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Avaza Zapier integrationAutomate Avaza with Zapier.

The Avaza Zapier integration gives you 30 triggers, 46 actions and 1 search. Every trigger is instant, so Avaza tells Zapier the second a project, invoice or timesheet entry changes. It also works on the free plan, with one catch on Zap length.

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Overview

What the Avaza Zapier integration does for a service business

Zapier is a tool that links apps together without code. The Avaza Zapier integration lets it watch your Avaza account (projects, tasks, timesheets, expenses, estimates, invoices, bills, schedules) and write back into it: create, update, delete or look things up, using data that arrived from Avaza itself or from another tool.

Three outcomes show what it can do for a consultancy or a studio.

A new project shows up already structured. New Project starts the Zap, Create Section and Create Task lay out the work, and Create Project Member puts the right people on it. Nobody rebuilds the same skeleton by hand.

Billing follows the work instead of chasing it. Invoice Sent, New Invoice Created or New Bill Created tell the rest of your tools the moment money moves, and Create Invoice Payment or Create Bill Payment record what came back.

Time and leave stay in step with the planning. New Timesheet Entry reacts to logged hours, while Create Schedule Booking and Create Schedule Leave fill the resource calendar from another source.

What Zapier does not do here: there is a single search step, Lookup Company. Finding a project, a task or an invoice goes through actions such as Search Project or Lookup Task, which sit among the actions and not under the search heading of the editor. Nothing is pulled from before a Zap is switched on either.

The same app is also covered on the Avaza Make integration page, and the n8n vs Zapier comparison sets the platforms side by side.

Vocabulary

The Zapier words in one minute

Eight words come back all over this page. Here they are in plain English, once.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run each time the trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in an app that starts the Zap. Once the Zap is on, Zapier waits for it, here a change inside Avaza.
Action
What the Zap does after it starts: the step that creates, updates or deletes something in Avaza or in another app.
Task
The unit Zapier bills. One task is one action that 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 the moment it happens. All 30 Avaza triggers are instant.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap continue only when what arrived meets your condition, and stops it there otherwise.
Search step
A step that looks up something that already exists in an app, so the steps after it can reuse what it found.
Connection
Your Avaza account linked to Zapier once, then reused by every step in every Zap that talks to Avaza.
Cost

What an Avaza Zap really costs you

Avaza is not a premium app, so it runs from the free plan. The bill is counted in tasks, and only finished actions count.

  • Avaza on the free planYes, not a premium app
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only
  • What costs a taskEach action that succeeds
  • What costs nothingThe trigger, and failed actions

The trigger never costs a task, and neither does Zapier waiting for Avaza. Each action that succeeds counts once, so a three-action Zap uses three times more than a one-action Zap. An action that fails is not charged. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month, but it only builds two-step Zaps: one trigger, one action. Add a second action, a filter or a search and the Zap becomes a multi-step Zap (anything beyond one trigger and one action), which needs a paid plan. The polling grid below does not touch Avaza, since its triggers are all instant.

Connect

Connect Avaza to Zapier in three steps

  1. 01

    Open the Apps page

    In your Zapier account, go to Apps and click + Add connection. You need an Avaza account first, plus access to any project or client you don't own but want the Zap to touch.

  2. 02

    Pick Avaza

    In the dialog that opens, type Avaza in the search box and select it from the results. Then click Add connection. A new browser tab opens on the Avaza side for the sign-in.

  3. 03

    Sign in and allow access

    Log in to Avaza in that tab and grant Zapier access to the account. From then on, every Avaza step in every Zap reuses this connection, so you only do this once.

First Zap

Build your first Avaza Zap: from new project to first task

GoalEach new Avaza project gets a section and a starter task, without anyone touching it.

  1. 01

    Build: pick the trigger

    Start a new Zap and choose Avaza as the app, then New Project as the event that starts it. Select the connection you made earlier.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent projects of your account, so you map the next steps on a real one rather than a blank.

  3. 03

    Add the section

    Add Create Section as the first action and point it at the project that just arrived, using the project data from step one.

