Zapier lets you connect apps you use every day with Podia and automate workflows.

One of the workflows you can create is to trigger an event in a different platform whenever a new blog post is published on Podia.

In this article, we'll show you how to configure a new Published blog post trigger using Zapier!

Available on: Mover & Shaker plans.

Setting up a "Published Blost Post" Zapier trigger

The first step is to set up your "Published Blog Post" Zapier trigger.

Log in to your account in Zapier.
From your Zapier dashboard, click on "+ Create Zap".
Set Podia as the Trigger App. You can search for Podia in the right-hand menu, then click on it to continue.
Select the "Published Blog Post" trigger.
Next, you'll be prompted to sign into your Podia account. This will take you through a verification process to grant access to your Podia account to Zapier.

After logging into your Podia account, choose the account and click Continue.
Next, you'll be prompted to test your trigger. Testing the trigger will pull up a related event that's occurred inside your Podia account.

Data that will be sent from Podia to Zapier are:

ID
Title
Author
Excerpt
URL
Published_at
Once you're done testing, click Continue to begin setting your Action.

Setting up a Zapier action

Once your Zapier trigger is set up, it is time to define your Zapier action.

An action is an event your Zap performs when your trigger event occurs.

The Zapier action can be any platform you want to connect to Podia.

Examples:

Add a new row to Google Sheets
Send a new message in Slack
Add a new email to Mailchimp
... and more!

Whatever you choose, this will be the event that your zap performs when a new blog post is published in Podia.

On your Zapier account, select the platform you want to connect to Podia and define the action.

For this example, we'll use Create Spreadsheet Row in Google Sheets.

Follow the steps, connect the account from the selected platform, and map the values to help Zapier perform the right action based on the input information.

The fields you see here may vary depending on the platform and action you have selected.

Test the action, and once the connection is established, you should see a green checkmark next to the trigger, indicating things should be all set ✅

Ready to confirm the connection? Click on Publish Zap to save and activate your zap!

In operation...

Once both a trigger and an action are in place, the zap will start working.

Whenever a new blog post is published, Zapier will perform an action in the platform you have selected.

You can check all of the latest zaps on your account by clicking on Zap history.

FAQ

Zapier is so confusing... Can you help me get started?

Zapier has an amazing Getting started guide which you can check here.

Can you help me troubleshoot Zapier issues?

While we’re happy to help with any issues taking place on our end, we aren’t able to access your accounts with those other tools, which limits the support we can offer.

For these cases, we'd recommend you to reach out directly to Zapier support with any questions 👍

Does Podia send the full post content to Zapier?

No.

Podia won't send the full post content data to Zapier. If you'd like to send over the full post content to other platforms we'd recommend using your blog's RSS feed.

Here's the data that Podia will send to Zapier for newly published blog posts: