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JustCall Zapier integration: 24 triggers (20 of them instant), 14 actions and 2 searches that turn your calls, texts and voicemails into work done elsewhere. What each one does, what it costs in tasks, and what tends to break.

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Overview

What the JustCall Zapier integration actually does for a phone team

The JustCall Zapier integration links your JustCall phone and SMS account to the other apps your team runs on. A call, a text or a voicemail in JustCall can start an automation, and that automation can send texts, manage contacts or feed a Sales Dialer campaign without anyone copying a number by hand.

Three results come up again and again. First, the missed call that never goes cold: Missed Call starts the Zap and Send a Text Message writes back to the caller from one of your JustCall numbers. Second, the call summary that lands where managers read: Call AI Report Generated hands the AI insights of a finished call to your CRM, your notes app or a team channel. Third, the lead that joins the dialer on its own: a form or a CRM fires first, and Add Contact to Sales Dialer Campaign drops the phone number into a campaign your reps already work.

Now the limits, because the list of operations tells you as much by what is missing. There is no action that places an ordinary call from a rep's line: the only outbound call Zapier can start is an AI Voice Agent call. Campaigns cannot be created from Zapier either, they have to exist in JustCall first. And nothing that happened before you publish the Zap is picked up.

If you are weighing tools, the same app is covered on the JustCall Make integration page, and the Make vs Zapier comparison is the next stop. For a wider opinion on Zapier itself, read the Zapier review.

Vocabulary

Zapier vocabulary in one minute

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

Zap
The automation you build in Zapier: one trigger, then 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 simply waits for it to happen.
Action
What the Zap does after it starts: the step that sends, writes or updates something for you in an app.
Task
The unit Zapier bills you in: one action your Zap completes successfully. Your plan counts these, nothing else.
Polling vs instant
A polling trigger is checked by Zapier on a timer. An instant trigger is reported by the app itself the moment the event happens.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap carry on only when what arrived matches a condition you set, and stops it quietly 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 JustCall account linked to Zapier once, then reused by every step of every Zap that talks to JustCall.
Cost

What a JustCall Zap really costs

The trigger is free. You pay in tasks, and only when an action goes through.

  • Trigger cost0 tasks
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, Zaps of 2 steps
  • Premium appNo, works on the free plan
  • Instant triggers20 of 24

Each action that succeeds counts as one task, so a Zap with three actions uses three times what a one-action Zap uses. A failed action is not counted, and Zapier checking for new calls costs nothing however often it looks. JustCall is not a premium app, so it works on the free plan: 100 tasks a month, as many Zaps as you like, but two steps only. Add a filter, a search or a second action and the Zap becomes multi-step, which needs a paid plan. Most JustCall triggers are instant, so the grid below only matters for the four polling ones.

Connect

Connect JustCall to Zapier in three steps

  1. 01

    Open your connections

    In Zapier, go to the Apps page of your account and click + Add connection. Type JustCall in the search box of the dialog and pick it from the results.

  2. 02

    Sign in to JustCall

    Click Add connection. A new tab opens on JustCall: sign in with the account whose numbers, contacts and campaigns the Zap should use. You need a JustCall account, plus access to anything you do not own yourself.

  3. 03

    Grant access and reuse it

    Allow Zapier to reach the account. The connection now shows in your list, and every JustCall step in every Zap can pick it, so you never sign in twice for the same account.

First Zap

Your first Zap: text back every missed call

GoalWhen a call to your main number is missed, send the caller a text from that JustCall number.

  1. 01

    Create the Zap

    Start a new Zap. In the first step, pick JustCall as the app and Missed Call as the event, then choose your JustCall connection.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent missed calls of your account, so you can pick a real one and see which fields it actually carries before mapping anything.

  3. 03

    Add the filter

    Click the plus icon, choose Filter, then set the field to look at, the rule and the value. Rules are typed: a text rule only works on text, a number rule only on numbers, and the wrong one never passes. This step makes the Zap multi-step.

