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The Adversus Dialer Zapier integration gives you 2 triggers, 5 actions and 4 searches. Both triggers are instant, it works on the free plan, and this page covers what each step does, what it costs and where it trips people up.

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Overview

What the Adversus Dialer Zapier integration actually does

Adversus Dialer is a browser-based auto dialer that outbound teams use to work through phone lists. Linking it to Zapier means two things: an event in Adversus (a booked appointment, a saved lead) can start work in your other tools, and your other tools can create or update contacts and leads in Adversus without anyone retyping them.

Three setups cover most of what people build. A clean list before the calls start: a lead arrives from somewhere else, Find Contact checks whether that person is already in Adversus, and Create Lead only adds the ones that are new, inside the pool and campaign you pick. A ping for the closer: New Appointment fires the instant an agent books a meeting, so a recruiter or a solar sales rep hears about it before the call has even ended. A second pass on cold leads: when Lead Updated reports a change, Add Contact to Campaign can push that person into a nurture campaign for another round of dials.

What it does not do matters just as much. There is no trigger for a new contact, a finished call or a new campaign, so those events cannot start a Zap. Nothing here deletes a record. And the integration only moves data in and out: dialing, recordings and call routing stay inside Adversus.

If you are still weighing tools, have a look at the Make vs Zapier comparison and our Zapier review.

Vocabulary

Zapier vocabulary in one minute

Seven words come back on every line of this page. Here they are in plain English.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, followed by one or more actions that run each time that trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in an app that starts the Zap. Once the Zap is switched on, Zapier sits and waits for that event.
Action
What the Zap does once it is running: the step that writes, sends or moves something on your behalf, like creating a lead.
Task
The unit Zapier bills. One task equals one action the Zap completes successfully, and your plan counts those.
Polling vs instant
A polling trigger is checked on a timer. An instant trigger is reported by the app itself the second it happens. Both Adversus triggers are instant.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap carry on only when what arrived meets the condition you set, and stops it there otherwise.
Search step
A step that looks up a record already sitting in an app, so the steps after it can reuse what it found.
Cost

What it really costs

Adversus Dialer is not a premium app, so it runs on the free plan.

  • Free plan100 tasks a month, unlimited Zaps
  • Free plan Zap sizeTwo steps: one trigger, one action
  • Premium appNo, works on the free plan
  • Trigger typeBoth triggers instant

The trigger never costs a task, and neither does waiting for it. Each action that succeeds counts once, so a Zap with three actions uses three times as much as a Zap with one. A failed action is not counted. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month but stops at two steps: one trigger, one action. Add a filter, a search or a second action and you have a multi-step Zap, which needs a paid plan. The interval grid below only applies to polling triggers, and both Adversus triggers are instant.

Connect

Connect Adversus Dialer to Zapier in three steps

  1. 01

    Open your connections

    In Zapier, go to the Apps page of your account and click + Add connection. A connection is your Adversus account linked once, then reused by every Zap step that touches Adversus.

  2. 02

    Find Adversus Dialer

    Type Adversus Dialer into the search box of the dialog that appears, pick it from the results, then click Add connection. A new browser tab opens so you can sign in.

  3. 03

    Sign in and allow access

    Log in to Adversus in that tab and grant Zapier access. You need an Adversus account, plus read or write rights on any pool, campaign or lead you do not own yourself but want the Zap to touch.

First Zap

Your first Zap: booked demo, contact moved to a follow-up campaign

GoalA sales agent at a software reseller books a demo in Adversus. The Zap finds the matching contact and drops it into a pre-demo campaign, so a colleague calls back to confirm.

  1. 01

    Pick the trigger

    Create a Zap, choose Adversus Dialer as the app and New Appointment as the event, then select the connection you made earlier.

  2. 02

    Test it on a real booking

    Click test. Zapier brings back the three most recent appointments on the account, so you build the rest of the Zap from a real one instead of a blank form.

  3. 03

    Look up the contact

    Add Find Contact as the next step. Choose which field to search in, then map the matching value from the appointment. Test it and check that the right person comes back.

  4. 04

    Add the contact to the campaign

    Add Add Contact to Campaign, map the contact found by the search, and pick the follow-up campaign from the list. Run the test once.