  4. 04

    Add the task

    Add Create Task as the second action. Fill Project, Section and Title, the three required fields, with values from the two steps above.

  5. 05

    Test, then Publish

    Test each action once and read what Avaza sent back. Then Publish. Three steps means a multi-step Zap, so this one needs a paid plan.

Triggers

The 30 Avaza triggers, one by one

30 events start a Zap when something happens in Avaza, and 30 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

New Bill Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new bill is created.”

Starts the Zap as soon as a supplier bill lands in Avaza, carrying what was entered on it to the next steps. The bill then becomes something your other tools can see without anyone forwarding 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
a subcontractor invoice is keyed in by your office manager and the person who approves spend should hear about it while it's fresh.
2

Bill Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a bill is updated.”

Reacts to any edit of an existing bill, not to its creation. Use it to keep a copy elsewhere aligned after someone corrects an amount or a date. Creation is a separate event, New Bill Created.

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 bookkeeper mirrors bills in another tool and needs corrections to follow, not just the first version.
3

Company Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a company is deleted.”

Fires when a client company is removed from Avaza. It is the signal to tidy up wherever that company also lives. It only reports the removal; deciding what to do elsewhere is up to the actions you add.

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 duplicate client record gets cleaned up in Avaza and your sales tool should drop or flag the same account.
4

Company Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a company is updated.”

Catches changes to a company record already in Avaza, such as a renamed client or new details typed in. Creation is handled by a separate trigger, New Company, so this one stays quiet for brand-new clients.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
account managers edit client details in Avaza and finance wants the same version in its own system.
Watch out
pair it with Update Company on the same record and the Zap sets itself off again and again.
5

Contact Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is deleted.”

Runs when someone removes a person from a client company in Avaza, so other tools can forget them too. It is the mirror of New Contact, and the two often live side by side in the same setup.

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 client's point of contact leaves and your mailing tool should stop sending project updates to that address.
6

Contact Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is updated.”

Picks up edits to an existing contact: a new email, a corrected surname, a changed company link. Brand-new contacts go through New Contact instead, so this trigger only sees people already on file.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
project leads update contact details in Avaza during calls, and the CRM your sales team works from should never lag behind.
7

New Estimate Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new estimate is created.”

Kicks off the moment a new estimate, the quote Avaza sends a client, is saved. Edits made later go through Estimate Updated, so a revised quote won't fire this one twice.

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 partner wants to know about every quote leaving the agency, so the Zap posts it to the team's chat or logs it in a pipeline sheet.
8

Estimate Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an estimate is deleted.”

Signals that a quote has been removed from Avaza, whether it was a draft or a dead deal. It reports the removal only; whatever needs cleaning in other tools is the job of the actions that follow.

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 forecast lives in another tool and a deleted quote should stop inflating the pipeline figure there.
9

Estimate Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an estimate is updated.”

Follows a quote after its first save: a revised line, a new price, a changed date all start the Zap. Creation is a separate event, so pair it with New Estimate Created if both moments matter to you.

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 client negotiates scope and sales ops wants every revision of the estimate tracked in one place.
10

New Expense Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new expense is created.”

Goes off each time someone logs a new expense in Avaza, from a train ticket to a software licence. Later corrections to the same claim belong to Expense Updated, not to this trigger.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
consultants file expenses from the road and the finance lead wants a heads-up before the month-end review.
11

Expense Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an expense is deleted.”

Tells your other tools that an expense entry no longer exists in Avaza. It keeps a mirrored list honest without anyone checking by hand, and it is the counterpart of New Expense Created.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
expenses are mirrored to a reimbursement tracker, and a withdrawn claim must disappear from it too so nobody pays it twice.
12

Expense Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an expense is updated.”

Watches existing expenses for edits, such as a corrected amount, a new category or a change in what is billable. Fresh claims are covered by New Expense Created, so this one only sees entries that already existed.

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 approver sends a claim back, the consultant fixes it, and the copy in your accounting sheet updates on its own.
Watch out
a Zap that answers with Update Expense on the same entry loops on itself.
13

New Invoice Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new invoice is created.”

