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The Arlo Zapier integration gives you 12 triggers, 4 actions and 7 searches, 23 steps in all. Every trigger is instant, so a new registration or order reaches your Zap the moment it lands, even on the free plan, with no polling delay.

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Overview

What the Arlo Zapier integration actually does for a training team

Arlo is training management software: you promote courses and events, sell seats and deliver the sessions. Connected to Zapier, it reports every new contact, event, order and registration as it happens, and lets other steps create or update contacts, organisations and registrations without anyone retyping them.

Three results come up again and again. First, a clean contact record: Update Contact can flip the marketing flags (newsletter subscriber, bulk email suppression) right after a learner signs up through New Basic Event Registration. Second, an order desk that never misses a sale: New Order and Updated Order fire the second Arlo records the change, so finance or sales hear about it straight away. Third, a company list that builds itself: Find Organisation, with its find-or-create option, makes sure a corporate client exists before anything else is written.

Now the part the app page skips. There is no action to create an event, an order or a registration from Zapier: Arlo only lets you update an existing registration. Nothing can be deleted either. And none of the 12 triggers reaches back in time, so registrations taken before the Zap was switched on stay where they are.

If you would rather build the same flows elsewhere, there is an Arlo Make integration page, and our n8n vs Zapier comparison lays out the trade-offs criterion by criterion.

Vocabulary

Zapier words you will meet on this page

Seven terms, each in plain words. They are used without explanation further down.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run each time that trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in Arlo that starts the Zap, such as a new order. Once the Zap is on, Zapier waits for it.
Action
What the Zap does after it starts: the step that writes, updates or creates something for you, like a contact.
Task
The unit Zapier bills you for: one action your Zap completes successfully. Your plan allowance counts these.
Instant vs polling trigger
Instant: the app calls Zapier the moment the event happens. Polling: Zapier asks the app on a timer. All Arlo triggers are instant.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap continue only when the data that arrived meets your condition, and stops it otherwise.
Search step
A step that looks up something already in Arlo, such as a contact, so the steps after it can reuse what it found.
Cost

What an Arlo Zap costs you in tasks

Arlo is not a premium app, so it works from the free plan. The trigger never costs a task, however many registrations arrive.

  • Premium appNo
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only
  • Trigger cost0 tasks
  • Arlo triggers12, all instant

Each action that succeeds counts one task; an action that fails is not counted. A Zap with three actions uses three times what a one-action Zap uses. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps, but only two-step Zaps: 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 polling grid (15 minutes on Free, 2 on Professional, 1 on Team and Enterprise) never applies here, since every Arlo trigger is instant.

Connect

Connect your Arlo account to Zapier in three steps

  1. 01

    Open the Apps page

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

  2. 02

    Pick Arlo

    Type Arlo in the search box of the dialog, select it, then click Add connection. You need an existing Arlo account, plus read or write access to any record you do not own and want the Zap to change.

  3. 03

    Sign in and grant access

    Log in to Arlo in the tab that opens and allow Zapier to reach the account. From then on, every Zap step you add for Arlo can reuse this same connection without asking again.

First Zap

Your first Arlo Zap: keep contacts in sync after each sign-up

GoalWhen someone registers for a basic event, find that person in Arlo and update their contact record.

  1. 01

    Build: choose the trigger

    Start a new Zap, pick Arlo as the app and New Basic Event Registration as the event, then select the Arlo connection you added earlier.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three latest registrations from your account; keep a real one so the mapping below uses genuine values.

  3. 03

    Add the search

    Add Find Contact as the next step and feed it the person from the registration. This is what turns the Zap into a multi-step one, so a paid plan is needed.

  4. 04

    Add the action

    Add Update Contact, point it at the contact the search found and set the marketing fields you care about, such as Newsletter Subscriber.

  5. 05

    Test, then Publish

    Test each step once and read what came back. When the updated contact looks right in Arlo, click Publish to switch the Zap on.

