getting amazon sns into zapier
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Here is a step by step explanation of how to get SNS notifications POSTed via Zapier to hundreds of different services.TRANSCRIPT
Getting Amazon SNS into Zapier
My name is Shalom Carmel.I am a Solutions Architect at
GlobalDots.com, and a freelance consultant.
I solve problems for a living,and share some of my solutions
Amazon SNS
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and send notifications from the cloud.
http://aws.amazon.com/sns/
Zapier
Zapier enables you to automate tasks between other online services (services like Salesforce, Basecamp, Gmail, and 201 more).
http://zpr.io/Bhi
Here is how to connect Amazon SNS to 200+ services via Zapier,
without a single line of code
You need to have an active AWS account and a Zapier account
We start by opening the AWS console. Select SNS, and click “Create New Topic”
Give your new topic a descriptive name
Jot down the Topic ARN, you will soon need it.Click “Create New Subscription”
Leave SNS for a while and go to Zapier
We start with a web hook trigger “Catch Hook”and a web hook action “GET”
Select and Copy the Webhook URL, and continue
Switching over to SNS
Paste the Webhook URL into the SNS Endpoint, and click “Subscribe”
The subscription is Pending Confirmation. Copy the ARN if you forgot it earlier
In Zapier, we will add a custom filter on the ARN we copied from the console
The Zapier web hook is public, and you don’t want just anyone posting stuff into your ZAP
SNS requires subscription confirmation by invoking the subscription URL
Zapier is smart enough to do it for us via the GET web hook
By trying out the Zap we invoke the subscription URL. Send, DO NOT continue.
Back in AWS, refreshing the view shows the active subscription. Click “Publish To Topic”
Let’s send a test message
The webhook action was temporary, just to confirm the subscription
Now we change the Zap to the real action that we actually need, a Gmail draft
The Subject keyword took a few minutes to show on the list, so I typed {{Subject}} instead
Enable your Zap
You can start publishing to the SNS topic, either manually or via Amazon’s API
This is the draft message created in Gmail
This is how it looks like in Zapier’s activity log
What else is possible?
What else is possible with Zapier?
Insert a database record (SQL connection)Create a Helpdesk ticket (Desk.com,
Zendesk,…)Send SMS or ring a phone (Twillio)Post to a custom URL or API
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