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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 Zendesk, PostgreSQL, and Asana. And don’t forget that you can add more apps and actions to create complex workflows.
New Group
Triggers when a new group is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planRecent Ticket
Triggers when a new ticket is added (Zendesk may take an hour to make tickets available via their API with this trigger).
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planViewRequired
You will need to create a descending by ID "view" in Zendesk with no grouping and select it here. Click here to learn more!
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNew View
Triggers when a new view is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planSubjectRequired
Assignee
Note: the assignee must be in the default group (or specific group selected below) else an error will occur.
Collaborators
Collaborator Emails
You can add emails of non-Zendesk users here as Collaborators.
Group
Assign this ticket to a group.
Requester Name
To set the Requester, you must specify the Requester Name in this field AND the Requestor Email in the next field.
Requester Email
To set the Requester, you must specify the Requester Email in this field AND the Requestor Name in the previous field.
First Comment/Description Format
First Comment/DescriptionRequired
Should the first comment be public?
Tags
A comma separated list of tags.
Status
Type
Due At
Only available for tickets with a Type of "task."
Priority
Submitter
If selected, this person will be set as the submitter of the ticket. Defaults to the Requester.
Ticket form
If selected, this will set the form to render for this ticket. Note: this is only applicable for Zendesk enterprise accounts.
Sharing Agreements
Brand
Note: Only for Zendesk customers on plans with multi-brand support. More info here
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TicketRequired
Choose which ticket to update.
New comment to add to the ticket.
Should the comment be public?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.OrganizationRequired
Choose which organization to update. Looked up by ID.
Name
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate organizations with the same name.
Details
In this field you can store any details about the organization. e.g. the address
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the organization.
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new organization.
Domain Names
Comma-separated list of domain names to automatically associated with this organization (format: "zapier.com, google.com").
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Shared Tickets
Options: "true" or "false". End users in this organization are able to see each others tickets.
Shared Comments
Options: "true" or "false". End users in this organization are able to see each others comments on tickets.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.UserRequired
Choose which user to update. Looked up by ID.
Name
Email
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate users with the same email address.
Details
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the user.
Phone
Phone number for this user (format: +1 (555) 123-4567).
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new user.
Role
Can be one of the following: "end-user", "agent", or "admin". Defaults to "end-user" if set and not one of those values.
Organization
Assign this user to an organization.
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Verified
Specify if you know this user is who they say they are?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.QueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the agent in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the organization in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the user in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the ticket in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
SubjectRequired
Assignee
Note: the assignee must be in the default group (or specific group selected below) else an error will occur.
Collaborators
Collaborator Emails
You can add emails of non-Zendesk users here as Collaborators.
Group
Assign this ticket to a group.
Requester Name
To set the Requester, you must specify the Requester Name in this field AND the Requestor Email in the next field.
Requester Email
To set the Requester, you must specify the Requester Email in this field AND the Requestor Name in the previous field.
First Comment/Description Format
First Comment/DescriptionRequired
Should the first comment be public?
Tags
A comma separated list of tags.
Status
Type
Due At
Only available for tickets with a Type of "task."
Priority
Submitter
If selected, this person will be set as the submitter of the ticket. Defaults to the Requester.
Ticket form
If selected, this will set the form to render for this ticket. Note: this is only applicable for Zendesk enterprise accounts.
Sharing Agreements
Brand
Note: Only for Zendesk customers on plans with multi-brand support. More info here
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundQueryRequired
Query results must have a unique
id
field so we can deduplicate records properly! Otherwise we will make a best guess. You must also include desired ordering and limiting in the query.Note: This query must run in less than 30 seconds and it is recommended that you return no more than 5,000 rows
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planTable/ViewRequired
Primary KeyRequired
Usually something auto-incremented like
id
. Must be unique. Column names that contain a space must be enclosed within brackets[ ]
.Order ByRequired
Usually something like
date_updated
orlast_modified
. This should ideally be a datetime column that is set to the current datetime whenever a row is updated.Trigger Column
Trigger on changes to cells in this column only. Leave blank if you want to trigger on changes to cells in all columns.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planTableRequired
ID ColumnRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.QueryRequired
You should include desired ordering and limiting (usually to 1 record) in the query.
This query must run in less than ~30 seconds.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appWorkspace / Organization
Specify which workspace/organization.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planProjectRequired
Workspace
You may have to select a workspace if you get errors when loading Projects.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planWorkspaceRequired
ProjectRequired
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.Workspace / OrganizationRequired
Specify which workspace/organization.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planWorkspace / Organization
Specify which workspace/organization.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planProjectRequired
TaskRequired
You need to choose a project before you can choose a task.
FileRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Workspace or Organization
Project TemplateRequired
You must have a custom template saved in a Workspace or Team. https://asana.com/guide/help/premium/custom-templates
Project NameRequired
Make Public?Required
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Parent TaskRequired
Either search for an existing task, or "Use a Custom Value" and select the "Task ID" if the task was created by a previous step in this Zap.