Triggers

Arlo triggers on Zapier

12 events start a Zap when something happens in Arlo, and 12 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

New Contact

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new contact is created”

Fires as soon as a person is added to your Arlo contacts, whether they came in through a booking or were typed in by your admin team.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
a corporate training provider wants every new learner pushed to the team that onboards client accounts, without waiting for an export.
Watch out
contacts that existed before the Zap was published are never sent, so a first bulk import needs its own plan.
2

Updated Contact

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an existing contact is updated”

Starts the Zap whenever an existing contact record changes in Arlo. A typo fix counts just as much as a new job title.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
keep a sales list aligned when a learner updates their details after a course.
Watch out
if a later step of the same Zap runs Update Contact on that person, the change sets the trigger off again and loops, burning tasks fast.
3

New Event

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new event is created”

Reacts to a course or event being scheduled in Arlo, which makes it the natural starting point for anything promotional.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
alert the marketing lead the moment a new public workshop is created, so promotion starts while seats are still wide open.
Watch out
scheduling a whole season at once can send a large batch in one go, and Zapier may hold part of it back.
4

Updated Event

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an existing event is updated”

Catches changes to an event that already exists: a new venue, a new date, a revised description.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
warn the trainer and the logistics person when a session moves, instead of relying on someone remembering to email them.
Watch out
every edit fires it, including small wording tweaks, so a filter on the field that matters keeps noise and tasks down (and makes the Zap multi-step).
5

New Multi-Session Event Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a multi-session event registration is created”

Fires when someone enrols in a programme that runs over several sessions, as opposed to a basic event.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
a leadership programme spread across weeks needs a welcome pack and a coordinator assigned to each new participant.
Watch out
this trigger only sees multi-session registrations; basic event and elearning sign-ups each have their own trigger, so pick the one that matches your catalogue.
6

Updated Multi-Session Event Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an existing multi-session event registration is updated”

Watches existing multi-session enrolments and reacts whenever one of them is edited in Arlo.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
tell the programme coordinator when a participant's enrolment changes partway through, so the attendance plan stays accurate.
Watch out
each change fires once and only once, so a filter can only test what the registration looks like right now, never wait for a later status.
7

New Elearning Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new elearning registration is created”

Kicks off when a learner signs up for one of your online, self-paced activities in Arlo.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
an association selling on-demand compliance modules wants each new member flagged as a newsletter subscriber with Update Contact.
Watch out
classroom bookings never reach this trigger; if you sell both formats, build one Zap per type.
8

Updated Elearning Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an existing elearning registration is updated”

Responds to any change on an existing elearning enrolment, which is how you follow a learner after the initial sign-up.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
pass enrolment changes to the account manager of a corporate client who bought seats for a whole team.
Watch out
do not pair it with Update Registration on the same record, or the Zap will keep setting itself off.
9

New Order

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new order is created”

Fires the moment a purchase is recorded in Arlo, so money-related flows start without waiting for an end-of-day report.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
a training company invoicing companies wants sales told about every new order from a corporate account straight away.
Watch out
past orders stay out; the Zap only sees orders created after it is published.
10

Updated Order

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an order is updated”

Reacts whenever an existing order changes, whatever was changed on it.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
let the finance desk know when an order is amended, so the paperwork matches what Arlo holds.
Watch out
one order can change several times, and each change is a fresh run of the Zap with its own task cost on every action.
11

New Basic Event Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new basic event registration is created”

A booking on a basic event in Arlo sets this one off the moment it is created. Multi-session programmes and elearning have their own triggers, so this one sees basic events only.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
a first-aid trainer wants every booking checked against existing contacts and the record refreshed, as in the Zap above.
Watch out
run a real booking before you test, since the test only shows the three most recent registrations.
12

Updated Basic Event Registration

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an existing basic event registration is updated”

Keeps an eye on bookings that already exist and fires whenever one is modified, whatever field was edited.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
brief the venue team when a booking for an upcoming session is edited, so their list matches Arlo.
Watch out
an Update Registration action on the same booking inside this Zap would trigger it again in an endless loop.
Actions

Arlo actions on Zapier

Arlo gives you 4 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Create Contact

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new contact”

Adds a brand new person to Arlo from data another step already holds, so nobody has to retype a name and email.

