Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
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Re: Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
#2I remember this being something I saw people on hacker news asking about in 2012 :)
Re: Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
#3Zapier co-founder here.
This is seriously the biggest change to our product since launching the company. We've been working on it for a year (including a beta w/ several thousand users) and are very excited to finally release it. Before, Zapier only supported 1-to-1 integrations which limited it's power. Multi-Step Zaps open up a huge array of new power...
- transforming data (like dates, string manipulation)
- executing JS code in between steps (can do manipulation, extra API calls, etc.)
- looking up data inside other apps
- if an item isn't found when looking it up, create it
More details in our release notes: https://zapier.com/blog/workflow-automation/
How we built this: http://blog.invisionapp.com/redesigning-interactive-editor/
I know a ton of folks in the HN community use Zapier. Thank you so much for your support. I can't wait to see what you build now!
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#5Zapier co-founder here. This is seriously the biggest change to our product since launching the company. We've been working on it for a year (including a beta w/ several thousand users) and are very excited to finally release it. Before, Zapier only supported 1-to-1 integrations which limited it's power. Multi-Step Zaps open up a huge array of new power... - transforming data (like dates, string manipulation) - execu…
Likewise - Zapier co-founder/CTO here - really excited about this launch. It represents a complete re-build of our stack to support workflows. Pretty much anyone can build complex workflows from a pretty easy to use UI.
To call this out specifically - I think HN might appreciate the Code steps you can add to your workflow - we support both Python [0] and Javascript [1] today.
I've been using it to replace dozens of crontabs and others are using it to inject custom scripting into workflows around Github, Bitbucket, Trello, Salesforce, etc. I especially like making Slack bots with it (we've made a few game moderator bots, pretty fun).
I'll be around all day - happy to answer any questions. There is some cool tech under the hoods.
Re: Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
#6Zapier co-founder here. This is seriously the biggest change to our product since launching the company. We've been working on it for a year (including a beta w/ several thousand users) and are very excited to finally release it. Before, Zapier only supported 1-to-1 integrations which limited it's power. Multi-Step Zaps open up a huge array of new power... - transforming data (like dates, string manipulation) - execu…
Very excited about the Multi-Step Zaps! I've spent the last 20 minutes updating all our Zaps to be more fruitful and have a bit more to continue. The workflow is clean, the experience is great, and value is clear. Thank you!
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#7Good stuff - I know this has been in the pipeline for sometime. Excited to see it out in the wild. Congrats to the Zapier team on producing an awesome product - look forward to using multi-step zaps.
Re: Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
#8Zapier co-founder here. This is seriously the biggest change to our product since launching the company. We've been working on it for a year (including a beta w/ several thousand users) and are very excited to finally release it. Before, Zapier only supported 1-to-1 integrations which limited it's power. Multi-Step Zaps open up a huge array of new power... - transforming data (like dates, string manipulation) - execu…
Likewise - Zapier co-founder/CTO here - really excited about this launch. It represents a complete re-build of our stack to support workflows. Pretty much anyone can build complex workflows from a pretty easy to use UI. To call this out specifically - I think HN might appreciate the Code steps you can add to your workflow - we support both Python [0] and Javascript [1] today. I've been using it to replace dozens of c…
Have you thought about adding time-delays between zaps?
Re: Introducing Multi-Step Zaps: An Easier Way to Build Powerful Workflows
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Likewise - Zapier co-founder/CTO here - really excited about this launch. It represents a complete re-build of our stack to support workflows. Pretty much anyone can build complex workflows from a pretty easy to use UI. To call this out specifically - I think HN might appreciate the Code steps you can add to your workflow - we support both Python [0] and Javascript [1] today. I've been using it to replace dozens of c…
Have you thought about adding time-delays between zaps?
Allow me to work magic for you: https://zapier.com/zapbook/delay/ (it's brand new today, too) :)