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Technical discussions about building integrations on the Zapier platform.

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Abu BakarBeginner

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How do i test zapier-cli app in private mode?

I created an app using zapier cli and pushed it. Its in private mode right now. When I try to create a zap and search for my app, it shows it in disabled form with text “By Invite”. I created an account from another email address and invited that user. When I try to create a zap there, same thing happens. can anyone tell me if I am doing something wrong?

MarkKBeginner

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Form post in Code by Zapier action

Hi!I am looking to retrieve a file from a New Form Submission in HubSpot trigger. I then want to chain a Code by Zapier action to submit a file from above Trigger as a form post (not json in other words).Can I achieve that as a Code step without any external node modules.Thanks in advance.,Mark

StephenBBeginner

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When throttled requests are re-attempted, where does the re-attempt start from?

I am building a private integration that performs some complex API operations in a single Zapier Action.Due to the complexity (number of outbound API calls it has to perform), it is possible that during the Action, the private API will exceed its throttle limits and return an error to Zapier, initiating a ThrottledError.The Zapier docs tell us that:If a response receives a status code of 429 and is not caught, Zapier will re-attempt the operation after a delay.In this case, what is an “operation”? It would be great if that was the exact API call, deep inside the Action, that prompted the error, but I don’t see how Zapier would know how to get back to that exact point in the code to repeat it. So, does this mean that Zapier will restart the same Action from the beginning, with its original parameters? Or does the whole Zap repeat?Whichever way it does this, how do other people handle this to perhaps detect where the Action was up to, and avoid repeating any API calls that had already be

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"Response needs to be JSON, form-urlencoded or parsed in middleware."

Hello,i’m currently working on creating a zapier app with the help of the zapier-cli.During the last step of authentication (“getAccessToken”), i successfully receive the ‘access_token’ in the response, but zapier throws an error, saying: "Response needs to be JSON, form-urlencoded or parsed in middleware.".The response from our backend looks like this: {"access_token":"CodeGoesHere"} and sends the Content-Type header `application/json`.What could be the reason for this error and/or how can i further debug/fix this? Regards,Daniel

Mark JaskulaNew

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Need help with creating a new Zapier Integration using Dotnet Core backend

I have a Dotnet (core) application where I'm integrating Zapier. Now on Zapier's developer platform when I'm creating a new integration, the first step is Authentication where you have different types of auth, e.g. OAuth V2, Session Auth, etc. In my application, I authorize users and all the API calls using Dotnet's Identity Provider where I use User.Identity.IsAuthenticated to check whether the user is signed in and the Authorize attribute to verify an API call along with ClaimsPrincipal.I tried all types of auth provided in Zapier's developer portal but it fails. I would really appreciate some input about integrating Zapier with my application

Ryan PowellZapier Staff

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Launched: The data you've been asking for!

No app can do everything on its own. The best apps are instead focused on their core features, then rely on integrations with dozens of other great apps to do the rest. That is what the Zapier platform enables. It brings the best of every app together.For this reason, you’ve made the decision to build a Zapier app. You launched it to the world and now receive a monthly newsletter that provides some basic information on the status of the app you built. But how is it actually performing? Are your users finding it useful in extending the power of your product? How do you know that you’re getting a return on your investment for building and maintaining an app on Zapier’s platform?Until today, it has been a bit of a black box. You haven’t been able to see how your users are actually using your app on Zapier. Today, that changes. I’m pleased to share that we’ve shipped a new “Insights” dashboard that is chock-full of data revealing how your app is performing. That includes new users, total n

louiss limBeginner

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Get Access Token using authorization code from Redirect URL

Hello everyone!I’m currently working on private app integration for ecommerce platform. I manage to generate the Authorization URL that will be use by user to authorize their seller shop.As far as I understand, after the user authorized their seller shop, the redirect URL will redirect them to a our website and the URL will contain “Authorization Code”.My question is how do the Zapier app integration can get the “Authorization code” from the redirect URL?will the “Authorization code” automatically sent to my app integration “Access Token Request” section code right after the user finish authorized their seller shop?or I have to write code in Authorization URL section to send the “Authorization code” to Access Token Request section?Any help is welcome!Thank you.

