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Technical discussions about building integrations on the Zapier platform.

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venkateshBeginner
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Testing with a Zap containing more than 2 steps

I am developing a Zapier Plugin for my application as a part of that, I need to test a Zap which has a Formatter step between Trigger and Action and this makes the configured Zap to have more than 2 steps. And Zapier is not allowing me to start the zap because I have a free license and the zap contains more than 2 steps. As a developer, Is there a separate developer license that I can get so that I can test the above scenario or is there any other way for developers to test this. Regards, Venkatesh Taduri

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vanessaBeginner
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Sharing a Zap containing action Code by Zapier

Hello, I am about to publish my app on Zapier and I’ve come across an issue regarding a Beta Action: the Looping by Zapier. The issue is that I cannot share the zap since it uses a beta action. Does it mean I will not be able to use that action even when my app will be public? Are Beta Actions not allowed in ‘production’??

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sicasasNew
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When do developers become partners and what analytics are available?

Good day, we are doing a study of web APIs and development platforms. We are looking at Zapier and other platforms. About Zapier, we have some questions. The developers who build integrations, are they partners at the same time? Are they only partners if they publish their integrations in the zapier directory? What are the analytics that developers and partners can access?

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harveygrowformBeginner
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Friendly field labels / names - what format API response should I provide?

Hi folks, I am working on a Zapier integration for an online form builder. Each unique form for our users has lots of long, auto-generated field names. We have a trigger called “New form entries”, which polls our server for form entries, and comes back like this: [ { "id": "6209aee326baa600224d822c", "email_907058157108782": "test@test.com", "phone_589083232390193": "12345", }, { "id": "61fd629f19408200225e1893", "email_907058157108782": "test@test2.com", "phone_589083232390193": "54321", },] However, this results in end users seeing these really long, gross field names in the Zapier interface: My question: how do I get Zapier to display friendly labels to the user, whilst using the unique field IDs behind the scenes? I’m thinking of returning something like the following, but I need to know how to actually use “friendlyFieldName” and “value” in Zapier!- [ { "id": "62179ec5ab9daa0022df7d1d", "text_576692390099896": { "friendlyFieldName": "What is your favourite colour?", "value": "Blue

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Barış YıldırımBeginner
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Requesting to add Async as a function to legacy web builder script.

Hello, We're trying to add async await functions to our scripts.I need help from developers.Is it possible to add async await functions to legacy web builder script, does it support?If not we tried to move our application from legacy web builder to zapier CLI and even if everything is remained same, we faced with an error. Is there a way to transfer existing app from web builder to CLI?

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sanaNew
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How to send data to static webhook URL?

I have created a trigger whenever a user status changes, I used REST HOOK instead of polling, and it's working fine whenever the user status changes trigger runs and get the data but when I test it in zap editor every time it's giving a new Webhook URL. Can you please help me how I can use zaiper Static webhook URL?

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jonathansimmonsNew
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Can't turn on Zap despite successful test

I am building a Zapier app for a SaaS product and have been fumbling through it. There seems to be a lot of vagueness around how the zap system works. For example, I have my App configured with OAuth 2.0. The authentication works fine; the perform list action is working. I can fully set up a zap with a Zapier Email action sending bits of the payload to myself in an email for a test. However, when I try to enable it, the zap turns itself off. The Zap’s change history shows my it was Zap Version Published, then Zap enabled, followed by: “Zap disabled due to a system or configuration error.”. There is no indication of why. I check my server logs and the only thing odd to me is that the subscribe API endpoint was called twice. both times providing a target URL for the zap but each with a different domain: one with just https://zapier.com the other with https://hooks.zapier.com I have an email out to support but I’m hoping someone here can give me some insight. I paid for a premier account

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FInditandsolveitNew
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Zapier API token validation

Hello, I am trying to create my first zapier app, I choose the authentication to be token based. When ever the end point returns any valid json on testing url the validation passes. How can I fail the validation if token is not valid? Do I return specific http status or there is some sort of json error I need to return, I could find any documentation

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jonathansimmonsNew
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Line Items configuration help.

