Integrating BriteVerify into your workflow using Zapier

Automating BriteVerify in your workflow is easy to do using a Zapier integration. With Zapier, you can set up BriteVerify to automatically verify contact information and update records in your app of choice as each new piece of data comes in—without the need for coding.

Prerequisites

Here's what you need to get started:

• A BriteVerify account (sign up here)
  • A BriteVerify API key—we'll tell you how to find it
  • If you're a Pay As You Go customer, you'll also need Auto-replenish to be turned on
• A Zapier account (sign up here)
• Account credentials for the third-party app you want to integrate with BriteVerify

How it works

Each workflow you create in Zapier is called a Zap. When you create a Zap, you tell Zapier that if this happens, do that.

For BriteVerify integration, your Zap will contain at least one of each of the following:

• • Connection: The method by which Zapier interacts with your accounts included in the Zap—in this case, BriteVerify and the app you want to integrate with BriteVerify.

  • Trigger: The event that starts the automation running.

    • A trigger is the "this" part of the phrase, "If this, then that."

  • Action: An event taking place in response to the trigger. All of BriteVerify's integrations with Zapier are actions.

    • An action is the "that" part of the phrase, "If this, then that."

    • You can chain together two or more actions in response to a trigger. For example, you can say that when a new row is created in Google Sheets (trigger), verify the email address in that row using BriteVerify (action) and then add the corrected email address back to the row (action).

BriteVerify can perform the following actions:

• Verify single email address
• Verify single phone number
• Verify single mailing address
• Verify contact info combination (email, phone, and address)
• Get credit balance

Before you start your first Zap, plan out your trigger and action or actions. Zapier offers a quick start guide for creating your first Zap, as well as a series of short videos that teach you how to think about automation in general and how to plan and create your Zaps.

If you're not sure what you can do with Zapier and BriteVerify, try a template. Your trigger and actions are already defined for you, so you can go straight to connecting your apps and mapping your data. See a list of BriteVerify integration templates.

Creating a Zap

In Zapier, you can select + Create Zap from your Dashboard or use the Make a Zap feature to select your trigger app and BriteVerify. 

1. Set your trigger
   • App & event: Choose your trigger app, such as Google Sheets, and the event that will trigger the Zap, like a new or updated spreadsheet row.
   • Account: Sign into your trigger app to allow Zapier to make the connection.
   • Select Continue.
     
     
2. Set your BriteVerify action
   • App & event: Choose BriteVerify.
   • Account: You will be prompted to enter a BriteVerify API key to allow Zapier to make the connection. You should use the same key for all your Zaps in most cases, as long as you're using a single BriteVerify account.

1. • To create a BriteVerify API key, follow the link to your BriteVerify account (the link opens in a new tab) and select Generate New Key.
   • Name your key and keep the key type as server-side.
   • Select Zapier from the Site dropdown. Click Create.

1. • The key you created will appear at the top of the Active Keys table. Select the clipboard icon to copy your key.

• • Return to the Zapier tab. Paste your key into Zapier and optionally give it a connection name. Then select Yes, Continue to BriteVerify.
    • If you're planning on creating several Zaps with BriteVerify, connection names will help you tell them apart.

2. • Set up the action BriteVerify will perform. You'll be able to look at the data fields (with corresponding sample values) to make sure you're acting on the correct field. As noted above, BriteVerify can perform the following actions:
     • Verify single email address
     • Verify single phone number
     • Verify single mailing address
     • Verify contact info combination (email, phone, and address)
     • Get credit balance
   • Test the action before you commit to it.
   • Don't publish the Zap yet. Once you perform an action with BriteVerify, you need to do something with that information, so select the plus (+) icon to set an additional action.
     
     
3. Set additional actions
   • You may need one or two additional actions, depending on your integration. For example, you may need to look up the row of the email address you just verified (action) and then add back the verified email address (action).
   • When you are satisfied with your workflow, publish the Zap.

For questions about your Zap integration, contact Zapier Support. For help with issues related to how BriteVerify responds, contact Validity Support.

Demonstration

Watch this video to see a Zap set up in real time between Google Sheets and BriteVerify.