapier-full-experience> We are getting this embed is blocked. How can we get rid of it. 

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14 days ago
Viky
VikyNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Search bar for Zapier apps

HiI’d like to embed a category or a separate search bar that would search among Zapier apps on our landing page. Is there any ready-made code I can use?

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14 days ago
Marille
MarilleBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

How can I custom error for user

How can I change this word such as ‘My app returned “Custom Invalid param”’?Thank you.

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14 days ago
alperentan
alperentanBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Publishing an integration

In order to publish our app, we need to get it tested by you first. But there are a few things i want to ask. We created our zapier app to make rest calls to our rest service. We have a crm application. And in zapier, if there is a mention in twitter about our crm app, we make a rest call to our rest service. Rest service and the database are on a private server. Can we use zapier like this? If we can, how can you test our zapier app?

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ken.a
21 days ago
Cloud Analogy
Cloud AnalogyNew
posted in Developer Discussion

Zoho CRM integration with Vonage for Call

HI,Actually my one of requirement is, we want to be able to click call from the CRM and it with, then auto starting dialling via vonage app on the computer. After the call is complete I would like the crm to automatically log the call So is it possible through zapier?Thanks

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Cloud Analogy
22 days ago
MiToMoTi
MiToMoTiNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Zapier Natural Language Action - Any experience integrating it with Airtable?

I've tinkered a bit with the NLA Beta from Zapier using LangChain and LLM's from OpenAI. Anybody else tried out to hook it up to Airtable?So far I've been following the guide from LangChain (Here's the Quickstart Guide) for  Zapier Natural Language Actions API. I've been successful with the example of finding the latest email of XX in your Gmail and making a summary of it but when it came to Airtable it became a bit more tricky.I've set up an action on Zapier's side and tried out a few different trials for finding records. It often hallucinates imaginary values/records.Here's the result: agent.run("Let's think step by step. Search in Airtable and find three records where in the name field, the word Hogwarts is mentionned. Then, provide me a list with the fulle name field of each record.")> Entering new AgentExecutor chain... I need to find three records that have the word Hogwarts in their name field.Action: Search Record Name FieldAction Input: Search_Value: HogwartsObservation: nu

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23 days ago
charlotte_anne
charlotte_anneBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Array Error and ID Error Won't Go Away

Hi all, I'm attempting to handle a response from my company's api that I'm getting through Zapier. Our api returns {"status":"SUCCESS","description":"","result": etc. etc.I'm getting 2 error messages1. Results must be an array2. Got a result missing the "id" property I have tried this as a solution based on other conversations I saw on here. return z.request(options)  .then((response) => {    //response.throwForStatus();    // You can do any parsing you need for results here before returning them    const myJson = response.json;    const justResults = myJson.result;    const results = [justResults];    //results.throwForStatus();    return results;  }); I would expect this to work because results contains an id field, and I'm returning an array. I'm still getting those error messages even though I've refreshed my logs. Does anyone know what's causing this? I'm still getting: - Results must be an array, got: object, ({"status":"SUCCESS","description":"","result":{"la) - Got a result

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charlotte_anne
26 days ago
kaypeters
kaypetersNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Must have static sample warning when sample is present

I am getting the warning `must have a static sample (D012)` when I have the sample in the file const sample = {  id: 1,  name: "Send Email",  description: "create meeting",  priority: "Low",  due_date: "2020-03-03",  completed: true,  case: {    id: 0,  },  staff: [{    id: 0,  },],};Where I then call later after my createAction before my outputFields    perform: createTask,  },},sample,outputFields: [ Why is Zapier not picking up on the static sample?

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kaypeters
26 days ago
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eBariquitBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Publishing Tasks

Hello, I am trying to publish my app, but I am unable to do so because of the remaining Publishing Tasks: Action A needs a successful task Action B needs a successful task Full description of both tasks: One Successful Task for Each Trigger/Search/Action To ensure you have tested every visible trigger/search/action, there should be at least one successful task in at least one of the integration admin's task histories for each visible trigger/search/action (Error Code T001)   Both actions are successfully being used in Zaps created by other users - thus having successful tasks. Both actions are also successfully being used in Zaps created by me (the integration admin) - thus again having successful tasks.   Am I missing something here? How do I get these Publishing Tasks to register as completed so that I may publish my app?       Thanks in advance!

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sharath
27 days ago
MBS
MBSNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Raw trigger data to be used in action

Hi all I am trying to create an action, that takes the output of whatever trigger the Zap creator/user chooses, and takes that arbitrary data as input. I do not know how the data is structured, or what the fieldn names are called, but I would just like the raw output as a string. Then I can handle it as I please when it has been posted to my API. Example:I have created a Google Sheet, with first_name, last_name and phone_number. I use the Google Sheet trigger with added or updated row (any_row). This trigger fine. It return id, row, COL$A, COL$B, COL$C and a hash.In the action I am creating, I do not know the named: firts_name etc. How do I get the data into a field called i.e. “data”, to be posted to my API. Since it can be an arbitrary Zap Trigger, I cannot rely on the names being the same as for the Google Sheet Trigger. Is this possible? Best regardsMBS

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MBS
27 days ago
matthewcharlesb
matthewcharlesbNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Limit Polling Results

I have a simple poll set up that returns data in reverse-chronological order. The id field is a combination of item id and timestamp so that Zapier can deduplicate.However, how do I handle future calls that don’t need to return the entire data set over and over. I didn’t see any changed since options that I would have expected.I searched but could not find any results on this.

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28 days ago
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benjamink9Beginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Mocking framework

When I convert an integration, using zapier convert, it creates a node.js project that uses mocha and shoutd.I’d like to add unit tests that use mocking rather than actual connections to the remote service (a REST API).Which mocking framework would you suggest?  Do you have any examples of this?

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28 days ago
TimF99
TimF99New
asked in Developer Discussion

Building Private Service Fusion App - Authentication Expires

I’m trying to build a private Zapier app using the Service Fusion API documentation. I’m having trouble with Authentication. I can get it to authenticate, but it always expires. I’ve tried using the refresh token in Form mode and in Code mode as well, but it doesn’t ever seem to work inside of the Zapier app. It’ll be fine the first use, but then the auth expires. Here’s the Access Token Request code we’re using:const options = { url: 'https://api.servicefusion.com/oauth/access_token', method: 'POST', headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' }, params: { }, body: { 'grant_type': 'authorization_code', 'client_id': process.env.CLIENT_ID, 'client_secret': process.env.CLIENT_SECRET, 'code': bundle.inputData.code, 'redirect_uri': bundle.inputData.redirect_uri }}return z.request(options) .then((response) => { response.throwForStatus(); const results = response.json; // You can do any parsing you need for results here before returning them return

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MohSwellam
29 days ago
MBS
MBSNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Testing the Partner API

Hi How do I test the Partner API without Zapier users being able to see my Integration?I would like to be able to create Zaps (and maybe more) through the API and test it, before everyone can find/see my integration…Is this possible? I need to be able to “embed” the possibility of i.e. creating Zaps from the webpage of the company I work for. Thank you

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MohSwellam
29 days ago
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benjamink9Beginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Is there a way to supply sample data to a sub-zap?

Is the a way to supply sample data to a sub-zap during development?Currently, this doesn’t see possible: The lack of sample data makes testing the sub-zap nearly impossible, particularly monitoring a path. What is your recommendation?

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MohSwellam
30 days ago
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