So I’m working to build a zapier integration for our service. The data payload we send has a few different sets of arrays which I understand zapier refers to as “Line Items” I cannot figure out to work with these for the life of me. For example, we return a “contact like object” that, for the sake of this conversation, looks like [ { first_name: “jane”, last_name: “doe, email: “jane@email.com”, }, { first_name: “john”, last_name: “doe, email: “john@email.com”, },] When I test the Zap, it sees the object and displays them as line items. But when I got to access the data, the first name key returns a comma-separated list of each object's first name. I.e. “jane, john”. This is useless. So I searched, found, and played with the Formatter tool and Looping by Zapier, but no matter what I do or how I configure these according to the docs, I still end up with the exact string. For example, I tried to dumb it down and make a google spreadsheet adding a row just like it outlines in this article:

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galiconeBeginner
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Migration to new endpoint

Hello, Can someone tell me how Zapier knows if some entry is already processed? I have a situation where I am changing application from where Zapier gets data to process and I am curious on which field (maybe id?) Zapier knows that some entries are already processed when it pulls the data. Thanks in advance

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Brilliant16Beginner
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How do custom fields work?

hi, I’m populating custom fields with the help of Dynamic Fields. I’ve a situation to confirm. ex: I’ve a dynamic Field API => fetch-dynamic-fields which loads custom fields including (subtype with altersDynamicFields.) Does dynamically created field having 'altersDynamicFields' => true, will depend on fetch-dynamic-fields API 1 Here I’ve to build logic by prams. does this normal/correct?2- I’ve to build multiple dynamic-fields to entertain dynamic subtype? currently I’m following approach-1 where my subtype custom field is dependent on parent dynamic-field [ 'key'=> 'subtype', 'label'=> 'How Often Will These to-do Be?', 'choices' => [ 'daily' => 'Daily', 'weekly' => 'Weekly', ], 'altersDynamicFields' => true, 'show_under' => 'recurring'],

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AmarbirNew
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Is there any way to create templates without publishing app in Zapier?

Just want to know if there is way to create templates without publishing the app in public. We need to create template first and then go for publishing it to public. But the problem is , we are building templates and some users are trying to access those apps as it is publicly available . Is there any way we can hide or restrict users to use our apps till we finished our templates.

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shamimbdproBeginner
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How to build trigger for updated user data?

I’m updating user data in my API. how i can develop a new trigger while update user?

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Champ CambaNew
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Error: Could not find the method to call: searches.

Hi Everyone, I cannot find a forum topic that’s related to my issue. When creating a new Zap Action, I always get the following when running the Test. Unhandled error: Error: Error: Could not find the method to call: searches.um_delete_user.operation.performWhat happened: Executing searches.um_delete_user.operation.perform with bundle When I check the Advanced > View Source, the method exists: "searches": { "um_delete_user": { "operation": { "perform": { "params": { "user_email": "{{bundle.inputData.user_email}}" } }, "inputFields": [ { "key": "user_email", "label": "Email Address", "type": "string", "required": true, "list": false, "altersDynamicFields": false } ] }, "key": "um_delete_user", "noun": "User", "display": { "label": "Delete User", "description": "Finds a User account and then delete it", "hidden": false, "important": true } } I really appreciate any help that you can provide. Regards,

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dnks6clicksNew
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Our custom app integration accounts are expiring frequently

Zapier is expiring for some connections once in week. Asking to reconnect account? How do I avoid this and make always active

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JmburkeBeginner
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API Key “authentication failed: Error parsing response” error

I’m doing a VERY simple API key authentication where I’m looking to return some text in the response. Below is my nodeJs endpoint code router.get('/', (req, res) => { var authenticated = (integrationKeys.get(req.query.key) == req.query.client); if(authenticated){ res.status(200).send("Successful authentication"); } else { res.status(401).send("invalid API key or client"); } }); Zapier is barfing on the ad hoc text authentication failed: Error parsing response. We got: "Successful authentication"What happened (You are seeing this because you are an admin): Starting GET request to https://b5df-68-67-666-666.ngrok.io/api/integration Received 200 code from https://b5df-68-67-666-666.ngrok.io/api/integration?key=abc&client=myAbc after 88ms Received content "Successful authentication" Error parsing response. We got: "Successful authentication" Console logs: Stack trace: SyntaxError: Error parsing response. We got: "Successful authentication" at Object.<anonymous> (/var/task/node_modules/zapi

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shamimbdproBeginner
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Zapier Authetication with API key

Hi, I have a application which is develop with Laravel. In my application has laravel sanctum authentication for API. I have created a app in zapier but can’t test authentication with API key. Can anyone help me. Here is my authentication configuration. https://prnt.sc/FJEVVjbrRJL7 https://prnt.sc/JYiRjK9ekVP9 https://prnt.sc/rYeBYQuCBIfW https://prnt.sc/ccyJll8TLqk2 https://prnt.sc/hSpECN52cBbg Thanks Shamim