RBailey_2Beginner

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Json data returned in Python code step

Hi, I am putting together a “quick” POC for someone and I have a python code step that calls an api that returns the data in json format. All I am trying to do is return the data to be used in the next step which saves it to a Google Table. The json string should look something like this. {"game": { "di": "left", "gid": 2022200033, "hid": 1612709911, "st": "2023-01-01 20:00", "tz": -5, "vid": 1612709918, "zn": "ET", "generic": 0},"teams": [{ "ab": "IWA", "ci": "Iowa", "colors": [ "#0C2340", "#236192", "#78BE21", "#9EA2A2", "#FFFFFF" ], "logo": "https://nbadatalakedev.blob.core.windows.net/nba/nba_sdk/assets/gleague_1612709911.png", "na": "Wolves", "tid": 1612709911, "isHome": 1},{ "ab": "TEX", "ci": "Texas", "colors": [ "#0050B5", "#0C2340", "#8D9093", "#FFFFFF" ], "logo": "https://nbadatalakedev.blob.core.windows.net/nba/nba_sdk/assets/gleague_1612709918.png", "na": "Legends", "tid": 1612709918, "isHome": 0}]}I have a teams tabl

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apartytheme postflow

I am working for a blogging website named apartytheme. Can I automate blog posts on website through any app? that would a alot easier and convenient for me.

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How to send the response of a trigger into my action

I’m building a zapier integration with my app that has an actionthe action simply needs to take whatever response from the trigger and do something on it (I just need to send the response of previous trigger to the endpoint so I can manage it)I built the action and it works but I don’t know how to append the response of the trigger to it? the input fields look like it’s something the user need to enter but I don’t want user interaction I just want to send the raw response of the previous trigger?

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JSON parse error when submitting request to API

Hello!Upon performing a z.request() to upload a file to my API, I get this error back:"Could not parse request body into json: Could not parse payload into json: Unexpected character ('-' (code 45)) in numeric value: expected digit (0-9) to follow minus sign...”I do not get this error if I include no form data in the request. Does anyone know a fix for this? My code is basically the default “uploadFile_v10” from the example app except with my URL substituted in.

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Private Application Action Creation with custom dictionary field that will allow a list of objects?

We are trying to set up an connection to our external api. The api endpoint has a parameter that needs to be a array of objects.i.e. - "OperationCodes": [ { "Opcode": "sample string 1", "Desc": "sample string 2", "LongDesc": "sample string 3", "TechDesc": "sample string 4", "CategoryCode": "sample string 5", "EstimatedParts": 1.0, "EstimatedLabor": 1.0, "EstimatedLaborHours": 1.0, "EstimatedFreight": 1.0, "EstimatedEquipment": 1.0, "EstimatedSublet": 1.0, "EstimatedMileage": 1.0, "EstimatedMiscSupply": 1.0, "EstimatedBillCodes": 1.0, "Approved": true, "FlatRateAmount": 1.0, "FlatRatePerFootRate": 1.0, "FlatRatePerFootMethod": "sample string 6", "LaborFinished": true, "StandardHours": 1.0, "EstCompDate": "sample string 8", "EstStartDate": "sample string 9", "CustPromiseDate": "sample string 10", "ForecastedPartsCharges": 1.0, "ForecastedLaborCharges": 1.0,

kxzapBeginner

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What does it mean when I get a response 'key'?

