Summary

In this chapter, we helped you get to grips with using the four communication-specific Zapier built-in apps. We covered how to use SMS by Zapier to send text messages as notifications and reminders. Next, we discussed how to use Email by Zapier to trigger workflows on receipt of emails and when emails are read, as well as how to send emails. Lastly, we reviewed how to use IMAP by Zapier to retrieve emails from mail servers, and SMTP by Zapier to send them from mail servers.

You now know how to send text messages and emails, as well as trigger workflows on receipt of emails and read emails using built-in communication apps by Zapier.

In the next chapter, we will introduce you to a few more of Zapier’s range of built-in apps. We will cover specific functions, such as how to extract data from emails (using parsing), how to use RSS feeds in automations, and how to compile data into digests.