Triggers when an invoice is created in Avaza, before anyone has necessarily sent it. Avaza reports the creation itself, whatever happens to the invoice afterwards.

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 second pair of eyes reviews every invoice draft, so the Zap pings the reviewer as soon as a draft exists.
Watch out
created is not sent; for billing that has gone out, Invoice Sent is the one.
14

Invoice Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a invoice is deleted.”

Lets the Zap know an invoice was removed from Avaza. Among the 30 triggers, it is the one that reports a removed invoice to your other tools. Created, sent and edited invoices each have their own trigger.

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 cash-flow sheet lists every invoice, and removed ones should vanish from the expected income column.
15

Invoice Sent

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new Invoice is sent.”

Waits for the step that matters to cash: an invoice actually sent to the client from Avaza. For finance teams, this is usually the event that counts, since it marks billing that has actually left the building.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
the account manager should know a client was billed, so they're not surprised when the client calls about it the same afternoon.
16

Invoice Update

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a invoice is updated.”

Responds to edits made to an invoice that already exists, whatever was changed. Creation and sending each have their own trigger, so this one covers what happens in between and after.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
invoices are copied to an external ledger, and a fixed line or a changed due date has to reach it.
Watch out
the editor labels it Invoice Update, without the d.
17

New Company

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new contact Company is created.”

Every new client company saved in Avaza, the record its contacts belong to, sets this one off. That makes it a natural starting point for onboarding a client.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
winning a client means a kickoff checklist, so each new company spins up a first project with Create Project.
18

New Contact

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggered when a new company contact is created.”

Reacts to a person added under a client company in Avaza. Each new stakeholder fires the Zap once, and edits to that person later go through Contact Updated.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
new client stakeholders should land in your newsletter or CRM the day they're added, not when someone remembers to export a list.
19

New Project

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new Project is created.”

The moment a project is created in Avaza, this trigger goes off. It's the trigger behind the first Zap on this page.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
every engagement gets the same sections, starter tasks and team, so a new project should arrive pre-built.
Watch out
a Zap that answers with Create Project would feed itself.
20

New Task Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger when a new task is created.”

Fires for each task added inside a project. Edits to that task later go through Task Updated, so each new task starts the Zap once.

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 designer wants new tasks assigned in Avaza to appear on the to-do app they actually live in.
Watch out
a bulk import that creates a huge batch of tasks at once can be held back by Zapier's flood protection.
21

New Timesheet Entry

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger when a new timesheet entry is created”

Hears about every block of time logged against a project, the raw material of your billable hours. Corrections to an entry come through Timesheet Entry Updated, so this trigger counts each block of time once.

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 fixed-budget client needs watching, so each new entry adds a row to the budget sheet the project lead checks.
22

Project Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a project is deleted.”

Goes off when a whole project disappears from Avaza. It reports the removal and nothing else, so the follow-up depends entirely on the actions you place after 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
each Avaza project has a twin folder or channel elsewhere, and deleting one should at least alert whoever owns the other.
23

Project Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new Project is updated.”

Keeps an eye on edits to existing projects: title, dates, settings. Brand-new projects go through New Project, so this one only sees projects that already existed.

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 client portal or status board shows project names and should follow when the project lead renames one mid-engagement.
Watch out
answering with Update Project on the same project creates a loop.
24

New Schedule Series Created

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new schedule series record is created.”

Triggers when a schedule series is created in Avaza's resource planning, the bookings or leave that block someone's time. Changes and removals each have their own trigger, so this one only catches the first booking or leave.

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 resource manager books a developer for a client and the developer's own calendar should show it straight away.
25

Schedule Series Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a schedule series record is deleted.”

Signals a booking or leave series removed from the schedule, freeing up that person's time. It's the counterpart of New Schedule Series Created, and the two are often wired into the same calendar.

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 cancelled booking means someone is available again, and the person staffing the next pitch wants to know.
26

Schedule Series Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a schedule series record is updated.”

