# Make any Zap reach your phone.

> Get Zapier events as push notifications. Add a Webhooks by Zapier step pointed at Pocket Alert and push any app event to your phone in under a second, no code.

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Turn any event from the 7000+ apps Zapier connects into a push on your phone, in under a second and with no code. The booking, the new lead, the row added to a sheet — straight to your pocket.

## Three steps to Zapier notifications on your phone

1. **Get an API key** — Create an API key on the API Keys page for the Token header.
2. **Wire up the Zap** — Add a Webhooks by Zapier Custom Request action and POST it to the messages API.
3. **Map and ship** — Map trigger fields into title and message. The next Zap run buzzes your phone.

## From any app event to lock screen

Zapier already connects your apps. Pocket Alert turns any Zap into a push you cannot miss, no code.

- **Works with any Zapier trigger** — The built-in Webhooks by Zapier action POSTs to your Pocket Alert URL, so any of 7000+ Zapier apps can push to your phone.
- **Map fields in the Zap** — Build the JSON Data field once and drop trigger fields into the title and message right inside Zapier.
- **Route to any app** — Set application_id in the body to route a Zap to a specific Pocket Alert app, so feeds stay separated.
- **A channel per Zap** — Each application is its own channel, so sales, support, and ops Zaps land in feeds you can mute apart.
- **Sub-second delivery** — The event hits your phone in under a second once the Zap runs, no polling on your end.
- **Secret webhook URL** — The webhook URL is your application secret over HTTPS. Rotate it whenever you need a fresh endpoint.

## Send Zapier events to your phone

### 1. Get an API key

Create a key on the [API Keys](https://pocketalert.app/account/apikeys) page. Zapier sends it in the `Token` header on every request.

### 2. Add a Webhooks by Zapier action

In your Zap add an action step, pick **Webhooks by Zapier**, choose the **Custom Request** event, and fill it in:

```
Method:        POST
URL:           https://api.pocketalert.app/v1/messages
Data Pass-Through?: no
Data:          {"title":"New lead","message":"Acme Inc. just booked a demo","level":"high","application_id":"qm47b9pzxzxg"}
Headers:       Token | YOUR_API_KEY
               Content-Type | application/json
```

### 3. Map the trigger fields

In the `Data` JSON, drop fields from the trigger step into `title` and `message`:

```
{"title":"New lead: {{company}}","message":"{{name}} booked a {{plan}} demo","application_id":"qm47b9pzxzxg"}
```

Test the step and your phone buzzes. The [getting-started docs](https://info.pocketalert.app/getting-started.html) cover every field.

## FAQ

### How do I send Zapier events to my phone?

Add a Webhooks by Zapier action set to Custom Request, POST it to https://api.pocketalert.app/v1/messages with a Token header, and map trigger fields into the title and message. Any of the 7000+ apps Zapier supports can now push to your phone.

### How does field mapping work?

In the Data field you build a JSON body and drop trigger fields into it. Map a record name into title and any details into message, so each notification reads exactly how you want.

### Can I split events by channel?

Add application_id to the JSON body to route a Zap to a specific Pocket Alert app. Sales, support, and ops events then land in separate channels you can mute independently.

### Can I route Zaps to different apps?

Point different Zaps at different application_id values. Each app is its own channel on your phone, so you keep noisy and urgent feeds apart.

### Do I need to write code?

No code and no Zapier app to publish. The built-in Webhooks by Zapier action posts straight to the Pocket Alert messages API, so any trigger Zapier offers works out of the box.

### Can one Zap be louder than the others?

Yes. Add a level field to the Data JSON, from silent (-2) to critical (2). Give the closed-won Zap level high so it lands as a time-sensitive push that breaks through iPhone Focus, and set the nightly report Zap to silent — it files into your history without a sound.
