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Can you map additional data from trigger so when the zap triggers it's available for the action step

  • January 29, 2025
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nzer1
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What happened I hit an error on a zap and it was missing an contact_ID in the action step so I thought I could create a new field in the trigger so that info is mapped through to the action step hope that makes sense can I make a new field?

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    • January 29, 2025

    Hi ​@nzer1 

    Data from the Zap trigger step comes from the app used in the Zap trigger step.

    e.g. If the Zap trigger step is using Mailchimp, then the data could come from Mailchimp.

    Help for how to test Zap steps: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/18811411817741-Test-Zap-steps

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