1.Triggers weekly retention job
Integrate Schedule by Zapier and workflow scheduling tools to start the cleanup run on your configured day and time.
When weekly schedule fires, old submissions can linger and increase compliance risk if handled by hand. This automation schedules the retention run, lists forms, deletes qualifying submissions, and posts a Slack summaryβso your team can act on retention outcomes.
Integrate Schedule by Zapier and workflow scheduling tools to start the cleanup run on your configured day and time.
Integrate Code by Zapier and form APIs to list forms, filter excluded IDs, and output form line items.
Integrate Looping by Zapier and workflow automation to iterate form line items and expose loop variables.
Integrate Code by Zapier and data cleanup tools to query submissions, delete by cutoff, and return a deletion summary.
Integrate Slack and team notifications to send a formatted channel message with deletion details per form.
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Choose the events that should start your workflow, like a new submission, updated record, completed task, or customer action.
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