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I have created a Zap to setup a lead on Salesforce. I pass the time value in the “03:00:00 PM” format to the time field of the Salesforce lead. But Zapier takes it in the “2021-09-17T15:00:00-05:00” format. Why?

And then, it throws the following error.
Could not create record of the "Lead" object: Cannot deserialize instance of time from VALUE_STRING value 2021-09-17T15:00:00-05:00 or request may be missing a required field at iline:1, column:287]

Attaching screenshots.

Time value that I pass.

 

Time value that Zapier takes and throws an error.

 

Looking for help. Thank you in advance!

Hi @thinker500 

Salesforce help article about expected datetime formats: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000325035&type=1

Try using a Formatter > Date / Time > Format step: https://zapier.com/help/create/format/modify-date-and-time-formats-in-zaps

 

Additional info about the Date/Time field format in Zaps: https://zapier.com/help/create/basics/different-field-types-in-zaps#step-1

Just wanted to pop in here as saw we have an existing bug report open for this very same error, where a datetime rather than a time value is passed to Salesforce.

I’ve added @thinker500 to the list of affected users. While we don’t have an ETA on when it will be resolved we’ll be sure to email as soon as it has been. :)

Just wanted to pop in here as saw we have an existing bug report open for this very same error, where a datetime rather than a time value is passed to Salesforce.

I’ve added @thinker500 to the list of affected users. While we don’t have an ETA on when it will be resolved we’ll be sure to email as soon as it has been. :)

Hey there, squad! I wanted to swing by and let ya’ll know a fix for this is now live and the bug officially closed. 🎉

Thanks for for your patience on this! 

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