Edits to an existing schedule series, like dates pushed or hours reshuffled, wake this trigger. Bookings and leave go through the same trigger, since Avaza stores both as schedule series.

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 project slips a week, the resource manager drags the booking, and the team calendar follows without a second edit.
27

Task Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a task is deleted.”

Runs when a task is removed from a project in Avaza. It is the counterpart of New Task Created, for tools that keep a copy of your tasks.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
tasks are copied to a personal to-do app, and a deleted one shouldn't linger there as a ghost.
28

Task Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger when a task is updated.”

Any change on an existing task (status, assignee, title, dates) wakes this one up. New tasks have their own trigger, so this one deals only with tasks that were already there.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
clients follow progress on an external board and a task moving forward in Avaza should move there too.
Watch out
add Update Task on the same task and the Zap restarts itself endlessly.
29

Timesheet Entry Deleted

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an timesheet entry is deleted.”

Lets other tools know a logged block of time was taken out of Avaza. It's the clean-up counterpart of New Timesheet Entry, and the two can feed the same budget sheet.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
hours are copied to a payroll or budget sheet, and a removed entry must come off it before the totals are used.
30

Timesheet Entry Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger when a timesheet entry is updated.”

Follows edits to time already logged: more hours, another project, a new note. Entries created from scratch go through New Timesheet Entry instead, so nothing is counted twice.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
people fix their week on Friday and the budget tracker should reflect the corrected hours, not Monday's guess.
Watch out
pairing it with Update Timesheet Entry on the same entry loops.
Actions

The 46 Avaza actions, grouped by what they do

Avaza gives you 46 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Create Estimate / Quote

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Estimate / Quote.”

Drafts a quote in Avaza from data that arrived elsewhere, such as a scoping form. The quote then lives in Avaza like any other, ready for someone to review before it goes out.

When to use it
sales qualifies a lead in another tool and wants the first quote waiting in Avaza.
Watch out
Quantity and Unit Price are required, so the source has to carry both.
2

Create Project

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Project.”

Sets up a project in Avaza, with options such as timesheet approval or default members. It's the usual first action when a deal closes somewhere else and work needs a home in Avaza.

When to use it
a signed proposal in another tool should turn into a live project.
Watch out
the title is required and capped at 255 characters.
3

Create Task

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Task.”

Puts a task in a given project and section, with its title. The task then shows up for the team like any other, ready for time to be logged against it.

When to use it
requests arrive through a client form and each one should become a task the team can log time on.
Watch out
Project, Section and Title are all required.
4

Create Bill

Action

In Zapier“Creates a bill in the system.”

Adds a supplier bill to Avaza from another source. It keeps supplier costs inside Avaza next to the project they belong to, instead of in a separate inbox.

When to use it
freelancers send their invoices through a form, and each submission becomes a bill in Avaza for the project it belongs to.
5

Create Bill Payment

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new bill payment in the system.”

Marks a payment made against a bill, closing the loop on what you owe. It's the payables twin of Create Invoice Payment, and it keeps what you owe and what you've paid in one place.

When to use it
your bank or payment tool confirms a supplier was paid, and Avaza should show that bill as settled.
6

Create Company

Action

In Zapier“Create a new company.”

Opens a new client company in Avaza. Only the company name is required. It's the base record that projects, contacts and invoices attach to later on.

When to use it
a deal is won in your CRM and the client should exist in Avaza before anyone starts logging time.
Watch out
Lookup Company with its find-or-create option avoids duplicates.
7

Create Expense

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new expense in the system.”

Logs a new expense in Avaza with its date and whether it's chargeable or reimbursable. It saves consultants from typing the same receipt twice, once in the capture app and once in Avaza.

When to use it
receipts are captured in another app on the go and should reach Avaza without retyping.
Watch out
Expense Date is required.
8

Create Invoice Payment

Action

In Zapier“Create a payment in the system.”

Records money received against an invoice, so Avaza knows it's paid. It saves a manual reconciliation step that is easy to forget at the end of a busy month.

