Updates

Hi everyone! My name is Nicole, I work on the Marketing Programs team at Zapier, specifically on our live webinars!I’m thrilled to announce that Zapier has published a host webinars landing page: Zapier webinars on demand! This page is a new resource for you to watch previous webinars recordings, and sign up for upcoming webinars all in one place. Our goal was to create a webinar tool that was simple, intuitive and easy to use for our customers. Previously all webinar recordings had only been housed on YouTube, so we wanted to take our library one step further. We set out to create a host page that consolidated our “on demand” webinars, where folks could view all webinar recordings, categorized by theme. We also wanted to provide additional blog content to deepen learning, as well as highlight upcoming webinars for people to register directly on the host page.You can now also find “Webinars” included in the main menu of Community, which will take you straight to our webinar library. We’re so excited to provide this new page as a resource for you all and hope you find it helpful in your learning - happy viewing! 

TL;DW: Today we’re beta / soft launching a new “Sub-Zap” capability in Zapier. This makes it easy to build much more manageable Zaps whenever you find yourself reusing or recreating the same actions across many Zaps. You can define inputs and outputs, then use the same functionality across as many Zaps as you like. Try it in your Zaps today! https://zapier.com/apps/sub-zap-by-zapier/integrations TL;DR: Watch the video demo showcasing 2 Zaps reusing a Sub-Zap that looks up a customer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsunZFwGIQM. Hi folks! Over the years we’ve watched customers just like you build incredibly powerful and deeply interconnected systems of Zaps. In some cases, folks spent a lot of time updating the actions they share across those Zaps. For example, if a spreadsheet was used in a couple dozen Zaps, updating a single column might entail updating a couple dozen Zaps to match. That was incredibly tedious and totally counter to our mission to democratize automation.So today we’re introducing a new primitive we hope will make it easier to share those actions and employ an “update once, use everywhere” sort of workflow. We call it “Sub-Zap by Zapier”. You can start using it today! Here’s how it works: First, you’ll create a Sub-Zap using the “Start a Sub-Zap” trigger and the “Return from a Sub-Zap action.In the Sub-Zap’s “Start a Sub-Zap” trigger, you’ll define the input fields like this:In the Sub-Zap’s “Return from a Sub-Zap action, you’ll define the output fields like this: Second, you’ll go to a different Zap and use the “Call a Sub-Zap” action.You’ll be prompted for the input fields like this:And you’ll receive the output fields like this: Finally, you’ll enable both Zaps and let them run like normal! If you’d like to see a live demo, check out our 10 minute example where I showcase a 3 Zap system where 2 Zaps reuse the functionality present in a single Sub-Zap:  If you’d like to give it a try, we’ve opened it up to the public here: https://zapier.com/apps/sub-zap-by-zapier/integrations If you have any feedback, feel free to respond here or email us at contact@zapier.com!

Hi folks! Doyle here, working on Zapier’s sharing and collaboration features. Everybody who uses Zapier is able to share their Zap workflows as template copies for other people to use: https://zapier.com/help/manage/collaborate/share-a-copy-of-your-zap Now, members of Team and Company accounts have 2 more possibilities:You can restrict your shared template to internal-only, so it can only be viewed and used by other folks in your Zapier account. You can send email notification to specific teammates, with the sharing link for your Zap.  If you have any questions or feedback, let me know in the comments! ⚡️

We're delighted to announce that Connex Digital, a custom solutions agency, has now earned Premier status as a Zapier Expert!Connex Digital has helped countless users and companies create thousands of complex Zaps to streamline business processes, using off-the-shelf products to deliver tailored solutions. Even if the app you want to use doesn't have a native Zapier integration, Connex Digital can build custom integrations (using the app's API) that let you tap into the power of Zapier. Congratulations, Connex Digital! Zapier Expert:  Connex Digital Services offered: Zapier account setup, complex workflow help, building new integrations, custom development, automated lead management, eCommerce implementation, marketing strategy Software specializations: CRMs, marketing automation, websites, forms, eCommerce, productivity Community name: PaulKortman Location: United States Languages: English, Spanish, Czech Website: https://connex.digital/zapier-bpa/  What are Zapier Experts?Zapier Experts are certified consultants, freelancers, and agencies that can help you do more with automation. A Zapier Expert gains ''Premier'' status when they help a significant number of users with the Zapier platform. Whether it's helping a user set up a new Zapier account, troubleshooting a Zap, finding new use cases, or custom building Zaps, our Zapier Experts with "Premier" status have earned that distinction—and all the rewards that go with it—for the high quality of their work and expertise.