  4. 04

    Add the text message

    Add JustCall again, event Send a Text Message. Map the caller's number into To Number, choose the From number, and write a short Body that says when you will call back.

  5. 05

    Test, then publish

    Test the action and check the text on a phone you own. When it reads right, click Publish. From then on, every missed call fires the Zap straight away, because this trigger is instant.

Triggers

The 24 JustCall triggers, one by one

24 events start a Zap when something happens in JustCall, and 20 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

AI Voice Agent Data Generated for Call

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger is only applicable for calls picked up by the JustCall AI Voice Agent and provides data associated with and collected by the Voice Agent.”

Your AI Voice Agent took a call, and this trigger hands over what it gathered: the answers, the details collected and the data tied to that conversation. Calls handled by a human never start 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
push the details a caller gave your voice agent into a booking sheet or a CRM record, without anyone replaying the call.
Watch out
if your account has no AI Voice Agent answering calls, this trigger will sit there and never produce a test item.
2

Call AI Report Generated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when the AI-powered insights for a JustCall call are generated”

JustCall finishes its AI analysis of a regular call, and the Zap starts with those insights in hand. It arrives after the call itself, once the report is ready, not when the line drops.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
post the summary of each sales call into the deal it belongs to, so the account owner reads it without opening JustCall.
Watch out
Sales Dialer calls have their own version of this trigger, listed further down; this one does not cover them.
3

Call Answered

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call answered an queue.”

Someone on your team picks up a call that was waiting in a queue, and the Zap fires at that exact moment, while the conversation is still going on.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
log who answered which queue call in a shared sheet, to see how the load spreads across your agents during the day.
Watch out
it is built around queues, so calls that ring straight to one person without a queue are not what it watches.
4

Call Completed (Sales Dialer)

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call is completed in Sales Dialer.”

Reps working through a Sales Dialer campaign end a call, and this trigger reports it. It is the outbound twin of the call log trigger, limited to dialer activity.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
update the matching lead in your CRM after each dialer call, so the next rep sees that the prospect was already reached.
Watch out
a busy campaign means a lot of completed calls, and every action behind this trigger counts one task per call.
5

Call Initiated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call initiated from JustCall.”

As soon as a call starts from JustCall, before anyone knows how it will end, the Zap is on its way. Think of it as the opening bell, not the result.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
mark a lead as contacted the moment a rep dials, so two people do not call the same prospect at once.
Watch out
duration and outcome do not exist yet at this point; pair it with Call Completed if you need them.
6

Call Updated (Sales Dialer)

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call is updated in Sales Dialer(This event will only contain the keys for which the values of a call are actually updated).”

A dialer call record changes after the fact, and this trigger sends only what changed on it. The untouched values are left out of what Zapier receives.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
catch the outcome a rep sets after a dialer call and copy it to the lead status in your CRM.
Watch out
since unchanged fields are missing, a mapping that expects the caller number may come through empty; test with a real update before publishing.
7

[Legacy] Incoming Call

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers for a new incoming call”

This older version reports a new incoming call. It still runs in Zaps built with it, but JustCall now ships New Incoming Call for the same 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
only to keep an existing Zap running as it is; a new build should start from the current version.
Watch out
run it next to New Incoming Call on the same numbers and each call starts two Zaps; move to the current version when you rebuild.
8

Incoming Caller Enters Queue

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an incoming call enters an queue.”

A caller lands in one of your queues and starts waiting. The Zap fires right then, which gives you a heads-up before anyone has picked 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
ping a team channel when a known customer joins the support queue, so a senior agent can grab the call.
Watch out
on a busy line this fires for every caller, so add a filter on the queue or the number if you only care about one.
9

Incoming Caller Exits Queue

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an incoming call exits an queue.”