When to use it
your payment processor confirms a transfer and the invoice in Avaza should stop showing as outstanding.
9

Create Project Member

Action

In Zapier“Create a new project member in the system.”

Staffs a project with a colleague and sets what they can do: log time, approve, handle tasks. Permissions such as approving timesheets or expenses, or creating and deleting tasks, are set in the same step.

When to use it
a new project should come staffed with its usual lead and reviewer.
10

Create Project Timesheet Category

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new project timesheet category.”

Creates a category people pick when logging time on a project, flagged billable or payable. Setting it by Zap means every new project starts with the same categories instead of a hand-made list.

When to use it
each project needs the same split, say design versus meetings, so time is reported cleanly.
11

Create Schedule Booking

Action

In Zapier“Creates a schedule booking in the system.”

Books a person's time in the resource schedule, with an option for days off. It fills the resource calendar from outside Avaza, so planning reflects what was promised to clients.

When to use it
a confirmed engagement in your CRM should reserve the consultant's days in Avaza.
12

Create Schedule Leave

Action

In Zapier“Creates a Schedule Leave in the system.”

Puts leave on the schedule so nobody books that person by mistake. It keeps absences visible in the same calendar where bookings are made.

When to use it
holidays are approved in your HR tool and Avaza's planning should show them.
Watch out
the Leave Notify option controls whether people get told.
13

Create Section

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new section in the system.”

Adds a section, the grouping that holds tasks, inside a project. Sections are what Create Task needs, so this action often runs just before it in the same Zap.

When to use it
every project follows the same phases, so the Zap lays them out as sections the moment the project exists.
14

Create Timesheet Entry

Action

In Zapier“Create new timesheet entry.”

Logs time in Avaza on someone's behalf, with or without start and end times. It's handy when time is already measured in another tool and nobody wants to log it twice.

When to use it
calls tracked in a meeting tool should count as hours on the matching project.
15

Delete Expense

Action

In Zapier“Delete Expense by id.”

Removes an expense, chosen by its Expense ID. A filter before this step is worth it if the source is noisy, so only the right claims get deleted.

When to use it
a claim is withdrawn in the reimbursement tool and should not stay in Avaza.
Watch out
without the ID from an earlier step, there's nothing to delete.
16

Delete Schedule or Leave Series

Action

In Zapier“Delete schedule or leave series by id.”

Removes a whole booking or leave series from the schedule, by its Schedule Series ID. The same action handles bookings and leave, since Avaza stores both as series.

When to use it
a deal is lost in the CRM and the consultant's reserved days should be released.
17

Delete Section

Action

In Zapier“Deletes a section by id.”

Takes a section out of a project, by its Section ID. The Section ID usually comes from an earlier step, since nobody types IDs into a Zap by hand.

When to use it
a phase is cancelled from scope and its empty section should go.
18

Delete Task

Action

In Zapier“Deletes a task by id.”

Deletes one task, identified by its Task ID. Without a Task ID from a trigger or from Lookup Task, the step has nothing to act on.

When to use it
a request is withdrawn in the client form tool and the task created for it should be cleared.
19

Stop Timer

Action

In Zapier“Delete a timesheet timer by id.”

Halts a running timer, chosen by its Timesheet Timer ID. Despite the name, it targets a running timer; saved entries go through Delete Timesheet.

When to use it
someone forgets to stop the clock, and an end-of-day signal from another tool closes it.
Watch out
Zapier's own description calls it deleting a timesheet timer, so don't confuse it with Delete Timesheet.
20

Delete Timesheet

Action

In Zapier“Deletes a timesheet by id.”

Removes a timesheet entry by its Timesheet Id. Mind the near-twin Stop Timer, which works on a running timer rather than on a saved entry.

When to use it
a meeting logged automatically turns out to be cancelled, so the hours should not count.
21

Lookup Expense Category

Action

In Zapier“Lookup Expense Category by name.”

Fetches an expense category by its name. It saves you from hard-coding a category ID that might change later.