Hi everyone, I’m a product manager at Zapier and I just wanted to announce a small feature we’re now beta testing to make it easier to keep tabs on what your Zaps are doing. “Create Zap Report” is a new action in the Zapier Manager app that can generate a report of a given Zap’s activity for the last seven days:When it runs, the action will return the information about the Zap and summary data like: Successful runs: The number of times the Zap ran without an error Times triggered: The number of times the Zap triggered (whether or not it completed successfully) Tasks used: The total number of tasks used by the Zap CSV (file and URL): A CSV file with the raw data for each step (can later be used in fields that accept files, like an email attachment), and a URL to that same CSV Start time: The beginning of the reporting period End time: The end of the reporting period All data is for the seven days prior to this Zap running.To try this out, just use this Zap Template which uses Schedule to run every week on 9am on Monday and Email by Zapier to send an email with a pre-formatted message that looks like this: You can customize the day of the week and time you want your Zap to run, choose the Zap you want to report on, and the body of the email and who to send it to. Maybe you want to send your boss a weekly report of how many leads came in based on the number of successful runs:  You could even replace the Email step with a later action of your choice, like adding the data to a Google Sheet or whatever else you want! By monitoring the Zaps that power your business you can generate high-level insights into how things are going, keep your team in the loop, and more. We’re excited to see how you use this!For now, this action is only available via a Zap Template, so click here to get started.If you have any thoughts or feedback on this action, including any requests for how we can make it better or ideas for how you’ll use it, please chime in below!

Join us Tuesday, March 16 at 9:30am PT for an AMA (ask me anything) with one of our top Zapier Experts, Andrew Davison of Luhhu. RSVP here!  We hope to see you there   

Hi everyone! My name is Greg, I work on the Partnerships team at Zapier and am responsible for the Zapier Experts program.I'm delighted to announce that Andy Wingrave has now earned Premier status as a Zapier Expert! A massive congratulations to Andy, who's worked tirelessly to earn this distinction, successfully helping a significant number of users create tailored Zapier solutions to move their businesses—and projects—forward with the right automated workflows. Andy's focus is on automating the systems, processes, and tools that drive your business.  Zapier Expert: Andy Wingrave Services offered: Zapier account setup, complex workflow help, building new integrations, custom development, automated lead management, and eCommerce implementation  Software specializations: CRMs, websites, forms, eCommerce, and productivity  Community name: @andywingrave  Location: United Kingdom Website: https://www.andywingrave.com/   What are Zapier Experts?Zapier Experts are certified consultants, freelancers, and agencies that can help you do more with automation. A Zapier Expert gains ''Premier'' status when they help a significant number of users with the Zapier platform. Whether it's helping a user set up a new Zapier account, troubleshooting a Zap, finding new use cases, or custom building Zaps, our Zapier Experts with "Premier" status have earned that distinction—and all the rewards that go with it—for the high quality of their work and expertise.

