Developer Discussion

Technical discussions about building integrations on the Zapier platform.

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venkateshBeginner
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What is the significance of key field in .zapierapprc file?

Can anyone explain what is the purpose of field  key in .zapierapprc file?{ "id": 166929, "key": "App166929", "includeInBuild": [ "LICENSE.txt", "THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt" ]}I am unable to find any information regarding this in the documentation and I cannot push this file in my organization repo with key being in the file.Can I remove the file and can still upload the code to zapier platform? and please explain the significance of the field as well

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shalgrim
4 months ago
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louiss limNew
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Shopee Integration return "Field named `access_token` not found in OAuth2 results "

hello everyone, I was working on Shopee integration for work. I’m new to zapier but still trying to make this Shopee integration working. It been a few days I stuck at access token request because it always return Field named `access_token` not found in OAuth2 results error when I try to connect to my app integration.https://markuphero.com/share/tf0QMUufX3mBlj7Ye4tcFirst, I’m not sure what URL should I use for my Authorization URL. I did try to use https://shopee.com.my/ but when I try to connect to my app integration, it send me to shopee main page. Even after I login to my account it keep going like I’m using normal Shopee instead connect to my app Integration. I just decide to use the same URL at “copy your OAuth Redirect URL” because it lead to normal zapier connect app page.Once again, I’m not used to zapier OAuth2 that why I make this type of decision.Back to “Access Token Request”, I’m having a hard time trying to make my code work to get access token.Here link to shopee documen

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iansco
2 months ago
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Aruna DilshanNew
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Is there a method that can be given as a warning to validate the length of an input field?

Here I have used an info type field to validate the length of a contract id.But, here I want to give a warning message as below. 

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2 months ago
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Fiona07New
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By using lookup field , can we fetch fields map the field without triggering a event for that module

By using lookup field , can we fetch fields  and map the field. ??we are pushing data from apollo’s contact module to zoho crm leads.. while triggering , the fields from contact module alone available for mapping.. in contacts module , there”s a lookup field called “account ID”.. so by using this “account ID” field, can we fetch fields from apollo accounts module and map the field without triggering a event for accounts module..

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iansco
2 months ago
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SMBNew
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Long Running API Calls - Best Practices

Hi All,I’m currently developing a Zapier integration and would appreciate some input on best practices for long running API calls.We currently return a 201 accepted response if the API call exceeds x seconds, with a ‘location’ header specifying the URL to get the status of the call and a ‘retry-after’ header specifying how frequently to retry.I’ve drawn a bit of a blank when searching for how to configure our Zapier action to support this. I assume I would need some custom JavaScript code that checks for a 201 response and performs some retry logic. If my assumption is correct, could anyone point me in the direction of some sample code to help with this?The documentation I have found for long running API calls seems to recommend creating a webhook and posting the results on completion, would we be better of implementing this? Thanks!

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iansco
3 months ago
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joaohbj30New
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Integrate Zapier + Salesforce + RD Station

Hello,We have two different Business Units that use RD Station, and at the moment we're trying to unify Salesforce CRM in both companies. As an alternative to integrating the two tools, Zapier was used as middleware.My question is, when we hire a single plan at Zapier, like the Company 500k tasks/mo  can I recognize the actions of the two RD Station that I own in the different business units, or if I need to have a Zapier plan for each unit that uses RD? Tks!

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4 months ago
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jvertNew
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404 redirect after successful OAuth2

I am updating our Zapier integration to use OAuth2 instead of Basic authentication. I have everything working and the right tokens are getting sent. The only issue I have is after making the connection, the main zapier.com window gets redirected to a bad page (https://zapier.com/app/connections/null?hl=35362708) and the user gets an error page from Zapier404: Page Not FoundNot all who wander are lost...but you are.The connection is successfully created and it works fine, but the user is not ending up back on the integration page.I debugged this a little with dev tools and it looks like after the auth succeeds, Zapier is fetching some metadata from https://zapier.com/_next/data/app-management-f6cb506f0254d18a4bea6c95365584bbf77c0c37/app/connections/null.json?hl=35362708&serviceSlug=null and getting back {"notFound":true} If I change the ‘null.json’ to ‘myapp.json’ then it works fine (and that is the behavior I see with the older version of my integration)Is this maybe an issue becau

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shalgrim
4 months ago
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James NNew
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How to hide an empty URL Parameter in Zap

