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Once you've got an account and have logged in, you're ready to make your first Zap, which is a connection between your Spiffy Store and another of the apps on the Zapier platform.
 
Once you've got an account and have logged in, you're ready to make your first Zap, which is a connection between your Spiffy Store and another of the apps on the Zapier platform.
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=== Authorizing Access for Zapier ===
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Before Zapier can connect to your Spiffy Store, you will need to create a Private API Key for Zapier. You can find instructions on how to do this in our article on [[Creating_Private_API_Keys]].

Revision as of 12:36, 6 May 2016

An integration connects your Spiffy Store to another third-party web application. This allows you to tie together the events and data generated by your online store and use them with other applications to perform additional business tasks. This can often allow you to automate some of the more tedious activities such as book keeping, or can allow you to expand the service you give your customers by enhancing their buying experience.

Using Zapier Integrations

Zapier is a web service that allows you to easily connect your Spiffy Store to hundreds of other web applications.

Some of the integration categories include

  • Billing, Accounting and Invoicing
  • Bookmarking
  • Generic apps
  • Charting
  • Content Management Systems
  • Customer Relationshop Management
  • Customer Support
  • Developer Tools
  • Ecommerce
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Event Management
  • File Management
  • Forms
  • Games
  • Help Desk
  • Instant Messaging
  • Lead Generation
  • Marketing
  • Payment Processing
  • Personal
  • Project Management
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Server Monitoring
  • SMS and Phone
  • Social
  • Surveys
  • Time Tracking
  • Video

Getting Started with Zapier

First off, you're going to need a Zapier account. You can signup here. They have a free starter plan which supports a limited number of tasks per month, but this is often enough to get you going, when you're just starting out.

It's worth noting, however, that some of the apps on the Zapier platform are premium apps and cannot be used on the free starter plan.

Once you've got an account and have logged in, you're ready to make your first Zap, which is a connection between your Spiffy Store and another of the apps on the Zapier platform.

Authorizing Access for Zapier

Before Zapier can connect to your Spiffy Store, you will need to create a Private API Key for Zapier. You can find instructions on how to do this in our article on Creating_Private_API_Keys.