Zapier Integration

1Find IdeaLift on Zapier

Go to zapier.com/apps/idealift or search for "IdeaLift" when creating a new Zap.

2Authenticate

When prompted, enter your IdeaLift API key. You can generate one in Dashboard → Settings → API Keys. The API key gives Zapier access to your workspace's ideas.

3Build Your Zap

Choose a trigger and action to build your workflow. See the sections below for available triggers and actions.

New Idea

Fires instantly via webhook when a new idea is created in your IdeaLift workspace, regardless of source (Slack, Discord, Teams, email, API, or Zapier itself).

Available Data (40+ fields):

Takes raw text (a Slack message, form response, email body, support ticket) and uses AI to extract a structured idea with title, summary, category, key points, and priority. Optionally creates an issue in your connected GitHub, Linear, or Jira project.

Input Fields:

• • Source Text (required) — raw content to normalize
• • Source Platform (required) — Slack, Discord, Teams, Google Forms, Typeform, Email, or Other
• • Source URL, Author, Channel (optional)
• • Create Issue — auto-create in GitHub, Linear, or Jira
• • Destination — where to create the issue

Returns:

• • Structured title, summary, category, key points
• • Actionable flag and priority
• • Formatted body (Markdown and Jira ADF)
• • Issue URL and ID (if issue creation enabled)

Create Idea (No AI)

Creates an idea directly when you already have structured data. Skips AI normalization for speed.

Input Fields:

• • Title (required)
• • Summary
• • Source (e.g., "slack", "email", "form")
• • URL (link to original source)
• • Author Name
• • Author Identifier (e.g., Slack user ID, email)

Find Idea

Look up ideas mid-Zap to get their current decision intelligence data. Filter by ID, IdeaLift ID, status, RICE priority, source platform, category, or search text. Returns all 40+ fields including RICE scores, ARR, sentiment, and decision status.

Filter Options:

• • Search Text — match against title or summary
• • Idea ID or IdeaLift ID — find a specific idea
• • Status — new, captured, triaged, in progress, shipped, rejected, deferred
• • RICE Priority — high, medium, low
• • Source — Slack, Discord, Teams, Email, Zapier, API, etc.
• • Category — feature, bug, improvement

Zap fails with "Unauthorized"

Your API key may have been revoked or expired. Generate a new one in Dashboard → Settings → API Keys and re-authenticate in Zapier.

Trigger not firing

IdeaLift uses instant webhook triggers (REST Hooks), so new ideas should fire within seconds. Check that your Zap is turned on and that your API key is still valid. If the issue persists, try disconnecting and reconnecting IdeaLift in your Zapier account.

Create Idea action returns "Bad Request"

The Title field is required for the "Create Idea (No AI)" action. For the "Normalize Idea" action, Source Text and Source Platform are required. Ensure you have mapped non-empty values to these fields.

Rate limit errors (429)

You've exceeded your plan's API rate limit. Check the Rate Limits section above. Consider upgrading your plan or spacing out your Zap triggers.