Hi Zapier Community,I’m trying to hide a URL parameter in my API request. See example below:www.example.com/orders?team={{team}}&api-key={{apikey}}The team parameter is optional and should be empty for most users. However if I make an API request with the team team parameter empty i.e. www.example.com/orders?team=&api-key=123Then my API request fails. How can I configure Zapier to hide the team parameter if it’s empty?  Thanks

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3 months ago
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MattScaleFastNew
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Allow User To Map Fields Dynamic in a Action

I will try to explain what i’m trying to achieve. I have a software that have custom fields associated to a contact (meta data).Example:{   name: “John”   email: “john@j.com”,   meta: {      key1 : value    key2: value2     // the keys are not fixed   }  }I create an action called Create Contact.The problem is that this action is simple to map all fields that i know that exist.But I don’t find a way to make key1 , key2 etc There is any way i can in the Action Form create fields on demand based a API request ? I try to use dynamic fields but this seems to be a single field i need multiple fields can be 5 , can be 50. And I need a dynamic key for each value. On my software is easy for me to create a api request GET /custom-fields/zapierAnd get all keys. If someone can help that would be awesome.Thank you in advance.

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4 months ago
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jordanwilliomNew
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How to change Zapier Node Version?

Zapier cli docs state that All Zapier CLI apps are run using Node.js v6.10.2.. Our app is built using the cli.Elsewhere in Zapier docs it states that The environment is vanilla node.js v4.3.2 which runs JavaScriptcorewalkingWe already did z.console.log('node version', process.version); from within the Zapier app so that we can see the node version where it is run. We retrieved this using zapier logs. The version logged is 4.3.2.

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4 months ago
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jordanwilliomNew
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Zapier Static Dropdown

I'd like to create a static combobox thanks to a custom hidden trigger.I've seen couple examples of Zapier triggers in their repository (such as https://github.com/zapier/zapier-platform-example-app-triggernyfo) but not static.I'm using Zapier CLI and don't use the previous scripting build UI.

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TylerR
4 months ago
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abarazalBeginner
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Issue configuring Trigger API Request

Hi!We're trying to implement the REST Hook Trigger in our Zapier Integration, but unfortunately we have some issues when trying to configure the API Request, since the Trigger Type option does not change when we click on it.This error is logged in the developer console every time I clicked on "Rest Hook" option:We would appreciate some help regarding this issue so we can continue our development to introduce new features to this integration. Thanks in advance.Regards,Agustín

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3 months ago
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RMediaHQNew
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Posting Nested Items With The Same Parent Name

I’m trying to create an integration so that our external partner can add users to the system from a form without having access to our backend. I have created a couple actions using the Zapier platform which all work fine for creating new objects, except I’m having an issue with one of our API requests. const options = { url: 'https://hidden.url', method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', 'Accept': '*/*', 'AUTHORIZATION': bundle.authData.Authorization, 'Connection': 'keep-alive', 'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip, deflate, br' }, params: { 'Authorization ': bundle.authData.Authorization }, body: { 'firstname': bundle.inputData.firstname, 'surname': bundle.inputData.surname, 'email': bundle.inputData.email, 'account': bundle.inputData.account, 'plainPassword[first]': bundle.inputData.plainPassword, 'plainPassword[second]': bundle.inputData.plainPassword }}return z.request(options) .then((response) => { respo

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iansco
2 months ago
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yuhangNew
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How to develop a database App

I am from TiDB community. TiDB is an open source distributed HTAP NewSQL database and fit for real-time analytics. There is also a TiDB Cloud.I’d like to develop a TiDB Cloud App but find Zapier Integration works with API. I wonder how to develop a database App just like MySQL in Zapier (TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL protocol ). Is there any suggestions or reference?Thanks!

