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A trigger is the event that starts your Zap—like a "New Record" from Airtable.

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An action happens after the trigger—such as "Approve Task" in Workday.

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- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Limit to View
- Include attachment content
- Include empty fields
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Record
  Required
- Comment
  Required
Action
Write
- CacheCopy
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Helptext
- Primary lookup field
  Required
- Secondary lookup field
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Record
  Required
Action
Write

- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Number of Records
  Required
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Search by Field
- Search Value
- Search type
- Search Formula
- Limit to View
Action
Search

- Base
  Required
- Search Keyword
  Required
- Search In
Action
Search
- Search Keyword
  Required
Action
Search
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
Action
Search
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Search by Field
- Search Value
- Search type
- Search Formula
- Limit to View
Action
Search or write
- Info
- Fields to Include in Response
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Info
- Fields to Include in Response
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Info
- Recruiting Data Source
- Data Source Filter
- Fields to Include
  Required
- Job Requisition
- Job Requisition Field Alias
- Sort Field
- Additional WQL Filter
- Unique ID Field
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Info
- Fields to Include in Response
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Invoice date on or after
- Invoice date on or before
- Invoice due date on or after
- Invoice due date on or before
- Supplier
- Company
- Invoice on hold
- Intercompany invoice
- Invoice status
- Payment status
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Info
- Recruiting Data Source
- Data Source Filter
- Fields to Include
  Required
- Job Requisition
- Job Requisition Field Alias
- Sort Field
- Additional WQL Filter
- Unique ID Field
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Task WorkdayID
  Required
- Comment
  Required
Action
Write
- Pre-hire
  Required
- Supervisory organization
  Required
- Position
  Required
- Contract start date
  Required
- Contingent worker type
  Required
- Job profile
  Required
- Location
  Required
- Position time type
  Required
- Contract end date
- First day of work
- Position title
- Business title
Action
Write
- Position ID
  Required
- Hire Type
- Supervisory Organization WID
- Employee Type
- Hire Date
- First Day of Work
- Position Title
Action
Write
- Source
- Referred by
- Comments
- First name
  Required
- Middle name
- Last name
  Required
- Country
  Required
- Email address
  Required
- Email usage type
- Email visible to public
- Email comment
- Phone number
- Phone country code
- International phone code
- Phone device type
- Phone usage type
- Phone visible to public
- Phone comment
- Address line 1
- Address line 2
- City
- Postal code
- Country for address
- State or region
- Address usage type
- Address visible to public
- Address comment
- Web address
- Web address usage type
- Web address visible to public
- Web address comment
- Instant messenger address
- Instant messenger type
- Instant messenger usage type
- Instant messenger visible to public
- Instant messenger comment
Action
Write
- Worker ID
  Required
- Time Off Type ID
  Required
- Date
- Start
- End
- Daily Quantity
- Comment
Action
Write
- Recipient worker(s)
  Required
- Sharing
  Required
- Comment
  Required
- Badge
- Feedback given date
Action
Write
- Supplier WID
  Required
- Required_fields_header
- Supplier Category WID
- Payment Types Accepted
- Default Payment Type WID
- Basic_info_header
- Supplier Name
- Supplier ID
- Supplier Reference ID
- Business_entity_header
- Business Entity Name
- Business Entity External ID
- Tax_info_header
- Tax ID
- Tax ID Type
- Transaction Tax ID
- Contact_info_header
- Contact Email
- Contact Phone
- Phone Device Type
- Address Line 1
- Address Line 2
- City
- Postal Code
- Country Code
- State/Province/Region
- Additional_settings_header
- Payment Terms WID
- Currency WID
- Submission_header
- Auto-submit supplier update
- Comment
Action
Write
- Purchase order ID
- Buyer
- Company
- Submitted by
- Supplier
- Status
- Order from connection
- Date_filter_info
- From date
- To date
- Exclude canceled
- Exclude closed
Action
Search
- Supplier ID type
- Supplier_id_info
- Updated from date
- Updated to date
- Supplier group
- Supplier category
- Supplier status
- Company
- Customer account number
- DUNS number
- Parent supplier
Action
Search
- Email address
  Required
Action
Search