When to use it
a webinar or enquiry form elsewhere collects a prospect and you want them in Arlo before they book.
Watch out
when the person may already be in Arlo, the find-or-create option of Find Contact is the safer route.
2

Update Contact

Action

In Zapier“Update an existing contact”

Changes an existing contact, including the marketing fields Newsletter Subscriber, Suppress Bulk Post and Suppress Bulk Email.

When to use it
a learner opts in during a booking and you want the newsletter flag set without anyone opening Arlo.
Watch out
it needs to know which contact to change, so place Find Contact before it in most Zaps.
3

Create Organisation

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new organisation”

Opens a new organisation record in Arlo, the company or body your learners belong to.

When to use it
a new corporate client signs and you want their account ready before the first group booking arrives.
Watch out
Find Organisation with its find-or-create box avoids a second copy of a company that is already in Arlo.
4

Update Registration

Action

In Zapier“Update an existing registration”

Edits a registration that already exists in Arlo. It cannot create one: new bookings only come from Arlo itself.

When to use it
an approval collected in another tool should be written back onto the matching booking.
Watch out
if the same Zap is started by an updated registration trigger, this action fires it again and loops.
Searches

Arlo searches on Zapier

7 search steps look for data that already exists in Arlo, so a later step can use it.

A search step finds a record that already exists in Arlo and hands it to the next steps. Arlo's searches sit at the bottom of the Action event list, under SEARCH. Three settings decide what happens when the result is not a clean single match.

1

Find Contact

SearchFind or create

In Zapier“Finds a contact by searching”

Looks up an existing person in Arlo so a later step can update or reuse that record instead of creating a duplicate.

When to use it
before Update Contact, to get the right person from a booking. The editor also lists Find or Create Contact: same search, with the creation box ticked.
2

Find Event

Search

In Zapier“Finds an event given ID”

Retrieves one event from Arlo, and it works from the event ID rather than from a name.

When to use it
an earlier step already carries an event ID and you need the rest of that event's details downstream.
Watch out
no ID upstream, no result.
3

Find Multi-Session Event Registration

Search

In Zapier“Finds a multi-session event registration by searching”

Locates an enrolment in a multi-session programme, so the Zap can work with that participant's place in the series.

When to use it
a coordinator's tool sends a participant reference and you need the matching programme enrolment before acting on it.
4

Find Elearning Registration

Search

In Zapier“Finds an elearning registration by searching”

Pulls up a learner's enrolment in one of your online activities, which the following steps can then read.

When to use it
check whether someone is already enrolled in a self-paced module before sending them anything about it.
Watch out
if no enrolment matches, the Zap stops there by default; switch on the no-results setting if the following steps should still run.
5

Find Order

Search

In Zapier“Finds an order by ID”

Fetches a single order from Arlo using its ID, the only way this search identifies one.

When to use it
a payment or accounting step returns an Arlo order ID and you want the full order before the next action.
Watch out
without that ID, the search has nothing to go on.
6

Find Organisation

SearchFind or create

In Zapier“Finds an organisation by searching”

Finds a company or body already stored in Arlo. It also appears as Find or Create Organisation, the same search with the creation box ticked.

When to use it
a group booking comes in and you want the client company found, or created if it is new, in a single step.
7

Find Basic Event Registration

Search

In Zapier“Finds a basic event registration by searching”

Tracks down a booking on a basic event, ready to be read or passed to Update Registration.

When to use it
an approval arrives from another tool and you must locate the exact booking it refers to before writing anything back.