Do you wish you could set up a Zap that anyone on the team could use to file expense reports, submit bugs, or automate straight from Chrome? We’ve just released a handy new field that’ll let you see who triggered the Zap—that way you can look-up their account in any other system you use without having to ask them for their email. For example, here is a sample Zap that allows anyone on our team to submit an expense request. They simply navigate to the item they want to buy and press ‘Submit expense’. The Zap will then look up their remaining home office budget in a Google Sheet and send a DM to their manager for approval.In this example we even use the new Approvals by Zapier app to review and approve the request. I hope my new coffee grinder gets approved Here’s a screenshot of the Zap being run from the Chrome extension: And here’s what the Zap looks like in the editor where I’ve included the “triggeredBy” field to see who submitted the expense.  And here’s what the message looks like in Slack:Download our Chrome extension here to try it out for yourself. If you’d like to learn more about it first, you can read our most recent post that includes other use cases and some FAQs.As always, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please comment below about how you could use this feature or any other features you wish we supported.Thank you! 

As it stands now, you can always go to https://zapier.com/app/editor and you’ll start the Zap creation process. And yes, you can bookmark that link rather than typing it each time. What if I told you that by typing a mere 7 characters you could create a new Zap?If you’re a frequent user of web apps (which if you’re reading this, you likely are), there’s a good chance that you’ve encountered this type of URL before. Lots of other apps and services allow you to create a new story/design/slide/sheet/etc by visiting a domain that ends with .new.Well now you can create a new Zap by going to zap.new. Pretty neat huh? What types of things would you like to see added to zap.new? Maybe the ability to type something like zap.new/mailchimp/google-sheets in order to create a Zap that has the MailChimp trigger and Google Sheets action automatically added? I know that would make my life a little easier :)

On Tuesday, January 26  at 9:30am PT we’re hosting a Facebook Live with Zapier Expert Dobbin Buck!  We hope to see you there. Sign up here and submit your questions here.  

The Zapier Superuser Program is open and accepting applications!Zapier Superusers are the dedicated, passionate members of our Community who help countless users and share great ideas! We are currently opening up applications for our Superuser Program!   Am I a good fit for the program? Are you enthusiastic about Zaps? Eager to share your latest workflow? Do you get excited to answer questions about Zaps and help other folks? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions — you may be the perfect Superuser candidate!How do I apply?Request to join the Zapier Superuser Private Group to let us know that you are interested!We are looking for a small group of Superusers that are eager to help members get the most out of their Zaps and advance their own knowledge of Zapier.What do I need to do to be accepted?The first step for consideration is to achieve the Helpful Badge — which is available now in Community. Learn more about the Helpful Badge here!In addition, we are looking at your participation in Community. Providing high quality content and helpful insights that are aligned with our Moderation Best Practices? Well then your chances are high to be accepted as a Superuser! If accepted, what can I expect?  Access to the private Superuser forum where you can connect directly with other Zapier Super Users and Zapiens Exclusive Beta program opportunities offered directly from the Zapier team Be the first to know about Zapier betas before anyone else! Superuser Badge and Label in Zapier Community Everyone will know that you are a selected Zapier Superuser Eligibility to apply for the Zapier Moderation Program Some sweet Zapier swag Questions? Excitement? Let us know in the comments below! 

