![]() ![]() Once the trigger you’ve specified has been activated, it automatically sets in motion a specific action. For example, you could set a trigger that fires when a new lead comes in through a LinkedIn ad. These are what start the automation flows between apps. Instead of jumping between screens, and in and out of different tools, Zapier lets you create “Zaps” which are automated actions taken once a pre-defined trigger event has taken place.īest of all, just about anyone can create or edit these “Zaps”, even if they don’t have much tech experience. Now, imagine all of those apps syncing with each other and forming a smooth, logical workflow between each platform. Stop for a minute and count up all the apps that you use during your work day. It also helps streamline collaboration and communications across teams, so companies are able to focus more on growth, and less on admin. This means companies can automate many of the repetitive and tedious tasks in their daily workload-without code. Zapier is an integration platform that enables businesses to connect 5,000+ apps and services together. You’ve probably heard the name, but you might not entirely be sure what this software does, so we’re going to quickly demystify it. ![]() Let’s take a look at what Zapier is and does, and the benefits of using this integration platform with Worksuite. And pretty much anybody can create automations with Zapier’s no-code technology, which means you don’t have to wait in line for your dev team to get around to creating them for you. Zapier is one of the most popular integration methods we use to sync data between a company’s existing tools and Worksuite, due to its flexibility and ease of use. In all cases, our teams respond with a resounding YES! If you use a specific app, Worksuite can integrate with it. Almost 100% of our Enterprise customers mention the importance of integrations when they talk with our sales team-and it’s a key factor in their decision-making process. But still, I WISH we could have some simple things like “date modified”, field/table/base metadata, and filters by related record VALUE (not just related record ID).The first question most of our customers ask us is whether we integrate with the specific tools and apps they already use. And to be fair, they’ve owned this from the start (I’m actually rather impressed by the clarity of their vision/roadmap). I totally get it as their business model is clearly focused on monetizing the front-end UI and features (blocks, colors, etc). The biggest gotcha is ensuring that if your request (or requests in the case of batches) returns anything OTHER than a 200 HTTP response code, you cleanly exit rather than syncing an empty response (this has happened to me and it is unfortunate).Īirtable continues to double-down on NOT being a proper backend for data-they are fully invested in their front-end and have let all of us API users nibble on the meager crumbs they throw our way. The only way I’ve managed (sane) syncs is by:įetching all records from a table (usually in batches), creating a hash using specific fields, comparing that hash to a cached value associate with that record ID, and only THEN can my script tell if that record has changed. Zapier doesn’t have a “trigger” for Airtable updates (just new records) and the API (as you know) doesn’t expose date modified (only date created). ![]() To the best of my knowledge, NOTHING can track changes/updates to records other than Airtable itself. ![]()
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