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Part 1: Zapier API Token
SalesRabbit has a 3rd party API token available to connect with Zapier. This part will demonstrate how to copy the 3rd Party API Token from the SalesRabbit Web App.
Note: if the 3rd Party Token is not available on your account, please contact SalesRabbit Support.
- From a the SalesRabbit Web App, navigate to "Integrations" -> click "3rd Party".
- Copy the API token by clicking "Click to Copy to Clipboard". This token will be pasted into Zapier in the next steps.
Part 2: Connect Zapier to SalesRabbit
This part will demonstrate the basics of creating a Zap between SalesRabbit and Zapier.
Note: for a Zap to fire, the SalesRabbit user triggering the Zap needs to be assigned at the Office level.
- Go to "www.zapier.com" and log in.
- Click the orange "Create Zap" button.
- Under the "App" field in the first step, search for and select the "SalesRabbit" app.
- Inside the "Trigger Event", select the event that will trigger the zap.
- SalesRabbit has 2 options for an event.
- New/Updated Lead: Triggers when a lead is created and/or updated.
- Form Submitted: Triggers when a user opens a lead and submits a form in the SalesRabbit mobile app.
- SalesRabbit has 2 options for an event.
- Inside the "Account" field, click "Select" -> click "+ Connect a New Account".
- A new tab will open in the browser where users can allow Zapier to access their SalesRabbit account.
- "3rd Party API Token": paste the copied token from Part 1 of this article. This is a unique token found within your SalesRabbit account settings.
- "Workspace": this field will typically default to the correct answer. Users can view their workspace environment listed in the URL of the SalesRabbit Web App. If you're in a different production environment, it will look like prod1, prod2, prod3, etc.
- For example, "https://app.prod2.salesrabb.com" would be "prod2".
- Note: if you receive an error that states "Your API Key does not appear to be valid", then try selecting a different workspace.
- Click "Yes, Continue to SalesRabbit". The browser tab will close and will return to the main Zapier window.
- You should now see your SalesRabbit account selected in Zapier.
- If the correct account is selected, click "Continue".
Part 3: Trigger Setup
A trigger is based on the "Trigger Event" selected during Part 2 of this article. This section will demonstrate how to build a zap for both event types: New/Updated Lead and Form Submission.
New/Updated Lead Event: will trigger a zap when a lead is created or updated.
- Under the "Event" dropdown, select the event to trigger the zap.
- New Lead: triggers a zap when a new lead is created and marked with a designated status(es).
- Updated Lead: triggers a zap when an existing lead is updated to a desired status(es).
- Lead Status Updated: triggers a zap when an existing lead's status is updated to a desired status(es).
- Under the "Status" dropdown, select the status to trigger the select event.
- Options from the dropdown will includes the SalesRabbit account's lead statuses.
- Multiple status may be selected for a single event.
- When finished, click "Continue".
- Note: in the screenshot example, the trigger will fire when an existing lead is marked with the "Appointment Set" lead status".
- Under the "Test" tab of the step, click "Test Trigger".
- Zapier will attempt to pull information from a recent lead in your SalesRabbit account. If Zapier cannot find a recent example, try creating a new test lead(s) that meet the requirements set in the trigger.
Form Submission Event: will trigger a zap when a lead is created or updated.
- Note: before choosing to use a form as an event trigger, a form must be built using the Form Builder in the SalesRabbit web app.
- Under the "Setup", set the "Trigger Event" dropdown to the "Form Submitted" event.
- Click "Continue".
- Under "Configure", use the "Form" dropdown to select which form you wish to use for the zap. The form must be built using the SalesRabbit Form Builder.
- The data from the selected form will be sent to Zapier when the form is submitted from a lead in the SalesRabbit mobile app.
- Click "Continue".
- Test your trigger by clicking "Test Trigger".
- Zapier will attempt to pull information from a recent form submission in your SalesRabbit account.
- Note: if Zapier cannot find a recent example, try submitting a couple of test forms from a lead.
- Choose one of the test records and click "Continue with Selected Record".
Part 4: Build your Action
An "action" in Zapier is where the information pulled from the trigger is received. There are a number of Action Apps that may be triggered through Zapier. Click here to see Zapier's apps.
Note: In following example screenshots, we will be building an action to Google Sheets.
- In the "Action" step, search for the app you wish to connect the trigger to (ex: Google Sheets).
- Note: the steps that follow will vary based on the app that you are connecting.
- Under the "Action Event" dropdown, choose what you would like to occur when a trigger occurs.
- In Google Sheets, we are able to select any of the standard actions listed.
- In this example, we will create a new row on a Google Sheet.
- Under the "Account" field, select the google account to connect.
- Click "Continue".
- Next, select the Drive with the correct Google Sheet.
- Note: this example is connecting to a Google Sheet.
- Select the Spreadsheet to send information to.
- Select the Worksheet (if there are several sheets).
- Map the fields to the correct fields brought in from SalesRabbit.
- Click "Continue" to test.
- Under the "Test" tab, click "Test Step".
- If connecting to a Google Sheet, double check the action has occurred.
- After you have successfully tested your action, you will need to "Publish" your Zap
- You can use this tool for SalesRabbit in relation to CRMs and other tools you use to enhance your business and improve efficiency.
Pro Tips
- It is not absolutely necessary to test a Zap before publishing.
- Many tests will display an 'Error' message, even though the zap may be working as intended.
- Zapier has documentation for all of its apps and is a great resource for the app that you are connecting to SalesRabbit.
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