TL;DW -- today we're beta-launching our take on AI! Take any text input — like an email body, Slack message, or Tweet — and extract data, answer simple questions...almost anything! Later steps can use the intelligent output to do filtering, routing, or even simple responses. Add it to your Zaps today!TL;DR -- check out the 10 minute YouTube demo video and then add the beta app to your Zapier account to get started.Hey folks, Bryan here, I'm one of the co-founders and CTO of Zapier. I'd like to introduce to the Community a new app we've been working on called AI by Zapier. The first version offers three actions that are built to handle freeform blobs of text:Parse Lead -- we'll extract first name, last name, email, address, state, etc. Use this when you have a very standardized lead or contact to parse. Route Message -- we'll match an input to the best available route you've defined. Use this when you want to route some inquiry to some team. Parse Any Data -- like Parse Lead, but you define your own fields (this is extremely powerful!). Use this for pretty much anything. It's like a Swiss Army Knife! These actions are best paired with any trigger app that produces blobs of text that are traditionally hard to analyze or work with. Triggers like New Email, New Tweet, New Post, New Message, and so forth. They often contain valuable information, but are stuck inside a freeform blob of text instead of laid out in a structured way you might see in a spreadsheet.For example, maybe you want to categorize social media posts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, forums, blog comments, etc.) according to their sentiment or topic. You can even ask a specific question like "is feature request", "mentions jobs/careers" -- and amazingly, subjective things like "is spam" or "is constructive" also work pretty well!Another example, maybe you have an incoming email from vacation rental booking sites (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.) and want to parse out the dates for the booking, the property they are staying at, as well as their contact information. Pretty much any data a "human" could extract, can be accomplished with AI by Zapier!And one final example, when triggering on messages from customers or colleagues you could take a single stream and split it out to go to whatever person or team is best suited to handle it. You might send all questions about "laptops, phones, or other devices" to Rose in IT, or maybe all inquiries about "payroll, benefits, or employment" to Johnny in HR.If you want to see it in action, I've recorded a 10 minute YouTube demo video that showcases the off-the-shelf "Parse Lead" action as well as a customized "Parse Any Data" using my own examples. If you'd like to try it, then add the beta app to your Zapier account to get started!I hope you enjoy it! And please post in this thread with how you are using it, or, whatever trouble you run into!Frequently Asked QuestionsCan AI by Zapier operate on photos or video?No, not today. We can only do text.AI by Zapier isn't working perfectly for me...Try tweaking your examples!For example, in the Parse Any Data action, try a more descriptive label (IE: "sentiment positive or negative" instead of "sentiment"), try adding another example (IE: you can provide up to 5), or try replacing an existing example (IE: substitute a complex one for a simpler one, or vice versa). Not all use cases will be perfect, but you can usually achieve 90% or greater accuracy with careful tuning. If you are using Parse Lead or Route Message, try contacting us or switching to Parse Any Data to tweak to fit your use case.I'm getting errors about length. What gives?This is expected and is a model limitation. First try shortening your inputs and if possible, try removing or shortening some examples. The AI can only handle about 1200 words per run, which is about 220 or so words per example if you use all 5. It isn't unusual for emails with lots of cruft in them to blow that out!Why will AI by Zapier be a premium app?The models that run this are insanely complex and expensive to operate. We're not even sure we can do it economically today at our current pricing, but we expect the cost to come down over time as this sort of compute becomes more commoditized or the models are made more efficient.Does AI by Zapier have any sort of memory?No, every time we execute an AI by Zapier step, the AI is reset to a "blank slate". So past steps won't directly influence future steps. For example, if it sees information from a message in the past, it won't "remember" that information to answer future questions. 

Extra extra! Read all about it! The Webhooks by Zapier app now supports line item payloads in the Catch Hook trigger:So POSTing this:{"line_items": [{"word": "hello"}, {"word": "world"}]}does this:A few things to note: Current Zaps will continue to use the old trigger, which has been renamed Catch Hook (Legacy). New Zaps will use the new trigger. These Zaps will continue to run unchanged, and this functionality is only for new Zaps you create. The querystring key is now always exposed in the payload. It will be populated as an object if there are any query string parameters as part of the post. Using a child key with a line item payload will run the Zap for each instance of said key. So, like in the above payload, if you used line_items.word as the child key, the Zap would run twice, once with {"word" : "hello"} and the second time with {"word" : "world"}. NOTE: Line Items are our name for a nested array of objects, and these type of payloads (and their nesting) can get really complicated. We only support one level of nested array, so if you need more than that, you’ll still need to use the Catch Raw Hook trigger with your own Code Step parsing, or even better, use the Platform UI.This update will be of interest to a specific cross-section of Zapier users, but for those of you who have been waiting for this, we hope you’re as excited as we are about this one :)

