Integrate your App with Zapier!

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Follow the step-by-step guide to integrate your app with Zapier:

Zapier is an online automation tool that connects with more than 3000 apps such as Gmail, Slack, Mailchimp, and much more. By connecting apps, you can automate repetitive tasks by setting triggers and actions that follow, nandbox integration with Zapier will allow Zapier’s bot to detect any post published on your channel and automatically publish it on any app you choose:

  • Zapier’s bot can tweet it on Twitter.
  • Send it as a message to a Slack group.
  • Send it as an email to your Gmail.
  • Publish it as a post on your Facebook.
  • There are many more apps that you can choose from!

Follow the step-by-step guide:

1.) Create an account on Zapier.

2.) From the side menu, click on Zaps.

 zaps

3.) Click on Make a New Zap.

create a new zap     

4.) Search for nandbox.

trigger nandbox

5.) Choose the trigger: New Post in Channel.

new post in channel

6.) Connect a new account by clicking Sign in.

sign in trigger

You will be asked for an API key.

allow zapier to access

Please note that you can follow the same steps mentioned above to integrate your app or your account on nandbox messenger.

7.) To get the API key, sign in to your nandbox app and open API & Integrations.

api

8.) Click ‘Create New’.

api create

9.) Select the Zapier bot and click Insert.

zapier official

10.) Hover over the bot and click the ‘Edit’ button.

edit more details

11.) Click ‘Chat With Bot’

chat with this bot

12.) Next, you need to make the Zapier bot an admin in your app, type /add in the chatbox.

chat and add

13.) Next, Type /apikey in the chatbox and click Send. Then copy the API key.

chat and apikey

14.) Now paste the key and click Continue.

API Key

15.) Now go back to the Zapier website, you should find your channel in the trigger options, select it, and continue.

channel id

16.) Next, Zapier will ask you to test the trigger. Make sure that you already have a post published on your channel to insert it for testing and Zapier will detect it.

new post in channel

17.) If yes, you’re ready to click Publish Zap and turn it on.

publish zap

18.) Next, you can choose different actions from multiple apps.

change action

19.) Select your app, and select the action within the app.

send channel message

20.) Set up the action, you have the option to include thirteen sets of data:

– Channel: Choose a specific channel and make sure you are in it.

marketing team

– Message Text: You can also manually include text in the message.

message text

– Send as a bot: Send direct messages as bot. 

send as bot

– Bot Name: Choose a name for your bot.

robobot

– Include a link to this Zap: Zap link will be attached in your messages.

link zap

– Attach Image by URL: Insert a URL of an image to be attached in your message.

image url

– Auto-Expand Links: Your app will automatically enlarge links sent.

auto expand

– Link Usernames and Channel Names: For specifying certain channels and users to be linked.

channel names

– Schedule At: Set a date and time for a specific post to be uploaded. 

schedule data

– File: Insert file by URL to be attached to your message.

file insert

Check out this Zapier article as it includes more information regards Scheduling and File inserting process.

– Thread: If you want your action to be part of a thread.

thread value

– Broadcast To Channel: Depends if your message is a part of a thread or not.

broadcast to channel

 

22.) Click continue.

continue

23.) Test your action.

send channel

24.) Finally, click Publish Zap, now your nandbox integration with Zapier is completed!

publish zap

 

Moreover, you can also set any app as the trigger and nandbox app as the action which is another form of nandbox messenger integration with Zapier!

Setting up nandbox as the action:

1.) Set the trigger from the different apps available on Zapier.

2.) In the action section, search for nandbox messenger.

action

3.) Choose to create a post in a channel.

create post in channel

4.) Choose your nandbox account.

create post in channel nandbox    

5.) Select your nandbox channel.

choose account

6.) Set up the action.

set up action search all available fields

7.) Click Test action.

test action

8.) Lastly, click Publish Zap and then turn it on!

publish zap action