Automation Examples

End-to-end examples showing how to combine multiple actions into automation chains.

Route by event type

Filter incoming webhooks and forward only specific events to your service.

Actions:

1. Condition — only continue for order events

{
  "type": "condition",
  "name": "Filter order events",
  "config": {
    "conditions": [
      {"body.type": {"$in": ["order.created", "order.updated", "order.completed"]}}
    ],
    "on_match": "continue",
    "on_no_match": "stop"
  }
}

2. HTTP Request — forward to your service

{
  "type": "http_request",
  "name": "Forward to order service",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://api.example.com/webhooks/orders",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
    "body": "$request.body.json$"
  }
}

Extract, transform, and forward

Pull specific fields from the webhook and send a transformed payload.

Actions:

1. Extract JSON — pull order details from the body

{
  "type": "extract_json",
  "name": "Extract order fields",
  "config": {
    "source": "body",
    "extractions": [
      {"path": "order.id", "variable": "order_id"},
      {"path": "order.customer.email", "variable": "email"},
      {"path": "order.total", "variable": "total"}
    ]
  }
}

2. HTTP Request — forward a simplified payload

{
  "type": "http_request",
  "name": "Send to CRM",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://crm.example.com/api/events",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Authorization": "Bearer $store.crm_token$"
    },
    "body": "{\"order_id\": \"$variable.order_id$\", \"email\": \"$variable.email$\", \"total\": $variable.total$}"
  }
}

Slack notification on specific events

Send a formatted Slack message when a payment succeeds.

Actions:

1. Condition — only process successful payments

{
  "type": "condition",
  "name": "Payment succeeded?",
  "config": {
    "conditions": [
      {"body.type": {"$eq": "payment_intent.succeeded"}}
    ],
    "on_match": "continue",
    "on_no_match": "stop"
  }
}

2. Extract JSON — get payment details

{
  "type": "extract_json",
  "name": "Extract payment info",
  "config": {
    "source": "body",
    "extractions": [
      {"path": "data.object.amount", "variable": "amount"},
      {"path": "data.object.currency", "variable": "currency"},
      {"path": "data.object.customer", "variable": "customer_id"}
    ]
  }
}

3. HTTP Request — post to Slack

{
  "type": "http_request",
  "name": "Notify Slack",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00/B00/xxx",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
    "body": "{\"text\": \"Payment received: $variable.amount$ $variable.currency$ from customer $variable.customer_id$\"}"
  }
}

Store data and reference it later

Persist a value for use by future webhook requests.

Actions:

1. Extract JSON — pull the API token from the webhook

{
  "type": "extract_json",
  "name": "Extract token",
  "config": {
    "source": "body",
    "extractions": [
      {"path": "credentials.api_key", "variable": "api_key"}
    ]
  }
}

2. Store Variable — save to Datastore with 1-hour TTL

{
  "type": "store_variable",
  "name": "Cache API key",
  "config": {
    "key": "webhook_api_key",
    "value": "$variable.api_key$",
    "ttl_seconds": 3600
  }
}

3. HTTP Request — use the stored token in a subsequent call

{
  "type": "http_request",
  "name": "Call external API",
  "config": {
    "url": "https://api.example.com/sync",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer $store.webhook_api_key$"
    },
    "body": "$request.body.json$"
  }
}

Script-based transformation

Use a run_script action for complex logic that template interpolation can't express.

Actions:

1. Run Script — transform a GitHub push event into a Slack message

{
  "type": "run_script",
  "name": "Transform GitHub to Slack",
  "config": {
    "code": "function handle(request) {\n  var event = request.headers['x-github-event'];\n  if (event !== 'push') return [];\n\n  var repo = request.body.repository.full_name;\n  var pusher = request.body.pusher.name;\n  var commits = request.body.commits.length;\n\n  return [{\n    url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00/B00/xxx',\n    method: 'POST',\n    body: {\n      text: pusher + ' pushed ' + commits + ' commit(s) to ' + repo\n    }\n  }];\n}"
  }
}

Dynamic response

Return a custom response to the webhook sender based on extracted data.

Actions:

1. Extract JSON — get the event ID

{
  "type": "extract_json",
  "name": "Extract event ID",
  "config": {
    "source": "body",
    "extractions": [
      {"path": "id", "variable": "event_id"},
      {"path": "type", "variable": "event_type"}
    ]
  }
}

2. Modify Response — return a confirmation with the event ID

{
  "type": "modify_response",
  "name": "Confirm receipt",
  "config": {
    "status_code": 200,
    "headers": {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
    "body": "{\"received\": true, \"event_id\": \"$variable.event_id$\", \"type\": \"$variable.event_type$\"}"
  }
}