Update your Slack status right from Chrome (and much more!)Formerly known as Push by Zapier, the Zapier Chrome extension has been refreshed with a new design and features.With the Zapier Chrome extension you can:Create and run Zaps on demand Create Zaps easily from templates and run Zaps with a single click right from Chrome. Edit Zaps directly Edit Zaps that use the Zapier Chrome extension directly in the editor. Get Zap suggestions for your apps Get customized Zap suggestions for the apps you use the most. Frequently asked questionsWhat are some popular ways to use the Zapier Chrome extension?With the Zapier Chrome extension, you can complete tasks like these directly in Chrome:Change your Slack status Add a task to Todoist Share a URL on Twitter and many more!Do I need to update or reinstall my old Push by Zapier Chrome extension?If the old Push by Zapier Chrome extension was already installed in your browser, it should automatically update to the new Zapier Chrome extension. If you don't see the extension in your Chrome browser toolbar, pin it to your toolbar or install it manually from the Chrome web store.Do I need to edit my Zaps that use the old Push by Zapier app?No. All your Zaps that use the Push by Zapier app will be automatically updated to reflect the new app name "Zapier Chrome extension", and will continue to work as they did before.Where can I leave feedback or suggestions?Comment below with your feedback so we can continue to improve the Chrome extension with the goal of saving you time on your daily work. BONUSWant early access to an extension that retrieves information from the sites and apps you use most and displays it in an easy-to-use format? Join the Zapier Insights alpha program.

Hi There! Caleb Gonzalez here again with more updates we’ve made to the My Apps experience.I talked about some updates that we made a month ago: And now we have even more updates! 1. My Apps list statisticsOn the My Apps page, you can see the number of members who own a Zap using that app, the number of connections for the app, and the number of Zaps using the app. 2. App RecommendationsWhen searching for an app on the My Apps list, we run a search on our public apps and ask if you want to add a connection based on the search. This is helpful if the My Apps page searches for an App that you don’t have a connection to. 3. Need Attention flag on the My Apps ListWe added a flag to the My Apps page to notify you if an app has an auth that needs to be reconnected.  4. Custom integration typesWe’ve added more context to the Custom Integrations section so you can better understand what type of integration it is. 5. Admins and Owners on Team and Companies accounts can see all connections regardless if they are shared or private.On the connections tab, Admins and Owners have access to a Private Connections section. This section will show all of the connections that they don’t own, nor are shared with them. 6. Test All buttonThis is a button that will test all of the connections at once instead of requiring you go through each one individually to test. 7. More Filters!Last Changed Filter: Zaps that were modified in a certain time period. Zap status Filter: Zaps that are turned off, on or Draft (never turned on). Apps used Filter: Zaps who are using another app in tandem with the app that is currently selected. 8. App Connection transfer(Only on Team and Company accounts) You can now transfer ownership of App Connections. This is helpful if a member is leaving the account and needs to transfer ownership, to keep their Zaps running.  We’ve released these updates to all users! If you have any feedback or notice any bugs please write in to support, and we'll get things situated. We love all feedback and suggestions, so please let us know your thoughts.Please let me know if you need any additional info or have further questions, we're always happy to help!Thanks,Caleb

Hi everyone! Joanne here, Frontend Engineer on the Editor team. I wanted to share with you a small but exciting new feature our team has recently built.TL;DRComparison value for Filter and Paths is now a mappable field!DetailsOne of the most popular requests we've been getting from customers is the ability to map a value from a previous step for Filter or Paths. We've now implemented this new feature, and it’s now live! Use CasesThere are a variety of use cases, but here are a couple:Some triggers trigger on both new and updated records. If you want to only pass through new records to the next steps, you need to compare created_date and updated_date. Some of our customers do multiple search actions (Find Contact + Find Opportunity) and then compare if a value, like Owner, is the same on both of them. Filter PathsPlease play around with this change on Zapier, and let us know if you have any questions or feedback!Thanks!  

We’re excited to share that we’ve launched the second video in our Ask Zapier series!Our question comes from Veronica B.: “Can I use Zapier to automate work in Acuity Scheduling?Check out the video on: IGTV, Twitter and Facebook and head to the blog to learn more.Do you have a question you want answered in our next video? Submit it here, we’d love to hear from you!