When to use it
a receipt app tags spending as travel and the expense must go in Avaza's matching category.
Watch out
Expense Name and Is Enabled are both required.
22

Lookup Project

Action

In Zapier“Lookup project by name.”

Finds a project by its name and hands its details to the next steps. It sits among the actions in the editor, not under the search heading, but it plays the same role.

When to use it
a form only gives the project name, but Create Task needs the actual project.
23

Lookup User

Action

In Zapier“Lookup user by name.”

Finds an Avaza user by name. It's what lets a Zap assign people by name instead of by internal ID.

When to use it
to add the right person with Create Project Member when the source only has a name.
Watch out
a connection without Admin or Finance Manager rights only sees its own user.
24

Create Contact

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Contact.”

Adds a person to Avaza with first name, last name, email and company, all four required. It's the quickest way to keep client stakeholders in Avaza in step with a form or a CRM.

When to use it
a client fills in an onboarding form and each named stakeholder lands in Avaza.
Watch out
an unknown company name gets created on the fly, and Update Existing decides what happens when the email is already there.
25

Create Invoice

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Invoice.”

Produces an invoice in Avaza, line amounts included, without anyone opening the billing screen.

When to use it
a milestone is marked done in your project tracker and the client should be billed for it.
Watch out
Quantity and Unit Price are mandatory here as well.
26

Lookup Project Timesheet Category

Action

In Zapier“Lookup project timesheet category by project id.”

Finds a timesheet category within a project. Project ID and category are both required. It returns the category so the next step can reuse it without anyone looking it up in Avaza.

When to use it
before logging time with Create Timesheet Entry into the right category.
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Reterive Task Comments

Action

In Zapier“List all comments of a task.”

Lists the comments of a task, given its Task ID. The typo in the name is Zapier's. It returns the whole comment thread, which a later step can send or store.

When to use it
a closed task's discussion should be archived with the deliverable or sent to the client lead.
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Search Expenses

Action

In Zapier“Search expenses in the system with date parameters.”

Gets expenses between a start and an end date, both required. Optional filters narrow it to chargeable or invoiced expenses, which keeps re-billing lists short. It spares someone a manual export.

When to use it
a finance summary lists chargeable expenses still to re-bill.
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Search Fixed Amounts

Action

In Zapier“Searches fixed amount in the system with date parameters.”

Looks up fixed amounts by date, optionally only the invoiced ones, and returns them to the Zap. It completes Search Timesheets when a project mixes hourly work and flat fees.

When to use it
checking which flat fees have already gone on an invoice.
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Search Invoice

Action

In Zapier“Search invoice by search parameters.”

Finds invoices by search criteria and returns them to the Zap. It sits among the actions rather than under the search heading, which surprises people the first time.

When to use it
a payment arrives with a reference and the matching invoice must be found before Create Invoice Payment.
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Search Project

Action

In Zapier“Search a project by search parameters.”

Searches projects by criteria, with an option to include archived ones. Archived projects stay out unless you switch that option on, which matters for old engagements.

When to use it
a client asks about an old engagement and the Zap must find it even if it's archived.
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Search Resource Schedule

Action

In Zapier“Search resource schedule in the system.”

Reads the resource schedule between two required dates. Both dates are required, and the result covers bookings across the team for that window. It answers the question who is free, and when, without opening the planning screen.

When to use it
a staffing summary shows who is booked over the coming period.
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Search Task

Action

In Zapier“Search task by search parameters.”

Looks across tasks by criteria. An optional filter keeps only open ones, or only completed ones. It returns matching tasks to the Zap, so a later step can send them on or act on each one.

When to use it
a weekly report needs only the tasks still open.
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Search Timesheets

Action

In Zapier“Search timesheets in the system.”

Pulls timesheet entries between two required dates, with filters such as billable or invoiced. Other filters include whether a timer is running and whether to bring invoice details along.

When to use it
month end, when you want billable hours not yet invoiced.
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Lookup Task

Action

In Zapier“Lookup task by project id and task name.”

Finds a task by name inside a given project. Project ID is required. It's the bridge between what a human calls a task and what Avaza needs to update it.

