Creating Automation with Zapier

You can create or update leads in Zapier as necessary.

To create or update a lead in Zapier, do the following:

1. Open a new tab in your browser.
2. Log in to Zapier in that browser tab.
3. Choose the first Zap Application.
4. Choose SharpSpring.
5. Open another new tab in your browser.
6. Log in to SharpSpring in that browser tab.
7. Locate your API keys.
8. Link the SharpSpring API keys in the browser tab.
9. Map the fields from the first application.

Linking Zapier to SharpSpring

To link Zapier with SharpSpring, you will need to create automation. This automation will require an action group and a visual workflow.

Creating Zapier Action Groups

To create an action group, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Automation > Action Groups in SharpSpring's top toolbar.
2. Create or edit an action group.
3. Click + Add > Action under Start or an applicable action group branch.
4. Select Send Notification to Email in the Notifications section.
5. Enter the email to send notifications to.
6. Click OK.

Creating Zapier Workflows

To create a visual workflow that utilizes the Zapier action group, do the following:

1. Click Marketing > Automation > Visual Workflows in SharpSpring's top toolbar.
2. Create or edit a visual workflow.
3. Click + Add > Trigger under Start or an applicable action group branch.
4. Select has the field in the Lead section.
5. Enter the desired field that your Zapier leads will be attributed to in the Field Name text box.
6. Select exactly in the Comparison drop-down menu.
7. Click OK.
8. Click + Add > Action Group under the created trigger.
9. Enter the created Zapier email notification action group in the Action Group Name text box.
10. Click OK.

Testing the Zap

Once you have linked Zapier and SharpSpring, you will need to test the connection.

To test the link between SharpSpring and Zapier, do the following: 

Creating Custom Fields

Refer to Creating Custom Fields for information on creating a custom field to induce automation via a lead field change.