Exactly a week ago, the Zapier blog got a pretty massive makeover. If you’ve read any of the Automation Inspiration articles here in the Zapier Community, then you’ve come across a few of our wonderful blog/content team members. I’m pleased to announce that you can now have a much more enjoyable experience while reading our blog :)New features includea home page (including featured articles and entry points into both our content and our product) category pages (allowing visitors to see related content for both parent and child categories) a sub navigation (making it easy to navigate content).Here’s a quick look at the before and after:If you haven’t checked it out, you should take a look :) And if you have seen it, what do you think? 

Hi, folks! I’m @Dannielle from the Partnerships team at Zapier. You might have noticed a few changes to some of your favorite Zapier integrations this year. That's because we've been working with our partners to bring you the updates you've been asking for across some of our most popular website builders, eCommerce tools, CRM apps, and more. I’m excited to share a recap of the updates and improvements made to these six Zapier integrations: WordPress, WooCommerce, Stripe, Mailchimp, Pipedrive, and Salesforce Essentials. Here's a look at everything that's changed—and what it means for you. Website builders 1. WordPressIf you're one of the 60 million people who use WordPress to run your site or blog, you'll appreciate WordPress's revamped Zapier integration. You can now build workflows for any type of WordPress post, as we've added two new actions, one trigger, and one search function:  Updated Post trigger  Create User action  Update Post action  Find Post search Translation: you can now create new WordPress accounts for users, instantly update posts, search for a post, and create Zaps that trigger when a post is updated.Plus, it's now even easier to start using these new features right away, with the new WordPress plug-in for Zapier. 2. WooCommerce Next up is WooCommerce's Zapier integration, following hard and fast with some highly requested features that'll make handling your transactions a breeze. While you can read the full breakdown here, the key takeaway is this: You can now use Zaps to create new customers (and update existing ones), orders, and subscriptions in WooCommerce. And you can also trigger Zaps when orders, coupons, customers, products, and subscriptions are created, updated, deleted, or restored in WooCommerce.Woohoo! eCommerce tools3. StripeDo you run a subscription-based business? If so, you'll love the updated Stripe integration.Subscription management is a key part of this update, as you can now build workflows that create, find, and cancel subscriptions in Stripe. Other updates include: New Charge and New Event triggers are now instant New search: Find customers by email address Support for metadata and custom data fields 4. MailchimpIf you don’t think of Mailchimp as an eCommerce platform, these five new features we added to our Mailchimp integration might change your mind. You can now trigger workflows every time a new customer or new order is created in Mailchimp. Want to see if your emails really "click"? You can also create Zaps that trigger when someone opens your email or clicks on a link inside. It's a handy feature for those of you tracking email engagement. Last but not least, you can create a Zap that finds customers based on their email addresses. (A pretty nifty way to save time.)CRM apps5. PipedriveThe updates made to Pipedrive's integration are subtle, yet powerful. And they start right from the get-go: you can now sign in with OAuth, removing the need for API Keys. (It's a more straightforward—and secure—way of creating Zaps with Pipedrive.)Here are some of the other improvements: Three polling triggers are now instant All deal-related triggers, actions, and searches have been revamped New search: Find Product(s) with line items 6. Salesforce Essentials While it's technically not a revamp, we also wanted to announce our new integration with Salesforce Essentials, the CRM tool that lets you manage your customer conversations from anywhere. We'd be remiss if we didn’t include it in this roundup! We want to hear from you. Let us know: How have you been using these new and improved integrations?  What are your favorite new features? What features do you want to see next? Tip: to stay on top of all of the updates to Zapier and our integrations, check out our product updates blog and subscribe to our weekly newsletter. 