  5. 05

    Publish

    Read what each test returned, then click publish to switch the Zap on. The search makes this a multi-step Zap, so it needs a paid plan.

Triggers

Adversus Dialer triggers (2)

2 events start a Zap when something happens in Adversus Dialer, and 2 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

New Appointment

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new appointment has been booked”

Starts your Zap whenever an agent books an appointment inside Adversus Dialer. The booking becomes the starting point for whatever comes next: a message to the person who will run the meeting, a row in a shared tracker, or a contact shifted into another campaign.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
your callers set meetings for field reps or account executives, and those people need to know before the agent hangs up.
Watch out
only appointments booked after the Zap is published will show up. Meetings already in the calendar are never picked up.
2

Lead Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a lead is updated/saved in Adversus.”

Fires each time a lead is updated or saved in Adversus Dialer. That makes it the broadest trigger of the pair: any save on a lead sets it off, including the ones you do not care about.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
you want a downstream tool to mirror the latest state of each lead without someone exporting a list.
Watch out
since every save fires it, put a filter right after it so only the changes you care about go on to cost tasks.
Actions

Adversus Dialer actions (5)

Adversus Dialer gives you 5 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Add Contact to Campaign

Action

In Zapier“Adds a specific contact to a specified campaign.”

Places a contact that already exists into a campaign you pick. Both the contact and the campaign are required, so a search step usually comes before it to supply the contact.

When to use it
moving someone who just booked a demo into a confirmation calling round.
2

Create Contact

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new contact in a specified pool.”

Adds a brand new contact to Adversus, inside the pool you choose. The pool is the only required choice, so you decide up front which list the person lands in.

When to use it
a webinar sign-up or a trade show scan should become someone your team can call.
3

Create Lead

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new lead with a specified pool and campaign.”

Puts a new lead straight into a pool and a campaign, both required. Compared with Create Contact, the person is ready to be dialed the moment the step runs.

When to use it
inbound quote requests that should land in an active calling campaign at once.
Watch out
run Find Contact first if duplicates are a concern.
4

Update Contact

Action

In Zapier“Updates an existing contact.”

Edits the details of an existing contact. You must point it at the contact, which in practice means pairing it with Find Contact earlier in the Zap.

When to use it
a customer changes their phone number in your helpdesk and Adversus should dial the new one.
5

Update Lead

Action

In Zapier“Updates lead attributes (campaign, status, next contact time) based on an lead ID”

Changes a lead's campaign, status or next contact time, based on its lead ID, which is required. It is the one action here that reschedules a callback from outside Adversus.

When to use it
a prospect replies to an email and should be called back sooner.
Watch out
paired with Lead Updated as the trigger, it can set off its own Zap in a loop.
Searches

Adversus Dialer searches (4)

4 search steps look for data that already exists in Adversus Dialer, so a later step can use it.

Searches sit at the bottom of the action event list, under the SEARCH heading. A search is free on its own but makes the Zap multi-step. Three settings decide what happens when the result is not what you expected.

1

Find Contact

SearchFind or create

In Zapier“Lookup existing contacts in Adversus, e.g. to avoid duplicates. The first result is used if multiple are found.”

Looks up a contact by the field you pick and the value you give it, and returns the first match if several come back. It is the usual guard against duplicates.

When to use it
before Update Contact or Add Contact to Campaign.
Watch out
Find or Create Contact in the editor is this same search with the create box ticked, not a separate step.
2

Find Lead

Search

In Zapier“Finds a lead based on the ID”

Retrieves a single lead from its lead ID, the only required input. It does not search by name or phone, so the ID has to come from an earlier step.

When to use it
another tool stored the Adversus lead ID and you want the lead's current details back.
3

Find User by Email

Search

In Zapier“Finds a user based on their email”

Finds an Adversus user, meaning an agent on your team, from their email address. That turns an email in another tool into a user the next steps can work with.

When to use it
your CRM knows the account owner by email and you need the matching agent in Adversus.
4

Find User by ID

Search

In Zapier“Finds a user based on their Adversus user ID”

Fetches an Adversus user from their Adversus user ID, which is required. Think of it as the email search in reverse. You hold the internal ID, and what you want is the person behind it.

When to use it
a step returned a user ID and a later step needs who that agent is.

