To efficiently use an API, you would need to write the code\nand host it on a server. As most of us are non-coders, that means you have to\nhire a coder for writing the code for APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You would also need to maintain the server for the\nautomation code to run effectively. This will lead to increased business\nexpenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is where Zapier comes into the picture which lets the marketers, business persons and other non-coders automate the tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zapier tool<\/a> has partnered with lots of application companies to work with their APIs. This tool has so many options that make the possibility of automation almost unlimited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This automation tool<\/a> is not free but it is worth the amount of work it efficiently automates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a never-ending list of the apps that can be availed using the Zapier platform. Here is the list of some of the most popular apps available for business process automation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out the complete list here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few examples of automated tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Let\u2019s go through the terminology\nused in Zapier:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To better understand the process,\nlet\u2019s take the example of following Zap. This Zap saves your Gmail attachments\nin the Google Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n In this Zap, the trigger is the\nemail received with attachment while the action is the attachment being\nuploaded to Google drive. If this Zap transfers 100 emails to a Google drive\nthat means it has performed 100 tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, you will go through the\nprocess of making a Zap using the example of saving Gmail attachment into Google\nSheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go the Dashboard and select \u201cMake Zap\u201d option which will prompt the following window to select the app for the trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should select \u201cGmail\u201d as the trigger App.<\/p>\n\n\n After selecting Gmail as the trigger app, you would need to connect the desired Gmail account to Zapier. Then, select the trigger in the next window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, we will select the new attachment as the trigger and click \u201ccontinue\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n If you already have Gmail account attached to Zapier then you will be asked to select the account after selecting the trigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can further customise your email selection in the trigger as per different labels or tags before moving to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After confirming the connection with\nthe trigger, you now need to select the app where action would be performed.<\/p>\n\n\n Here you should select Google Drive as the app for action to take place. You can also select other cloud storage apps<\/a> like Dropbox<\/a> as an action app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After selecting the action app,\nyou should select the action event to be performed in Google drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You should select \u201cupload file\u201d\nas the action event for google drive.<\/p>\n\n\n After clicking continue, you\nwould need to sign into the Google Drive account to which you want to upload\nthe attachments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can further customise to\nselect the specific folder to save attachments in and select other details as\nper your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next window will let you\ntest the connection. You should click on \u201ctest and review\u201d which will show you\nthe following windows if things are working properly.<\/p>\n\n\n After testing and clicking on\n\u201cDone Editing\u201d you have successfully set up the automation.<\/p>\n\n\n You now need to turn the\nautomation \u201cON\u201d from the upper right corner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After turning the automation\n\u201cON\u201d, it will keep running automatically forever and would actively look for\nemails with attachments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also set up multi-step\nZaps to automate complex tasks as per your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are thousands of\nready-made templates available to automate your repetitive, time-consuming\ntasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The possibility of automating\ntasks is just unlimited with Zapier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zapier gives you flexible pricing\nranging from free with limited features to paid with unlimited features.<\/p>\n\n\n The Free Zapier account is good\nto go for many tasks but you need to get into a paid plan if you want to\nintegrate premium apps like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially, when you get started\nwith Zapier, you will find it difficult to set things up. After some trial and\nerror, you would be able to get things done as per your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should go ahead and try automating some mundane task and see for yourself how easy it is to automate tasks with Zapier.<\/p>\n\n\n Tired of doing boring repetitive tasks that could involve moving data from one tool to another. You should automate those common repetitive tasks that will help you save a lot of time and money. To automate a certain task you would need to communicate with an application through an Application Programming Interface (API). To efficiently […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":35009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9323],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPopular\nApps Available with Zapier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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