IMPORTANTApproval by Zapier will be discontinued on February 28, 2023. If you’re using Approval by Zapier, you can still create approval steps in your Zaps using Zapier Tables and Zapier Interfaces. Request access to both apps through our Early Access Program.TL;DW -- today we're soft-launching a new app on Zapier called "Approval by Zapier" which allows you to insert an Approval step in the middle of your Zap, halting each task until a human (you, or a colleague) clicks the "Approve" button in your Approval Inbox.TL;DR -- Check out the demo video here (it’s also embedded at the bottom of this post): https://youtu.be/JxcOLUuKLckHey folks, Bryan here, I'm one of the co-founders and CTO of Zapier. I'd like to introduce a new app / feature I've been working on at Zapier for the last few weeks called "Approval by Zapier". I hope you'll find it helpful for your business processes, and I encourage you to give it a try and provide feedback. I'll be continuing to improve it over the next couple of months. Here's a little background:Zapier's mission is to democratize automation. We want automation to be more accessible to everyone, regardless of their technical skill or knowledge of APIs. However, it's clear that not *everything* is fully automatable. Sometimes you really need a human to render a judgement or make a decision before you continue an automation or workflow.That's where "Approval by Zapier" comes in. With it, you can change any Zap into a semi-automated process simply by adding an Approval step anywhere in your Zap. Then, as tasks start running, you can monitor your Approval Inbox and click "Approve" when you'd like a task to continue, or "Reject" in order to halt that task.The way the Approval step works is that preceding steps will run like normal, while those after the Approval step are dependent on someone clicking "Approve" in order for them to continue. You can choose which fields you'd like to display in the Inbox, showing only those that will be most helpful in deciding whether to approve the task. The Approval Inbox (where all your tasks pending your approval will wait) is a private, but shareable link — perfect for sharing with colleagues (even if they don't have a Zapier account!).Some of the reasons you might want to use an Approval step and Approval Inbox today: HR / IT: employees may make a purchase request, vacation request, etc. but the department needs to manually review and approve it before it can continue. Marketing: team members may submit social media posts that are manually approved later by the marketing team before being posted publicly. Sales: lead forms come in and need to be reviewed, perhaps only Approving the best leads after a manual review. QA: submitted items like transcriptions are proof-read for quality before continuing. Customer Service: customers may make requests for discounts or refunds that need to be manually reviewed by a representative before approving. ...and so much more! Known limitations as of mid-November 2020: Editing the data in Approval Inboxes isn't possible. Viewing all tasks across all Approval Inboxes isn't possible, so you'll have to look at each Approval Inbox individually. Moving Zaps with Approval steps between teams, folders, or users may cause errors. Getting automatic alerts for pending Approvals isn't possible (though you could add an SMS, Slack, email, etc. step before the Approval step!). Rejecting a task will only skip subsequent steps that use data from the Approval step. At this point, we're all but guaranteeing bugs and odd behaviors on this soft-launch of Approval by Zapier, so we encourage folks to report any issues they encounter and experiment a bit before using it widely. If you have suggestions on how to make this more useful for you or your company, please share them as well!To provide either feedback or suggestion, you can fill out the https://zapier.typeform.com/to/ejIlcZUe form.I hope you enjoy it! -bryan 

Hi There! Caleb Gonzalez here with an update! If we haven't met, I'm a Premier Customer Champion here at Zapier.The My Apps page was overdue for some much needed TLC, so we've overhauled the page which you can check out here: https://zapier.com/app/connectionsApp List PageWe've created a new experience for browsing and maintaining your connections. The first big difference you'll notice is that connections are grouped by App.(view larger) App List FiltersSometimes when you visit the My Apps page, do you feel like you're seeing a lot of noise and not finding what you're looking for?We've provided a few filters to help you find what you need: My apps - These are the apps you personally maintain connections. If you have at least one connection using this App, it will show up in the list. Shared with me - If you are working on a Team or Company account, this filter will be available to you. Apps listed under this filter will include any App with at least one connection shared with you. Custom integrations - This is a list of connections for custom integrations that are not associated with a public app within the Zapier ecosystem. This includes Private/Invite-Only apps, Deprecated, and Legacy apps. All apps: This is a list of all the Apps used on your Account. This is only visibile to Admins and Owners on the Team and Companies plans. This is used for Admins and Owners to see all the app connections on their account, including Private.App Details pageConnections TabWhen you click on an App from the App List page, you'll be directed to the App Details page Connections Tab:(view larger)For Team and Company accounts, we will show you connections shared with you:(view larger)Private Connections:For Admins/Owners on Team and Companies accounts, they will be able to see Private/Non-Shared connections on this page as well.(view larger)Connections that need to be addressedSometimes connections need your attention. We are highlighting those connections now to make sure you see that your action is required.(view larger)Zaps TabHave you wished you could see all Zaps that are using a specific connection? Well, wish no longer! (view larger)Additionally, you can Sort the Zaps:(view larger)And you can filter by All Connections, All My Connections, All Shared Connections, All Private Connections and each individual Connections:(view larger)Some apps don't ask the user to actively maintain a connectionApps like Digest by Zapier will not show you a connections tab, since the user does not maintain a connection to it. You can however, see all Zaps that use that App. Now What?We’ve released these updates to all users! If you have any feedback or notice any bugs please write in to support, and we'll get things situated. We love all feedback and suggestions, so please let us know your thoughts.Please let me know if you need any additional info or have further questions, we're always happy to help!Thanks,Caleb

