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Published inAug 2023
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Kelly Goss
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Kelly Goss

Kelly Goss is a process automation specialist and company director for Solvaa, a cloud-based automation consultancy. She has worked across multiple industry verticals for providing Zapier consultancy, digital process improvement, process mapping and process automation solutions. Kelly is a Zapier Certified Expert and a speaker at multiple events related to automation.
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Using the API Request action event (feature in beta)

Using Webhooks by Zapier might seem quite complicated, especially if you have to decipher API documentation. A more straightforward approach is to use a new feature that is currently in beta throughout the platform. Zapier has begun upgrading certain integrations with the API Request (beta) action event. Before the release of this action event feature, users would need to extensively understand API documentation and use the Webhooks by Zapier built-in app to make PUT, GET, and POST HTTP requests. The introduction of this new action event in many app integrations allows API requests to be made in a simpler, no-code-focused fashion. Unlike with using Webhooks by Zapier, you will have already connected the app to your Zapier account and will not need to provide any further authentication details, such as an API key. In many cases, you can make simple HTTP requests without having to understand complex API documentation jargon. You will...

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Published in: Aug 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803239842

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Kelly Goss

Kelly Goss is a process automation specialist and company director for Solvaa, a cloud-based automation consultancy. She has worked across multiple industry verticals for providing Zapier consultancy, digital process improvement, process mapping and process automation solutions. Kelly is a Zapier Certified Expert and a speaker at multiple events related to automation.
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