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Getting Started
In order to get started with the respond.io - Zapier Integration, you will need the following:
- A respond.io account
- A Zapier account
Creating Zaps
There are two ways you can create Zaps:
Create a Zap from Template
Templates are pre-built Zaps. We have templates available connecting respond.io to popular CRM and e-commerce platforms. To use a Zap template, choose from the list of respond.io templates here and click Try It.
Create a Zap from Scratch
To create a Zap from scratch, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Navigate to Zap editor
In your Zapier Account, hover over the left sidebar menu and click + Create Zap.
Step 2: Add and Set Up a Trigger
- Choose your trigger app: The Zap will be triggered by an event that occurs in this app.If you’re using respond.io as the trigger, search respond.io in the search bar and select respond.io app.
- Select your event: This will be the event that occurs in the selected app that triggers the Zap.View the full list of trigger events available for respond.io here.
- Select or connect your app account: Select or connect the specific app account to use in the Zap trigger.To connect respond.io in Zapier, follow the instructions here.
- Set up and test your trigger: Set up the options to fit your needs and test your trigger to see if it pulls in the right data.
Step 3: Add and Set Up an Action
- Choose your action app: The Zap will perform an action in this app when it is triggered.If you’re using respond.io for the action, search respond.io in the search bar and select respond.io app.
- Select your event: This will be the event that the Zap performs in the selected app when it is triggered.View the full list of action events available for respond.io here.
- Select or connect your app account: Select or connect the specific app account to use in the Zap action.To connect respond.io in Zapier, follow the instructions here.
- Set up and test your trigger: Set up the data that you want to send over to your action app and test to see if it's working as expected.
Step 4: Name and Publish the Zap
When your Zap is ready, give your Zap a name and click Publish.
Connect respond.io to Zapier
When connecting respond.io app in Zapier for the first time, you are required to sign in and add an API Key. You can obtain the API Key in respond.io’s platform settings as shown in the steps below.
Step 1: Navigate to Integrations Zapier Page
Log in to the respond.io Workspace you wish to connect and navigate to the Settings Module > Integrations under the Workspace Settings > Click the blue Connect button next to Zapier. You will be navigated to the Zapier page in respond.io.
Step 2: Obtain the API Key
To copy the API Key, unhide and click on the API Key.
Step 3: Connect your respond.io Account
On Zapier, click Sign in to open a pop up.
Then paste the API Key in the pop up and click Yes, Continue to connect respond.io app in Zapier.
Troubleshooting and Error Codes
Too Many Requests (HTTP Status → 429)
Your Zap or other integration with the Bearer Token is likely asking for or sending information to the app too frequently within a given timeframe.
Validation error (HTTP Status → 400)
You will encounter this error if you have provided more than the allowed pagination limit. The limit per page is 100.
Zap Loop
A popular use case for integrations is syncing contacts. However, Zapier does not technically support syncing, and attempting to do this may cause an endless loop.
Example:
Zap 1: When a contact is created in respond.io, create a contact in X app.
Zap 2: When a contact is created in X app, create a contact in respond.io.
Find the solution for this here.
Incompatible contact identifiers
Certain apps that you may want to integrate with (e.g., HubSpot and Shopify) require an email address or phone number to identify a contact. You may not have these for all your respond.io Contacts if they’re on channels that do not provide them such as Viber, Telegram or Facebook Messenger.
If you do not have the required email address or phone number, the Zap will not work. Set up a filter to avoid getting error messages. To get more Contacts’ email addresses or phone numbers, consider using a Workflow to collect them.
