How to use the Remove All Digests action – Zendesk

The Remove All Digests action in Digest by Zapier deletes specified digests and their entries. This is useful if a digest has reached its 1,500-entry limit, or you need to delete unneeded digests.

This article will explain how to set up and use this action.

Caution: permanent deletion

The Remove All Digests action permanently deletes one or more specified digests and all their stored entries. This is considered an advanced action, and once executed, cannot be undone. Any digests and entries deleted during testing cannot be recovered.

Note

As digests are related to your Zapier user ID, this action will remove digests you own and their associated entries in ANY account you've joined, not just the one you're currently signed on to.

Setting up the Remove All Digests action

In the Configure tab for this action, you'll find the following fields to complete:

Filters

You can use filters to restrict which digests to remove:

Digest Name Prefix: Deletes digests whose name starts with a specific text.
Digest Name Postfix: Deletes digests whose name ends with a specific text.
Digest Name Contains: Deletes digests whose name contains a specific text anywhere.
Digest Name Exact Match: Deletes digests whose name exactly matches this text.

Filters use an AND logical operator. This means the action will delete any digest that matches any of the filter fields (Prefix, Postfix, Contains, Exact Match).

You can use more than one filter field to delete multiple digests at once.

Example

You set the field Digest Name Prefix to Q1_ and the field Digest Name Contains to report. The action will delete both the digest named Q1_Sales and the one named Financial_report.

Global deletion control

The field If none of the filters are provided, remove all digests? determines the action's behavior none of the filter fields (prefix, postfix, contains, or exact match filters) are used. There are two options:

False (Default): If no filters are specified, the action will do nothing.
True: If none of the filter fields are set, the action will delete all digests associated with your Zapier user ID. This includes digests created by you in accounts other than the one you're currently signed on to.

Error handling

The field Throw an error if a digest could not be deleted? determines what your workflow should do if the action attempts to delete a digest but fails. You have two options:

False (Default): The workflow will continue without displaying any errors in your run.
True: The workflow will stop if any selected digest fails to delete. An error will appear in your run.

Common use cases

Delete a single digest

To delete a specific digest and all associated entries, enter its full name in the Digest Name Exact Match field.

Tip

If you're unsure of the name of your digest, use the Find Digest action. Click the Digest dropdown to reveal all of your existing digests and confirm the name.

Delete all digests

To delete all of your digests:

Leave all filter fields empty.
Set the field If none of the filters are provided, remove all digest? to True.

Limitations

You cannot delete digests that you do not own.