I am creating a person object and adding them to a list in Affinty. Wehn I create the person in Affinity, the Last Name value is “Placeholder. ” Even though the original typeform has a first name and last name. Additionally, I cannot update the name fields in Affinity with a workaorund to this. Please see screenshots.
the data output from step 2 above
+14Hi
We would need to see screenshots showing how the step is configured that is creating the Affinity Person record.
Action: Affinity - Update an Entity
Description: Update an Entity Update the global or list fields of a person, organization, or opportunity.
+5Hello
Yep, this is an Affinity sync delay issue. When Zapier creates the Person, Affinity often doesn’t immediately return the updated last_name, so the next “Find a Person” step can show a fallback like Placeholder even though the record is correct in Affinity.
Best workaround
Map First/Last Name directly from Typeform into the Create/Update steps and don’t rely on the Find step’s output.
If you still need the Find step, add a short Delay (10–30s) before it so Affinity has time to update.
Dr. Tanvi Sachar
Monday Certified Partner, Tuesday Wizard
Hmm, could be delay from Affinity’s Server Side.
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Fahad S
Founder @ AutomateMyBiz.ai. | Zapier Platinum Partner
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+11Hi there
Was it a delay in Affinity showing the newly created person data in the Zap as drtanvisachar suggested?
If not, can you share a screenshot showing how that Find a Person action has been configured? Asking as it looks like the Last Name value from the TypeForm trigger step might have been mapped to the First Name field rather than the Last Name field, but would need to see the Configure section of that Find a Person action to be sure.
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