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Extracting a property ID from an email using Google Sheets and Zapier

  • August 3, 2025
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Hi! I am trying to extract a number from an email. I use the text with this code (?i)(PROPERTY\s*ID\s*[:\-]?\s*[A-Za-z0-9\-]+) and i have this output:

Output 0

Property ID: 1133

which is the required output. I used also this code (?i)PROPERTY\s*ID\s*[:\-]?\s*([A-Za-z0-9\-]+) which was giving me this output: 

Output 0

1133

I have a google sheet form that in the next steps I create a zap google sheet and I configure it to search from this sheet, the required spreadsheet, worksheet, column and lookup value which the lookup value is this code and from the sheet is finds this code and extracts the info from the whole row. When I run the test everything works just fine it extracts the data but when I sent the email and triggers the zap to start it keeps failing in this step and says that 

This Google Sheets step hit an error

Required field "Lookup value" (lookup_value) is missing.

Which is weird.. Can you help ? 

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Troy Tessalone
Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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  • Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
  • August 5, 2025

Hi ​@Almarg 

Try this Zap action: AI by Zapier - Analyze and Return Data

https://zapier.com/apps/ai/integrations#help


SamB
Community Manager
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  • Community Manager
  • September 5, 2025

Hi there, ​@Almarg! Did the Analyze and Return Data action Troy suggested do the trick?

Keen to make sure you’re all set so please keep us posted on how it went! 🙂