The opposite moment: a caller leaves the queue, whether someone answered or the caller gave up. Paired with the entry trigger, it frames the whole wait.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
write each queue exit to a sheet, then compare it with the entry rows to see how long people wait on average.
Watch out
leaving the queue does not mean the call was answered; check the fields before you treat every exit as a handled call.
10

New Incoming Call

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers for a new incoming call”

Here is the current trigger for a call coming in on one of your JustCall numbers. It replaces the legacy Incoming Call and is the one to pick for new Zaps.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
look up the caller in your CRM as the phone rings and open a ticket if the number is unknown.
Watch out
it fires on arrival, before anyone knows whether the call will be picked up; use Missed Call or Call Completed when the outcome matters.
11

Missed Call

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Trigger when an incoming call is missed”

An incoming call rings out with nobody picking up, and that is what starts the Zap. For a small team it is often the single most valuable trigger in the list.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
text the caller back from the same number right away, then create a callback task for the right person.
Watch out
callers who left a message also start New Voicemail; if both Zaps text back, that person gets two messages.
12

New Appointment

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new appointment is scheduled via JustCall Appointment Scheduler (Public Calendar)”

Bookings made through the JustCall Appointment Scheduler, on its public calendar, start this Zap. It is the only booking-side trigger the app offers.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one
When to use it
copy each new appointment into the calendar your sales team actually lives in, with the prospect's phone number attached.
Watch out
unlike almost every other JustCall trigger, this one waits for Zapier's next check, so a booking can take a while to show up on the free plan.
13

Call Completed

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call ends and gets logged in your JustCall call logs. (For voicemails use New Voicemail trigger)”

A call ends and gets written to your JustCall call log, and the Zap starts with that log entry. Voicemails are kept apart and 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
attach every finished call to the right contact in your CRM, so nobody logs it by hand.
Watch out
the legacy Call Ended covers the same event by polling; do not run both, or each call is logged twice.
14

[Legacy] Call Ended

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call ends and gets logged in your JustCall call logs. (For voicemails use New Voicemail trigger)”

Older Zaps watch the call log through this version. It reports the same finished calls as Call Completed, only by checking on a timer instead of being told.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one
When to use it
leave it in place in a Zap that already relies on it, and build anything new on Call Completed.
Watch out
swapping to Call Completed makes the Zap instant, which matters most on the free plan.
15

New Contact

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new contact is added to your JustCall address book.”

When a contact is added to your JustCall address book, this trigger picks it up so the person can exist in your other tools too.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one
When to use it
mirror contacts your reps save in JustCall into the CRM or the newsletter list, so the address book stops being an island.
Watch out
a Zap that also creates JustCall contacts can start itself again; keep the two directions in separate, filtered Zaps.
16

SMS Sent or Received

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new text is sent from (or received on) your JustCall numbers”

Every text going out from or coming into your JustCall numbers lands here, both directions in one trigger. That makes it the widest SMS trigger of the app.

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 full archive of SMS conversations in a sheet or a CRM timeline, outgoing and incoming side by side.
Watch out
if your Zap itself sends texts, those sends start it again; use SMS Received when only replies matter.
17

[Legacy] New Text

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new text is sent from (or received on) your JustCall numbers”

Texts sent or received on your JustCall numbers, caught the old way and kept alive for the Zaps that still run on it.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one
When to use it
only inside an old Zap you are not ready to rebuild; new ones should use SMS Sent or Received.
Watch out
because it polls, texts reach your Zap later than with the current trigger, and replies that need speed suffer for it.
18

New Voicemail

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers whenever there is a new voicemail”

A caller leaves a voicemail and JustCall reports it straight away. It is the trigger the call log ones point you to, since they leave voicemails out.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
drop each voicemail into a shared inbox or a ticketing tool, so it becomes a task someone owns instead of a red dot on a phone.
Watch out
a voicemail usually follows a missed call; decide which of the two Zaps sends the reply.
19

Call AI Report Generated (Sales Dialer)

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when the AI-powered insights for a Sales Dialer call are generated”

For calls made through Sales Dialer, JustCall produces AI insights once the conversation is analysed, and this trigger carries them to Zapier.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
send the AI notes of each dialer call to the sales manager's channel, so coaching starts from the call, not from memory.
Watch out
regular calls go through Call AI Report Generated instead; a team using both needs two Zaps.
20

