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1. Choose trigger event

2. Choose action

1. Select the event

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Trigger event

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Choose a trigger

A trigger is the event that starts your Zap—like a "New Appointment" from Planning Pod.

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An action happens after the trigger—such as "Request Customer Feedback" in Cruise Control.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

New Appointment
Triggers when a new appointment is created in the calendar.
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New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is created.
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New Deposit
Triggers when a new deposit is created.
Trigger
Polling
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New Invoice Payment
Triggers when a new payment is created for an invoice.
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Polling
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New Lead
Triggers when a new lead is created.
Trigger
Polling
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New Proposal
Triggers when a new proposal has been created.
Trigger
Polling
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New To-Do
Triggers when a new to-do is created in an event.
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- Event Name (Tentative)
  Required
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Event Start Date (Tentative)
  Required
- Event End Date (Tentative)
- Event Budget (Tentative)
- Prefix
- Suffix
- Title
- Company
- Phone
- Street
- Apt/Suite
- City
- State
- Zipcode
- Country
Action
Write
- Message Template
  Required
- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Phone
  Required
- Email
- Message
- Field 1 Name
- Field 1 Value
- Field 2 Name
- Field 2 Value
- Field 3 Name
- Field 3 Value
- Field 4 Name
- Field 4 Value
- Field 5 Name
- Field 5 Value
- Field 6 Name
- Field 6 Value
- Field 7 Name
- Field 7 Value
- Field 8 Name
- Field 8 Value
- Field 9 Name
- Field 9 Value
- Field 10 Name
- Field 10 Value
Action
Write

New Attendee
Triggers when a new attendee is created in an event.
Trigger
Polling
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New Contract Signature
Triggers when a contract has been signed.
Trigger
Polling
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New Form Response
Triggers when a new form response is captured.
Trigger
Polling
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New Invoice
Triggers when a new invoice is created.
Trigger
Polling
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New Ticket Payment
Triggers when a new ticket payment is created.
Trigger
Polling
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New Proposal Signature
Triggers when a proposal has been signed.
Trigger
Polling
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- First Name
  Required
- Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Prefix
- Suffix
- Title
- Company
- Phone
- Street
- Apt/Suite
- City
- State
- Zipcode
- Country
Action
Write
- Customer First Name
  Required
- Customer Last Name
  Required
- Email
  Required
- Mobile Phone
- Status
- Ignore Blank Status?
  Required
Action
Write

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Request Customer Feedback

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Trigger Planning Pod and Cruise Control actions from backend services, scripts, or agent code.

Install

# TypeScript / Node
npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk

Run an action

import { createZapierSdk } from '@zapier/zapier-sdk';

const zapier = createZapierSdk();
await zapier.runAction({ /* planning-pod / cruise-control action */ });

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There is no Python package yet. SDK is TypeScript-only (@zapier/zapier-sdk). The MCP server URL is personal to your account; get it at zapier.com/mcp.

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About Planning Pod

Planning Pod is an event management platform designed for event venues and planning professionals to keep you and your team organized and to centralize your event details.

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