Review a Zapier data collection or approval request

Zapier users can pause Zaps to request that other account members provide data or approve a request via Zapier using the Human in the Loop app. When you receive a request, log into your Zapier account and visit the approval link to complete this process.

How to review a request through Human in the Loop

Zapier users can send notifications via email, Slack, or any other app on Zapier. When you receive a notification, the message will contain a link. 

• From the app where you received the notification, click Go to Zap.
• Log into your Zapier account. If you're already logged in, you will be redirected to the Human in the Loop step in the Zap.

The left panel will display information about the request:

• When the notification was sent.
• The name of all reviewers.
• The due date for review. The request will time out after this date.
• A message from the requester letting the reviewer know what is needed.

The right panel will display the content to review. To complete the request:

Collect data Request Approval

Reviewing Collect data requests

• Review the content and fill out relevant fields.
• Click either:
  • Skip: no response will be sent.
  • Submit: your response will be sent to the Zap owner.
    • The Zap owner can review responses in the Zap run.
    • If the Zap owner mapped fields from this action to later steps, the values will appear in those steps when the Zap continues.

Reviewing Request Approval reviews

• Review the content.
• Reviewers can edit data in any fields in the right panel.
  • Click Edit to enable editing in fields.
  • Edit the value in any field.
  • Click Stop editing to save changes.
• Click either:
  • {Decline label}: where “{Decline label} is the label you entered in the Decline button label field.
    • No approval will be sent to the Zap.
  • {Approve label}: where “{Approve label} is the label you entered in the Approve button label field.
    • The approval will be sent to the Zap.
    • The Zap owner can review responses in the Zap run.
    • If fields from the Request Approval action are mapped to later steps, the values will appear in those steps when the Zap continues.

Next steps

Learn about:

• Human in the Loop activities in the audit log.
• Human in the Loop run details.