SMS Delivery Status Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an outgoing SMS gets delivered”

An outgoing text reaches the handset, and JustCall says so. It is a confirmation signal rather than a message, useful when proof of delivery matters.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
tick a delivered box on the order or appointment the reminder was about, so the team knows the customer was told.
Watch out
each delivered text is one run, so a large SMS send multiplies the tasks of every action behind it.
21

SMS Received

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an SMS is received in JustCall (incoming only)”

Only incoming texts count here, which is exactly what you want when replies are the point. Your own outgoing messages never start 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
turn a customer reply into a ticket, or flag a lead as engaged the moment they answer a campaign text.
Watch out
a Zap that answers every incoming text can end up in a ping-pong with an automated sender; a filter on the sender breaks the loop.
22

SMS Sent

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when an SMS is sent via JustCall (outgoing only)”

The outgoing half: each text sent through JustCall, by a person or by another automation, starts the Zap.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
log every text a rep sends against the matching contact, so the CRM shows the whole conversation and not just the calls.
Watch out
texts sent by your own Zaps count too, so a Zap that sends on this trigger loops on itself.
23

Call Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a call is updated(This event will only contain the keys for which the values of a call are actually updated).”

When a call record changes in JustCall, this current trigger reports the change and only the values that moved. Notes or an outcome added after the call are the usual cases.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan
When to use it
push the notes a rep types after hanging up into the deal, without waiting for the end of the day.
Watch out
missing keys mean missing fields; set the mapping on an update that actually changes what you need.
24

[Legacy] Call Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when you add/update notes and disposition codes for a particular call”

Older Zaps rely on this version, which fires when notes or disposition codes are added or edited on a call.

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 it running in a Zap that sorts calls by disposition code, until you rebuild it on the current Call Updated.
Watch out
do not run it next to the current Call Updated on the same calls, or each note lands twice.
Actions

The 14 JustCall actions, grouped by what you want done

JustCall gives you 14 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

[Legacy] Add to Sales Dialer Campaign

Action

In Zapier“This action allows you to add a contact to an existing Sales Dialer Campaign.”

The older way of adding a number to a dialer campaign. It asks for the same campaign and phone, through a list that used to be called AutoDialer.

When to use it
only in a Zap that already uses it; new Zaps should take Add Contact to Sales Dialer Campaign.
2

Add Contact to Sales Dialer Campaign

Action

In Zapier“This action allows you to add a contact to an existing Sales Dialer Campaign.”

Puts a phone number into a Sales Dialer campaign that already exists, so it joins the queue your reps dial through.

When to use it
a demo request comes in and the prospect should land straight in the outbound team's calling list.
Watch out
the campaign is picked from a list, and Zapier cannot create it; build it in JustCall first.
3

Get Voice Agent Data

Action

In Zapier“This action allows you to get Voice agent data associated with a JustCall call.”

Fetches what the AI Voice Agent collected on a given call, from the JustCall call id. Useful when the call id arrives from another step rather than from the voice agent trigger.

When to use it
enrich a record created earlier in the Zap with what the agent learned during the call.
4

Create AI Voice Agent Call

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new Outbound AI Voice Agent Call”

Has your JustCall AI Voice Agent place an outbound call to a number in international E.164 format, using the agent you select.

When to use it
call back a lead who just asked for a callback, outside the hours your team is on the phones.
Watch out
the Has Consent box must only be set to true when the person gave prior written consent to be called.
5

[Legacy] Check for Text Replies

Action

In Zapier“Helps you check if you have received a reply from a number on one or across all of your JustCall numbers”

The previous version of the reply check, still asking for the customer number you expect to hear from.

When to use it
only where an existing Zap depends on it; Check Reply to SMS does the same job for new builds.
6

Check Reply to SMS

Action

In Zapier“Helps you check if you have received a reply from a number on one or across all of your JustCall numbers”

Looks at whether a given customer number has texted back, on one of your JustCall numbers or across all of them, and passes the answer to the next steps.

