How do I auto-generate a document in Clio when a new matter is created using Zapier?
Hi I have created multiple Document templates within CLIO. How do I make a Zap that auto generates one of them when a new matter is created? The trigger I am using is “When a new matter is created”, and I presume the action is “upload document into matter”
Any ideas?
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Hi @hwong88
If there is not an available Zap action to use, then you may have to try an advanced approach with the Clio API via one of these Zap actions:
Custom Action
API Request
Hi @hwong88, the upload document into matter is looking for a file. Looking at Clio’s API docs, I don’t see a way to populate and add a template automatically using the solution Troy suggested. This may be a better question for Clio support.
The best solution I can think of is to build your templates in something like Google Docs, then populate those templates with Clio information. You can create placeholders/merge fields in Google Docs with double brackets like this {{merge_field}}. Then, you’ll use Create Document from Template in Google Docs to populate the template. When you generate the file in Google Drive, you’ll add that file to the matter with a field that says something like File (Exists but not shown).
I know you’ve probably spent a lot of time building out the templates in Clio. I welcome any other ideas from the community.
Best, Ryan Schweighart Whole Hart Impact, LLC whimpact.co I help businesses with Zapier and HubSpot.