App trigger
How to configure
- Click Configure in the App trigger box.
- Pick an app to trigger your flow and click Next.
- Choose the event in the app to trigger your flow and click Next.
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If you have not created any connections already, click Connect.
If there are existing connections, you can choose to create a new one by clicking New connection. Once you create a connection, it can be used for various flows in your organization. Note that different apps have different authentication methods.
If you would like to choose an existing connection, pick from the dropdown.
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After configuring or selecting a connection, the variable name will be autofilled. You can edit the name if needed. When renaming the variable, note that:
- All names must start with a letter. Variable names can contain alphanumeric characters and underscores.
- Other characters, such as spaces, are not accepted. Names must be unique to avoid naming clashes.
- If you use the same variable name for multiple actions, the result of the action executed last will be stored in the variable. E.g: new_deal, createTask
- All names must start with a letter. Variable names can contain alphanumeric characters and underscores.
- Enter data in the fields that appear.
- Click Done.
App trigger mechanism
- Polling trigger: This is the most common mechanism used in app triggers. When you use this trigger, Zoho Flow checks for new events in the connected app every 5 to 15 minutes to start the flow. The frequency of this checking will vary depending on your pricing plan.
- Realtime trigger: With this trigger, it works like a webhook trigger, and the connected app will send new event data instantly, and Zoho Flow will start the flow right away.
Note: An app trigger's mechanism is fixed, and cannot be changed.
Trigger criteria
To add more test conditions, click the + button. Test conditions are separated by AND/OR logic.
AND - Output is true only if both the test conditions are trueOR - Output is true if one or both the test conditions are true
You can also stack together multiple test conditions as groups by clicking the Add Group button. It can then be separated using AND/OR logic.
In the above illustration, the first group contains two test conditions separated using 'OR', which checks whether the Lead was created by either Frank or Tom. If it is true, it then goes to the second group, which checks whether the Phone number field in that Lead entry is not empty. The flow will trigger only if the lead was created either by Frank or by Tom, and if the Phone number field is not empty.
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