Zapier Integration

In this article, we will cover the following:

• Zapier Overview
• Setting up the Integration
  • Rhombus API Key
  • Zapier account and configuration
• Zapier Pricing
• Example Videos
• Helpful Links
• Contact Support

Zapier Overview

Zapier is the leader in workplace automation, empowering organizations to automate workflows. When integrated with Rhombus it streamlines daily tasks by connecting Rhombus Rules Engine to any app in minutes. This integration is connecting Rhombus to over 7000 apps, to learn more visit this page.

Setting up the integration

To set up this integration, you will need the following:

1. Rhombus API 
2. Zapier account and configuration

Rhombus API Key

The first part of the setup involves creating a Rhombus API Key for your individual user account. Below are the steps on how and where to set that up in the Rhombus Console.

1. Follow the flow below to get to the API page. 

Rhombus Web Console > Settings > API Management

2. After getting to the page, go ahead and click the "Add API Key" option in the right-hand corner. 

3. Next, you will put a name, have the drop-down be API token, and change the role to Super Admin - If available.

4. Finally, after hitting the "Submit" button, you will have the ability to show and copy the API Key.

Zapier Account and Configuration

 Next, navigate to Zapier and create your account. Once created, you will see a page like this:

Go to "Create Zap" on the upper left corner, and you will see a workflow on the screen like this: 

We are going to explore how to add an Excel row every time there is a serial number in pending registration state.

To start configuring the automation flow, click on "Trigger ". If the trigger is physical ( such as a button press) you can skip scheduling the timeframe. For this example, let's add a scheduled frequency. The following window will appear on the right:

Move to the next step "Configure" and set your frequency type, interval, start date, and time of day. Lastly, you can choose to test the trigger, and you're all set with step 1!

Next, let's configure an action. In this example, the trigger was the time-frequency but we could also choose a rhombus trigger like a button press, new camera clip, new sensor event...

Press on the action button and type in Rhombus as your app. After choosing your action event you will have to choose your rhombus account.

To link a Rhombus account to Zapier for the first time, go to "Connect a new account".

Zapier will redirect you to a page like this below. Input your name, email and Rhombus API Key.

Test your rhombus action and hit "Continue" at the bottom right.

To add a secondary action just click on the plus icon below your last action, and another action bounding box will appear. This time the app chosen will be Microsoft Excel. Choose an action event and an account. Zapier will redirect you to your Microsoft Excel login page.

Go to the "Configure" step and choose further conditions based on the use case.

Test the automation, hit "Publish" and you're all set!

Example Videos

Here is a short video showing the setup explained above, and an additional instructional video on how to create a screenshot of a specific camera during a specific time and save it to OneDrive.

Zapier Pricing

The Rhombus integration with Zapier is free of cost, but Zapier has different subscription types. We can consider a Zap an automated workflow connecting many apps, meaning, anything that has a trigger followed by one or more actions. Zapier is free for 100 zaps a month, anything above that will be an additional cost. Learn more about Zapier pricing here.

Helpful Links

• Rhombus Zapier Blog Post
• Zapier suport doc for Rhombus Integration

Contact Support

Have more questions? Contact Rhombus Support at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 2 or support@rhombus.com.

Interested in learning more? Contact Rhombus Sales at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 1 or sales@rhombus.com.