When to use it
after a follow-up text, decide whether to send a second one or hand the lead to a rep.
7

Create Contact

Action

In Zapier“Creates a Contact”

Adds a person to your JustCall address book, so the next call from that number shows a name instead of digits. A first name and a phone number are all it insists on.

When to use it
a new lead fills in a form on your site and should be recognised when they call.
8

Delete Contact From Sales Dialer Campaign

Action

In Zapier“This action allows you to delete a contact from an existing Sales Dialer Campaign”

Takes a phone number back out of a Sales Dialer campaign, using the campaign id and the number.

When to use it
a prospect books a meeting or opts out, and the dialer should stop calling them straight away.
Watch out
both the campaign id and the phone are required; without the id, the Zap does not know which campaign to clean.
9

[Legacy] Send a Multimedia Text Message

Action

In Zapier“Allows you to drop a multimedia text message”

The earlier MMS action, with the same limits on media: 5 public links at most, 5 MB in total. Unlike the current one, it does not ask for a message body.

When to use it
keep an old Zap alive; move to Send a Multi-Media Message when you rebuild it.
10

Schedule a Text Message

Action

In Zapier“This action allows you to schedule a text message. This message goes out at a particular date and time in future.”

Prepares a text now and has JustCall send it at the date and time you choose, which the Zap can compute from an earlier step.

When to use it
book an appointment reminder at the very moment the appointment is created.
Watch out
Date & Time is required, so the Zap needs a moment to aim for; map it from a date an earlier step carries.
11

Send a Multi-Media Message

Action

In Zapier“Allows you to drop a multimedia text message”

Sends a text with images or files attached, pulled from public links you give it. Up to 5 links, and the files together must stay under 5 MB.

When to use it
send a floor plan, a quote preview or a product photo right after a call.
Watch out
a link that needs a login will not work; the files must be publicly reachable.
12

[Legacy] Send a Text Message

Action

In Zapier“Allows you to send a text message to any number”

Same job as the current SMS action, kept so older Zaps keep sending. It asks for the same recipient, sender number and message.

When to use it
leave it in an existing Zap; for anything new, pick Send a Text Message without the legacy tag.
13

Send a Text Message

Action

In Zapier“Allows you to send a text message to any number”

Sends an SMS from one of your JustCall numbers to any phone number, with the text you write or map from earlier steps.

When to use it
confirm a booking, answer a missed call, or remind someone of a visit.
Watch out
the From list only shows numbers on your JustCall account; a new number has to be added there before it appears.
14

Update Contact

Action

In Zapier“updates the contact in Justcall”

Rewrites an existing JustCall contact. It needs the contact's id, which is why it usually sits after Find Contact in the same Zap.

When to use it
a customer changes their phone number in your CRM and JustCall should follow.
Watch out
first name and phone are required here too, even if you only meant to change one of them.
Searches

The 2 JustCall searches

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

A search step finds something that already exists in JustCall and hands it to the next steps. In the action list of the editor, JustCall's searches sit at the bottom, under the SEARCH heading. JustCall offers no find-or-create variant: if the contact is missing, a separate Create Contact step has to handle it.

1

Find Contact

Search

In Zapier“Finds a contact”

Looks up a contact in your JustCall address book and returns it, id included, so the following steps can update or text that person.

When to use it
just before Update Contact, to get the id that action requires.
Watch out
whether the match must be exact is decided by JustCall, so test with a number written the way your data writes it.
2

Find Contact in Sales Dialer

Search

In Zapier“Find a Contact in Sales Dialer”

Searches the Sales Dialer side for a contact by phone number, the one field it requires.

When to use it
check whether a prospect is already in a campaign before adding them, so nobody is dialled twice.
Watch out
leave the no-result setting off if a missing contact should halt the Zap, on if it should carry on.