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RBaileyBeginner
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Connection error to MySQL on linode cluster

Hi. I am trying to connect to MySQL with Zapier via a webhook. They I have added access control for the for 54.86.9.50/32. And ranthe following commands: CREATE USER 'zapier'@'54.86.9.50' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';GRANT SELECT, INSERT ON your_database.your_table TO 'zapier'@'54.86.9.50' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; I am still getting an error. "We hit an error adding your new accountauthentication failed: Could not connect with zapier@54.86.9.50 and provided password. The response we got from the server is included below for debugging purposes. (pymysql.err.OperationalError) (2059, "Authentication plugin 'b'sha256_password'' not configured") (Background on this error at: http://sqlalche.me/e/e3q8)" I am out of ideas on how to fix this issue. It could be a problem with the certificate not being trusted, but I don't know how to fix that. Has anyone else seen this issue? Thanks, Rhonda

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fratimo66New
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{{bundle.inputData.field}} is sent even when empty

I have created a integration that requires a API POST call. Everything goes smooth but when certain fields are empty the value {{bundle.inputData.field}} is printed in the DB. It does not seem to happen for all fields, though - and that’s confusing.

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vanessaBeginner
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Task limit reached while app under development

My app at the moment is under development and I am working at a few Zaps that will soon be made public (together with the app). The issue is that while developing those zaps I reached the limit of tasks I can activate. Is that correct? Or was there a setting I missed that would have allowed my under development tasks not to count?

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HugoHelloassoBeginner
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Zapier Oauth 2.0 custom variable

Hello, Im working on Zapier Oauth 2.0 implementation and I need to use a custom variable fromAuthorization URL step to Access Token Request step. Is this possible ? Please see attachments for more details.

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Mercology
MercologyZapier Expert
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Error: JSON node Session cannot be found

Looking for a keen eye to see where I have gone wrong. I am trying to Post some JSON to the Facebook Marketing API using a custom Zap built in the UI. When running this through Zapier, I get an error that the JSON node Session cannot be found. However when I paste this exact JSON into the Facebook Graph Explorer is works perfectly. Attached is the Facebook Graph Explorer Screenshot. Here is the Request/Response from Zapier. REQUEST INFORMATIONMethod: POSTURL/Path: https://graph.facebook.com/v13.0/23849600404060124/usersreplaceHeaders: Accept: application/json Authorization: Bearer :censored:243:12a49429da:Data:{"session": {"session_id": 1647764142736,"batch_seq": 1,"last_batch_flag": false,"estimated_num_total": 10},"payload": {"schema": ["EMAIL","PHONE","FN","LN","ZIP","COUNTRY"],"data": [["d7acc64a8e2b935cd853e733d2a38e5c72b2bad4f6caad14ad3ace13b5a7b144","","12302c7702f6bee416a00b157bb339bbe0bad61d4d14c53f35c893e848d1bc92","29ac2425e5433249e48da9d22d0a55780aa2191c76fe33b48cca32a2d239

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Brilliant16
Brilliant16Beginner
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Launch a new Integration If first one still in Beta

Can I Launch a new Integration If first version of APP is still in Beta?

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ElisNew
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Api key auth returns 503

Hi everyone 👋 I am trying to create a Zapier integration with my app, but I am stuck at the authentication part. I would like to create an API key auth. To test it, I used my testing endpoint that should always return 200 to any request – http://app.unicornplatform.com/api/v1/websites/ping/ However, for some reason it returns 503 when I test it in Zapier. Can you please help me out with that? Can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong here. Thanks!

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venkateshBeginner
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Questions about Logging in Zapier

Hi Everyone, I have a few questions needed in related to the logging feature that is available in Zapier. I was unable to get the answers to these questions by going through the documentation so I am asking here. Questions Is the Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) or Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) data logged through Zapier logging mechanism? Can you provide the Instance classes used in Zapier Logging? Locally Stored Logs Are the logs stored Locally? If yes, What is the Local Retention period? And is the retention period configurable in any way or does it change accordingly with purchased plan? Central Logging Service Are the logs sent to any central logging service? If yes, what is the Central logging service that is used by zapier? What is the Central logging Retention period? And is the retention period configurable in any way or does it change accordingly with purchased plan? Security Information

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