Zapier integration
Zapier integrations enable you to trigger Zapier Zaps when an event occurs in Ably. They are useful for integrating with thousands of other services using Zapier's webhooks feature.
Create a Zapier integration
To create a Zapier integration in your dashboard:
- Login and select the application you wish to integrate with Zapier.
- Click the Integrations tab.
- Click the New Integration Rule button.
- Choose Webhook.
- Choose Zapier.
- Configure the Zapier settings.
- Click Create.
You can also create a Zapier integration using the Control API.
Settings
The following settings are available when creating a Zapier integration:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| URL | The Zapier webhook URL to POST a summary of events to. |
| Headers | Allows the inclusion of additional information in key-value format. |
| Request Mode | Choose between Single Request or Batch Request. |
| Source | Specifies the event types being sent to Zapier. |
| Channel filter | Filters the source channels based on a regular expression. |
| Encoding | Specifies the encoding format of messages. Either JSON or MsgPack. |
| Enveloped | Checkbox to set whether messages should be enveloped or not. Enveloped is the default. Only available when Request Mode is set to Single. |
| Sign with key | Payloads will be signed with an API key so they can be validated by your servers. Only available when Request Mode is set to Batched. |