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3 months ago
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hashnoxtBeginner
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create a dynamic dropdown in dictionary key’s field

I need to create a dynamic dropdown in dictionary key’s field? How can I achieve this? Any help would be highly appreciated.my input fields code snapit sofarinputFields: [ { key: 'abc', dict: true }, ], 

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3 months ago
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warnerBeginner
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Testing a custom trigger that returns a hydrated response

Hi,I have developed a custom trigger that fires when leave is approved in our payroll system. The custom integration is built using the Zapier CLI and uses REST Hooks to receive leave requests “instantly”.Everything is working well in the simple case and the trigger will output data from the webhook request to pass on to our timesheet system.Unfortunately the webhook request doesn’t contain enough information to identify the employee in the timesheet system, so it is necessary to make an additional request to lookup the employee details. I have used a hydrator to lazily load the employee data when the downstream task requires the extra info. This all works as expected.The problem is the response from `performList` that is used to test the trigger. Currently `performList` fetches a list of leave requests from the payroll system. However the test data does not contain the dehydrated employee details. If I use the dehydrator in the `performList` function, the test data contains an encoded

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iansco
3 months ago
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PASINDUBeginner
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Preview the uploaded PDF in counter party application.

We have a problem with previewing the uploaded PDF in the integration process of our development.below code snipt is used to make the stream of the uploaded file.const makeDownloadStream = (url: any, z: ZObject) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => { https .request(url, (res: any) => { res.pause(); resolve(res); }) .on('error', reject) .end(); });when this upload_as parameter is set to the PDF, then the uploaded PDF can be previewed as empty white color PDF(without any character).const formData = new FormData();const stream = makeDownloadStream(`${bundle.inputData.file}`, z);formData.append('upload_as', `${bundle.inputData.upload_as}`);formData.append('file', `${stream}`, { filename: bundle.inputData.name });Follow image is the input form of the PDF.IS there any suggestion to preview the PDF in correctly ? 

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shalgrim
3 months ago
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ishwarBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

What is Primary & Secondary color in zappier app while publishing?

What is Primary & Secondary color in zappier app while publishing?

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3 months ago
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LaveniBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

Automatic login and create session for set header before every call trigger and create?

I'd like to remember the username and password at first login and keep logging in every time (automatically) to get a new session to set the header every time trigger and create. what do i have to do thanks

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4 months ago
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zipi tubulBeginner
asked in Developer Discussion

OAuth v2 Authorization get error after test login

hey,i created a new app and using with OAuth v2 when i test it, i get the login screenbut after the login i get an error‘ Zapier could not connect to your account.The `code` parameter is missing from the querystring.’do you know what the problem?

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3 months ago
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ishwarBeginner
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Default Values for the dropdown .

Hi,I am trying to create an APP on Zapier .How can i set default values for the Dropdown ,irrespective of the user selects or not .  Like in the Above ScreenShot ,For Dropdown Is Shared ? ,I want the default Value to be set as “False” initially .Suppose ,If user miss the dropdown ,i will get the default value as false .

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3 months ago
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machadougNew
asked in Developer Discussion

Zapier CLI: fetch is not defined

I’m creating an App using Zapier CLI. I’m trying to use the fetch function but it says it’s not defined.Code example: const res = await fetch('http://example.com/');Error:Executing creates.new_article.operation.perform with bundle fetch is not defined I want to encode an image to base64 using this example. Appreciate your help.

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shalgrim
3 months ago
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zigzagBeginner
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Input designer. Field value with "Allows Multiples" checkbox enabled. Can't set default value.

I’m developing my own Zapier Integration. I see no options to set default values for lists, because “Default value” only supports string. Is there any way to set default values for lists ?

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shalgrim
3 months ago
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zigzagBeginner
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Find & Create Action don't show all available fields for "Creation" step.

I have action “Create a client”. And it has set of fields to populate client’s data.https://monosnap.com/file/lYfFblwAxjc4whUK7pQqkZhYOULQ34 But i don’t see these fields in Search and create (phone, email):https://monosnap.com/file/zXlo7s1zzvZV3x6Gj4Uur3WJ4p6148 Why i don’t see Email and Phone  when use my create action with search ? When i test my Find&Create action it successfully stores email & phone, but i don’t understand where it takes it from (i don’t see fields on form, how it understand that values should be taken from search step ? i even don’t see anything in my cli project that explain how it takes phone & email, what if i want to pass values different from Search step, can i do that ?.). What if my field keys will be different e.g client_email in search action and email in create action ?Well. I found the culprit. Fields phone, email at Search action and fields phone,email in Create action have same ids. And it’s automatically pass data from search to action, b

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shalgrim
3 months ago
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instamyndmarch2017New
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Unable to view Zapier logs

Hi,I have developed an app with Action. I have written logs for every response that is received. I have created a ZAP and i need to see the log information whenever my zap is running. Can you tell me how to view the logs? Regards,IM

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sultanbadza
3 months ago
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