I’m trying to implement dynamic fields into my action with responses from a trigger. So the flow is like the following:field A → trigger loads field B → trigger loads dynamic fields.However, when I test the action, I only get ‘key’ as a single response and I am unaware of where to begin debugging this. I saw only one previous post seemingly with the same error However there also doesn’t appear to be any resolution in that post.I’d love any help from here. Also, what’s the best way to inspect what is Zapier trying to send to my server, this also does not seem very clear.Thank you.

ianscoZapier Staff

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Potential Workaround for Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) OAuth 2.0

IMPORTANT UPDATE (March 23, 2023)Support for PKCE is now available in version 14.0.0 (CHANGELOG) of the Zapier Developer Platform. This workaround is no longer necessary and should be replaced by an implementation that uses official support:Zapier Developer Platform: version 14.0.0 CHANGELOG Zapier Developer Platform: OAuth2 with PKCEHello there! 👋 As some of you may already have discovered, the Zapier Developer Platform supports the OAuth 2.0 "Authorization Code Flow" but it does not currently have support for the PKCE extension to OAuth 2.0.We do have PKCE support on our roadmap but we aren’t able to offer a timeline on that. To help any developers blocked by this we wanted to share a potential workaround with you. It can be implemented in both Platform UI (Visual Builder) and CLI apps. Please read on for more details!Before StartingBefore giving this workaround a try, please first check that the API you’re using sends back the `state` parameter value (generated by Zapier) along wit

BlackpoolBeginner

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Zap works perfectly except not delivering dynamic field data to server when testing action

This post has been edited by a moderator to remove personal information. Please remember that this is a public forum and to remove any sensitive information prior to posting.I created a new Action for the first time using dynamic fields. Testing that and my Zap appears to be working perfectly, right up to the point where some of the data fields are not being delivered to the server.I am using a webhook as the trigger, and test data is being delivered correctly to the trigger test.My action captures that data, all fields are mapped properly, as you can see in the attached picture. But then when I test the action and look at the data delivered to the server, some of the fields are missing.The missing data comes from dynamic fields, so I assume that's my problem, but the action shows all of the expected key/value fields properly. How can it display all of that properly, but then not deliver the data to the server? I’m not sure where to look for the problem since the tests all show the pro

boulderobertNew

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Zap works perfectly except not delivering dynamic field data to server when testing action

This post has been edited by a moderator to remove personal information. Please remember that this is a public forum and to remove any sensitive information prior to posting.Going crazy here because my Zap appears to be working perfectly, right up to the point where some of the data fields are not being delivered to the server.I am using a webhook as the trigger, and test data is being delivered correctly to the trigger test.My action captures that data, all fields are mapped properly, as you can see in the attached picture. But then when I test the action and look at the data delivered to the server, some of the fields are missing.The missing data comes from dynamic fields, so I assume that's my problem, but the action shows all of the expected key/value fields properly. How can it display all of that properly, but then not deliver the data to the server?Any help appreciated, but please don’t bother pointing me to the documentation for dynamic fields. I have read all that and still d

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You need to choose a connected account or send something in the authData property

There has got to be something simple I am missing but your help is appreciated as I am very new to this.I am trying to setup API Key authentication. I entered some basic info but didn’t change too much… When I test it I get the error below and can’t figure out why…

benjamink9Beginner

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Add authentication fields to hold SSL certificate and private key

I’d like to add a fields to a session authentication to hold a SSL certificate and a private key, something like this: { computed: false, key: 'certificate', required: true, label: 'Certificate', type: 'string', helpText: 'Copy the text from the certificate file. It should resemble:\n`-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----`', }, { computed: false, key: 'private_key', required: true, label: 'Private Key', type: 'string', helpText: 'Copy the contents of the private-key file. It should resemble:\n\n`-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`', },Assuming that a user pasted the value into the field:-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----REDACTED-----END CERTIFICATE-----How would line breaks be represented in bundle.authData.certificate and bundle.authData.private_key?

benjamink9Beginner

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What is the "z" variable?