The three settings every search exposes

  1. Successful if no search results are found?
    Left as it is, a search that finds nothing stops the Zap there. Switch it on and the Zap goes on, just without the contact.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    Ticking it turns a search into find-or-create. JustCall does not offer that variant on its searches, so you will not see this box here.
  3. If multiple search results are found?
    Three choices when several contacts match: keep the first one (the default), stop the Zap, or pass all of them on.
When it breaks

When a JustCall Zap breaks

Zapier lists no help article specific to JustCall, so the traps below are the general ones, seen through a phone system.

Most broken JustCall Zaps fail for one of four reasons, and none of them shows up as an error in JustCall itself. If a Zap stops for a reason you cannot pin down, start with the Zapier troubleshooting page.

  • Old calls are never picked up

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you publish it. Last month's calls and texts stay where they are; moving that history is a separate job.

  • The Zap that texts itself

    SMS Sent or SMS Sent or Received plus a Send a Text Message action: each text starts the Zap again, and the task count drains fast.

  • A bulk import gets held back

    Importing hundreds of contacts at once can make a trigger return a huge batch, and Zapier's flood protection may hold it back.

  • The same item never fires twice

    On the four polling triggers, Zapier remembers what it has already seen. Editing an old contact will not make New Contact fire again.
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FAQ

JustCall Zapier integration: frequent questions

01Is the JustCall Zapier integration free?
Yes, as long as your Zaps stay simple. JustCall is not a premium app on Zapier, so it is available on the free plan, which gives you 100 tasks a month and as many Zaps as you want. The catch is the size of each Zap: on the free plan a Zap is one trigger and one action, nothing more. As soon as you add a filter, a search or a second action, the Zap becomes multi-step and needs a paid plan. The trigger never costs a task, so a quiet line costs nothing at all.
02How many tasks does a JustCall Zap use?
One per successful action, every time the Zap runs. The trigger itself costs nothing, and neither does Zapier checking for new calls or texts. A Zap that texts back each missed call uses one task per missed call. A Zap that creates a contact and then sends a text uses two. Actions that fail are not counted. The thing to watch is volume: a trigger like SMS Sent or Received fires on every message, so on a busy line the tasks pile up quickly.
03Is JustCall on Zapier real time?
For 20 of the 24 triggers, yes. They are instant: JustCall tells Zapier the moment the call, text or voicemail happens, and the Zap starts right away whatever your plan. The four exceptions poll, meaning Zapier checks on a timer: New Appointment, New Contact and the legacy Call Ended and New Text. On the free plan that check happens every 15 minutes, on Professional every 2, and on Team or Enterprise every minute.
04What does it take to connect JustCall to Zapier?
A JustCall account, and access to whatever the Zap should touch that you do not own yourself. You add the connection from the Apps page of Zapier, sign in to JustCall in the tab that opens, and allow access. Before building, check two things on the JustCall side: the numbers you want to text from must already be on your account, and any Sales Dialer campaign you want to feed must already exist. Zapier can pick them, but it cannot create them.
05Why are some JustCall triggers and actions marked Legacy?
Because JustCall kept older versions running for Zaps built before the new ones arrived. Eight of the operations carry a Legacy tag, including Incoming Call, Call Ended, New Text and Send a Text Message. They still work, but each has a current replacement, and two of the legacy triggers poll where their replacements are instant. For a new Zap, always pick the version without the tag. For an old one, plan the switch when you next rebuild it.
06What if the JustCall action you need does not exist?
Then the Zap cannot do it directly, and the honest answer is to work around it or use another tool. There is no action for placing an ordinary rep call, for creating a Sales Dialer campaign, or for reading a full call log on demand. Sometimes a trigger covers the need from the other side, for example Call Completed instead of fetching a call. Otherwise, check whether another automation platform covers that part of JustCall, or ask a specialist before building a workaround.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for JustCall?
It depends on what matters to you rather than on a winner. Zapier is the quickest to start with and its JustCall app covers 40 visible operations, mostly instant triggers. Make tends to suit Zaps with many branches, where you want to see the whole flow on one canvas. n8n fits teams that want to host the tool themselves and are comfortable with a more technical setup. Compare on three criteria: how many steps your scenarios need, how much volume you expect, and who on the team will maintain them.
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