When to use it
before Update Task, to turn a task name into the ID it needs.
Watch out
Hide Completed is off by default.
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Update Task

Action

In Zapier“Updates an existing Task.”

Changes a task found by its Task ID. It's the action most Zaps reach for when an outside event should move work forward in Avaza.

When to use it
a client approves a deliverable in a review tool and the matching Avaza task should move on.
Watch out
no Task ID, no update, so a lookup usually comes first.
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Update Company

Action

In Zapier“Update a company by id in the system.”

Rewrites the details of a company already in Avaza, located by its ID. It changes what's already there rather than creating a new record, so the client history stays in one place.

When to use it
the CRM is your reference for client data and Avaza should follow it.
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Update Expense

Action

In Zapier“Updates an expense in the system.”

Edits an expense identified by its ID. The Expense ID is required, so the Zap needs it from a trigger or a search before this step.

When to use it
an approval tool decides a claim is billable to the client.
Watch out
setting is Chargeable to true requires a customer, and Verify And Save set to false keeps it as a draft.
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Update Invoice

Action

In Zapier“Update invoice in the system.”

Changes an existing invoice, picked by its ID through the Transaction ID field. The ID usually comes from Search Invoice or from an invoice trigger earlier in the Zap.

When to use it
a purchase order number arrives late from the client and has to go on the invoice.
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Update Project

Action

In Zapier“Updates a project in the system.”

Modifies an existing project by its ID, including whether time entries need a task. Project ID is required, and timesheet approval for new members can be switched in the same step.

When to use it
a contract moves to time and materials, and the project should start demanding task-level time.
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Update Project Member

Action

In Zapier“Update project member in the system.”

Adjusts what someone is allowed to do on a project. Project ID and User ID are required. It takes the same permission options as Create Project Member, applied to someone already on the project.

When to use it
a senior consultant becomes the timesheet approver halfway through.
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Update Project Timesheet Category

Action

In Zapier“Updates project timesheet category.”

Edits a timesheet category on a project: billable or not, payable or not. It works on a category that already exists, unlike Create Project Timesheet Category.

When to use it
a type of work stops being billed under a new contract.
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Update Schedule Booking

Action

In Zapier“Update a schedule booking in the system.”

Moves or reshapes a booking already on the schedule. Like the create action, it offers an option to schedule on days off.

When to use it
a kickoff date shifts in the CRM and the consultant's booked days should shift with it.
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Updates Schedule Leave

Action

In Zapier“Updates a schedule leave in the system.”

Changes leave already on the schedule. The editor really writes it with an s. It keeps the leave calendar in Avaza aligned with wherever absences are approved.

When to use it
someone shortens a holiday in the HR tool and the planning should free up those days.
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Update Timesheet Entry

Action

In Zapier“Update timesheet entry by id in the system.”

Corrects logged time, located by its entry ID together with its project ID. Both IDs are required, which usually means a trigger or Search Timesheets runs earlier in the Zap.

When to use it
hours are adjusted in a time-tracking app and Avaza should keep the corrected figure.
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Upload Expense Attachment

Action

In Zapier“Upload attachment in the system.”

Attaches a file, usually a receipt, to an expense in Avaza. It keeps the proof attached to the expense where an approver will look for it.

When to use it
right after Create Expense, so the scan travels with the claim.
Watch out
both the file and its name with extension are required.
Searches

The Avaza search step and its settings

1 search step looks for data that already exists in Avaza, so a later step can use it.

Avaza has one true search step, listed at the bottom of the Action event list under SEARCH. Three settings decide what happens when it comes back empty or with several matches.

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Lookup Company

SearchFind or create

In Zapier“Find a company in the system.”

Finds a client company in Avaza from a piece of its name and passes it to the next steps.

When to use it
a new deal comes in from your CRM and the Zap needs the Avaza company before creating a project or a contact.
Watch out
the editor also shows Find or Create Company; it's this same search with the create box ticked, not a separate operation.