- Help Text
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Last modified time column
  Required
- Limit to view
- Include file contents?
- Include empty fields
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
Action
Write
- Name
  Required
- Workspace ID
  Required
- Number of Tables
  Required
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table Name
  Required
- Table Description
- Primary Field Name
- Primary Field Type
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Record
  Required
Action
Write
- Api_docs_info
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Base
  Required
- Table
  Required
- Record ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Base
  Required
- Table ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Base ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Base
  Required
Action
Search
- Business Process Type(s)
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Company
  Required
- Include expense line items?
Trigger
Polling
Try It
New Supplier
Triggers when a new supplier is added.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Worker
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Only Approval Tasks
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Wql_query_info
- WQL Query
  Required
- Id_field
Trigger
Polling
Try It
Updated Supplier
Triggers when a supplier is updated.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Worker
  Required
- Effective Date
  Required
- Reason
  Required
- Job Profile
- Job Title
- Business Title
- Location
- Supervisory Organization
- Company
- Custom Organization
- Compensation Amount
- Currency
- Payment Frequency
Action
Write
- Supervisory Organization WID
- Worker Type WID
- Number of Openings
- Reason WID
- Spotlight Job
- Recruiting Start Date
- Target Hire Date
- Target End Date
- Job Posting Title
- Justification
- Job Profile WID
- Job Description Summary
- Job Description
- Additional Job Description
- Worker Sub-Type WID
- Time Type WID
- Primary Location WID
- Scheduled Weekly Hours
- Confidential Job Requisition
- Auto Complete
Action
Write
- Supervisory organization
  Required
- Job posting title
  Required
- Job profile
- Worker type
- Worker sub-type
- Position time type
- Location
- Availability date
- Earliest hire date
- Job description summary
- Job description
- Position ID
- Critical job
- Auto complete
Action
Write
- Original Invoice WID
- Required_fields_header
- Supplier WID
  Required
- Company WID
  Required
- Currency WID
- Credit amount
  Required
- Credit memo date
- Credit memo number
- Memo
- Credit description
- Spend category WID
- Payment Terms WID
- Advanced_options_header
- Line items
- Submission_section_header
- Auto-submit credit memo
Action
Write
- Worker ID
  Required
- HelpText1
- Time Entry Code
- Project
- Project Plan Task
- Calendar Date
- Reported Quantity
- In Time
- Out Time
- In Time Zone
- Out Time Zone
- Out Reason
- Comment
- Do Not Bill?
- Override Rate
Action
Write
- Worker
  Required
- Effective date
  Required
- Compensation change reason
  Required
- Amount
  Required
- Currency
  Required
- Frequency
  Required
- Pay plan
- Expected end date
Action
Write
- Invoice WID
  Required
- Required_fields_info
- Supplier WID
- Company WID
- Currency WID
- Payment Terms WID
- Invoice date
- Due date
- Control amount total
- Memo
- Hold from payment
- Tax_section_header
- Tax code ID
- Tax rate
- VAT tax code ID
- Withholding_tax_section_header
- Default withholding tax code ID
- Default withholding tax rate
- Submission_section_header
- Auto-submit invoice
Action
Write
- Wql_query_info
- WQL Query
  Required
Action
Search
- Supplier invoice ID
- Supplier
- Company
- Invoice on hold
- Intercompany invoice
- Invoice status
- Payment status
- Currency
- Document number
- Spend category
- Date_filter_info
- Invoice date on or after
- Invoice date on or before
- Invoice due date on or after
- Invoice due date on or before
Action
Search
- Payment Reference ID
- Supplier
- Payment amount greater than
- Payment amount less than
- Payment type
- Payment status
- Payment date on or after
- Payment date on or before
- Include Reference
- Include Originating Bank Data
- Include Payment Group Data
Action
Search

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# TypeScript / Node
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const zapier = createZapierSdk();
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