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LeadDriver Zapier integrationAutomate LeadDriver with Zapier.

The LeadDriver Zapier integration has 0 triggers, 1 action and 0 searches. That single action, Create Lead, drops an enquiry from any other app straight into the right dealership department in LeadDriver, without retyping it.

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Overview

What the LeadDriver Zapier integration is for

LeadDriver is a lead management tool for car dealerships: it sends each enquiry to the department that should handle it. On Zapier, you build a Zap (an automation that waits for an event in one app, then runs steps in others) that pushes enquiries into LeadDriver from wherever they arrive.

Three results come out of that one action. Website enquiries in one place: a form on the dealer site feeds Create Lead with Enquiry Type VEHICLE, so a car request lands in LeadDriver instead of an inbox. Test drives booked straight in: the same action with Enquiry Type APPOINTMENT turns a booking request into a lead for the right team. Every channel labelled: the Enquiry Source field records where the lead came from (Dealer Website, Marketplace, Social Media, Phone), so you can see which channel brings what.

What Zapier does not do here is just as clear. LeadDriver has no trigger, so nothing that happens inside LeadDriver can start a Zap: you cannot send a new lead out to another tool. There is no search either, so a Zap cannot check whether a customer already exists before creating the lead. The flow runs one way only, into LeadDriver. If you need both directions, the Make vs Zapier and n8n vs Zapier comparisons help you weigh other tools.

Vocabulary

Zapier words in one minute

Seven terms come back on this page. Here they are in plain words.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run every time that trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in an app that starts the Zap. LeadDriver has none, so another app always plays this role.
Action
What the Zap does once it has started: here, Create Lead writes a new enquiry into LeadDriver for you.
Task
The unit Zapier bills. One task is one action your Zap completed successfully; your plan counts those.
Instant vs polling
An instant trigger is reported by its app the moment it happens. A polling trigger is checked by Zapier on a timer.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap continue only when what arrived meets your condition, and stops it quietly otherwise.
Multi-step Zap
Any Zap beyond one trigger and one action. A second action or a filter makes one, and it then needs a paid plan.
Cost

What a LeadDriver Zap really costs

Zapier bills tasks, and only a successful action produces one. LeadDriver is not a premium app, so it runs on the free plan.

  • Trigger (other app)0 tasks
  • Each lead created1 task
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only
  • LeadDriver premium?No, available on the free plan

Each lead created by Create Lead costs one task; a failed attempt costs nothing. The trigger, which lives in your other app, never costs a task either. The free plan gives you 100 tasks a month and Zaps of two steps, one trigger and one action, which fits the basic form to LeadDriver flow exactly. Add a filter to keep only some enquiries, or a second action, and you need a paid plan. How fast a lead arrives depends on the trigger of the other app: if it polls, the grid below applies.

Connect

Connect LeadDriver to Zapier in 3 steps

  1. 01

    Open your connections

    In Zapier, open the Apps page of your account and click + Add connection. A connection is your LeadDriver account linked once, then reused by every Zap that writes to it. You need a LeadDriver account first.

  2. 02

    Pick LeadDriver

    Search for LeadDriver in the dialog, select it, then click Add connection. A new browser tab opens on the LeadDriver side, which is where you actually sign in.

  3. 03

    Sign in and grant access

    Log in to LeadDriver in that tab and let Zapier reach the account. If the leads should go to departments you do not manage yourself, check that your account has write access to them first.

First Zap

Your first LeadDriver Zap

GoalTurn each website enquiry into a LeadDriver lead and keep a copy in a spreadsheet.

  1. 01

    Start from the form

    Create a Zap and pick your form tool as the trigger app, with its new submission event. LeadDriver has no trigger, so the Zap always starts in the tool where the enquiry first lands.

  2. 02

    Test with a real enquiry

    Test the trigger. Zapier brings back the three most recent submissions of that account, so you can map the next step on a real enquiry instead of invented data.

  3. 03

    Add Create Lead

    Add a LeadDriver step with Create Lead. Paste your Seller Identifier, choose the Enquiry Type, set the Enquiry Source, and map the Customer First Name from the form.

  4. 04

    Keep a copy

    Add a spreadsheet step that writes the same enquiry as a new row. This second action makes the Zap multi-step, so it needs a paid plan; skip it to stay on the free one.

  5. 05

    Test and publish

    Run each step once and check the new lead in LeadDriver, then publish to switch the Zap on. Only enquiries sent after that moment go through it.

