How to create a recipe in Zapier of several activities with the condition

Zapier automation service can work with filters and multideystviyami. Layfhaker shows a live example of how to use these functions.

Zapier creates a cause-and-effect relationship "if the event occurred, the trigger actions" between social networks, tools for business, sports applications. Here it is exactly the same idea only competitor - IFTTT. The main difference between the Automator comes down to the complexity of the recipes. IFTTT limited to one trigger and one consequence. Zapier adds this additional chain-links of action and, most interestingly, the intermediate filter.

For example, take a normal life situation. There Instagram, photos of which you want to automatically send to other social networks. Well, if it will only be successful publication, so as not to bore friends from Facebook and Twitter with anything. IFTTT under these initial passes, but Zapier ready.

1. Setting the trigger. Create a new app (recipe applet) and select Instagram channel. Set it to trigger "published a new photo or video." Connect your Instagram account and test the trigger on it.

A large green sign will be aware of the fact that Instagram Zapier and successfully connected. Click "Continue", then you are thrown into action.

2. Customizable filters. Note the plus icon, which is inconspicuously located between the trigger and the effect in the graphic structure on the left. Click on the icon to add a filter.

Examine proposals and select with the number of likes. Ask a threshold which, in your opinion, characterizes the publication as successful. An additional parameter can be the number of comments - and add this sort.

3. Custom Actions. Find the Twitter feed and provide for him the action of "new tweet with the image." Connect your Twitter profile, and set the contents of the tweet. On request, it can be a link to the publication, the text in the caption, time and place of creation.

Check Tweets parameters and start test run. If everything is in order, Zapier congratulate you on the successful creation of a sealed offer and turn it on for continuous operation. If you have problems, you tell you where to correct inconsistencies.

Similarly, add a second action in which the photo or video is redirected to Facebook. Thus Zapier allows you to activate multiple profiles of the same service, such as Gmail inbox, and this is another lethal Automator feature. We advise them to assign appropriate names to avoid confusion during the formation of the commandments.

And what is the use of filters and multideystviyam Zapier tell you?