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 that relied on it are skipped. Turned on, the Zap carries on without a result.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    Ticking it turns the search into a find-or-create: the setting above disappears and the step asks for what it needs to create the missing company.
  3. If multiple search results are found?
    Three choices when several companies match: keep the first one (the default), stop the Zap, or pass all of them on.
When it breaks

When an Avaza Zap goes wrong

Zapier attaches no help article to Avaza and lists no rate limit for it. What breaks is the general behaviour of Zaps.

  • The Zap ignores existing projects

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you switch it on. Projects, invoices or timesheets already in Avaza are never picked up; moving that backlog is a separate job.
  • The Zap keeps restarting itself

    An updated trigger plus an update action on the same kind of record, like Task Updated and Update Task, sets the Zap off again and again and burns through tasks.
  • A bulk import gets held back

    A bulk import or a migration that creates a huge batch of tasks or entries at once can be held back by Zapier's flood protection.
  • A required field is missing

    Create Task without a section, or Delete Task without a Task ID, cannot go through. A failed action is not counted against your tasks, but nothing is written.
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FAQ

Avaza and Zapier: the questions people ask

01Is the Avaza Zapier integration free?
Yes, it works on the free plan because Avaza is not a premium app. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps, but each Zap is limited to two steps: one trigger and one action. As soon as you add a second action, a filter or a search step, the Zap becomes multi-step and requires a paid plan. That limit matters with Avaza, since many useful setups chain a lookup and an action, which already makes three steps.
02How many tasks does an Avaza Zap use?
One task per action that succeeds, and nothing else. The trigger never costs a task, and Zapier listening for Avaza events costs nothing either. A Zap with one trigger and three actions uses three tasks each time it runs. An action that fails is not counted, and checking Avaza for new events is free however often it happens. A few apps and actions take more than one task, so keep an eye on usage in your first days.
03Is Avaza to Zapier real time?
Yes. All 30 Avaza triggers are instant: Avaza notifies Zapier the moment the event happens, so the Zap starts right away. The plan intervals (15 minutes on Free, 2 on Professional, 1 on Team and Enterprise) only apply to polling triggers, and Avaza has none. In the editor, a Zap built on an instant trigger shows a lightning bolt. There is nothing to tune on the timing side: the type of trigger is set by the app, not by the editor, and the free plan gets the same immediate start as Enterprise.
04What does it take to connect Avaza to Zapier?
An Avaza account, and access to the projects, clients or records you want the Zap to touch if you don't own them. In Zapier, open Apps, click + Add connection, search Avaza, then Add connection, sign in to Avaza in the tab that opens and grant access. The connection is then reused by every Avaza step in every Zap. Some lookups depend on the role of that account too: Lookup User, for instance, only sees other users when the account is an Admin or a Finance Manager.
05Why can't Zapier see other users in Avaza?
Because Lookup User only returns the connected user when that account is not an Admin or Finance Manager in Avaza. If your Zap needs to find colleagues, to add them to projects for example, connect Avaza with an account that holds one of those roles. Otherwise the lookup keeps coming back with yourself. The setting behind it is Current User Only, which is always true for accounts without those roles. Changing the connection is the only fix, since the option can't be overridden from the Zap.
06What if the Avaza action you need doesn't exist?
Then the 77 visible operations listed on this page are the limit of what Zapier offers for Avaza. Check whether a search action followed by an update covers the need: many gaps close that way, since actions like Search Project or Lookup Task supply the ID an update requires. If nothing fits, the job has to be done in Avaza directly or with another tool. Before giving up, also check the triggers: an event you thought missing may already be covered by one of the 30.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Avaza?
It depends on your criteria rather than on a ranking. On Zapier, Avaza offers 30 instant triggers, 46 actions and 1 search, and works on the free plan within two-step Zaps. If your flows chain several lookups and updates, compare how each platform counts runs and steps before choosing. The Make page for Avaza lists what that platform exposes. The deciding questions are the volume of runs you expect, how many steps each flow chains, and whether the operations you need are among the 77 listed here.