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 and skips the steps that relied on it. Switched on, the Zap carries on with nothing.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    Ticking it turns the search into 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 choices when several records match: keep the first one (the default), stop the Zap, or pass all of them on together.
When it breaks

When an Arlo Zap breaks

Zapier links no help article to Arlo and no Arlo-specific rate limit is documented. What breaks is the general Zapier behaviour, and on an app with this many update triggers, it shows up fast.

Four cases cover most of what you will run into. If one of them does not explain a failure, the Zapier troubleshooting page is the next stop.

  • Old registrations never come through

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you switch it on. Bookings, orders and contacts already in Arlo are not picked up; moving that backlog is a separate job.

  • The Zap keeps setting itself off

    Updated Contact plus Update Contact on the same person, or an updated registration trigger plus Update Registration, writes where the trigger watches. It loops and eats tasks.

  • A big import gets held back

    Bulk-loading a term of events or a client's full roster can send a huge batch at once, and Zapier's flood protection may hold part of it back.

  • A search stops the Zap cold

    Find Event and Find Order need an ID. If none reaches them, the search finds nothing and, by default, the steps that depended on it are skipped.
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FAQ

Arlo Zapier integration: frequent questions

01Is the Arlo Zapier integration free?
Yes, as long as your Zap stays at two steps. Arlo is not a premium app, so it works on the free plan, which gives 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps. The catch is the shape of the Zap: the free plan only allows one trigger and one action. 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. No prices are given here because Zapier changes its grid often; check the plans page before you decide.
02How many tasks does an Arlo Zap use?
One task per action that succeeds, and nothing for the trigger. A Zap that listens for New Order and runs Update Contact uses one task per order. Add Create Organisation as a second action and each order costs two. An action that fails does not count against your plan. Watch the update triggers in particular: an order or registration edited several times starts the Zap each time, and every run bills its own actions again. That is usually where a monthly allowance disappears.
03Does Arlo trigger Zaps in real time?
Yes. All 12 Arlo triggers are instant: Arlo itself tells Zapier when a contact, event, order or registration is created or updated, and the Zap starts right away. That holds on every plan, including Free, so the 15-minute polling interval of the free plan never applies to these triggers. In the editor, a Zap built on an instant trigger shows a lightning bolt. The type comes from Arlo's own API, so there is nothing to switch on in Zapier.
04What does it take to connect Arlo to Zapier?
An Arlo account you can sign in to, plus read or write access to any records you do not own and want the Zap to change. The connection takes three moves: open Apps in Zapier and click + Add connection, search for Arlo and confirm, then sign in to Arlo in the tab that opens and grant access. The connection is saved once and every Arlo step in any Zap can reuse it afterwards.
05Why does an Arlo Zap keep running over and over?
Almost always because it writes where its own trigger watches. Arlo has an update trigger for contacts, events, orders and each type of registration, and two update actions, Update Contact and Update Registration. Pair Updated Contact with Update Contact on the same person and every change fires the Zap again. The fix is to start from a different trigger, or to add a filter that stops the Zap when the value it would write is already there. Each lap of the loop costs tasks.
06What if the Arlo action is not on the list?
Then the integration cannot do it directly. Arlo on Zapier offers Create Contact, Create Organisation, Update Contact and Update Registration, plus seven searches. There is no step to create an event, an order or a new registration, and no step to delete anything. In those cases the work stays in Arlo itself, or goes through another platform or a custom connection. It is worth checking the action event list in the Zapier editor before planning a flow around a step that does not exist.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Arlo?
It depends on what matters most to you. On Zapier, every Arlo trigger is instant even on the free plan, billing is one task per successful action, and free Zaps stop at two steps. Make has its own Arlo page, and each platform has its own way of counting usage. Compare the three on criteria rather than reputation: how many runs a month you expect, how many steps a typical flow needs, which operations each platform exposes for Arlo, and who on the team will maintain the flows once they are live.
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