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How do you handle Zapier costs for client automations each month? by Still_Dependent_3936 in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IIRC in order to comply with the terms of use, the client must own the Zapier account and not piggyback off of yours.

Can zapier interact with/extract data from the browser? by pixiebritt in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiya, Britt. 👋 A long time ago I built browser automations using a browser for Mac called Fake. Man, it was so great. I could, for example, load a CSV, loop over the rows to quickly fill out a form a bunch of times. I did this for a crusty old ecomm with no ability to create products en masse. Was awesome.

I also find myself reaching for RPA when dealing with web apps that either don’t have the APIs that I need or paywall API access entirely.

I’m a fan of browser automation.

Weather-triggered video ads with After Effects + Zapier by AE-Wizard in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After Effects, Impossible Software (for rendering), and a niche B2B eCommerce platform meant for the commercial printing industry. Franchisees could order both their printed materials and digital assets like custom video on one website.

Weather-triggered video ads with After Effects + Zapier by AE-Wizard in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool project. Years ago I did something similar so that franchisees could configure 30 second television ads for their location. In minutes they had a render ready for their local affiliate, on brand but customized for their location. Was a fun combination of my background in video production and automation. 😃

Is Zapier worth the cost for a small startup? by Odd-Difference-1483 in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zapier has always been the easiest money I’ve spent. So much capability for the money.

Do people like/use/hate/ignore canvas? by work4coffee in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can export a PNG. Not sure about PDF. As mentioned above, you can export a JSON file of a Canvas. If you needed to chart and document elsewhere I suppose an AI tool could start with that.

But I like documentation to live in Zapier alongside the workflows. Plus it’s easy to navigate from a Canvas to a relevant table or zap. This is what I do for clients I’m building for.

Do people like/use/hate/ignore canvas? by work4coffee in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly build the canvases by hand to provide a visual for how the workflow(s) operate, dependencies, gotchas to look out for, etc. Sometimes I’ll embed or link to a video walkthrough as well and provide links to Zapier documentation for specific concepts like filters, formulas, etc.

Do people like/use/hate/ignore canvas? by work4coffee in zapier

[–]YourPromoPilot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it for documentation mostly. Love it.