Name
Notes
Due On
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due At. Ignores time.
Due At
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due On. Considers time.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.WorkspaceRequired
ProjectRequired
Specify which project.
TaskRequired
Specify which task.
TextRequired
Specify your text.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Workspace
Workspace must be specified to get dropdown selections in the Task, Project and Section list below. Not required if you will be using custom values to set the fields below.
TaskRequired
Task to be moved to a project's section. The dropdown here will only include tasks that are assigned to you, but you can use this action with any task in the workspace selected above by specifying a "Custom Value" for this task field..
ProjectRequired
Project to which to move the task. Tasks can only be moved to projects in the same workspace..
Section
Section to which to move the task. Task will be moved to the bottom of the section. If section is not specified for a list-type project, the task will be moved to the no section area of the project. If the section is not specified for a board-type project, the task will be added to the first column of the board.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Api Docs Info
API docs for Asana are located here https://asana.com/developers/api-reference/
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.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.WorkspaceRequired
ProjectRequired
The existing project that contains the task to be found.
Section NameRequired
The name of the section to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appTask IDRequired
This is the last, long number in the address bar when you view a Task or in the Task Link you can copy.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appNameRequired
The name of the project to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
WorkspaceRequired
Team
If you choose an Organization, you must specify a team. A team is used to group related projects and people together.
NotesRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundWorkspace / OrganizationRequired
ProjectRequired
Specify one or more projects to search for an existing task.
NameRequired
The name of the task to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
Section
Add the task to this Section within the Project. This can only be used when one
Project
is selected above.Description
You can format the description using markdown syntax: # Heading 1 ## Heading 2 **bold text** *italicized text* ~~strikethrough~~ > blockquote Ordered List 1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item Unordered List - First item - Second item - Third item Code: `code` Link: [title](https://www.example.com) Note: Only the above syntax items will generate rich text in a task description.
Send as Plain Text
Default
false
. If you have issues with XML errors, set this totrue
to resolve those.Due On
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due At. Ignores time.
Due At
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due On. Considers time.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Can only be set if the Assignee is also set.
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is found
New Organization
Triggers when a new organization is added to Zendesk.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planTicketRequired
Choose the ticket to watch for activity (audits). Shows recent tickets.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNew User
Triggers when a new user is created.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNameRequired
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate organizations with the same name.
Details
In this field you can store any details about the organization. e.g. the address
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the organization.
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new organization.
Domain Names
Comma-separated list of domain names to automatically associated with this organization (format: "zapier.com, google.com").
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Shared Tickets
End users in this organization are able to see each others tickets.
Shared Comments
End users in this organization are able to see each others comments on tickets.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TicketRequired
CommentRequired
FileRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TicketRequired
Choose which ticket to update.
TagsRequired
A list of tags to add to the ticket.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TicketRequired
Choose which ticket to update.
Subject
Assignee
Note: the assignee must be in the default group (or specific group selected below) else an error will occur.
Group
Assign this ticket to a group.
New Status
New comment to add to the ticket.
Should the first comment be public?
Tags
A comma separated list of tags.
Type
Priority
Submitter
If selected, this person will be set as the submitter of the ticket. Defaults to the Requester.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.NameRequired
EmailRequired
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate users with the same email address.
Details
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the user.
Phone
Phone number for this user (format: +1 (555) 123-4567).
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new user.
Role
Can be one of the following: "end-user", "agent", or "admin". Defaults to "end-user" if set and not one of those values.
Organization
Assign this user to an organization.
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Verified
Specify if you know this user is who they say they are?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.QueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the group in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the ticket in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the organization in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
NameRequired
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate organizations with the same name.
Details
In this field you can store any details about the organization. e.g. the address
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the organization.
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new organization.
Domain Names
Comma-separated list of domain names to automatically associated with this organization (format: "zapier.com, google.com").
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Shared Tickets
End users in this organization are able to see each others tickets.
Shared Comments
End users in this organization are able to see each others comments on tickets.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundQueryRequired
Write a search string to determine how we'll look up the user in Zendesk. For more information, visit the Zendesk docs.
NameRequired
EmailRequired
Must be unique. Zendesk does not allow duplicate users with the same email address.
Details
Notes
In this field you can store any notes you have about the user.
Phone
Phone number for this user (format: +1 (555) 123-4567).
Tags
Comma-separated list of tags you want to apply to the new user.
Role
Can be one of the following: "end-user", "agent", or "admin". Defaults to "end-user" if set and not one of those values.
Organization
Assign this user to an organization.
External Id
A unique external id, you can use this to associate organizations to an external record.
Verified
Specify if you know this user is who they say they are?
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundTable/ViewRequired
We expect at least one unique (and usually autoincrement) primary key column so we can deduplicate records properly! Otherwise we will make a best guess on a random column to use to deduplicate.
