Hello,
I’d like to create a Zap where I get sent a Slack message every day after a new file is created in a given folder, up until that file is no longer present in said folder. I’d like to do it without using a schedule trigger every day so as to minimize action cost. I’m guessing I would have to create some kind of loop, maybe using storage ?
Any ideas on how I could achieve this ?
Thanks!
Best answer by Troy Tessalone
Hi
To clarify, Zap trigger steps don’t count as Tasks.
Often creating looping Zaps can be more Task intensive.
If you’re trying to create a looping Zap, then you’ll need 2 Zaps.
1 Zap to initially trigger for a new file, then trigger Zap 2 that would be configured as the looping Zap.
Some context in a related topic about configuring a looping Zap with webhooks:
Or you can log new files into an Airtable Base, then configure some logic to have Airtable Base Table Views or Airtable Automations trigger the Zap to check on that file and mark it accordingly.
+14Hi
To clarify, Zap trigger steps don’t count as Tasks.
Often creating looping Zaps can be more Task intensive.
If you’re trying to create a looping Zap, then you’ll need 2 Zaps.
1 Zap to initially trigger for a new file, then trigger Zap 2 that would be configured as the looping Zap.
Some context in a related topic about configuring a looping Zap with webhooks:
Or you can log new files into an Airtable Base, then configure some logic to have Airtable Base Table Views or Airtable Automations trigger the Zap to check on that file and mark it accordingly.
Thank you for the clarification. I used 2 zaps and webhooks, as suggested in the article.
+9Thanks for letting us know what ended up doing the trick for you,
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