Need more flexibility with your Text In Church data? Zapier can help with that! Zapier allows you to connect Text In Church to more than 2,000+ applications.
This is great because you can use 3rd party form services, set up external notifications, send gifts, and so much more!
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How It Works
Zapier allows you to trigger, or “Zap,” as they call it, different actions to occur in other programs based on a set of criteria. Everything is based on “triggers” and “actions.”
Triggers are what you can automate in other apps based on steps you take in Text In Church.
Actions are automations that happen within Text In Church based on steps taken in other apps.
Here's a couple of examples...
A trigger would be when you create a person in Text In Church, a card is automatically sent to them using thanks.io.
An action would be someone filling out their information on a Google form which is then automatically created as a person in Text In Church.
Each app will have its own actions and triggers; here are the current trigger options for Text In Church in Zapier:
Triggers (these things, within Text In Church, trigger something to happen in another app):
Person Created (When a new person is created)
Person Joined Group (When a person joins a group)
Connect Card Submitted (When a specific Connect Card has been submitted)
Actions (these occur within Text In Church based on something happening in another app):
Create/Update Person (Creates or updates a person but does not add them to a group)
Create Task (Creates a Task assigned to a specific User on the account)
Add to Group (Adds a person to a group)
Remove from Group (Removes a person from a specific Group)
Send Text Message (Sends a text to a person from your Text In Church number)
Send Voice Broadcast (Sends a Voice Broadcast to a person from your Text In Church number)
Update Custom Field (Updates a Custom Field on a contact)
Find Group (Finds a Group in your Text In Church account)
Find Person (Finds a contact based on their email or phone number)
Get Comments (Gets comments for a specific contact in your account)
Get Person (Gets a single record for a person based on their contact hash)
Unlike other integrations, there are no syncing Groups or Sync Logs for Zapier, and all of your automations will live in Zapier.
If you're alerted to any errors with Zapier, you'll want to sign in to Zapier for more information on those errors.
How to sign up for Zapier
Click here to sign up for a free Zapier account. From there, you can jump right in!
How to Set Up a Zap
The best way to set up a Zap is to put what you want to do in sentence form, like this:
I want to send a card to each of my new guests who come on Sunday morning.
Then, transform that sentence into an “If this, then that” statement:
IF a new guest is added to my first-time guest Group, THEN send them a card through thanks.io.
Now you have your framework to build your Zap (based on a trigger):
IF a new guest is added to my first-time guest Group…
...THEN send a card through thanks.io
This is just the beginning! You now have powerful automation at your fingertips. Pretty sweet, right?
FAQS
Q: Is it possible to zap a contact's opt-out data to Planning Center?
A: It is not currently possible to use Zapier to send unsubscribes or opt-out status from Text In Church to Planning Center.
Still have questions? No worries! Contact us at support@textinchurch.com or chat with us within your account from the Message Us section of the Resources tab.