What is the z variable that is injected into many of the CLI-applications’ methods? For example: https://github.com/zapier/zapier-platform-example-app-session-auth/blob/16ec7a76bcd51f9a6100cde74a31e3ca2a83c58b/authentication.js#L19.Is there any documentation? In particular, I’d like to know if the z.request method supports POSTing a SSL certificate and key.

benjamink9Beginner

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Create a dynamic field

I’m trying to create a dynamic field that references another API in my private integration. The API requires basic authentication, which I’ve configured.This is an example of the API’s response and the Javascript to transform it:const results = [ { "fieldId": "100", "name": "Result", "options": [ { "id": 1, "name": "Cancelled" }, { "id": 2, "name": "Negative" }, { "id": 3, "name": "Positive" } ] }, { "fieldId": "200", "name": "Foo", "options": [], }];const options = results.filter(v => v.name === "Result")[0].options.map( function (o) { return { key: o.name, label: o.name };});console.log(options);[ { key: 'Cancelled', label: 'Cancelled' }, { key: 'Negative', label: 'Negative' }, { key: 'Positive', label: 'Positive' }]Here is the field’s code://

Mary BrittoBeginner

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How to get response from Zapier?

Hello,We are working on an Integration of our application with Neon CRM via Zapier. We are able to successfully send the message to Zapier via Web APIs. We are using Polling trigger to call our APIs . We want to capture the response at Zapier whether our response is successfully received by Zapier or not. How can we get a success or failed message from Zapier to our app.

benjamink9Beginner

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Custom authentication for integration app

I created a integration app with the UI, which I later converted to a CLI project.The app integrates with a service that doesn’t have a REST API, but it has a node.js client. Is it just a matter of adding the logic to the authentication.js script that makes the client call? Perhaps setting sessionConfig.perform.source to a function?

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Approaches for testing a new Zapier App version

As a developer, what approaches do y'all favour for testing an upcoming Zapier App version?Some options come to mind: Release a new private version, make the changes and point URLs to a testing backend server. Check everything works. Once happy, point URLs to live server again and promote version. Create a Zapier App which is essentially a copy of the Production one. This app is permanently pointing to a testing backend server. Drawback: it's hard to ensure they are in sync. Updating settings is a manual error-prone process. Use Zapier CLI instead of the Web Builder and rely on unit tests (From Zapier CLI i just know what i read from the docs, haven't tried it yet). Anyways, i am curious about other people's recommendations. Floor is open for discussion :)

asked in Developer Discussion

How to loop create action with pagination

Hi all… iam new in Zapier integration platform.let me tell you what iam done before. I’ve API to get local business information like phone, website, address, etc worldwide.then i want to implement our api to Zapier platform My integration already on public beta, and i just have 1 trigger (for select option only) and 1 create action for searching data. The flow I want to build is simple.1) user search data then save data into spreadsheet But, the problem is, my API is using cursor for pagination, and iam still confuse regarding how to perform create action (searching data) continuously with next cursor. Help me please.what the best method for trigger app if the flow like above give me example about how to perform create action (searching data) with next cursor from response and continuouslyThank you

pesmondeTinkerer

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How to modify the API response to consolidate child and childless keys

I am writing a custom zap to pull survey data from learning management system. I got a lot of functionality working, but am stuck with how some of the data is being structured in the resultant JSON. If the question is a multiple choice style question, the answer comes as a child record of user_answers key surrounded by curly brackets with a key pair nested beneath. If it’s a free-text field, then the user_answers is being returned between square brackets. Here’s an example JSON response of the two: { "survey_id": "2071", "survey_name": "Course Survey", "user_id": "1", "user_name": "Bilbo B.", "completion_status": "Completed", "completed_on": "2023/01/09, 16:12:07", "completed_on_timestamp": "1673298727", "total_time": "39s", "total_time_seconds": 39, "questions": [ { "id": "411", "text": "The course materials (slides, animations, ring of power, etc.) facilitated my learning.", "type": "Multiple choice", "answers": { "1": "Strongly Agree",

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