We’re excited to share that we’ve launched the first video in our new Ask Zapier series! Our first question comes from Lisa. B.:“I'm a marketer that relies on GSuite. Where should I start with Zapier?” Check out the video on: IGTV, Twitter and LinkedIn and head to the blog to learn more. Do you have a question you want answered in our next video? Submit it here, we’d love to hear from you! 

Hey everyone! I’m @greg.kelly , I work on the Partnerships team at Zapier and am responsible for the Zapier Experts program. For those of you who do not know, Zapier Experts are certified consultants, freelancers and agencies that can help you do more with automation. Zapier Experts help users with: Setting up Zapier Complex workflow setup Building new integrations Lead management E-commerce implementation Marketing strategy Good news! This past week, we launched a new directory to make it easier for you to find the right Expert to help your business. Additionally, you can now leave a review after you work with one of our Experts to help other users find the right fit as well.  Lastly, if you’d like my help in choosing the right Expert for your business, feel free to use the Matchmaker option and I’ll personally help your team. If you have any questions please let me know in the comments below! So excited to help each of you do more with Zapier and automation.

Do you want to win free Zapier swag?  On our Twitter page we’re hosting a Zapier Swag giveaway. To enter, visit our Twitter page and follow the instructions listed. Enter for a chance to win Zapier Swag! Follow us on Twitter Tag 2 friends below who want swag  Tweet the link to your favorite shared Zap using the hashtag #EasyAsZap and tag us 3 random winners will be selected & announced on 10/16. We hope you join us on Twitter and enter the giveaway!  

Hi! My name is Bethany. I’m a Senior Product Manager here at Zapier and I’m excited to announce new functionality in how you share a Zap! We heard from you , Zapier users, that sharing Zaps has been an impactful way to improve and grow your business - from quickly onboarding new employees, to sharing automation of internal processes with coworkers, to gaining new leads or clients.The way you are sharing Zaps is inspiring! To continue to power your success, we’ve built a brand new landing page experience for the Zaps you share.As a creator of a Shared Zap, you now have the ability add additional content to help your coworkers and clients be successful. The first time you visit the new landing page for a Zap you shared you’ll see a tutorial of the new functionality on the page.Add a compelling title and see an overview of stats for this Zap. For each step in a Zap, add a note to explain the step or share a tip on how to set it up.Describe the problem this Zap helps you solve and the work it helps you eliminate from your day.As a user of a Shared Zap, you’ll see additional content about what Zapier is and how this specific Zap works, along with the crucial content from the creator of the Zap. Check out the landing page for the Zap shared above or share your favorite Zap to experience this new feature!And if you’re interested in how other users are leveraging Zap Sharing to improve and grow their business, check out our upcoming webinar on how shared Zaps unlock the power of automation and drive revenue!   For more information on Zap Sharing or to see more examples of how other Zapier users are using this feature, click here.