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With Zapier, you can do more than just connect your apps - you can automate entire processes from beginning to end! Check out the following list of triggers and actions you can use with RSS by Zapier, Google Docs, and Webhooks by Zapier. And don’t forget that you can add more apps and actions to create complex workflows.

Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?

- Feed URLsRequired
  Paste publicly accessible RSS URLs, one per line. Maximum of 10.
- What Triggers a New Feed Item?
  This is an advanced option. Go with the recommended unless you're a total pro ;)
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Feed URLRequired
  Customize the private URL for this RSS feed. Letters, numbers, and hyphens only, no spaces.
- Feed Title
  Defaults to "A Feed Called X" where X is the last portion of the feed's url from above.
- Max Records
  50 is the max, but this allows you to reduce the number of items returned in the feed.
- Item TitleRequired
  The title of the item to publish.
- Source URLRequired
  Provide a source URL for where this item is permanently hosted. Most RSS readers turn the title into a clickable link to this URL.
- ContentRequired
  Provide the plain text or HTML content of the feed item.
- Automatically Truncate Messages over 10KB?
  Use this field to control whether Zapier will truncate data over the 10kb limit (select Yes), or generate an error if the data is too large (select No). See our Help for more information.
- Author Name
- Author Email
- Author Link
- Media URL
  Specify a raw download URL for your podcast file, image, or other media file.
- Media MIME Type
  What is the MIME type for your raw file? Defaults to audio/mpeg.
- Media Length in Bytes
  Some players require a valid length. Defaults to 0.
- Pubdate
  Most people would put "now", but you can change it to something like "tomorrow" or "next week monday at 7pm" or "2013-08-23 12:00:00 +0800"! Note, we do not order by pubdate, just by order inserted.
Action
Write
- Folder
  Check a specific folder for new documents. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new documents added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none picked.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Template DocumentRequired
- New Document NameRequired
- Folder for new Document
  Click the dropdown repeatedly to drill down into subfolders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
- Sharing Preference
  Grant access to third parties when sharing documents via direct links, exports and/or embed links. Your GDrive's default sharing preferences will be used otherwise.
- Unused Fields Preference
  What to do with any unused template fields. You can keep the fields so they remain unmodified (e.g. "{{email}}"), remove them so there is no text instead, or replace them with a fallback custom value of your choice. By default, any unused fields will be kept unmodified.
Action
Write
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
  Plain text content to put inside the new doc. Also supports basic, inline HTML to format text and add links. More complex layouts like tables are not likely to work well.
- Folder
  Click the dropdown repeatedly to drill down into subfolders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
Action
Write

- Folder
  Note: if you pick a folder, sub-folders within that folder are not searched.
- Document NameRequired
Action
Search
- URLRequired
  This should return a list of dictionaries of content type JSON in reverse chronological order. For example: [{"id":1234},{"id":1235}]
- Key
  If the returned JSON is not a list and is instead an object (maybe paginated), enter the key that contains the results. Example: "results", "items", "objects", etc... (children via dot syntax supported)
- Deduplication Key
  Zapier deduplicates the array we see each poll against the id key. If the id key does not exist, you should specify an alternative unique key to deduplicate off of. If neither are supplied, we fallback to looking for the shortest key with id in it otherwise we will raise an error.
- Xpath
  If the content fetched is XML or HTML, optionally define an xpath to extract data from the content. Will trigger whenever the content at the xpath changes!
- Basic Auth
  A pipe (|) separated username, password combo for standard HTTP authentication.
- Headers
  Key, value pairs to be added as headers in all requests.
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Pick off a Child Key
  By default, Zapier gives you the entire payload of the webhook. If this is specified, Zapier will only grab the child key from the object(s) sent to Zapier. For example, given {"contact": {"name": "Mike"}}, add "contact" here to only return {"name": "Mike"}. Traverse more deeply nested children by using dot-separated syntax. Line item payloads will run your Zap for each instance of the child key.
Trigger
Instant
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- URLRequired
  We recommend not putting any query string arguments in the URL (use "Query String Params" below).
- Query String Params
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request. Note: If you specify nothing for this field, we will automatically encode and include every field from the previous step in the query string. If you don't want this, use the "Custom Request" action.
- Send As JSON
  If "yes", this dumps the results directly to a key (set below) as JSON. If "no", we simulate a form.
- JSON key
  Only used if As JSON.
- Unflatten
  By default we convert fields with double underscores into nested dictionaries. Select no here to turn this behavior off.
- Basic Auth
  A pipe (|) separated username, password combo for standard HTTP authentication.
- Headers
  Key, value pairs to be added as headers in all requests.
Action
Write
- URLRequired
  Any URL with a querystring will be re-encoded properly.
- Payload Type
  Pay special attention to the proper mapping of the data below.
- Data
  These are key-value pairs that will form the data portion of the request. If you leave these empty, all fields from the previous step will be used. If you want to send your own raw JSON or form-encoded values here, please use the Custom Request action instead.
- Wrap Request In Array
  Wraps the request in an array if that is something the service requires.
- File
  A file object to be attached to the request. The request will automatically be converted to multipart/form-data, with the above payload type defining the sub content-type for the data being passed.
- Unflatten
  By default we convert fields with double underscores into nested dictionaries. Select no here to turn this behavior off.
- Basic Auth
  A pipe (|) separated username, password combo for standard HTTP authentication.
- Headers
  Key, value pairs to be added as headers in all requests.
Action
Write

