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Commcare now has basic Zapier integration, allowing you to trigger any Zapier action off of Zapier can be used with CommCare to trigger 100s of actions based on incoming CommCare form submissions or case modifications. This lets do all kinds of things based on your CommCare data - including These integrations enable you with near-limitless possibilities for your data—including syncing to Google Sheets, triggering emails, and connecting to hundreds of other applications supported by Zapier.
The following document will walk article walks you through how to the setup process of a basic Google Sheets integration with Zapier triggering off of a CommCare form submissionssubmission. Workflows based on cases, or integrations with other Zapier apps, would follow a very similar pattern.
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To begin setting up your integration you will need the following:
An account with Zapier
A project space on CommCareHQ with an application.
Have submitted a form with the application you want to setup the integration for.
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Proceed to your Zapier and log in to your account.
If you have not created an account, proceed to www.zapier.com and sign up for one.
Once logged in, select Make a Zap at the top of the page
On the next page, you will be prompted to ‘Choose a Trigger App.’ Search for and select CommCare.
For ‘Select CommCare’ trigger, choose New Form. This should be the only option you can choose. Select continue.
When on the page that asks you to ‘Connect an Account,’ select create a new account.
A new window should pop up asking for your username and API key.
The user name should be a web user account that you login to CommCareHQ with.
The API Key can be found by proceeding to My Account Settings of CommCareHQ. Select the Gear icon in the top right, followed by My Account Settings:
On the My Information page, you should see the API key. Copy and paste this string into the corresponding field in Zapier:
You should now be on the Set up CommCareHQ Form
Select the Domain, Application and Form that you would like to trigger the action for. Select continue once you choose the form.
You need to have submitted a form for the application you are setting the zap up for. It does not matter when this form was submitted, just that the application has been used before. If you're defining your domain through Use a Custom Value, you must enter your domain as it appears in your browser's URL. For example, a project named Zapier Test will appear in the URL as "zapier-test" and must be entered into Zapier as such.
After selecting the Domain, Application and Form, you will be brought to a page where you can test the setup. Select ‘Fetch and Continue’
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