Order By
Highly recommended! Usually you want the results to be most recent first so we can skim off only new results, so choose something like
date_created
or your autoincrementid
. Column names that contain a space must be enclosed within brackets[ ]
.Dedupe Key
We default to what the primary key is on the table as the unique key to deduplicate on. If you prefer another field, select it here.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNew Table
Triggered when you add a new table.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planTableRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TableRequired
Lookup ColumnRequired
Lookup ValueRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appWorkspace
Required if no project is selected below. May be needed to avoid errors when selecting a Project below.
Project
Required if on the Asana Free plan.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planProjectRequired
Specify which project to watch for new stories.
Task
Specify which task. If blank, defaults to stories on the project itself only, but NOT all stories on all tasks.
Workspace
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planNew Tag Created
Triggered when you create a new tag.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planWorkspace
You may have to select a workspace if you get errors when loading Tags below.
TagRequired
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planWorkspaceRequired
ProjectRequired
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapInstantThis event starts a Zap instantly.New Workspace/Organization
Triggered when you add a new workspace/organization.
Try ItTriggerThis is the start of your ZapScheduledZapier checks for new data every 15 min on the Free planHelptext
Please specify a project, tag, or workspace of the task that you are duplicating.
Workspace
Project
Tag
NameRequired
The name of the new task.
Task Fields
One or more fields to be included in the duplicated task
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Workspace / OrganizationRequired
ProjectRequired
Section NameRequired
Section to Insert After
An existing section in the project after which the new section should be inserted. This field cannot be used in combination with "Section to Insert Before." Please use one or the other.
Section to Insert Before
An existing section in the project before which the new section should be inserted. This field cannot be used in combination with "Section to Insert After." Please use one or the other.
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.WorkspaceRequired
Team
If you choose an Organization, you must specify a team. A team is used to group related projects and people together.
NameRequired
NotesRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.Workspace / OrganizationRequired
Project
Section
Add the task to this Section within the Project. This can only be used when one
Project
is selected above.Name
Description
You can format the description using markdown syntax: # Heading 1 ## Heading 2 **bold text** *italicized text* ~~strikethrough~~ > blockquote Ordered List 1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item Unordered List - First item - Second item - Third item Code: `code` Link: [title](https://www.example.com) Note: Only the above syntax items will generate rich text in a task description.
Send as Plain Text
Default
false
. If you have issues with XML errors, set this totrue
to resolve those.Due On
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due At. Ignores time.
Due At
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due On. Considers time.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Can only be set if the Assignee is also set.
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.TaskRequired
Either search for an existing task, or "Use a Custom Value" and select the "Task ID" if the task was created by a previous step in this Zap.
Task Completed?
Name
Notes
Due On
Cannot be used if Due At field is filled in.
Due At
Cannot be used if Due On field is filled in.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Can only be set if the Assignee is also set.
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.WriteCreate a new record or update an existing record in your app.NameRequired
The name of the project to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appWorkspaceRequired
ProjectRequired
Specify one or more projects to search for an existing task.
Task NameRequired
The name of the task to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appWorkspace
Paginated results are only available if workspace is selected.
Email Address or IDRequired
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.SearchFind existing data in your appProjectRequired
The existing project that contains the task to be found.
NameRequired
The name of the task to find (exact match first, fuzzy match second).
Workspace / OrganizationRequired
Section
Add the task to this Section within the Project. This can only be used when one
Project
is selected above.Description
You can format the description using markdown syntax: # Heading 1 ## Heading 2 **bold text** *italicized text* ~~strikethrough~~ > blockquote Ordered List 1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item Unordered List - First item - Second item - Third item Code: `code` Link: [title](https://www.example.com) Note: Only the above syntax items will generate rich text in a task description.
Send as Plain Text
Default
false
. If you have issues with XML errors, set this totrue
to resolve those.Due On
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due At. Ignores time.
Due At
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due On. Considers time.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Can only be set if the Assignee is also set.
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is foundTask IDRequired
This is the last, long number in the address bar when you view a Task or in the Task Link you can copy.
Workspace / OrganizationRequired
Project
Section
Add the task to this Section within the Project. This can only be used when one
Project
is selected above.Name
Description
You can format the description using markdown syntax: # Heading 1 ## Heading 2 **bold text** *italicized text* ~~strikethrough~~ > blockquote Ordered List 1. First item 2. Second item 3. Third item Unordered List - First item - Second item - Third item Code: `code` Link: [title](https://www.example.com) Note: Only the above syntax items will generate rich text in a task description.
Send as Plain Text
Default
false
. If you have issues with XML errors, set this totrue
to resolve those.Due On
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due At. Ignores time.
Due At
You can use human readable dates like: "tomorrow" or "next week Tuesday". Cannot be used with Due On. Considers time.
Assignee
Assignee Status
Can only be set if the Assignee is also set.
Followers
Hearted
Tag
ActionThis is an event a Zap performs.Search or writeFind existing data in your app, or create a new record if no data is found
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