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involve.me
Forms & Surveys
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Forms & Surveys, Google
Gmail
Email, Google
VanillaSoft
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
VideoAsk
Forms & Surveys
Mailparser
Email
involve.me
Forms & Surveys
Google Forms
Forms & Surveys, Google
Gmail
Email, Google
VanillaSoft
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
VideoAsk
Forms & Surveys
Backendless
App Builder
Google Sheets
Google, Spreadsheets
Zengine
App Builder
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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.
- Time Delayed For (value)Required
- Time Delayed For (unit)Required
ActionWrite- Date/Time Delayed UntilRequired
- How should we handle dates in the past?
ActionWrite
- Queue_title
- Zap_step_id
- Time Delayed For (value)Required
- Time Delayed For (unit)Required
ActionWrite
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Go beyond Zap workflows. Install Zapier in your AI to call Delay by Zapier actions directly from your agents—with governance built in. Authenticate once. Revoke access anytime.
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Install Zapier MCPCall actions in natural language with Zapier MCP
Act in Delay by Zapier from your AI—no exposed credentials, and you control which actions your AI can touch. One install covers 9,000+ other apps.
Example actions on this page
Works with
Claude · ChatGPT · Cursor · Any MCP-compatible AI
Code
Open the SDK docsWork in code with the Zapier SDK
Expose Delay by Zapier actions from backend services, scripts, or agent code. Zapier handles the OAuth and scoped permissions. Access 9,000+ apps, plus thousands more with .fetch().
Install
npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk npm install -D @zapier/zapier-sdk-cli zapier-sdk login # create a Delay by Zapier connection @ https://zapier.com/app/assets/connections
Run an action
// Typescript
import { createZapierSdk } from "@zapier/zapier-sdk";
const zapier = createZapierSdk();
const { data: connection } = await zapier.findFirstConnection({ app: "delay", owner: "me" });
await zapier.runAction({
app: 'delay',
action: 'delay_for',
connection: connection.id,
input: {
{inputKeyValuePairs}
},
});Direct API calls to raw endpoints through fetch are not yet subject to org-level app and action restrictions.
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Put your Actions on hold for a specified amount of time before sending data to another app. You can set up scheduled emails, get notified of incomplete tasks, send automatic follow-ups, and automate other tasks on your timeline.
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