The three settings every search exposes

  1. Successful if no search results are found?
    Left on its default, a search that finds nothing stops the Zap there and the steps depending on it are skipped. Turn it on and the Zap carries on empty-handed.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    Ticking this turns the search into a find-or-create. The setting above disappears and the step asks for the fields needed to create the missing record.
  3. If multiple search results are found?
    Three exits when several records match: keep the first one (the default), stop the Zap, or pass all of them on at once.
When it breaks

When it breaks

Zapier links no help article to Adversus Dialer, so these are the general Zapier limits that bite on this app.

None of these is specific to Adversus, but each one shows up quickly on a dialer where records change all day. For a step-by-step diagnosis, see the Zapier troubleshooting guide.

  • No catch-up on old records

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after it is switched on. Appointments booked and leads saved before that stay where they are; moving the backlog is a separate job.

  • The Lead Updated loop

    A Zap that triggers on Lead Updated and then runs Update Lead writes back into the place it watches, sets itself off again and burns through your tasks fast.

  • Bulk imports get held back

    When a trigger suddenly returns a huge batch, after a mass import of leads for example, Zapier's flood protection can hold it back before anything runs.

  • Empty dropdowns on create

    Create Lead needs a pool and a campaign, Create Contact a pool. If the connected account cannot see any, the step cannot be completed.
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FAQ

Adversus Dialer Zapier integration: frequently asked questions

01Is the Adversus Dialer Zapier integration free?
Yes, as long as your Zap stays at two steps. Adversus Dialer is not a premium app, so the free plan can use it, with 100 tasks a month and as many Zaps as you like. The catch is size: the free plan builds one trigger and one action, nothing more. As soon as you add a search such as Find Contact, a filter, or a second action, the Zap becomes multi-step and needs a paid plan. Check that before you build.
02How many tasks does an Adversus Dialer Zap use?
One task per action that succeeds, and nothing for the trigger. If New Appointment fires and the Zap runs a single Add Contact to Campaign, that run costs one task. A Zap with three successful actions costs three. Actions that fail are not billed, and the waiting time before an event arrives is free too. The thing to watch is Lead Updated: it fires on every save, so without a filter in front it can spend tasks on changes nobody needed passed on.
03Does Adversus Dialer send data to Zapier in real time?
Yes. Both triggers, New Appointment and Lead Updated, are instant: Adversus tells Zapier the moment the event happens, and the Zap starts right away. The interval grid of the plans, 15 minutes on Free down to 1 minute on Team and Enterprise, does not apply to them. That makes this app a good fit even on the free plan, where polling triggers would otherwise wait for the next check. The editor shows a lightning bolt on Zaps built on an instant trigger.
04What does it take to connect Adversus Dialer to Zapier?
An Adversus account, plus read or write rights on anything you do not own but want the Zap to touch. The connection is made once from the Apps page of Zapier with Add connection, then you sign in to Adversus in the tab that opens and grant access. After that, every Zap step that uses Adversus reuses that same connection. Make sure the account can see the pools and campaigns your create actions will need.
05Why does a Lead Updated Zap keep running on its own?
Because it is probably writing back into Adversus leads. Lead Updated fires on every save, and Update Lead saves a lead, so a Zap that pairs the two triggers itself again after each run. Each loop counts as a new task. Put a filter after the trigger so it only continues on the changes that matter, or send the update to a different tool. Zapier does stop a polling trigger from picking up the same item twice, but that safeguard does not prevent this kind of loop.
06What if the Adversus Dialer action you need is not on the list?
Then Zapier cannot do it with this app today. The five actions create or update contacts and leads and add a contact to a campaign; there is no delete action and no action on calls or recordings. Check whether one of the four searches followed by Update Lead or Update Contact gets close enough, for example finding a lead by its ID and then moving it to another campaign. If nothing fits, the change has to be made by hand in Adversus, or with a different tool that offers that operation.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Adversus Dialer?
It depends on the criteria that matter to you. Zapier gives you a ready-made Adversus Dialer app with two instant triggers, five actions and four searches, plus a free plan that works with it as long as each Zap has two steps. Make and n8n price and host differently, and the question is whether they offer an equally complete Adversus connector for your use. Compare on volume of runs, how many steps your Zaps need, and whether your team wants to self-host before choosing.
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