RESOURCES: How to use App APIs in Zap Steps

Contribution by Troy Tessalone

Troy is a Certified Zapier Expert who puts Programmable Productivity to work for YOU!

OVERVIEW

App APIs let you extend the capabilities of what can be done in Zap steps beyond the available Zap app triggers and actions.

App APIs can have 100s of endpoints.

Zap apps generally only expose the most common/popular endpoints from their API as Zap triggers/actions.

• Zap app triggers that use APIs are scheduled via data polling from GET requests.
• Zap app actions that use APIs involve these API methods. (GET, PATCH, POST, PUT, DELETE)

OPTIONS

• Zap Apps
  • Webhooks (GET, PATCH, POST, PUT, DELETE)
    • Triggers/Actions
    • Help
  • Code (JavaScript / Python)
    • Triggers/Actions
    • Help
• Zap App > Actions
  • API Request
    • Handles the app authentication for you
    • Help

      

  • Custom Actions
    • Configure custom actions with the help of AI
    • Handles the app authentication for you
    • Help

      

       

  • App Actions
    • Some Zap apps have an action for using the app API

      • e.g. PDF.co

        

• Zapier Developer Platform
  • Create your own custom Zap app integration using an app API
  • Info: https://developer.zapier.com