- Feed URLRequired
  Paste your publicly accessible RSS URL here.
- Username
  If required to access the feed.
- Password
  If required to access the feed.
- What Triggers a New Feed Item?
  This is an advanced option. Go with the recommended unless you're a total pro ;)
Trigger
Scheduled
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New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
Trigger
Scheduled
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- Folder
  Click the dropdown repeatedly to drill down into subfolders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
- Document NameRequired
- Text to AppendRequired
  Note: this field also supports HTML which will be rendered into the document.
Action
Write
- FileRequired
  Must be a file object.
- Specify Document Name
  Advanced: By default, we use the same name as the file from the other service (stripping the extension). If you need to change the name, enter a value here.
- Folder
  Click the dropdown repeatedly to drill down into subfolders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
Action
Write
- Api Docs Info
  API docs for Google Docs are located here https://developers.google.com/docs/api/how-tos/overview
- HTTP MethodRequired
- URLRequired
  Requests can only be made to domains associated by this application.
- Query String Parameters
  These params will be URL-encoded and appended to the URL when making the request.
- Headers
  Authentication headers are included automatically
- Additional Request Headers
  Zapier will apply these optional headers and values to the request in addition to any headers created as part of the authentication mechanism.
- Body
  Zapier will pass this along raw. If you would like to provide complex JSON, try a "Code by Zapier" step to build the structure and pass it along here. For example, {"foo": "bar"} is perfectly valid.
Action
Write
- Folder
  Click the dropdown repeatedly to drill down into subfolders. Places at the top-level if none picked.
- Document NameRequired
- Document ContentRequired
  Plain text content to put inside the new doc. Also supports basic, inline HTML to format text and add links. More complex layouts like tables are not likely to work well.
Action
Search or write
Catch Raw Hook
Wait for a new POST, PUT, or GET to a Zapier URL. Gives the request body unparsed (max 2 MB) and also includes headers.
Trigger
Instant
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- MethodRequired
  The HTTP method we'll use to perform the request.
- URLRequired
  Any URL with a querystring will be re-encoded properly.
- Data Pass-Through?
  If yes, request data below will be overridden with the raw data from the previous step (you are still responsible for headers though, like Content-Type). Defaults to no.
- Data
  Place raw data for the request here. Could be JSON, XML, etc. Nothing is parsed for you here (including extra line breaks or spaces -- everything is sent verbatim). You probably need to define a header below corresponding to your data Content-Type. Reminder: data provided in this field is completely ignored if you chose "yes" to pass-through.
- Unflatten
  By default we convert fields with double underscores into nested dictionaries. Select no here to turn this behavior off.
- Basic Auth
  A pipe (|) separated username, password combo for standard HTTP authentication.
- Headers
  Key, value pairs to be added as headers in all requests.
Action
Write
- URLRequired
  Any URL with a querystring will be re-encoded properly.
- Payload Type
  Pay special attention to the proper mapping of the data below.
- Data
  These are key-value pairs that will form the data portion of the request. If you leave these empty, all fields from the previous step will be used. If you want to send your own raw JSON or form-encoded values here, please use the Custom Request action instead.
- Wrap Request In Array
  Wraps the request in an array if that is something the service requires.
- File
  A file object to be attached to the request. The request will automatically be converted to multipart/form-data, with the above payload type defining the sub content-type for the data being passed.
- Unflatten
  By default we convert fields with double underscores into nested dictionaries. Select no here to turn this behavior off.
- Basic Auth
  A pipe (|) separated username, password combo for standard HTTP authentication.
- Headers
  Key, value pairs to be added as headers in all requests.
Action
Write

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Step 1: Authenticate RSS by Zapier, Google Docs, and Webhooks by Zapier.
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Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.
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Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.
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Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.
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New Items in Multiple Feeds

What Triggers a New Feed Item?

Create Item in Feed

Feed URLRequired

Feed Title

Max Records

Item TitleRequired

Source URLRequired

ContentRequired

Automatically Truncate Messages over 10KB?

Author Name

Author Email

Author Link

Media URL

Media MIME Type

Media Length in Bytes

Pubdate

New Document in Folder

Folder

Create Document from Template

Template DocumentRequired

New Document NameRequired

Folder for new Document

Sharing Preference

Unused Fields Preference

Create Document from Text

Document NameRequired

Document ContentRequired

Folder

Find a Document

Folder

Document NameRequired

Retrieve Poll

URLRequired

Key

Deduplication Key

Xpath

Basic Auth

Headers

Catch Hook

Pick off a Child Key

GET

URLRequired

Query String Params

Send As JSON

JSON key

Unflatten

Basic Auth

Headers

PUT

URLRequired

Payload Type

Data

Wrap Request In Array

File

Unflatten

Basic Auth

Headers

New Item in Feed

Feed URLRequired

Username

Password

What Triggers a New Feed Item?

New Document

Append Text to Document

Folder

Document NameRequired

Text to AppendRequired

Upload Document

FileRequired

Specify Document Name

Folder

API Request (Beta)

Api Docs Info

HTTP MethodRequired

URLRequired

Query String Parameters