Actions

LeadDriver actions on Zapier

LeadDriver gives you 1 action. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Create Lead

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new lead. Each request represents one enquiry such as a vehicle enquiry, finance enquiry, valuation, service request, appointment, trade-in offer, or general enquiry.”

Opens a new enquiry in LeadDriver for the department you name, whatever its kind: a vehicle, finance, a valuation, a service request, an appointment, a trade-in offer or a general question.

When to use it
a marketplace or your dealer site collects an enquiry and the right team should see it in LeadDriver without anyone copying it over.
Watch out
four fields are required (Seller Identifier, Enquiry Type, Enquiry Source, Customer First Name); one empty value blocks the step.
When it breaks

When a LeadDriver Zap breaks

Zapier links no help article to LeadDriver and no app-specific limit is documented. What breaks is what breaks on any Zap that feeds an app from outside.

Check these four cases before you publish. If a Zap already misbehaves, the Zapier troubleshooting guide takes you through the checks in order.

  • Old enquiries stay behind

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after it is switched on. Enquiries already sitting in your form tool are not sent to LeadDriver; moving them is a separate job.

  • A required field arrives empty

    Create Lead needs its four required fields on every run. A form where the first name is optional will sooner or later send a blank one and stop the step.

  • A bulk import gets held back

    Import hundreds of contacts into the source app at once and its trigger returns a huge batch. Zapier's flood protection can hold those runs back.

  • Duplicates on polling

    On a polling trigger, Zapier remembers what it has already seen, so one enquiry does not create two leads.
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FAQ

LeadDriver Zapier integration: common questions

01Is the LeadDriver Zapier integration free?
Yes, it works on the free plan, because LeadDriver is not a premium app. The free plan covers 100 tasks a month and Zaps of two steps: one trigger and one action. A form that creates a LeadDriver lead fits in that exactly. Adding a filter to keep only some enquiries, or a second action such as copying the lead to a spreadsheet, turns the Zap into a multi-step one, which needs a paid plan. Plan details change, so check yours in Zapier before relying on these figures.
02How many tasks does a LeadDriver Zap use?
One task per lead created successfully. The trigger, in your other app, never costs a task, and a Create Lead attempt that fails is not counted. A Zap that sends 100 enquiries a month to LeadDriver therefore uses 100 tasks, which is the whole free allowance. If the Zap also copies each lead to a spreadsheet, every enquiry costs two tasks instead of one. Count your monthly enquiries per channel before choosing a plan, since the action count multiplies the volume.
03Does LeadDriver on Zapier work in real time?
It depends entirely on the other app. LeadDriver has no trigger of its own: the Zap starts in the tool where the enquiry first appears, such as a form or a marketplace connector. If that tool offers an instant trigger, the lead reaches LeadDriver right away. If its trigger polls, Zapier checks on a timer that depends on your plan, 15 minutes on the free plan, then 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team and Enterprise. Create Lead itself runs as soon as the trigger fires.
04What does it take to connect LeadDriver to Zapier?
A LeadDriver account, a Zapier account and your Seller Identifier. Open the Apps page in Zapier, click + Add connection, search for LeadDriver, click Add connection and sign in on the tab that opens. The Seller Identifier is the unique ID of the dealership department that should receive the leads, and Indiqator provides it during onboarding. Without it, Create Lead cannot run. If several departments receive leads, keep each identifier ready, because every Zap writes to the department you name.
05Which Enquiry Type should a LeadDriver lead use?
The one matching what the customer asked for. VEHICLE is for interest in a car, APPOINTMENT for test drives, and GENERAL for anything that does not fit a specific category. The field is required, so every lead needs a value. When one form collects several kinds of request, either map the type from a form answer or build one Zap per form, each with a fixed type. Getting this right matters because LeadDriver uses the enquiry to route the lead to the right department.
06What if the LeadDriver operation you want is missing?
Then Zapier cannot do it today. LeadDriver offers a single action, Create Lead, with no trigger and no search. You cannot start a Zap when a lead changes in LeadDriver, update an existing lead, or look one up. The common workaround is to keep the logic in the source tool and send LeadDriver only what is final. If you need data to flow both ways, compare other automation platforms before you build.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for LeadDriver?
Judge by criteria, not by brand. Zapier gives you a ready Create Lead action and a simple editor, which suits a dealership team that wants enquiries flowing without technical help. Make and n8n are the usual alternatives to compare, but check first whether each one offers LeadDriver operations, and which ones. The deciding points are the operations available, how each tool bills its runs, how many channels you need to plug in, and who will maintain the workflows once they are live.
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